Who Is Amanda Waller? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Amanda Waller is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Amanda Belle Blake, with over 1,205 comic issue appearances. A high-level government bureaucrat with an almost completely classified record, Amanda Waller is the ruthless creator and director of Task Force X - better known as the Suicide Squad.

Who is Amanda Waller?

Origin Little is known about Amanda Waller's personal history. Raised by her grandmother who turned her out of her home when Amanda was a teenager, she at some point joined the United States Army , where she acquitted herself well as a soldier. She was assigned to Team 7 , a black ops unit which met with a disastrous end, and briefly retired. Following a final mission in which all other agents, including a close childhood friend, died in defence of American interests she formulated a plan to create a black ops team composed entirely of expendable members, primarily super-villains. She was placed in charge of the newly-created Task Force X, otherwise known as the Suicide Squad . Creation Amanda Waller was created by writer John Ostrander , scripter Len Wein , and artist John Byrne . She made her first appearance in Legends #1 . She was substantially redesigned for the New 52 by Adam Glass and Federico Dallocchio .

Key facts

Amanda Waller is of human origin and first appeared in "Once Upon a Time...! / Secret of the Temple". The character is published by DC Comics. With 1,205 recorded issue appearances, Amanda Waller ranks among the most featured characters in comics.