Deadshot Reading Guide!

Hi! Here is a comprehensive reading guide for the character Floyd Lawton! This does not include all of his appearances - it is primarily issues/comics important to his story/character/development, and some of my favs!
Key:
Important
*My favs

Basic Info!
Name: Floyd Lawton
Alias: Deadshot
Occupation: Assassin, Mercenary
Base of Operations: Gotham City

Affiliations: Killer Elite, Secret Six, Suicide Squad, Batman Rogues Gallery

Relatives:
Edward Lawton (son, deceased),
Zoe Lawton (daughter),
Edward Robert Lawton (brother, deceased),
Susan Lawton (ex-wife, deceased),
Genevieve Pitt (mother, deceased),
George Lawton (father, deceased)

First/Early Appearances:
DC Comics Batman 1940-2011 #59
Detective Comics (1937-2011) #474, #518, #520
DC Comics Batman 1940-2011 #369
Detective Comics (1937-2011) #536
DC Legends (1986-1987) #1, #2, #3, #4, #6

Suicide Squad 1987 (Ostrander):
*Note: You should read the whole comic, Floyd is in majority of the issues and it is a very fun read! but for the sake of the guide I am just going to note what issues I think are important to read for his character, and some of my favourites.
Issue #1
Issue #4, #5
*Issue #8
Issue #10
Issue #14
(After issue #18, Deadshots mini-series begins. ! TW ! pedophilia, abuse, sexual assault, its a very heavy story)
*Deadshot 1988 Issue #1, #2, #3
*Issue 22
Issue 23
*Deadshot 1988 Issue #4
Issue #33, #34
Issue #39
Issue #41, #42, #43, *#44
Issue #46, #49, #50, #51, #52
Issue #55-59
Issue #63, #64, *#66

1990's:
Showcase '93 Issue #7-11
Deathstroke the Terminator (1991) Issue #41

2000's:
Justice League America (1989) Issue *#105, *#106
Batman (1940) Issue #591, #592
Suicide Squad (2001) Issue #5, #6, #7, #8, #12
*Deadshot (2005) Issue #1-5
*Villains United 2005 Issue #1-6
*Villains United Infinite Crisis Special (2006)
Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight (1989) Issue 214
Detective Comics (1937) Issue *#837
Gotham Underground Issue #1, #3, #6
Suicide Squad: Raise The Flag Issue #1, #3, #4, #5, #6
Catwoman (2002) Issue #74-75

Secret Six 2006:
Secret Six (2006) Issue *#1, #2
Batman Cacophony Issue #1
Secret Six (2006) Issue #3-#6
Birds of Prey (2010) Issue *#104-108Secret Six 2008:
One of my personal fav comics. Amazing read that introduced an amazing team and explored more emotional depths of Floyd.
Issue #1, #2, #3, *#4, *#5, #6, *#7
Issue #8, #9, *#10, #11, #12, #13, #14
Issue *#15
Joker's Asylum II: The Riddler Issue #1
Suicide Squad 1987 Issue #67
Secret Six Issue *#17, #18
Issue #19-#24
Issue #25-#28, *#29, #30
Issue #31-33
Issue *#34-36

The New 52 Era

Suicide Squad 2011:
This comic is pretty... rough imo. Some parts are out of character so I tried to highlight issues that reflected him well. I would still recommend reading it to get an understanding of the team dynamic for further volumes though!
Volume 1: Issues #1-#12 (*4, 11)
Volume 2: Issues #0, #13-#17
Volume 3: Issues #18-24 (After #22, it got better)
Volume 4: Issues *#25-30
Detective Comics (2011) Issue #23.2
Forever Evil (2013) Issue #1
Justice League of America (2013) Issue *#7.1

New Suicide Squad 2014:
This one has better characterisation for Floyd and I had fun reading it but it has its moments. His personality throughout this was fun though! Still worth the read as the team dynamics are better
Volume 1: Issues #1-10 (*#2, *#4, #8, #9)
Volume 2: Issues *#11, *#12, #13, #14-#16
Volume 3: Issues #17-#22 (#18, *#19-#21)
Convergence: Suicide Squad #1-#2
Superman/Wonder Woman (2013) Issue #18 & #19
Harley Quinn (2014) Issue *#20 & #21
Deathstroke (2014) Issue #11-#12
Suicide Squad: Most Wanted - Deadshot & *Katana Issue #1-#6 (side note: floyd's story isn't in the canon. for some reason they replaced zoe with a whole different little girl? also he was bald? odd. katana ate though.)
Harley Quinn and The Suicide Squad: April Fools Special

Rebirth Era

Suicide Squad Rebirth:
This is my personal fav suicide squad comic + lineup. I think they did the characterisation really well and I enjoyed how each character had flaws and their own journey happening simultaneously with the story. Worth the read :)
Suicide Squad Rebirth (1)
Suicide Squad (2016) Issues #1-#12 (*1, *11, *12)
Justice League vs Suicide Squad (2016) Issues #1-#6
Volume 2: Issues #13-18 (13, 15)
Suicide Squad Special: War Crimes
Volume 3: Issues #19-#24 (20, *24)
Volume 4: #25-31 (25, 29)
Dark Knights Tie-Ins:
-Nightwing (2016) #29
-Green Arrow (2016) #32
Volume 5: #32-#39 (#36, *#37)
Volume 6: #40, *#41, #42, #43, #44
Volume 7: #45, Aquaman (2016) #39, SS #46, Aquaman #40, SS Annual
Volume 8: *#47-#50
Suicide Squad Most Wanted: El Diablo Issues #1, #2, #3, #5, *#6
Red Hood & The Outlaws (2016): *#16-20
Trinity (2016) Issue #16
Damage (2016) Issue #1 & #2
Suicide Squad: Black Files *#1-#6
Batman (2016) Issues #25, #26, #27, #28, #93
Detective Comics (2016) Issues *#1009, *#1010, *#1011, #1027

Soft Reboot Era

Suicide Squad 2019:
Issue #1-#10 (Floyd makes an appearance in every issue: the story primarily reflects on him and his daughter so it's all important to read)
The Flash (2016) Tie In: Annual #3
Man-Bat #1 & #2
DC Love Is A Battlefield #1
Suicide Squad (2021) #1, #7, Annual
*Task Force Z (2021) #2, #3, #4, #5, #11, #12
Peacemaker Tries Hard! #1, #4, #6
Suicide Squad: Dream Team #4
Absolute Power Origins: #2

Alt Universe Appearance:
Batman Adventures: #5
Justice League Adventures: #6
Batman and Harley Quinn: #6, #7
Batman the Adventures Continue: #8, #16
*Batman The Adventures Continue Season Three: #3, #4, #5
DCeased: Unkillables: #1, #2, #3
Injustice 2
DC VS Vampires: #5, #6
*Tiny Titans: #45
Young Justice (2011): #23, #24, #25
*Suicide Squad: Kill Arkham Asylum: #1-4
Batman The Brave & The Bold: #13
Suicide Squad: Hell To Pay: *#6 (so sweet), #9, #10, #11, #12

As of now, Deadshot has no in-continuity appearances, but when he does I will update this!!! If you have any questions or wanna talk about him, my username is @ungodlybliss on X(twitter), tumblr and instagram!!!
Thank you<3