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In their latest look at notable comic book retcons, CSBG shows how Rick Flag discovered that his whole life was a lie.
Today, we see how the Suicide Squad tore Rick Flag’s whole IDENTITY apart.
In Abandoned an’ Forsaked, we examine comic book stories and ideas that were not only abandoned, but also had the stories/plots specifically “overturned” by a later writer (as if they were a legal precedent).
The Suicide Squad goes back a lot further than you might know, as the team first debuted in The Brave and the Bold #25 (by Robert Kanigher, Ross Andru and Mike Esposito). The concept of the series was that there was a team, Task Force X, that was called in for the craziest, most outlandish missions that the government had. They were dubbed the “Suicide Squad” due to how dangerous their missions were.
They were led by Rick Flag, a fighter pilot from World War II…
Years later, though, that World War II story was transplanted to Rick MONTGOMERY FLAG…
Flag then had a son, Rick Flag Jr…
It was the JUNIOR who led the original Suicide Squad…
And then years later, led the newer, super villain version of the team, as well…
However, years later, Rick learned that there never WAS a Rick Flag Jr.! He was a soldier who was brainwashed into BELIEVING he was Rick Flag Jr!
Rick confronted the general who did this to him, however, the general had since placed his own mind in the monstrous Shaggy Man and when Rick confronted him, Eiling revealed that he also put in a mind control back door in “Rick”s mind…
He could now force Rick to do anything for him…
However, in the end, Rick outfoxed him and blew the General’s brain up…
Rick was then confronted by the chance to meet his “Real” family as Anthony Miller…
He turned down the chance. He was Rick Flag and he will ALWAYS be Rick Flag….
Dark.
Thanks to my pal, Alan, for suggesting this one!
If anyone else has a suggestion for Abandoned an’ Forsaked, drop me a line at brianc@cbr.com!
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