Batman primeiro começa a investigá-los em Suicide Squad # 10 " Contra o Muro " em que Batman confronta Amanda Waller sobre o Esquadrão Suicida, e Batman concorda em esperar por mais um dia para derrubar o grupo.
Batman infiltrated Belle Reve to confirm if the Suicide Squad is real. After confronting Amanda Waller, telling her that he will blow the whistle on the covert government team, Batman seems like he has the upper hand. However, Amanda Waller informs Batman that she will use all of her extensive resources to find out who Batman really is and report that to the media as well. Feeling stymied, Batman reluctantly agrees to keep the Suicide Squad a secret until he can find another way to take them down.