While a lingerie-clad Harley Quinn received a lot of attention leading up to the Wednesday release of DC Comics' Suicide Squad #1, the issue's most radical makeover doesn't appear on the cover. Instead it's reserved for the final page, where readers discover that, post-Flashpoint, Amanda "the Wall" Waller is now thin and apparently significantly younger.

Since her introduction in 1986's Legends #1, the tough-as-nails congressional aide turned Suicide Squad leader turned Checkmate's White Queen has been depicted in comics as short and overweight, her size varying from artist to artist. Co-creator John Byrne tended to exaggerate Waller's features, with her large frame supported by stiletto heels. In more recent years, she's sported a slimmer look -- although she's never been "thin."

Until Suicide Squad #1, by Adam Glass and Federico Dallocchio, Waller was one of the few prominent heavy-set characters in superhero comics. Rarer still, her weight wasn't used for comic relief (like, say, Etta Candy in her earliest incarnations) or somehow connected to superpowers (as with Bouncing Boy, or Marvel's Blob or Big Bertha). In a sea of ageless and impossibly thin and tall figures, Waller stood out as a squat, middle-aged force to be reckoned with.

Now, however, "the Wall" is young and svelte, like much of the DC Universe ... and flashing a bit of New 52 cleavage.

You can see Waller's unveiling after the break. But be warned: It contains spoilers for the end of Suicide Squad #1.