| Issue | #1 |
| Published | May 2006 |
| Frequency | monthly except semi-monthly in May |
| Cover Price | 2.99 USD; 4.25 CAD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Joe Quesada (Editor-in-Chief); Axel Alonso (Editor); Warren Simons (Associate Editor) |
| Notes | Parental Advistory noted at the UPC. Direct Edition. (ISSN #1559-6303) UPC #759606057566. |
| Characters | Hyperion; Blur; Doctor Spectrum; Zarda; Amphibian; Tom Thumb; Arcanna; Emil Burbank; Nuke; Shape; Inertia; Nighthawk |
| Genre | Super-Hero |
| Pencils | Gary Frank (signed) |
| Inks | Gary Frank (signed) |
| Colors | Chris Sotomayor (signed) |
| Notes | Signature of Gary Frank notes (After Ross). This cover is based on the Alex Ross cover from the Squadron Supreme TPB (Marvel, 1997). |
| Characters | Hyperion; Blur; Doctor Spectrum; Zarda; Amphibian; Tom Thumb; Arcanna; Emil Burbank; Nuke; Shape; Inertia; Nighthawk; George W. Bush; General Richard Alexander |
| Synopsis | The US military creates two teams of super-powered agents, one for international and public missions and one for covert operations. Mark informs Jason Scott of the project and gives him a list of the super-humans working for the government. The US President gives a press conference and announces that Hyperion, Blur, Doctor Spectrum, Zarda, Amphibian, Tom Thumb, Arcanna, Emil Burbank, Nuke, Shape and Inertia will be operating as a team, code-named the Squadron Supreme. |
| Genre | Super-Hero |
| Script | J. Michael Straczynkski |
| Pencils | Gary Frank |
| Inks | Jonathan Sibal |
| Colors | Chris Sotomayor |
| Letters | VC's Joe Caramagna |