The Suicide Squad and the Banana Splits?

I'll level with you. I don't know who the effin' Banana Splits are. Is this another American thing? I recognise Hanna Barbera but everything else is a nada.
Pfft, Look at Deadshot in the alternate cover, creeping like a G-D Titan!

On both covers, Harley is front and centre like a good little cash cow and clearly taking inspiration from the terrible movie adaption. 

Anyway, the Bananas seem nice, cops attack them because cops, we then see the Suicide Squad in action. AGAIN - Harley is in the snow, in her stupid ass T-shirt and shorts. At least she's got a jacket this time. Well, maybe if she did it up or if it had sleeves it would be worth having. Can't have her going on a mission without being ridiculously dressed and or under sexualised! 

Things aren't going well for the B-Splits in prison. Why are they in prison? ...because... reason?

                     

Katana looks awesome.

Oh no the Suicide Squad messed up again. Well, we can't have them die or we'd have to replace them or change their name of something and we can't have that. Waller will just have to send in some unlucky bastards to save them... I wonder who they could be. Hmmm. 

Anyway, it's unclear if they get bombs in their necks or if they were actually charged with crimes but here they are, being saved and mocked by the assholes they were sent in to save. 

The Exposition Squad - uh, I mean, Suicide Squad stand around in the open and discuss their mission. They must destroy it or else yadda yadda something destroys the world yadda yadda. But of course, there's always time for a backstory... 

Deadshot is such an idiot. Seriously. 

However, it does give us the 'Sold our souls to satan' joke which I quite like. 

It gets unfunny after Harley takes over exposition. *sigh*

So the elephant thinks up a plan that only Harley can understand and she translates to Waller. They're going to split up and use their skills to blow up the warehouse and save Flag. 

Is this not.... like... what were they going to do originally? 

They use the beagle as a hound dog - SNIFFING HARLEY'S FINGER TO GET FLAG'S SCENT. 

1) Eew

2) Ewwwww

& 3)           

  

Also, why would this scent not rub off on anything she's been handling in this artic wasteland... yeah look I actually just want to move on from this part right here. 

Well they bust out Flag and the other team blows stuff up. The Splits are released and decide to release a rap album with their new street cred. Naturally. 

Can we just take one moment to appreciate how dumb Flag looks on his new pet?

Anyway the issue also includes a short story involving Snagglepuss, someone else I'm not too familiar with but actually know who they are, unlike the Banana Splitz. 

This one is a more intriguing read than the above mentioned Suicide Squad romp and I wish it went on longer. That said, the Suicide Squad portion of the 'story' is probably less painful to read than their actual comic and better drawn... has more comedy.. it's just a very inane, stupid team-up get-paid sort of story with characters not acting like characters and a schlocky ending. 

In other words, come for the Squad, stay for the Snagglepuss!