(1987)
- Price:
- 2.00 USD; 2.50 CAD; 0.80 GBP
- Pages:
- 68
- Indicia frequency:
- annually
- Indicia Publisher:
- DC Comics, Inc.
- Brand:
- DC
- ISBN:
- ?
- Barcode:
- ?
- Editing:
- Robert Greenberger; Roy Thomas
- Format:
- Color; Standard Modern Age US; Saddle-Stitched (#3 Squarebound); Was Ongoing
Issue Notes
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
- in American Heroes (Play Press, 1991 series) #0 (Ottobre 1991)
- in American Heroes (Play Press, 1991 series) #1 (Novembre 1991)
[no title indexed]
Doom Patrol; Captain Comet / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- John Byrne; Ed Hannigan (sketch)
- Inks:
- John Byrne
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Doom Patrol [Robotman [Cliff Steele]; Chief; Elasti-Girl; Negative Man; Negative Woman; Celsius; Tempest [Joshua Clay]];Captain Comet
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in American Heroes (Play Press, 1991 series) #1 (Novembre 1991)
The Secret Origin of the Doom Patrol
Doom Patrol / comic story / 30 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Paul Kupperberg
- Pencils:
- John Byrne
- Inks:
- John Byrne
- Colors:
- Carl Gafford
- Letters:
- Albert DeGuzman
- Editing:
- Robert Greenberger
- Job Number:
- G-2854
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Doom Patrol [Robotman [Cliff Steel]; Negative Woman; Chief [Niles Caulder] (flashback); Celsius (flashback); Negative Man (flashback); Elasti-Girl (flashback); Mento (flashback, cameo); Beast Boy [Changeling; Gar Logan] (flashback, cameo); Tempest [Joshua Clay] (flashback)]; General Immortus (flashback, cameo); Brain (flashback, cameo); Monsieur Mallah (flashback, cameo); Madame Rouge (flashback, cameo); Animal-Vegetable-Mineral Man (flashback, cameo); Garguax (flashback, cameo); Captain Zahl (flashback, cameo); Dr. Will Magnus (flashback, cameo); The Cossack (flashback, cameo); Reactron (flashback, cameo); Power Girl (flashback, cameo); Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El] (flashback, cameo); Starfire (flashback, cameo); Robin [Dick Grayson] (flashback, cameo)
- Synopsis:
- When Robotman returns to the old Doom Patrol headquarters in Midway City, he is attacked by government agents commanded by Negative Woman. Both heroes recount the team's history.
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in American Heroes (Play Press, 1991 series) #0 (Ottobre 1991) [3 pp.]
- in American Heroes (Play Press, 1991 series) #1 (Novembre 1991)
Indexer Notes
Recaps the first Doom Patrol's origin and career, and the origin and early days of the second version with Tempest, Negative Woman and Celsius. This story leads into Doom Patrol #1.
Presenting The Doom Patrol
Doom Patrol / text article / 5 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Joey Cavalieri
- Pencils:
- Steve Lightle
- Inks:
- Gary Martin
- Colors:
- Carl Gafford
- Letters:
- Typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
Indexer Notes
Text article about the history of the Doom Patrol and the upcoming comic; Presents art from the yet to be published issue #1 as well as the cover.
The Secret Origin of Captain Comet
Captain Comet / comic story / 20 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Roy Thomas
- Pencils:
- Ron Harris
- Inks:
- Bruce Patterson
- Colors:
- Gene D'Angelo
- Letters:
- Jean Simek
- Editing:
- Robert Greenberger (coordinating editor)
- Job Number:
- G-1791
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Captain Comet; Professor Zackro
- Synopsis:
- In 1951, Captain Comet fights the last of an alien race intent on taking over Earth while Professor Zackro recalls Captain Comet's origin.
Indexer Notes
Based on stories in Strange Adventures #9-10
Editing
Table of Contents
-
1.
The Secret Origin of the Doom Patrol
Doom Patrol -
2.
Presenting The Doom Patrol
Doom Patrol -
3.
The Secret Origin of Captain Comet
Captain Comet
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Jim Van Dore
- Roy Lyons
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
- Bob Klein
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