DC Finest: Suicide Squad: Trial by Fire - by John Ostrander & Len Wein (Paperback)

About the Book

"They're putting their lives on the line for the safety of the world--but they're anything but heroes! Experience the ... first incarnation of the Suicide Squad, reprinted here as part of the DC Finest line for the first time. ... The Suicide Squad offers criminals a chance at 'redemption,' if they're willing to put it all on the line: play by the rules of the devious Amanda Waller and accomplish near-impossible missions, or pay the ultimate price: their own lives"

Book Synopsis

They're putting their lives on the line for the safety of the world...but they're anything but heroes! Experience the thrilling first incarnation of The Suicide Squad, reprinted here as part of the DC Finest line for the first time!

DC Finest continues, a major publishing initiative presenting comprehensive collections of the most in-demand and celebrated periods in DC Comics history, spanning genres, characters, and eras!8 villains, 1 ultimatum. The Suicide Squad offers criminals a chance at "redemption," if they're willing to put it all on the line - play by the rules of the devious Amanda Waller and accomplish near-impossible missions or pay the ultimate price: Their own lives! Read the stories that started the phenomena and changed the DC Universe forever.

This volume collects Suicide Squad #1-10; Secret Origins #14; Detective Comics #582; The Fury of Firestorm #62-64; Firestorm: The Nuclear Man Annual #5; Legends #1-6; Millennium #4.

About the Author

John Ostrander is a comics writer who co-created the science fiction series Grimjack with artist Timothy Truman. At DC, he introduced the modern version of the Suicide Squad, which has been adapted to television, video games, and two feature films. At Dark Horse Comics, he authored multiple Star Wars comics.