Comic Title: Suicide Squad #36
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 1989
On Sale Date: November 7, 1989 Shipping Date November 7, 1989
Source: Previews, #8

Shipping Date November 7, 1989
Source: Amazing Heroes, #173

Shipping Date November 9, 1989
Source: Advance Comics, #10

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

Cover Price: $1.00
Page Count: 32
Editor: Dan Raspler

Title: "In Final Battle"
Pages: 22

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

Writer: John Ostrander
Writer: Kim Yale
Penciller: John K. Snyder III
Inker: Geof Isherwood
Letterer: Todd Klein
Letterer: John E. Workman, Jr.
Colorist: Carl Gafford

Reprinted In:
Suicide Squad:Apokolips Now TPB (2017)

Feature Character(s)

• Suicide Squad (last appearance in Suicide Squad #35; next appearance in Suicide Squad #37)
• Bronze Tiger (last appearance in Suicide Squad #34; next appearance in Suicide Squad #37)
• Captain Boomerang (last appearance in Suicide Squad #35; next appearance in Suicide Squad #37)
• Count Vertigo (last appearance in Suicide Squad #35; next appearance in Suicide Squad #37)
• Deadshot (last appearance in Suicide Squad #34; next appearance in Suicide Squad #37)
• Doctor Light (dies in this story; last appearance in Suicide Squad #34; next appearance in Suicide Squad #37)
• Major Victory (last appearance in Suicide Squad #35; next appearance in Suicide Squad #37)
• Nightshade (last appearance in Suicide Squad #35; next appearance in Suicide Squad #37)
• Punch (last appearance in Suicide Squad #34; next appearance in Suicide Squad #37)
• Jewelee (last appearance in Suicide Squad #34; next appearance in Suicide Squad #37)
• Ravan (last appearance in Suicide Squad #34; next appearance in Suicide Squad #37)
• Vixen (last appearance in Suicide Squad #35; next appearance in Suicide Squad #37)
• Shade the Changing Man (last appearance in Suicide Squad #35; next appearance in Suicide Squad #37)

Guest Star(s)

• Big Barda (last appearance in Suicide Squad #35; next appearance in Suicide Squad #37)
• Poison Ivy (last appearance in Suicide Squad #35; next appearance in Suicide Squad #37)
• Forever People (last appearance in Suicide Squad #34; next appearance in Suicide Squad #37)
• Mark Moonrider (last appearance in Suicide Squad #34; next appearance in Suicide Squad #37)
• Beautiful Dreamer (last appearance in Suicide Squad #34; next appearance in Suicide Squad #37)
• Big Bear (last appearance in Suicide Squad #34; next appearance in Suicide Squad #37)
• Serifan (last appearance in Suicide Squad #34; next appearance in Suicide Squad #37)
• Vykin the Black (last appearance in Suicide Squad #34; next appearance in Suicide Squad #37)

Supporting Character(s)

• Amanda Waller (last appearance in Suicide Squad #35; next appearance in Suicide Squad #37)
• Flo Crowly (dies in this story; last appearance in Suicide Squad #35; next appearance in Suicide Squad #37)
• John Economos (last appearance in Suicide Squad #34; next appearance in Suicide Squad #37)

Villain(s)

• Darkseid (last appearance in New Gods #12; next appearance in New Gods #15)
• Granny Goodness (last appearance in Suicide Squad #35; next appearance in Mister Miracle #17)
• Kanto (dies in this story; last appearance in Suicide Squad #35; no further appearances)
• Virman Vundabar (last appearance in Suicide Squad #35; no further appearances)
• Female Furies (last appearance in Suicide Squad #35; next appearance in Mister Miracle #17)
• Lashina (rejoin the Furies; dies in this story; last appearance in Suicide Squad #35; next appearance in Mister Miracle #17)
• Bernadeth (resurrected by Darkseid; last appearance in Suicide Squad #35; next appearance in Mister Miracle #17)
• Mad Harriet (last appearance in Suicide Squad #35; next appearance in Mister Miracle #17)
• Stompa (last appearance in Suicide Squad #35; next appearance in Mister Miracle #17)
• Artemiz (last appearance in Suicide Squad #35; next appearance in Mister Miracle #17)

Other Character(s)

• Jacob Finlay (as a ghost; last name incorrectly given as Smith in this story; last appearance in Secret Origins #37; next appearance in Suicide Squad #37)
• A devil and his toady (no further appearances)

Cameo Appearance(s)

• Joker (in Doctor Light's fantasy)
• Penguin (in Doctor Light's fantasy)
• Superman (in Doctor Light's fantasy)
• Batman (in Doctor Light's fantasy)
• Flash (in Doctor Light's fantasy)
• Green Lantern (in Doctor Light's fantasy)

Comments:
This story is continued from Suicide Squad #35 and continues in part in Suicide Squad #37.

Synopsis:
The battle of Apokolips has seemingly ended with Lashina rejoining the Female Furies. The Suicide Squad has lost. However, some of them are still fighting. Count Vertigo stabs Kanto in the back. Nightshade returns from the shadow dimension with the unconscious body of Artemiz. Then the Bronze Tiger and reinforcements arrive with the help of the Forever People.

The battle resumes. Doctor Light who came with the Bronze Tiger is killed. Flo is also killed in the crossfire. Finally, Darkseid appears and calls an end to the hostilities. He resurrects Bernadeth. Then congratulates Lashina for earning back her place. However, he punishes her for bringing the humans to Apokolips. Darkseid offers to resurrect Flo and the others, but Waller refuses. She knows that the resurrected will be his slaves. Darkseid then sends the Suicide Squad on their way, away from Apokolips.