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. Amanada 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:
- Suicide Squad (Flashback only) (Origin)
- Modern Suicide Squad (Flashback only)
- Rick Flag (Flashback and main story)
- Deadshot
- Bronze Tiger
- Blockbuster (Mark Desmond)
- Enchantress
- Captain Boomerang (Digger Harkness)
Villains:
- Brimstone (Flashback only)
- Sportsmaster ("Crusher" Crock) (Flashback only)
Other Characters:
- President Harry S. Truman (Flashback only)
- Sharon Race (Dies in flashback)
- Jeb Stuart (Flashback only)
- Argent (Flashback only)
- Ace Morgan (Flashback only)
- Forgotten Heroes (Flashback only)
- Justice Society of America (Flashback only)
- Joseph Waller (First appearance) (Dies in flashback)
- Joe Waller, Jr. (First appearance) (Dies in flashback)
- Damita Waller (First appearance) (Dies in flashback)
- Marvin Collins (Single appearance)
- Dinosaurs (Flashback only)
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Items:
Vehicles:
Notes
- Wonder Woman's appearance among those in the Justice Society who appeared at the House Un-American Activities Committee hearing was originally considered an error since the original Golden Age Wonder Woman was erased from post-Crisis history. The only possible modern explanation for her appearance is that it is the modern day 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.
- This issue is Chapter 22 of the 1986 Legends crossover event.
- This story is reprinted 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 |