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Secret
Six 1 |
| Subtitle |
Six
Degrees of Devastation, part one: Exposed |
| Date |
July
2006 |
| Writer(s) |
Gail
Simone |
| Artist(s) |
Brad
Walker, Jimmy Palmiotti |
| storyline |
Catman,
Ragdoll, Scandal, and Knockout parachuted into a prison
camp in North Korea. Deadshot got himself imprisoned
in order to kill the warden for a client who's husband
was killed there. They got their man and left the prisoners
in control.
A few nights later, they were paid. Blake was told that
the Society - and Dr. Psycho in particular - still had
it out for them. They urged to bring in an unnamed new
member, but Catman resisted.
Dr. Psycho could not convince the Society to go after
the Six, but made a deal outside the ranks. While Catman
visited their possible new member (Mad Hatter), the
rest of the six (rather five) were all attacked: Ragdoll
by Ibac in a restaurant, Deadshot by Lady Vic and Double-Dare
while visiting his daughter, Scandal and Knockout by
the Ravens on a balcony in Bangkok. Knockout was hit
by a shot and something implanted in her. She pushed
Scandal into the river below and exploded. |
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| Issue |
Secret
Six 2 |
| Subtitle |
Six
Degrees of Devastation, part two: The First Cut is the
Deepest |
| Date |
August
2006 |
| Writer(s) |
Gail
Simone |
| Artist(s) |
Brad
Walker, Jimmy Palmiotti |
| storyline |
Lawton's
ex-wife shot Lady Vic and she prepared for the killing
blow, then tossed Floyd the gun. He let his attackers
go due to his daughter being a witness to the situation.
Ragdoll escaped his predator by using steak knives.
Scandal found Knockout - still alive - under the wreckage.
She felt the rage of her father for the first time.
Back at their hideout, Scandal began on Pistolera, the
woman who'd attacked her and Knockout. After an hour
of torture, Pistolera gave up the person who'd called
the hits: Cheshire. Catman and Scandal discussed letting
her go, but Deadshot killed her anyway.
The Six (minus Ragdoll, who was hospitalized with dozens
of broken bones) journeyed to the Himalayas in search
of Cheshire. The entered a monastery and went through
several monks before finding their target. She gave
up Dr. Psycho as the person who'd called the hit and
introduced Blake to his child. He called his team off
- he couldn't kill the mother of his son.
Dr. Psycho, posing as a circus freak, visited Ragdoll
in the hospital. |
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| Issue |
Secret
Six 3 |
| Subtitle |
Six
Degrees of Devastation, part three: The Darkest House
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| Date |
September
2006 |
| Writer(s) |
Gail
Simone |
| Artist(s) |
Brad
Walker, Jimmy Palmiotti |
| storyline |
Scandal
and Blake went in to break Ragdoll out of the hospital.
Though some feds stood in their way, they were successful.
Knockout took off her bandages and took a shower. Vandal
Savage came to his daughter in a dream. He demanded
she produce him an heir.
The team went after Lady Vic, who's location was given
up by the Double Dare girls. As they neared the destination,
Ragdoll flipped out and began attacking them. They were
able to toss him out of the helicopter after he cut
his own hand off so that Knockout would fall. Mad Hatter
suffered some sort of seizure. After finding her girlfriend
OK on the ground, Scandal heard her father threaten
Knockout's life again.
Ragdoll came to his senses, claiming Dr. Psycho had
caused his episode. Catman looked up to see the Doom
Patrol standing above them. |
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| Issue |
Secret
Six 4 |
| Subtitle |
Six
Degrees of Devastation, part four: Spiders on the Wind
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| Date |
October
2006 |
| Writer(s) |
Gail
Simone |
| Artist(s) |
Brad
Walker, Jimmy Palmiotti |
| storyline |
Dr.
Psycho and Cheshire met with Vandal Savage. He was most
displeased that they'd led the Six to the Doom Patrol
- he wanted Blake alive (to sire his heir).
The Doom Patrol and the Six fought it out. Mad Hatter
caused the DP to turn on themselves. He was stopped
before he made Elastigirl eat Beast Boy. The DP told
them to get lost and they wouldn't come looking.
Back at HQ, Lawton called his ex-wife to tell her she'd
never see him again - he didn't want them to get hurt
due to him.
Savage came to his daughter again in a dream - if she
wouldn't have a child, he would kill the rest of her
team. She woke up to find her girlfriend with Deadshot. |
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| Issue |
Secret
Six 5 |
| Subtitle |
Six
Degrees of Devastation, part five: Life as we Know It
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| Date |
December
2006 |
| Writer(s) |
Gail
Simone |
| Artist(s) |
Brad
Walker, Jimmy Palmiotti |
| storyline |
Scandal
went nuts, but Knockout had no clue why - on Apokolips,
it was tradition after battle. Catman stopped her from
killing everyone as Mad Hatter looked on gleefully.
Scandal left and told them she'd kill either them or
herself should anyone follow.
Knockout believed Scandal's exit was preplanned, she
needed the incident to be a believable catalyst. Hatter
agreed, telling them she was now with her father. The
group prepared to visit Vandal Savage to get their friend
back.
Savage chose Dr. Psycho as the father since Scandal
refused to have Blake's child. As her friends arrived
and attacked, she stabbed her father in the throat with
chopsticks.
Hatter was able to disrupt Dr. Psycho's mental suggestions;
Cheshire stabbed him in the back. |
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| Issue |
Secret
Six 6 |
| Subtitle |
Six
Degrees of Devastation, part six: Cutting the Cord |
| Date |
January
2007 |
| Writer(s) |
Gail
Simone |
| Artist(s) |
Brad
Walker, Jimmy Palmiotti |
| storyline |
As
the battle raged on between the Six and Savage's goons,
the man of the house appeared and challenged his daughter.
Catman got the antidote for Tetch from Cheshire, but
had to promise her safe passage in return.
Hatter defeated Psycho; Blake gave him his cure. Savage
gave up in his battle with his daughter and fell down
the mountainside. Ragdoll shoved Tetch over the same
ledge and met up with the rest of the group, telling
them Hatter had decided to stay.
Hatter vowed revenge. |
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references to time, and chronology: |
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Pistolera
was killed by Deadshot after being tortured by Scandal Savage.
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Issue
4 appears to take place before the Doom Patrol's appearance
in Titans Around the
World, as Dayton is wearing his Mento helmet here.
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