Initially appearing as a psychopathic member of Amanda Waller‘s Suicide Squad to align with the version of the character played by John Cena in 2021’s ‘The Suicide Squad’ eventually takes on a more tongue-in-cheek role in modern DC Universe continuity to align with Cena’s sole ‘Peacemaker’ TV series over the course of the era. Does it work? That’s up to you to decide! But there’s a notable difference in the character’s behaviour in his solo ‘Peacemaker Tries Hard!’ series and his time in the INFINITE FRONTIER (2021) comics – with his role in the DAWN OF DC (2023-2024) titles as Waller’s lackey somehow straddling both roles, depending on the title he appears in.
If you’re looking for something more directly-related to the film and TV version of Christopher Smith, then pick up ‘Peacemaker Presents: The Vigilante/Eagly Double Feature!’ which is set in the DCEU.
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Must Reads: Story arcs marked with a ✔ are must-read stories from this time period, along with any key related stories and often-forgotten tales that are worth a read.
Anthology Issues: When an issue contains multiple stories, the relevant story is denoted with square brackets. For example, [2/5] refers to the second story of the five stories in that issue, so you don’t need to read the other four.
Chronology: Every appearance of Peacemaker from this period is included in chronological order, laying out their timeline rather than just the order the issues were released.
Spoilers: The issue/story overviews may include spoilers, so be warned!
The pre-Crisis stories featuring previous incarnations of Peacemaker can be found here:
- PEACEMAKER, 1966-1986 – Earth-Four: Introducing the Peacemaker
- PEACEMAKER, 1986-2010 – New Earth: Kill For Peace
Want to keep it simple? Here’s the core reading order without story descriptions, page-by-page breakdowns – just the stories:
- Peacemaker: Disturbing The Peace #1
- New History of the DC Universe #3 [1/2]
- Doomsday Clock #9
- Inferior Five (2019) #1 [2/2]
- Inferior Five (2019) #2 [2/2]
- Inferior Five (2019) #3 [2/2]
- Inferior Five (2019) #4 [2/2]
- Inferior Five (2019) #5 [2/2]
- Inferior Five (2019) #6
- Peacemaker Tries Hard! #1-6
- Suicide Squad: King Shark #1
- Suicide Squad: King Shark #6
- DC’s Saved by the Belle Reve #1 [2/8]
- Task Force Z #10
- Infinite Frontier (2021) #0
- Suicide Squad (2021) #1-2
- Teen Titans Academy #2
- Suicide Squad (2021) #3
- Teen Titans Academy #3
- Suicide Squad (2021) #4-5
- Swamp Thing (2021) #4-5
- Suicide Squad (2021) #6
- Swamp Thing (2021) #6-7
- Suicide Squad (2021) #7
- Swamp Thing (2021) #8
- Suicide Squad (2021) #8
- Suicide Squad (2021) #10
- Suicide Squad (2021) #11-12
- War for Earth-3 #1
- Suicide Squad (2021) #13
- War for Earth-3 #2
- Suicide Squad (2021) #14-15
- Dark Crisis (2022) #1
- Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths (2022) #7 [2/2]
- WildC.A.T.s (2023) #10
- Green Arrow (2023) #2-3
- Unstoppable Doom Patrol #1-2
- Dawn of DC Primer: Free Special Edition #1
- Titans (2023) #1
- Unstoppable Doom Patrol #7
- Titans (2023) #4
- Green Arrow (2023) #6
- Titans: Beast World #2-6
- Green Arrow (2023) #9
- Amazons Attack (2024) #4-6
- Titans (2023) #9
- Titans (2023) #15
- Superman: House of Brainiac Special #1 [3/3]
- Absolute Power: Ground Zero #1 [3/3]
- The Flash (2024) #8-9
- Green Arrow (2023) #13
- Superman (2023) #16
- Superman (2023) #17
- Green Arrow (2023) #17
| Must Reads | Title, Synopsis & First Appearances |
| ✔ | Peacemaker: Disturbing The Peace #1 (2022) Christopher Smith‘s psychiatrist finds out just how far he’s willing to go to achieve peace. |
| New History of the DC Universe #3 [1/2] (2025) Peacemaker cameo; Peacemaker joins Task Force X. 1st appearance: Alva Technologies, Blood Syndicate (Fade, Tech-9, Wise Son), Justifiers, Most Excellent Super Bat (unnamed), Rocket/Raquel Ervin, Shift (unnamed), Sonny Sumo (unnamed) | |
| Doomsday Clock #9 (2019) Peacemaker cameo; Peacemaker is among the costumed heroes who join the fight against Doctor Manhattan. 1st appearance: Peacemaker/Christopher Smith (cameo, unnamed), Alpha Centurion/Marcus Aelius, Atomic Knight/Gardner Grayle, Firehawk (full), Robby Reed | |
| ✔ | Inferior Five #1 [2/2] (2019) Inferior Five #2 [2/2] (2019) Inferior Five #3 [2/2] (2020) Inferior Five #4 [2/2] (2020) Inferior Five #5 [2/2] (2020) Inferior Five #6 (2020) Peacemaker is sent on a solo mission by Amanda Waller, only to be manipulated by Brother Power into disobeying orders; Peacemaker discovers an Alien Alliance sleeper cell. 1st appearance: Peacemaker/Christopher Smith (full) |
| ✔ | Peacemaker Tries Hard! #1-6 (2023-2024) While trying to prove he can be a hero, Peacemaker adopts a dog he calls Bruce Wayne; the Brain kidnaps Bruce Wayne and threatens Peacemaker into helping him create a cloned body from Deathstroke; Peacemaker allies with Red Bee to oppose the Brain. 1st appearance: Bruce Wayne (dog), Auggie Smith |
| Suicide Squad: King Shark #1, 6 (2021-2022) Peacemaker cameo; Peacemaker meets fellow Suicide Squad member King Shark. 1st appearance: Man-King/Vik Wynn Note: This is the print version of the of the 12-issue digital series. |
| Must Reads | Title, Synopsis & First Appearances | Event / Crossover |
| ✔ | DC’s Saved by the Belle Reve #1 [2/8] (2022) Peacemaker and the Suicide Squad battle the Legion of the Steer. | |
| Task Force Z #10 (2021) Flashback; Peacemaker makes short work of a zombified member of Task Force Z. | ||
| Infinite Frontier #0 (2021) Peacemaker cameo; Peacemaker is seen among the visions shown by the Spectre to Wonder Woman; is possible that Amanda Waller is assigning the mission to handle the break-out at Arkham Asylum to Peacemaker. 1st appearance: Deb Donovan, Yara Flor, King Midas, Sean Mahoney, Saint Industries, Seven Soldiers of Victory, Teen Titans Academy (Alinta, Bratgirl, Gorilla Gregg, Megabat, Matt Price, Red X/Brick Pettirosso, Tooby), Earth-Omega Debut cameos: Doctor Mid-Nite/Charles McNider, Infinity Inc (Fury/Lyta Trevor. Northwind, Nuklon/Al Rothstein, Star-Spangled Kid, Silver Scarab/Hector Hall), Seven Soldiers of Victory (Crimson Avenger/Lee Travis, Wing), Swamp Thing/Levi Kamel | AFTERWORLDS BLINK OF AN EYE THE COWARDLY LOT HOMECOMING INFINITE FRONTIER INFINITE FRONTIER INCARNATE INVICTUS NEED FOR SPEED PRISMS THE SEVEN SOLDIERS OF SPRING BREAK | |
| ✔ | Suicide Squad #1-2 (2021) Task Force X – aks, the Suicide Squad – are sent to deal with the breakout at Arkham Asylum; Peacemaker loses allies, but ultimately survives the rescue mission. 1st appearance: Culebra/Alejandra Cortez, Exit/Jason Phillips, Judomaster/Ripley ‘Rip’ Jagger, LAW/Living Assault Weapons (cameo), Mindwarp/Peter Howard, Nocturna/Natalia Metternich, ‘Superboy’/Match | THE COWARDLY LOT INFINITE FRONTIER |
| ✔ | Teen Titans Academy #2 (pp.1-20) (2021) Suicide Squad #3 (2021) Teen Titans Academy #2 (pp.21-22) (2021) Teen Titans Academy #3 (pp.1-19) (2021) Suicide Squad #4 (2021) Amanda Waller’s efforts to bring Teen Titans Academy recruit Bolt into the Suicide Squad are rejected; Peacemaker and the rest of the Squad ally with Red X to try and bring Bolt over by force; Red X turns against the Suicide Squad and clashes with Peacemaker. 1st appearance: Branch, Cybruh (cameo, unnamed), Fisherman (unnamed), Harm/William Hayes (cameo, unnamed), Hypnotic Woman (unnamed), Scavenger (cameo, unnamed), Tress (unnamed), Joely Webster (unnamed) New identity: Alinta as Bolt | INFINITE FRONTIER NEED FOR SPEED |
| ✔ | Suicide Squad #5 (2021) Peacemaker begins to question Amanda Waller and tries to turn the Suicide Squad against her; Red X faces Peacemaker again when he tries to escape Belle Reve. 1st appearance: Dr Rodriguez | THE NEW DEAL |
| Must Reads | Title, Synopsis & First Appearances | Event / Crossover |
| ✔ | Swamp Thing #4 (2021) Peacemaker cameo; Peacemaker leads a Suicide Squad contingent to investigate the emergence of a new Swamp Thing. 1st appearance: Alex Olsen (cameo, unnamed), Mister Pilgrim (cameo) | |
| ✔ | Swamp Thing #5 (2021) Peacemaker cameo; Peacemaker’s team arrive in India. | IN MY INFANCY |
| ✔ | Suicide Squad #6 (pp.6) / Swamp Thing #6 (p.4) (2021) Amanda Waller checks in on Peacemaker’s team. | IN MY INFANCY THE NEW DEAL |
| Suicide Squad #6 (p.7) (2021) No Peacemaker appearance; Amanda Waller reveals her true intentions for Peacemaker. | IN MY INFANCY THE NEW DEAL | |
| ✔ | Swamp Thing #6 (pp.5-22) (2021) Swamp Thing #7 (pp.1-3) (2021) Swamp Thing #7 (pp.3-4) / Suicide Squad #7 (p.10) (2021) Swamp Thing #8 (2021) Suicide Squad #8 (2021) The Suicide Squad’s mission in India goes horribly wrong; Peacemaker confronts the Swamp Thing head-on and reassesses his loyalty to Amanda Waller, going AWOL when the mission ends. 1st appearance: Blackguard/Richard Hertz, Hedera/Jacob Kamei (full), Mister Pilgrim (cameo) | IN MY INFANCY |
| Suicide Squad #10 (2022) Peacemaker cameo; Peacemaker is revealed to have joined Rick Flag‘s Suicide Squad who are preparing to oppose Amanda Waller. | ||
| ✔ | Suicide Squad #11-12 (2022) War for Earth-3 #1 (2022) Suicide Squad #13 (2022) War for Earth-3 #2 (2022) The efforts of Rick Flag’s Suicide Squad to confront Amanda Waller is derailed when their conflict takes them to Earth 3 where they clash with the Crime Syndicate. 1st appearance: Lightning Strikes of Earth 8 (Blood Pouch, Dead Red, Oedipus, Thing-Man, Thrill Kill) New identity: Crime Syndicate of Earth 3 as the Justice League, Silver Eagle of Earth 8 as American Crusader, John Stewart of Earth 3 as Power Ring, Superboy/Match as Bizarro, Talon/William Cobb as Owlman | WAR FOR EARTH-3 |
| ✔ | Suicide Squad #14-15 (2022) Peacemaker remains a member of Rick Flag’s Suicide Squad when the team return to Earth Prime; the Suicide Squad oppose Lex Luthor. 1st appearance: Bizarro Boy, Moneymaker/Chet Mannheim | |
| Dark Crisis #1 (2022) Peacemaker cameo; Peacemaker turns down Jon Jent’s offer to join the new Justice League. | DARK CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTH | |
| ✔ | Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths #7 [2/2] (2023) Peacemaker cameo; Amanda Waller is revealed to have returned to Earth Prime, with Peacemaker – and what appears to be a female Peacemaker – by his side. 1st appearance: Bright (unnamed, Earth 3), Council of Light, Konfusion (unnamed, Earth 3), Peacewrecker (unnamed) | DARK CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTH |
| Must Reads | Title, Synopsis & First Appearances | Event / Crossover |
| WildC.A.T.s #10 (2023) Flashback; Peacemaker and Peacewrecker are placed in charge of preventing a coup in Vilnaya and finds himself at odds with Spartan of the Halo Corporation. | ||
| ✔ | Green Arrow #2-3 (2023) Peacemaker and Peacewrecker step in to block Arsenal and Black Canary‘s search for Amanda Waller; Peacemaker comes up with an unusual deal for Arsenal. 1st appearance: Troublemaker | DAWN OF DC |
| Unstoppable Doom Patrol #1-2 (2023) On loan from Amanda Waller, Peacemaker advises General Blanche on a specially-selected team capable of taking down the Doom Patrol; the robotic Peacehammers are stage one, followed by Worm‘s infiltration of the team. 1st appearance: Beast Girl, Roxy Centauri (cameo), Degenerate/Subject 99, Doctor Syncho, Grave Minders, Inner Child, Willoughby Kipling, Mutagen Inc, Peacehammers, Pupa/Rhea Jones (cameo), Squonk (cameo), Think Tank New identity: Simon Choe as Psylosimon | DAWN OF DC UNSTOPPABLE | |
| ✔ | Dawn of DC Primer: Free Special Edition #1 (2023) Peacemaker, Peacewrecker and Gunsmith locate the Helmet of Hate on Lazarus Island on Amanda Waller’s behalf. 1st appearance: Peacewrecker (full), Helmet of Hate | DAWN OF DC OUT OF THE SHADOWS |
| ✔ | Titans #1 (2023) Peacemaker competes with the Titans to defeat the giant cyborg ape Titano before it can destroy a power plant. | DAWN OF DC OUT OF THE SHADOWS |
| Unstoppable Doom Patrol #7 (2023) Peacemaker brings in more Peacehammers to attack the fallen Doom Patrol, but they’re annihilated by the Degenerate. | DAWN OF DC UNSTOPPABLE | |
| Titans #4 (2023) Amanda Waller orders Peacemaker to bring in the “Doctor”, who he claims freaks him out. | DAWN OF DC OUT OF THE SHADOWS | |
| Green Arrow #6 (2024) Peacemaker cameo; Arsenal and Jade are shot down by Peacemaker when they find Amanda Waller’s hidden base. | DAWN OF DC | |
| ✔ | Titans: Beast World #2-6 (2024) Peacemaker remains by Amanda Waller’s side when she and Doctor Hate cause beastly transformations of humans and metahumans across the planet; Nightwing has a showdown with Peacemaker. 1st appearance: Bureau of Sovereignty, Amor Armor New identity: Hall of Justice as Hall of Order | BEAST WORLD DAWN OF DC |
| ✔ | Green Arrow #9 (2024) Peacemaker and Peacewrecker overpower the Green Arrow in when he breaks into Waller’s new Bureau of Sovereignty; Peacewrecker is revealed to be from Earth 3. 1st appearance: Psyba-Rats (cameo – Channelman, Hackrat, Megabiter, Razorsharp), Justice League Arctic Facility | DAWN OF DC FAMILY FIRST |
| ✔ | Amazons Attack #4-6 (2024) Peacemaker and a squad of AXE agents confront Queen Nubia and Queen Faruka in Africa, amid the paranoia over outlawed Amazons; Nubia almost kills Peacemaker; 1st appearance: Asylum (full), Spear of Ishtar (full) | AMAZONS ATTACK DAWN OF DC |
| Titans #9 (2024) Peacemaker walks in on a meeting between Amanda Waller and the demon Servillius. 1st appearance: Servillius | DAWN OF DC |
| Must Reads | Title, Synopsis & First Appearances | Event / Crossover |
| Titans #15 (2024) Peacemaker cameo; Peacemaker announces the arrival of the Titans at the Bureau of Sovereignty. | DAWN OF DC | |
| ✔ | Superman: House of Brainiac Special #1 [3/3] (2023) Peacemaker and Peacewrecker failed to track down Professor Ivo, but they successfully use the Talk Force XI files to set Amanda Waller on the path to learning the true identity of the Council of Light. | HOUSE OF BRAINIAC |
| Absolute Power: Ground Zero #1 [3/3] (2024) Peacemaker cameo; from Metropolis, Peacemaker reports to Amanda Waller that Superman has returned to Earth. | ABSOLUTE POWER | |
| The Flash #8-9 (2024) Peacemaker cameo; Peacemaker is among the agents taking part in the crackdown on speedsters; Peacemaker tackles Mister Terrific. 1st appearance: Jimmy Scorch | DAWN OF DC UNTIL TIME STANDS STILL | |
| ✔ | Green Arrow #13 (pp.6-20) (2024) Superman #16 (2024) Having defected to Waller’s side, Green Arrow joins Peacemaker on a mission that opposes his closest ally, Arsenal; Peacemaker and Peacewrecker are assigned to steal tech from SuperCorp. 1st appearance: Starfish Island/’Arrow Island’ | ABSOLUTE POWER |
| Superman #17 (2024) Peacemaker reports his defeat at the hands of an unknown assailant to Amanda Waller. 1st appearance: Adam Aesford, Yellow Peri (cameo, unnamed), Kid Warlock, Arak Wind-Walker | ABSOLUTE POWER | |
| ✔ | Green Arrow #17 (2024) Flashback; Peacemaker and Peacewrecker are apprehended by Green Arrow after the fall of the Bureau of Sovereignty. | ALL-IN TRIAL BY JUSTICE |
Notable versions of Peacemaker from around the DC Multiverse from this time period:
| Title, Issue Number & Synopsis | Event / Crossover | |
| Future State: Suicide Squad #1-2 (2021) Future State – In a possible future DC Universe, Amanda Waller took Task Force X (including Peacemaker) on a mission to Earth 3; Checkmate‘s own Justice Squad are assigned to bring Waller back home, but find themselves at odds with the Suicide Squad. | FUTURE STATE | |
| Strange Love Adventures #1 [3/8] (2022) On an undetermined Earth (similar to the DCEU), Peacemaker writes a love letter to Eagly. | ||
| DC’s Saved by the Belle Reve #1 [5/8] (2022) Tiny Titans Universe – The Tiny Titans encounter Peacemaker on their trip to Belle Reve Prison. | ||
| Harley Quinn: The Arkham Asylum Files #1 (2023) Set in the same universe as The Arkham Asylum Files: Panic in Gotham City game, Peacemaker and Katana are shown as past members of the Suicide Squad. |
| Title, Issue Number & Synopsis |
| Peacemaker Presents: The Vigilante/Eagly Double Feature! #1 [1/2] (2025) Peacemaker Presents: The Vigilante/Eagly Double Feature! #5 [1/2] (2025) Peacemaker Presents: The Vigilante/Eagly Double Feature! #1 [2/2] (2025) Peacemaker Presents: The Vigilante/Eagly Double Feature! #2 [2/2] (2025) Peacemaker Presents: The Vigilante/Eagly Double Feature! #3 [2/2] (2025) Peacemaker Presents: The Vigilante/Eagly Double Feature! #4 [2/2] (2025) Peacemaker Presents: The Vigilante/Eagly Double Feature! #5 [2/2] (2025) DCEU – Peacemaker‘s partner, Vigilante, breaks away on a solo mission to tackle his opposite numbers, Cannon and Sabre; Peacemaker and Eagly‘s holiday goes horrendously wrong when they end up taking on the League of Assassins. |
| Absolute Superman #2, 4, 7-8, 10 (2025) Absolute Universe – Out of Lazarus Corp‘s Peacemakers, Captain Christopher Smith stands out as the one with the biggest grudge against Superman; Smith is injured in a confrontation with Superman, leading to him receiving cybernetic enhancements from Brainiac; Smith’s behaviour becomes more erratic with each clash with Kal-El., though Superman ultimately saves Smith’s life when Omega Prime of the Omega Men tries to decapitate him. |
| Collected Edition Title | Collects… |
| Peacemaker Tries Hard! | Peacemaker Tries Hard! #1-6 |
| Future State: Suicide Squad | Future State: Shazam! – The Death of William Batson #1-2 Future State: Suicide Squad #1-2 Future State: Swamp Thing – Obsidian Sun #1-2 Future State: Teen Titans – Dead of the Class #1-2 |
| Suicide Squad vol.1: Give Peace a Chance | Future State: Suicide Squad #1-2 Suicide Squad #1-6 |
| Suicide Squad vol.2: Ambushed! | Suicide Squad #7-15 |
| Teen Titans Academy vol.1: X Marks The Spot | Infinite Frontier #0 [part] Suicide Squad #3 Teen Titans Academy #1-5 Teen Titans Academy 2021 Yearbook #1 |
| War for Earth-3 | Flash #780 Suicide Squad #13 Teen Titans Academy #13 War for Earth-3 #1-2 |
| Green Arrow vol.1: Reunion | Green Arrow #1-6 |
| Unstoppable Doom Patrol | Lazarus Planet; Dark Fate #1 [part] Unstoppable Doom Patrol #1-7 |
| Titans: Beast World | Titans: Beast World #1-6 |
| Titans by Tom Taylor Omnibus | Nightwing #101-104, 109-110 Titans #1-15 Titans: Beast World #1-6 |
| Green Arrow vol.2: Family First | Green Arrow #7-12 |
| Amazons Attack | Amazons Attack #1-6 Wonder Woman #2 [part] |
| Green Arrow vol.3: Against the Wall | Green Arrow #13-17 Green Arrow 2024 Annual |
| Superman Vol. 3: The Dark Path | Superman #16-21 |
| Peacemaker Presents: The Vigilante/Eagly Double Feature! | Peacemaker Presents: The Vigilante/Eagly Double Feature! #1-5 |
| Collected Edition Title | Includes… |
| Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths | Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths #7 |
| Swamp Thing vol.1: Becoming | Swamp Thing #4 |
| Swamp Thing vol.2: Conduit | Swamp Thing #5-8 |
| Swamp Thing by Ram V & Mike Perkins Omnibus | Swamp Thing #4-8 |
| Titans vol.1: Out of the Shadows | Titans #1, 4 |
| Superman: House of Brainiac | Superman: House of Brainiac Special #1 |
Reading Order © Omniverse Comics Guide 2026
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