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4August 1987
$0.75; 1.00 CAD; 0.40 GBP

Suicide Squad #4

DC · August 1987 · on sale 1987-05-05

First appearance: William HellFirst appearance: William Heller2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Suicide Squad (DC, 1987 series)
Issue
#4
Publication date
August 1987
Key date
1987-08-00
On-sale date
1987-05-05
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.75; 1.00 CAD; 0.40 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of William Hell - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of William Heller - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Who Brought a City to Its Knees?cover1pencils: Luke McDonnell; inks: Bob LewisThe Bronze Tiger, Captain Boomerang, Deadshot, Rick Flag Jr., Digger Harkness, William Hell First, William Heller First, Floyd Lawton, Benjamin Turner
1William Hell's Overturecomic story22script: John Ostrander; pencils: Luke McDonnell; inks: Bob Lewis; colors: Carl Gafford; letters: Todd KleinBlack Orchid, The Bronze Tiger, Captain Boomerang, Chronos, David Clinton, Deadshot, The Enchantress, Rick Flag Jr., Karin Grace, Digger Harkness, William Hell First, William Heller First, Floyd Lawton, June Moone
2-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Terry Beatty; inks: Dick Giordano
3-promo (ad from the publisher)1script: ? (promo copy); letters: typeset
4-letters page1script: Bob Greenberger; pencils: Luke McDonnell; inks: Bob Lewis

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; barcode 0709893120208
Canadianprice 1.00 CAD; barcode 0709893120208

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Trial by Fire
ISBN 9781401230050		2011On eBay ›
Trial by Fire
ISBN 978-1-4012-5831-3		2015On eBay ›
Suicide Squad: Trial by Fire #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-77951-444-8		2021On eBay ›
DC Finest: Suicide Squad: Trial by Fire #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-79950-075-9		2025On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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