Scandal Savage Reading List
Scandal Savage was a mercenary and businesswoman who was a member and leader of the mercenary group the Secret Six. As the daughter of immortal villain Vandal Savage, Scandal has an increased healing ability and durability. She is able to sustain harm to the point her body appears dead and then recover rapidly without medical intervention. However, her exact capabilities are unclear and seem to vary.
Scandal was introduced in the 2005 comic Villains United and was mainly in comics featuring the Secret Six or Vandal Savage. After the 2011 reboot she did not appear again until 2015 as a supporting character in Secret Six (2015). After Rebirth Scandal mainly appeared as a supporting character in Catwoman (2018). She is now a member of the Injustice Society and appearing in JSA (2025).
Post-Crisis
In Post-crisis Scandal is almost exclusively written by Gail Simone which results in a very cohesive characterization and development.
Villains United
Villains United is Scandal's first comic appearance and explains some of her backstory as well as her motivations. It shows how she became aquainted with other members of the Secret Six.
Villains United
Villains United #1-6
JSA Classified #10
Villains United: Infinite Crisis Special #1
Secret Six (2006)
This mini sets up most of the team that will exist from here until the reboot and begins to explore Scandal's relationship with Knockout, her father, and her teammates.
Secret Six: Six Degrees of Devastation
Secret Six (2006) #1-6
Pre-Secret Six (2008)
Birds of Prey: Whitewater
Birds of Prey (1999) #104-109
Checkmate (2006) #18
Salvation Run #3
Secret Six (2008)
Secret Six: Unhinged
Secret Six (2008) #1-7
Secret Six (2008) #8
Secret Six: Depths
Secret Six (2008) #10-14
Secret Six (2008) #16
Blackest Night: Danse Macabre
Suicide Squad (1987) #67
Secret Six (2008) #17/18
Secret Six: Cats in the Cradle
Secret Six (2008) #19-22
Secret Six (2008) #23/24
Secret Six: The Reptile Brain
Secret Six (2008) #25-28
Secret Six + Action Comics Crossover
Action Comics (1938) #895/896
Secret Six (2008) #29
Secret Six / Doom Patrol: Suicide Roulette
Secret Six (2008) #30
Doom Patrol (2009) #19
Secret Six: The Darkest House
Secret Six (2008) 31-33
Secret Six (2008) #34
Secret Six: Caution to the Wind
Secret Six (2008) #35/36
Secret Santa
This comic was published after the reboot, but as the team is identical to the one found in Secret Six (2008) I am placing it here in the reading list.
DC's Batman Smells, Robin Laid an Egg #1, Story 2 "Secret Santa"
The New52
Secret Six (2015)
This series has seemingly been completely retconned after Rebirth and its plot is completely seperate from anything that comes before or after it.
Secret Six (2015)
Secret Six (2015) #4/5, #8-10, #12-14
Rebirth
Scandal's personality in the Rebirth era is very different from during post-crisis. While dialogue in Catwoman (2018) and Secret Six (2025) suggests that all of Secret Six (2008) is still canon, this version of Scandal is not the same one from that comic. I personally do not feel that any of the comics featuring Scandal printed after 2011 are required reading as I feel this is practically a new character. That being said, for the sake of completionism, I will include a full Rebirth Scandal Savage reading list below.
As Marquise/Working with Catwoman
Catwoman: Rise and Revenge
Catwoman (2018) #51, #52, #53/54, #56
The Gotham War
Batman / Catwoman: The Gotham War: Battle Lines #1
Batman (2016) #137
Catwoman (2018) #57
Batman / Catwoman: The Gotham War: Red Hood #1
Batman (2016) #138
Catwoman (2018) #58
Batman / Catwoman: The Gotham War: Red Hood #2
Batman / Catwoman: The Gotham War: Scorched Earth #1
Catwoman: Nine Lives
Catwoman (2018) #65/66, #67/68
The Injustice Society
Genuinely no idea what is going on here yet so it's kind of hard to say if any of it is required reading yet.
JSA: Ragnarok
JSA (2025) #4/5
JSA: Götterdämmerung
JSA (2025) #9