10) Secret Six
There’ve been various versions of the Secret Six rolling around the DC universe over the decades, but the most well-received is the third version of the team. Created by Gail Simone in 2005, this Secret Six departed from the previous incarnations of newly-minted heroic characters and was instead comprised of various pre-existing supervillains. The team is assembled by the mysterious Mockingbird to undertake missions of dubious morals that usually involve a big body count.
Naturally, there’s some crossover with the Suicide Squad here, and the two teams even share a number of members – most notably, Deadshot and Harley Quinn. Usually, though, the team features the likes of Bane, Catman, Ragdoll, Scandal Savage and Cheshire. Even the Joker has joined the ranks in one version.
What really lifted the Secret Six above being just a Suicide Squad knock off was the quality of the comic they appeared in. Simone brought a lot of wit and exciting twists to the book and the volatile dynamic between the Six was always interesting to explore.
