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| Title = Secret Origins |
| Title = Secret Origins |
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+ | | Event = Legends |
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| Image = Secret Origins Vol 2 14.jpg |
| Image = Secret Origins Vol 2 14.jpg |
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| Volume = 2 |
| Volume = 2 |
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| Year = 1987 |
| Year = 1987 |
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− | | Executive Editor = |
+ | | Executive Editor = Dick Giordano |
− | | CoverArtist1 = |
+ | | CoverArtist1 = Luke McDonnell |
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| Writer1_1 = John Ostrander |
| Writer1_1 = John Ostrander |
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| Penciler1_1 = Luke McDonnell |
| Penciler1_1 = Luke McDonnell |
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| Inker1_1 = Dave Hunt |
| Inker1_1 = Dave Hunt |
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| Colourist1_1 = Carl Gafford |
| Colourist1_1 = Carl Gafford |
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− | | Letterer1_1 = Albert |
+ | | Letterer1_1 = Albert DeGuzman |
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| Quotation = You listen to me, all of you. Out there, good men are dying so scum like you can have a chance. You don't deserve it, but you will. Starting now, you will look like a unit, you will act like a unit, you will fight as a unit and only with the enemy! You're back in the Army now! Or so help me, I'll put you in graves myself! Understand? |
| Quotation = You listen to me, all of you. Out there, good men are dying so scum like you can have a chance. You don't deserve it, but you will. Starting now, you will look like a unit, you will act like a unit, you will fight as a unit and only with the enemy! You're back in the Army now! Or so help me, I'll put you in graves myself! Understand? |
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− | | Speaker = Capt. Richard Montgomery Flag |
+ | | Speaker = [[Richard Flag, Jr. (New Earth)|Capt. Richard Montgomery Flag]] |
| StoryTitle1 = The Secret Origin of the Suicide Squad |
| StoryTitle1 = The Secret Origin of the Suicide Squad |
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− | | Synopsis1 = [[Sargent Steel (New Earth)|Sarge Steel]] is trying to convince [[Ronald Reagan (New Earth)|President Ronald Reagan]] he should shut down the Suicide Squad. [[Amanda Waller (New Earth)| |
+ | | Synopsis1 = [[Sargent Steel (New Earth)|Sarge Steel]] is trying to convince [[Ronald Reagan (New Earth)|President Ronald Reagan]] he should shut down the Suicide Squad. [[Amanda Waller (New Earth)|Amanda Waller]] tries to convince him otherwise. To do so she hands him a file detailing the actions of the squad's history. The group was led by Capt. Richard Montgomery Flag. |
− | During Truman's presidency it came to be known as Task Force X and on to the current day. |
+ | During [[Harry S. Truman (New Earth)|Truman]]'s presidency it came to be known as Task Force X and on to the current day. |
Reagan decides to keep the squad running. |
Reagan decides to keep the squad running. |
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− | | Appearing1 = |
+ | | Appearing1 = |
'''Featured Characters:''' |
'''Featured Characters:''' |
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− | * [[Amanda Waller (New Earth)| |
+ | * {{a|[[Amanda Waller (New Earth)|Amanda Waller]]}} {{Origin}} |
− | * [[Sargent Steel (New Earth)|Sarge Steel]] |
+ | * {{a|[[Sargent Steel (New Earth)|Sarge Steel]]}} |
− | * [[Ronald Reagan (New Earth)|President Ronald Reagan]] |
+ | * {{a|[[Ronald Reagan (New Earth)|President Ronald Reagan]]}} |
+ | * {{a|[[Suicide Squadron (New Earth)|Suicide Squadron]]}} |
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− | * Richard Montgomery Flag {{Flashback}} |
+ | ** {{a|[[Richard Flag, Sr. (New Earth)|Richard Montgomery Flag]]}} {{Flashback Dies}} |
'''Supporting Characters:''' |
'''Supporting Characters:''' |
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− | * |
+ | * {{a|[[Kyle Morgan (New Earth)|Ace Morgan]]}} {{Flashback}} |
− | * |
+ | * {{a|[[Argent (team)|Argent]]}} {{Flashback}} |
+ | ** {{a|[[Control (New Earth)|Control]]}} |
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− | + | * {{a|[[Harry S. Truman (New Earth)|President Truman]]}} {{Flashback}} |
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− | + | * {{a|[[Suicide Squad (New Earth)|Suicide Squad]]}} {{Flashback}} {{Origin|Suicide Squad}} |
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− | + | ** {{a|[[Hugh Evans (New Earth)|Hugh Evans]]}} |
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− | + | ** {{a|[[Jess Bright (New Earth)|Jess Bright]]}} |
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− | + | ** {{a|[[Karin Grace (New Earth)|Karin Grace]]}} |
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− | + | * {{a|[[Suicide Squad (New Earth)|Modern Suicide Squad]]}} {{Flashback}} |
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− | + | ** {{a|[[Richard Flag, Jr. (New Earth)|Rick Flag]]}} {{Flashalso}} |
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− | * [[ |
+ | ** {{a|[[Floyd Lawton (New Earth)|Deadshot]]}} |
− | * [[ |
+ | ** {{a|[[Benjamin Turner (New Earth)|Bronze Tiger]]}} |
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− | + | ** {{a|[[June Moone (New Earth)|Enchantress]]}} |
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− | + | ** {{a|[[George Harkness (New Earth)|Captain Boomerang]]}} |
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+ | '''Antagonists:''' |
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− | + | * {{a|[[Brimstone (New Earth)|Brimstone]]}} {{flashback}} |
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− | + | * {{a|[[Candyman (New Earth)|Candyman]]}} {{flashback}} |
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− | + | * {{a|[[Red Wave Beast (New Earth)|"Red Wave" beast]]}} {{flashback}} |
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+ | * {{a|[[Lawrence Crock (New Earth)|Sportsmaster]]}} {{flashback}} |
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− | * [[Suicide Squad]] |
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− | :* [[Richard Flag, Jr. (New Earth)|Rick Flag]] |
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− | '''Villains:''' |
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− | * [[Brimstone (New Earth)|Brimstone]]{{Flashback}}<br/> |
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'''Other Characters:''' |
'''Other Characters:''' |
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+ | * {{a|[[Coretta Waller (New Earth)|Coretta Waller]]}} {{1st}} {{Flashback}} |
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− | * Ace Morgan<br/> |
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+ | * {{a|[[Damita Waller (New Earth)|Damita Waller]]}} {{1st}} {{Flashback Dies}} |
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+ | ** {{a|[[Bernhard Baker (New Earth)|Animal Man]]}} |
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+ | ** {{a|[[Calvin Carson (New Earth)|Cave Carson]]}} |
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+ | ** {{a|[[Dane Dorrance (New Earth)|Dane Dorrance]]}} |
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+ | ** {{a|[[Dolphin (New Earth)|Dolphin]]}} |
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+ | ** {{a|[[Klarn Arg (New Earth)|Immortal Man]]}} |
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+ | * {{a|[[Joseph Waller, Jr. (New Earth)|Joe Waller, Jr.]]}} {{1st}} {{Flashback Dies}} |
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+ | * {{a|[[Joseph Waller (New Earth)|Joseph Waller]]}} {{1st}} {{Flashback Dies}} |
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+ | ** {{a|[[Albert Pratt (New Earth)|The Atom]]}}, {{a|[[Dinah Drake (New Earth)|Black Canary]]}}, {{a|[[Charles McNider (New Earth)|Doctor Mid-Nite]]}}, {{a|[[Jason Garrick (New Earth)|The Flash]]}}, {{a|[[Alan Scott (New Earth)|Green Lantern]]}}, {{a|[[Carter Hall (New Earth)|Hawkman]]}}, {{a|[[Diana of Paradise Island (Earth-Two)|Wonder Woman]]}} |
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+ | * Marvin Collins {{Only}} |
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+ | * {{a|[[Task Force X (New Earth)|Task Force X]]}} {{1stChron}} |
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+ | * {{a|[[Yetis|Yeti]]}} {{Flashback}} |
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'''Locations:''' |
'''Locations:''' |
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+ | * {{a|[[Washington, D.C.]]}} |
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+ | ** {{a|[[White House]]}} |
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+ | * {{a|[[Illinois]]}} |
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+ | **{{a|[[Chicago]]}} |
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+ | * {{a|[[World War II]]}} |
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+ | **{{a|[[Dinosaur Island]]}} |
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+ | * {{a|[[Korea]]}} ({{a|[[Korean War]]}}) |
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+ | * {{a|[[Cambodia]]}} |
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'''Items:''' |
'''Items:''' |
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+ | * {{a|[[War Wheel]]}}<br/> |
'''Vehicles:''' |
'''Vehicles:''' |
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* <br/> |
* <br/> |
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| Notes = |
| Notes = |
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+ | * At the time of publication, [[Diana of Paradise Island (Earth-Two)|Wonder Woman's]] appearance among those in the Justice Society who appeared at the House Un-American Activities Committee hearing was considered an error since the [[Diana of Paradise Island (Earth-Two)|original Golden Age Wonder Woman]] was erased from post-Crisis history. At one point the only possible modern explanation for her appearance is that it was the [[Diana of Themyscira (New Earth)|current Wonder Woman's]] mother [[Hippolyta (New Earth)|Hippolyta]] who went back in time to become the post-Crisis Golden Age Wonder Woman. As published however, the character depicted is clearly the original. Later changes to continuity solved the contradiction. |
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+ | * This issue is Chapter 22 of the 1986 ''[[Legends Vol 1|Legends]]'' crossover event. |
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+ | * This story is reprinted in ''[[Suicide Squad: Trial by Fire (Collected)|Suicide Squad: Trial by Fire]]''. |
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| Trivia = |
| Trivia = |
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| Recommended = {{Suicide Squad RR}} |
| Recommended = {{Suicide Squad RR}} |
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| Links = |
| Links = |
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+ | {{Legends}} |
Revision as of 16:23, 26 January 2021
- You listen to me, all of you. Out there, good men are dying so scum like you can have a chance. You don't deserve it, but you will. Starting now, you will look like a unit, you will act like a unit, you will fight as a unit and only with the enemy! You're back in the Army now! Or so help me, I'll put you in graves myself! Understand?
Secret Origins (Volume 2) #14 is an issue of the series Secret Origins (Volume 2) with a cover date of May, 1987.
Synopsis for "The Secret Origin of the Suicide Squad"
Sarge Steel is trying to convince President Ronald Reagan he should shut down the Suicide Squad. Amanda Waller tries to convince him otherwise. To do so she hands him a file detailing the actions of the squad's history. The group was led by Capt. Richard Montgomery Flag.
During Truman's presidency it came to be known as Task Force X and on to the current day.
Reagan decides to keep the squad running.
Appearing in "The Secret Origin of the Suicide Squad"
Featured Characters:
- Amanda Waller (Origin)
- Sarge Steel
- President Ronald Reagan
- Suicide Squadron
- Richard Montgomery Flag (Dies in flashback)
Supporting Characters:
- Ace Morgan (Flashback only)
- Argent (Flashback only)
- President Truman (Flashback only)
- Suicide Squad (Flashback only) (Origin)
- Modern Suicide Squad (Flashback only)
- Rick Flag (Flashback and main story)
- Deadshot
- Bronze Tiger
- Blockbuster
- Enchantress
- Captain Boomerang
Antagonists:
- Brimstone (Flashback only)
- Candyman (Flashback only)
- "Red Wave" beast (Flashback only)
- Sportsmaster (Flashback only)
Other Characters:
- Coretta Waller (First appearance) (Flashback only)
- Damita Waller (First appearance) (Dies in flashback)
- Forgotten Heroes (Flashback only)
- Jeb Stuart (Flashback only)
- Jessie Waller (First appearance) (Flashback only)
- Joe Waller, Jr. (First appearance) (Dies in flashback)
- Joseph Waller (First appearance) (Dies in flashback)
- Justice Society of America (Flashback only)
- Martin Waller (First appearance) (Flashback only)
- Marvin Collins (Single appearance)
- Sharon Race (Dies in flashback)
- Task Force X (First appearance chronologically)
- Yeti (Flashback only)
Locations:
Items:
Vehicles:
Notes
- At the time of publication, Wonder Woman's appearance among those in the Justice Society who appeared at the House Un-American Activities Committee hearing was considered an error since the original Golden Age Wonder Woman was erased from post-Crisis history. At one point the only possible modern explanation for her appearance is that it was the current Wonder Woman's mother Hippolyta who went back in time to become the post-Crisis Golden Age Wonder Woman. As published however, the character depicted is clearly the original. Later changes to continuity solved the contradiction.
- This issue is Chapter 22 of the 1986 Legends crossover event.
- This story is reprinted in Suicide Squad: Trial by Fire.
See Also
Recommended Reading
Links and References
Legends Crossover Core Issues
Tie-Ins
Batman #401 • Detective Comics #568 • Green Lantern Corps #207 • Cosmic Boy #1 • Justice League of America #258 • Secret Origins (Volume 2) #10 • Firestorm (Volume 2) #55 • Cosmic Boy #2 • Justice League of America #259 • Firestorm (Volume 2) #56 • Blue Beetle (Volume 6) #9 • Warlord #114 • Cosmic Boy #3 • Justice League of America #260 • Blue Beetle (Volume 6) #10 • Warlord #115 • Superman (Volume 2) #3 • Adventures of Superman #426 • Action Comics #586 • Cosmic Boy #4 • Justice League of America #261 • Secret Origins (Volume 2) #14 |