The Concept and Characters: Though the name “Suicide Squad” reflects back deeply into DCU history, it didn’t take off as a property worthy of a comic book series until John Ostrander and Luke McDonnell rebranded the concept as The Dirty Dozen With Supervillains in the 1987 spin-off from the Legends crossover. Based out of Belle Reve prison in Louisiana, that much-loved incarnation of the Suicide Squad featured tough-guy Rick Flagg and an ever-changing cast of criminals who were offered a simple choice: join the Suicide Squad and complete covert missions for the government, or stay in jail. Successful completion of their allotted time on the Squad would grant them freedom, but if they tried to run away, their electronic leashes would blow them to bits. Then, of course, there was also the strong possibility that they’d die while trying to complete the mission. They weren’t called the Suicide Squad just because it sounded catchy.
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