Suicide Squad # 1 2011 NM-

Suicide Squad # 1 2011 titled "Kicked in the Teeth," launched the fourth volume of the series as part of DC’s The New 52 relaunch. It established a dark, grittier status quo for Task Force X, written by Adam Glass with art by Federico Dallocchio and Ransom Getty. 

The issue is structured around a high-stakes interrogation and flashback sequences. 

• The Captivity: The story opens with the Squad members captured and being brutally tortured by masked assailants demanding to know their mission and who is "pulling the strings".
• The Test: It is eventually revealed that the entire interrogation was a "stress test" orchestrated by Amanda Waller to ensure the team would not break under pressure before their first real mission begins.
• The Origin Vignettes: The issue uses vignettes to show how each member was recruited from Belle Reve Penitentiary and fitted with nano-bombs in their necks to ensure compliance. 

This incarnation featured significant character redesigns, most notably a leaner Amanda Waller and a modernized, more provocative look for Harley Quinn. 

• Harley Quinn
• Deadshot (Floyd Lawton)
• King Shark (Nanaue)
• El Diablo (Chato Santana)
• Black Spider (Eric Needham)
• Voltaic (making his first appearance)
• Savant (Brian Durlin, who leaves the team early in this run)