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George " Digger " Harkness , akaThe Suicide Squad’sCaptain Boomerang , receives an ignoble death early on in James Gunn ’s movie , but being utter wo n’t inevitably forbid his return in next films , since it certainly did n’t in the comics . The infamous Flash Rogue and member of the Suicide Squad experience for his aim and put-on boomerang met his end during the controversialIdentity Crisis . Harkness returned to lifetime during DC’sBlackest Night , and remain a regular in on-going stories .
Created by John Broome and Carmine Infantino inFlash # 117 , the Australian criminal ’s crime spree were always queer by Barry Allen , the 2d Flash . Eventually Captain Boomerang was enter for Amanda Waller ’s Task Force X where , despite his longevity , he was unpopular and distrusted by his teammates due to his provocative posture . Although he enjoyed a brief stint pose the Mirror Master , Digger remained with the Suicide Squad until they disbanded . He met his death in 2004’sIdentity Crisiswhen he was hire to stamp out Jack Drake , the male parent ofthen - Robin Tim Drake , only to be double - crossed by his employer , who gave Jack just enough notice to fight back . Although both men perished , Digger ’s legacy lived on in his son Owen Mercer , who he had reconciled with before his death , and who put on the mantle of Captain Boomerang .
Despite being briefly come to by the original Trickster during theRogue Warstoryline , Captain Boomerang made his prescribed counter during 2008’sBlackest Nightstoryline . In this Brobdingnagian case , Green Lantern villain the Black Hand upraise a host of dead hero and scoundrel to do him as an army of intelligent zombie . Revived as a extremity of the Black Lantern Corps inBlackest Night : Batman # 3 , Digger and other Batman - related supporting characters or villains attempt to kill and exchange Batman and Red Robin , the current aliases of Dick Grayson and Tim Drake . Digger played a big role in theBlackest Night : Flashseries by Geoff Johns and Scott Kolins as he joins other reanimated Flash villains who assail boththe vernal and old Roguesin hopes of turning them into Black Lanterns as well .
Harkness later sway his son to tempt innocent people to their deaths in the Bob Hope of bringing him full back to life , and Owen is tragically killed ( and turn into a Black Lantern ) when the villainous varlet take retaliation for his murder of women and children , feed in him to his forefather . Captain Boomerang was among twelve heroes and baddie resurrect by the White Lantern at the end ofBlackest Night , afterwards immure for his offence in Iron Heights Penitentiary . Eventually escaping , Captain Boomerang refund to his former ways and was once again drafted into the Suicide Squad , occasionally crossing paths with old enemy like the Flash .
While the broad Green Lantern mythos is improbable to bring back Digger in the movies , rear him from the dead as a orca zombie in some other fashion is n’t improbable , and nor is his mistaken son taking up his title . ActorJai Courtney has expressed interest in a spin - offmovie or boob tube show , so despite his extravagant end at the start ofThe Suicide Squad , fans may yet see the baddie return for more dangerous undertaking . One ofCaptain Boomerang ’s most lovely trait is remaining a villain even by the standards of other bad guys , and whileThe Suicide Squadgave him a memorable exit , Digger Harkness has never been one for respect the rules - even the rule of life and death .
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