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Issue Details

Issue #1
Published [March] 1988
Cover Price 1.50 USD; 2.00 CAD
Pages 52
Editing Mike Gold; Robert Greenberger
Notes This comic has no indicia on any of the interior pages.

Cover Details

Characters Doom Patrol [Celsius; Negative Woman; Robotman; Tempest]; Suicide Squad [Colonel Rick Flag; Mr. 104; Psi; Thinker; Weasel]; Rocket Red Brigade
Genre Superhero; Spy
Pencils Erik Larsen (signed)
Inks Bob Lewis (signed)
Notes Wrap-around cover.

45 page Doom Patrol; Suicide Squad story "Red Pawn"

Characters Doom Patrol [Celsius [Arani Caulder]; Negative Woman [Val Vostok]; Robotman [Cliff Steele]; Tempest [Joshua Clay]]; Suicide Squad [Colonel Rick Flag; Mr. 104 [John Dubrovny] (dies); Psi [Gayle Marsh] (dies); Thinker [Clifford DeVoe] (dies); Weasel (dies)]; Hawk [Hank Hall]; Amanda Waller; President Ronald Reagan; Rocket Red Brigade; Major Zastrow; Stalnoivolk; VILLAINS: The Sandinistas
Synopsis Hawk is captured while running guns to the Contras. The Suicide Squad, Doom Patrol and Rocket Red Brigade are all sent to bring him in.
Genre Superhero; Spy
Script John Ostrander (plot); Paul Kupperberg (script)
Pencils Erik Larsen
Inks Bob Lewis
Colors Carl Gafford
Letters Steve Haynie
Notes This story takes place during SUICIDE SQUAD #11-12 (DC, 1987 series).

2 page Doom Patrol; Suicide Squad text article "The Doom Patrol and Suicide Squad"

Script Bob Greenberger
Letters typeset
Notes Bob Greenberger talks about how this story was developed, from potential two-part fill-in story for the Doom Patrol and Suicide Squad to a one-shot holiday special.