| Characters |
Doom Patrol [The Chief [Niles Caulder] (intro); Elasti-Girl [Rita Farr] (intro, origin); Negative Man [Larry Trainor] (intro, origin); Robotman [Cliff Steele] (intro, origin)]; Mitch (Movie Producer) |
| Synopsis |
A mysterious man known only as the Chief calls three people who have all escaped certain doom but were left outcasts because of their experiences. He recounts their individual stories. He asks them to become the Doom Patrol, and their first mission is to defuse a bomb. |
| Genre |
Superhero |
| Script |
Arnold Drake; Bob Haney |
| Pencils |
Bruno Premiani |
| Inks |
Bruno Premiani |
| Letters |
Stan Starkman |
| Notes |
Based on an interview with Bob Haney by Michael Catron in "The Comics Journal" #277-278, Arnold and Bob were co-writers on this story. [added by Greg Fischer on 1/2/08 with permission from Michael Catron] |
| Reprinted |
in DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest (DC, 1980 series) #19 (March 1982); in DC 100-Page Super Spectacular (DC, 1971 series) #DC-8; in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #238 (January 1972); in Doom Patrol Archives, The (DC, 2002 series) #1 (March 2002) |
| Characters |
Doom Patrol [The Chief [Niles Caulder]; Negative Man [Larry Trainor]; Elasti-Girl [Rita Farr]; Robotman [Cliff Steele]]; General Immortus (intro, villain) |
| Synopsis |
The Chief informs the Doom Patrol of an alien spaceship that has landed on Earth carrying a super-weapon. General Immortus, spying on them, makes plans. The Doom Patrol are sent to protect the spaceship but encounter a strange machine. |
| Genre |
Superhero |
| Script |
Arnold Drake; Bob Haney |
| Pencils |
Bruno Premiani |
| Inks |
Bruno Premiani |
| Notes |
Based on an interview with Bob Haney by Michael Catron in "The Comics Journal" #277-278, Arnold and Bob were co-writers on this story. [added by Greg Fischer on 1/2/08 with permission from Michael Catron] |
| Reprinted |
in DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest (DC, 1980 series) #19 (March 1982); in DC 100-Page Super Spectacular (DC, 1971 series) #DC-8; in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #238 (January 1972); in Doom Patrol Archives, The (DC, 2002 series) #1 (March 2002) |
| Characters |
Doom Patrol [The Chief [Niles Caulder]; Negative Man [Larry Trainor]; Elasti-Girl [Rita Farr]; Robotman [Cliff Steele]]; General Immortus |
| Synopsis |
After locating the super-weapon, the Doom Patrol is confronted by General Immortus, who takes the upper-hand. |
| Genre |
Superhero |
| Script |
Arnold Drake; Bob Haney |
| Pencils |
Bruno Premiani |
| Inks |
Bruno Premiani |
| Notes |
Based on an interview with Bob Haney by Michael Catron in "The Comics Journal" #277-278, Arnold and Bob were co-writers on this story. [added by Greg Fischer on 1/2/08 with permission from Michael Catron] |
| Reprinted |
in DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest (DC, 1980 series) #19 (March 1982); in DC 100-Page Super Spectacular (DC, 1971 series) #DC-8; in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #238 (January 1972); in Doom Patrol Archives, The (DC, 2002 series) #1 (March 2002) |