Suicide Squad Vol 1 53

"The Dragon's Hoard, Part I: Dead Ernest": The synopsis for this issue has not yet been written.

"The Dragon's Hoard, Part I: Dead Ernest"
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Suicide Squad Vol 1 #53
May, 1991
Executive Editor	Dick Giordano
Cover Artists	Geof Isherwood Karl Kesel
The Dragon's Hoard, Part I: Dead Ernest
Writers	John Ostrander Kim Yale
Pencilers	Geof Isherwood
Inkers	Robert Campanella
Colorists	Tom McCraw
Letterers	Todd Klein
Editors	Dan Raspler
Previous Issue	Suicide Squad # 52
Next Issue	Suicide Squad # 54

The facts of life. I know those experiments that gave you superstrength also made your skin so tough only an exploding shell could penetrate it. That was in the thirties. This is the nineties and we got things called lasers that can burn right through you.

— Amanda Waller

Suicide Squad #53 is an issue of the series Suicide Squad (Volume 1) with a cover date of May, 1991.

Appearing in "The Dragon's Hoard, Part I: Dead Ernest"

Featured Characters:

• Suicide Squad
  • Amanada Waller
  • Manhunter
  • Nightshade
  • Stalnoivolk

Supporting Characters:

• Murph
• Katana
• Warden Hastings

Antagonists:

• Daichi Doku (Yakuza)
  • Catseye (First appearance)
  • Oyabun (First appearance)
• Khmer Rouge
• Red Shadows
  • Major Zastrow

Other Characters:

• Billy Tidewater (Single appearance)
• Captain Vladimir Illyitch Ziuko (Single appearance)
• Comrade Raskov (Single appearance)
• Halo (memory)
• Itto (Single appearance; dies)
• Mr. Fujiwara (Single appearance; dies)
• Murray (Single appearance)
• Okami (Single appearance)
• Ryu (Mentioned only)

Locations:

• Afghanistan
• Cambodia
• Japan
  • Tokyo
• New York City
  • Southern Cross Salvage Co.
• San Francisco
• Soviet Union

Items:

• Soultaker Sword

Vehicles:

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See Also

• Cover gallery for the Suicide Squad series
• Images from Suicide Squad Vol 1 53

Recommended Reading

• Suicide Squad Recommended Reading
  • Suicide Squad (Volume 1)
  • Suicide Squad (Volume 2)
  • Suicide Squad (Volume 3)
  • Suicide Squad (Volume 4)
  • New Suicide Squad (Volume 1)
  • Suicide Squad (Volume 5)
  • Suicide Squad (Volume 6)
  • Suicide Squad (Volume 7)

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