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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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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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