Suicide Squad # 0 2012 NM-

Suicide Squad # 0 2012 titled "Point of No Return," is a pivotal issue from the New 52 era of Task Force X. Published on September 12, 2012, it was written by Adam Glass with art by Fernando Dagnino. 

The issue serves as a prequel to the main series, focusing on the origin of the team's director, Amanda Waller, rather than the squad members themselves. 

• The Mission: Set in the "recent past" in Malaysia, a younger Waller is recruited by her former student for a final black-ops assignment involving the villain Regulus and the organization Basilisk.
• The Catalyst: The mission involves a "meta-bomb" that causes mutations. When a close friend is mutated, Waller is forced to kill him out of mercy. This traumatic failure and the "shocking destruction" of her previous group, Team 7, becomes the primary motivation for her to create a team of expendable soldiers.
• Birth of Task Force X: The issue concludes with Waller proposing the creation of the Suicide Squad to the government, establishing her preference for using high-risk convicts who can be disavowed if missions go wrong. 

• Creative Team: Written by Adam Glass; Pencils/Inks by Fernando Dagnino; Cover Art by Ken Lashley.
• Featured Characters: Amanda Waller, Harley Quinn, Deadshot, and Captain Boomerang appear as part of the established roster.
• Release Information: It was part of DC’s "Zero Month," where every New 52 title received a #0 issue exploring origins.