Suicide Squad Vol. 2 The Nightshade Odyssey

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This second SUICIDE SQUAD collection of 1980s stories begins with a bang when Batman learns of the team's existence-and he's not happy! After a confrontation with the their agency handler, Amanda Waller, the team is sent to take down the island headquarters of a Colombian drug cartel that's more than it seems. Then, the squad and the Justice League cross paths when both teams try to infiltrate a Russian prison. Both teams plan to rescue the villain called Nightshade-the JLA wants him to stand trial in the U.S., but the Suicide Squad needs to add him to their ranks. Collects SUICIDE SQUAD #9-18 and JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL #13.

John Ostrander is a renowned comics writer who co-created the science fiction series GRIMJACK with artist Timothy Truman. With his wife, the late Kim Yale, he wrote DC's SUICIDE SQUAD. With artist Tom Mandrake, a frequent collaborator, he wrote a lengthy run of DC's THE SPECTRE. Ostrander has also written for Marvel Comics, and for Warp Graphics' ELFQUEST. Recently Ostrander has been writing for Dark Horse's line of STAR WARS comics.