Comic Title: Suicide Squad:Trial by Fire TPB
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2011
On Sale Date: February 9, 2011 Direct Market Date February 9, 2011
Source: ComicList, New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Direct Market Date February 9, 2011
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Direct Market Date September 2, 2015
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New printing

Cover Price: $19.99
Page Count: 232
Editor: Scott Nybakken

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "Trial by Fire"
Pages: 22

Feature(s):
Suicide Squad (Post-Crisis)

Writer: John Ostrander
Penciller: Luke McDonnell
Inker: Karl Kesel
Letterer: Todd Klein
Colorist: Carl Gafford

Reprinted From:
Suicide Squad #2 (1987)

Feature Character(s)

• Suicide Squad (last appearance in Suicide Squad #1; next appearance in Suicide Squad #3)
• Rick Flag (last appearance in Suicide Squad #1; next appearance in Suicide Squad #3)
• Bronze Tiger (last appearance in Suicide Squad #1; next appearance in Suicide Squad #3)
• Deadshot (last appearance in Suicide Squad #1; next appearance in Suicide Squad #3)
• Captain Boomerang (last appearance in Suicide Squad #1; next appearance in Suicide Squad #3)
• Enchantress (last appearance in Suicide Squad #1; next appearance in Suicide Squad #4)
• Plastique (last appearance in Suicide Squad #1; next appearance in Suicide Squad #3)
• Mindboggler (dies in this story; last appearance in Suicide Squad #1; next appearance in Suicide Squad #17)
• Nemesis (identity as Mushtaq revealed; last appearance in Suicide Squad #1; next appearance in Suicide Squad #3)
• Nightshade (identity as Chimera revealed; last appearance in Suicide Squad #1; next appearance in Suicide Squad #3)

Supporting Character(s)

• Briscoe (last appearance in Suicide Squad #1; next appearance in Suicide Squad #7)
• Amanda Waller (as a voice; last appearance in Suicide Squad #1; next appearance in Suicide Squad #3)

Villain(s)

• Jihad (last appearance in Suicide Squad #1; next appearance in Suicide Squad #17)
• Rustam (last appearance in Suicide Squad #1; next appearance in Suicide Squad #17)
• Djinn (dies in this story; last appearance in Suicide Squad #1; no further appearances)
• Manticore (dies in this story; last appearance in Suicide Squad #1; no further appearances)
• Jaculi (dies in this story; last appearance in Suicide Squad #1; no further appearances)
• Ravan (last appearance in Suicide Squad #1; next appearance in Suicide Squad #17)
• President Marlo (last appearance in Suicide Squad #1; next appearance in Checkmate #7)

Comments:
This story is continued from Suicide Squad #1.

Synopsis:
The Suicide Squad wait outside the compound where the Jihad are preparing a strike. Chimera, one of the Jihad, meets them and reveals that she is really Nightshade, an undercover operative. Nightshade is able to get the Squad members into the base to complete their individual missions.

Most of the members are sent to neutralize the Jihad. Captain Boomerang kills the speedster Jaculi. Deadshot kills Manticore. Bronze Tiger battles Ravan and cripples him. The Enchantress destroys the computers that contain the Djinn. Mindboggler uses her powers to disable to ordinary soldiers.

However, not all goes according to plan. Plastique was assigned to destroy the lab, but she turns traitor. She tells Mushtaq about the assault only to discover that he is another undercover operative, Nemesis. She then flees and prevents Nightshade from taking out President Marlo. Flag also fails to stop Rustam who then murders Mindboggler. Captain Boomerang could have saved her, but he elects not to do so. The surviving members then flee the base aboard a stolen jet.