Comic Title: Suicide Squad:The Janus Directive TPB
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2016
On Sale Date: July 13, 2016 Direct Market Date July 13, 2016
Source: ComicList, New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, July 13, 2016

Direct Market Date July 13, 2016
Source: Previews, DC Previews Supplement

Cover Price: $19.99
Page Count: 296
Editor: Liz Erickson

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "Death Game"
Pages: 22

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

Writer: Kim Yale
Writer: John Ostrander
Penciller: John K. Snyder III
Inker: Karl Kesel
Letterer: Todd Klein
Colorist: Carl Gafford

Reprinted From:
Suicide Squad #28 (1989)

Feature Character(s)

• Suicide Squad (last appearance in Checkmate #16; next appearance in Suicide Squad #29)
• Count Vertigo (last appearance in Suicide Squad #27; next appearance in Suicide Squad #31)
• Duchess (last appearance in Suicide Squad #27; next appearance in Suicide Squad #29)
• Shade the Changing Man (last appearance in Suicide Squad #27; next appearance in Checkmate #18)
• Vixen (last appearance in Suicide Squad #27; next appearance in Suicide Squad #29)

Guest Star(s)

• Peacemaker (last appearance in Checkmate #16; next appearance in Checkmate #17)
• Checkmate (last appearance in Checkmate #16; next appearance in Checkmate #17)
• Captain Atom (last appearance in Captain Atom #29; next appearance in Suicide Squad #29)
• Black Thorn (last appearance in Checkmate #16; next appearance in Checkmate #17)
• King Faraday (last appearance in New Teen Titans #44; next appearance in Suicide Squad #29)

Supporting Character(s)

• Amanda Waller (last appearance in Checkmate #16; next appearance in Manhunter #14)
• J. Daniel Murphy (last appearance in Checkmate #16; next appearance in Suicide Squad #29)
• Flo Crowly (last appearance in Suicide Squad #27; next appearance in Firestorm the Nuclear Man #86)
• John Economos (last appearance in Suicide Squad #26; next appearance in Suicide Squad #29)
• Nightshade (last appearance in Suicide Squad #26; next appearance in Suicide Squad #29)

Villain(s)

• Major Force (last appearance in Checkmate #16; next appearance in Suicide Squad #29)
• Kobra (last appearance in Outsiders #22; next appearance in Checkmate #17)
• The Blackadders (Kobra's ninjas; first appearance; next appearance in Checkmate #17)

Guest Appearance(s)

• Harry Stein (last appearance in Checkmate #16; next appearance in Checkmate #17)
• Harvey Bullock (last appearance in Checkmate #16; next appearance in Checkmate #17)
• Bridgette D'Abo (last appearance in Checkmate #16; next appearance in Checkmate #17)
• Lois Lane (last appearance in Checkmate #16; next appearance in Checkmate #17)
• Valentina Vostok (last appearance in Checkmate #16; next appearance in Checkmate #17)
• Heinrich Megala (last appearance in Checkmate #16; next appearance in Suicide Squad #29)
• Wade Eiling (last appearance in Checkmate #16; next appearance in Checkmate #17)
• John Chase (last appearance in New Teen Titans #44; next appearance in Checkmate #17)
• Cherie Chase (last appearance in New Teen Titans #44; next appearance in Checkmate #17)

Comments:
The Janus Directive Part 4

This story is continued from Checkmate #16 and continues in Checkmate #17.

Synopsis:
While Peacemaker and Major Force battle outside of Checkmate headquarters, Amanda Waller sends the Suicide Squad to join the battle. They have orders to kill Dr. Megala who is in Checkmate custody, but Vixen chooses to ignore those orders. Harry Stein authorizes security to move Megala. When the attacking forces converge on the prisoner, Megala explodes, injuring Count Vertigo and Major Force in the process.

Meanwhile, Black Thorn tracks down Wade Eiling, who has been trying to enlist the aid of Captain Atom. The Justice Leaguer refuses to get involved, but Nightshade and King Faraday try to change his mind.