(Adventures of Superman #593) - Black was drafted into President Luthor's Suicide Squad, and they required a field test against a powerful superhuman. Black suggested Superman, and Luthor supported the choice. The Squad lured Superman to Area 8, an abandoned military compound, and engaged him in combat. Black coordinated his team, and they were defeated by Superman. Luthor agreed with Black that they needed to recruit Mongul and free Doomsday to complete the Squad.

 (Adventures of Superman #594) -President Luthor sent the Suicide Squad to the JLA Watchtower on the moon, and with JLAer Steel's help they used JLA teleportation technology to free Doomsday. Doomsday decimated the entire Squad except for Black, who manipulated Doomsday's mind to replace his hatred of Superman with a hatred for Imperiex. Superman arrived on the Watchtower because Luthor was forcing him to team with Doomsday, and Black said he'd done everything Luthor asked and was resigning. With that he used the Watchtower teleporter to leave.