Comic Title: Suicide Squad #26
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: April 1989
On Sale Date: March 7, 1989 Shipping Date March 9, 1989
Source: Amazing Heroes, #160

Shipping Date March 9, 1989
Source: Advance Comics, #2

Copyright Date March 7, 1989
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1989

Cover Price: $1.00
Page Count: 32
Editor: Robert Greenberger

Title: "Stone Cold Dead"
Pages: 22

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

Writer: John Ostrander
Penciller: Grant Miehm
Inker: Karl Kesel
Letterer: Todd Klein
Colorist: Carl Gafford

Reprinted In:
Suicide Squad:The Janus Directive TPB (2016)

Feature Character(s)

• Suicide Squad (last appearance in Suicide Squad #25; next appearance in Checkmate #15)
• Bronze Tiger (last appearance in Suicide Squad #25; next appearance in Checkmate #15)
• Vixen (last appearance in Suicide Squad #25; next appearance in Animal Man #10)
• Shade the Changing Man (last appearance in Suicide Squad #25; next appearance in Suicide Squad #27)
• Rick Flag (dies in this story; last appearance in Suicide Squad #22; next appearance in Captain Atom #42)
• Captain Boomerang (behind-the-scenes; see comment; last appearance in Suicide Squad #25; next appearance in Suicide Squad #27)

Supporting Character(s)

• Jack Kovacs (aka J. Danfield Kale; last appearance in Suicide Squad #25; next appearance in Suicide Squad #29)
• Amanda Waller (last appearance in Justice League America #27; next appearance in Checkmate #15)
• John Economos (last appearance in Suicide Squad #25; next appearance in Suicide Squad #28)
• Flo Crowly (last appearance in Suicide Squad #25; next appearance in Manhunter #13)
• Oracle (last appearance in Suicide Squad #24; next appearance in Manhunter #13)
• Simon LaGrieve (last appearance in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #83; next appearance in Firestorm the Nuclear Man #86)
• Nightshade (last appearance in Suicide Squad #25; next appearance in Suicide Squad #28)
• Yvonne Callendar (last appearance in Suicide Squad #19; no further appearances)
• Marnie Herrs (last appearance in Suicide Squad #23; no further appearances)

Villain(s)

• Jihad (last appearance in Suicide Squad #18; no further appearances)
• Rustam (dies in this story; last appearance in Suicide Squad #18; no further appearances)
• President Marlo (behind-the-scenes; last appearance in Checkmate #7; next appearance in Checkmate #33)
• Ifrit (last appearance in Suicide Squad #19; no further appearances)
• Several Quraci guards (no further appearances)
• Manticore (dies in this story; last appearance in Suicide Squad #18; no further appearances)
• An Amanda Waller doppleganger (no further appearances)

Guest Appearance(s)

• Vicki Vale (last appearance in Batman #412; next appearance in Batman #445)

Other Character(s)

• Joel Craemer (a defense attorney; no further appearances)
• Pat Halloran (a district attorney; no further appearances)
• Tobe (rank revealed as captain; last appearance in Suicide Squad #22; no further appearances)

Cameo Appearance(s)

• Rick Flag Sr. (in flashback)
• Jeb Stuart (in flashback)
• Members of the original Suicide Squad (Gyp, Beast, Blowhard, Lawless, Nichels, Shiv, and Ace High)

Comments:
Oracle's true identity is hinted at in this story but not formally revealed.

Captain Boomerang's appearance is suspected but was never confirmed. He was likely the pie bomber who targets Vixen and Bronze Tiger in this story.

This story explicitly takes place after Justice League America #27 and before Animal Man #10.

Synopsis:
Rick Flag has fled the country after his involvement in the death of Senator Joe Cray. He infiltrates Jotunheim, the headquarters of the Jihad. Inside he locates an atomic bomb from the latter days of World War II which was hidden by his father. Rustam discovers Flag, but he is unable to stop his opponent before the bomb detonates, killing them both and destroying everyone inside the base.

Back at home Nightshade receives a letter from Flag detailing his plan. She hears about the explosion on the news and realizes that Flag is dead.