The original Suicide Squad appeared in six issues of "The Brave and the Bold". Although this early incarnation of the team (created by writer Robert Kanigher and artist Ross Andru) did not have the espionage trappings of later Squads, it laid much of the groundwork for squad field leader Rick Flag Jr.'s personal history. The team's administrator Amanda Waller was introduced in the "Legends" miniseries, with the original Silver Age Squad's backstory fleshed out further in "Secret Origins" (vol. 2) #14.