Suicide Squad: Kill Arkham Asylum Vol 1 1

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"Suicide Squad: Kill Arkham Asylum Chapter 1: Animals In Cages"
Suicide Squad: Kill Arkham Asylum Vol 1 #1
April, 2024
Rated T for Teen (12+)
Executive Editor	Marie Javins
Cover Artists	Dan Panosian
Variant Cover Artists
Cover Variant #1	Ariel Olivetti
Cover Variant #2	Steve Beach
Cover Variant #3	Kyle Hotz
Cover Variant #4	David Nakayama
Suicide Squad: Kill Arkham Asylum Chapter 1: Animals In Cages
Writers	John Layman
Pencilers	Jésus Hervás
Inkers	Jésus Hervás
Colorists	David Baron
Letterers	Andworld Design
Editors	Ben Meares Katie Kubert
Next Issue	Suicide Squad: Kill Arkham Asylum # 2

Oh, it's not just a terrible idea. For most of these poor souls, it's suicide.

— Amanda Waller

Suicide Squad: Kill Arkham Asylum #1 is an issue of the series Suicide Squad: Kill Arkham Asylum (Volume 1) with a cover date of April, 2024. It was published on February 6, 2024.

Appearing in "Suicide Squad: Kill Arkham Asylum Chapter 1: Animals In Cages"

Featured Characters:

• Amanda Waller (Flashback and main story)

Supporting Characters:

• A.R.G.U.S. (First appearance chronologically) (Flashback and main story)
  • Col. Rick Flag
• Batman (Bruce Wayne) (Flashback only)
• Mayor James Gordon (Flashback only)

Antagonists:

• Arkham Asylum patients (Flashback and main story)
  • Clayface (Basil Karlo) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
  • Captain Boomerang (George Harkness) (Flashback and main story)
  • Deadshot (Floyd Lawton) (Flashback and main story)
  • Harley Quinn (Harleen Quinzel) (Flashback and main story)
  • Killer Croc (Waylon Jones) (Flashback only)
  • King Shark (Nanaue) (Flashback and main story)
  • Man-Bat (Kirk Langstrom) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
  • The Mad Hatter (Jervis Tetch) (Flashback only)
  • Victor Zsasz (Dies in flashback)

Other Characters:

• Arkham Asylum staff (Flashback only)
• Deathstroke (Slade Wilson) (Mentioned only)
• Joker (Mentioned only)
• Justice League (Mentioned only)
  • Flash (Barry Allen) (Mentioned only)
• United States Government (Mentioned only)
• Wayne Foundation (Mentioned only)

Locations:

• Arkhamverse
  • United States of America
    • A.R.G.U.S. Headquarters
    • Gotham City
      • Arkham Asylum (Flashback and main story)
    • Metropolis (On a TV or computer screen)
    • Belle Reve (Mentioned only)

Items:

• Batarangs
• Batsuit
  • Batrope
  • Utility Belt

Vehicles:

• Batplane
  

Notes

• This story is a tie-in to Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League.
  • The flashback from this story takes place three months before the events of the videogame.

Trivia

• The Suicide Squad's prisoner numbers are derived from the issue number and cover date of their first appearance in comics:
  • Deadshot: Batman #59 (June, 1950)
  • Harley Quinn: Batman Adventures #12 (September, 1993)
  • Captain Boomerang: The Flash #117 (December, 1960)
  • King Shark: Superboy (Volume 4) #0 (October, 1994)

See Also

• Cover gallery for the Suicide Squad: Kill Arkham Asylum series
• Images from Suicide Squad: Kill Arkham Asylum Vol 1 1

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