- "I am only a common man, Ms. Williams, fighting for the sake of other common men in this troubled community. Hopefully, I can be a symbol to them so that, by uniting together, we can overcome those who would destroy our hope, our peace, our way of life."
- ―William Hell
| "William Hell's Overture" | |
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| Suicide Squad | |
| Title: | "William Hell's Overture" |
| Volume: | 1 |
| Number: | 4 |
| Cover price: | .75 |
| Cover date: | August, 1987 |
| Publisher: | Marvel Comics |
| Credits | |
| Chief: | Jenette Kahn |
| Ex. Ed: | Dick Giordano |
| Writers: | John Ostrander |
| Pencilers: | Luke McDonnell |
| Inkers: | Bob Lewis |
| Cover artists: | Luke McDonnell |
| Cover inker: | Bob Lewis |
| Colorists: | Carl Gafford |
| Letterers: | Todd Klein |
| Editors: | Robert Greenberger |
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"William Hell's Overture" is the fourth issue of the first Suicide Squad ongoing comic book series published by DC Comics. It was written by John Ostrander with artwork by Luke McDonnell and inks by Bob Lewis. It was colored by Carl Gafford and lettered by Todd Klein. The story was edited by Robert Greenberger. This issue shipped with an August, 1987 cover date and carries a cover price of .75 cents per copy.
"William Hell's Overture"[]
Featured characters
- Black Orchid, Susan Linden
- Bronze Tiger/Wipeout, Ben Turner
- Captain Boomerang, George Harkness
- Chronos, David Clinton
- Deadshot, Floyd Lawton
- Enchantress, June Moone
- Nightshade, Eve Eden
- Rick Flag
Supporting characters
Villains
Minor characters
- James Heller (In flashback only)
- Marta Williams
- Stevens
Organizations
Races & Animals
- Altered humans
- Horses (In flashback only)
- Humans
- Human/Plant hybrids
Locations
Items
Vehicles
Powers
Miscellaneous
- Bondage
- Flashbacks
- Funerals (In flashback only)
- Gunshot victims
- Nazis (In flashback only)
- Racism
- Smoking
- Space portals
Notes & Trivia[]
- The Suicide Squad was first conceived by writer Robert Kanigher and artist Ross Andru and first appeared as the cover feature to The Brave and the Bold, Volume #25 in September, 1959. The modern iteration of the team was created by writer John Ostrander and debuted in issue #2 of the Legends mini-series. They then spun out into their own Suicide Squad ongoing series in 1987.
- This issue carries the approval stamp of the Comics Code Authority.
- This issue shipped to retailers on May 5th, 1987.
- The tagline to this issue is "Who brought a city to it's knees?"
- This issue is reprinted in the Suicide Squad: Trial by Fire trade paperback collection, first released in 2011, and re-released in 2015.
- Bob Lewis becomes the regular inker on the series beginning with this issue.