My Greatest Adventure #80

(June 1963)

Not Wanted: High School Dropouts! (Table of Contents: 1)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks

Sheldon Moldoff

Letters

?

Genre

advocacy

Reprints

• in My Greatest Adventure 80 (Facsimile Edition) (DC, 2023 series) (September 2023)

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Doom Patrol [Chapter 1] (Table of Contents: 2)

Doom Patrol / comic story / 11.67 pages (report information)

Script

Arnold Drake (credited); Bob Haney

Pencils

Bruno Premiani (credited)

Inks

Bruno Premiani (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Stan Starkman

Genre

superhero

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.

Reprints

• in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #238 (January 1972)
• in DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest (DC, 1980 series) #19 (March 1982)
• in The Doom Patrol Archives (DC, 2002 series) #1 ([May] 2002)
• in Showcase Presents: The Doom Patrol (DC, 2009 series) #1 ([June] 2009)
• in DC Comics Graphic Novel Collection (Eaglemoss Publications, 2015 series) #113 - The Brave and the Bold - Megistus ([April 2017])
• in Doom Patrol: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2017 series) ([August] 2017)
• in Doom Patrol: The Silver Age (DC, 2018 series) #1 ([September] 2018)
• in My Greatest Adventure 80 (Facsimile Edition) (DC, 2023 series) (September 2023)

Indexer 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]. The new team was going to be called "The Legion of the Strange" according to an announcement in the letters column in MGA 79.
Drake and Premiani are credited in The Adventurers’ Club column.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

The Swing Is to DC! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Peter Puptent, Explorer / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

What a magnificent ancient building!

Genre

humor

Reprints

• in My Greatest Adventure 80 (Facsimile Edition) (DC, 2023 series) (September 2023)

Chapter 2: The Challenge of the Timeless Commander (Table of Contents: 6)

Doom Patrol / comic story / 3.67 pages (report information)

Script

Arnold Drake (credited); Bob Haney

Pencils

Bruno Premiani (credited)

Inks

Bruno Premiani (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Stan Starkman

Genre

superhero

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.

Reprints

• in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #238 (January 1972)
• in DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest (DC, 1980 series) #19 (March 1982)
• in The Doom Patrol Archives (DC, 2002 series) #1 ([May] 2002)
• in Showcase Presents: The Doom Patrol (DC, 2009 series) #1 ([June] 2009)
• in DC Comics Graphic Novel Collection (Eaglemoss Publications, 2015 series) #113 - The Brave and the Bold - Megistus ([April 2017])
• in Doom Patrol: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2017 series) ([August] 2017)
• in Doom Patrol: The Silver Age (DC, 2018 series) #1 ([September] 2018)
• in My Greatest Adventure 80 (Facsimile Edition) (DC, 2023 series) (September 2023)

Indexer 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].
Drake and Premiani are credited in The Adventurers’ Club column.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Science Shorts / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff

Inks

Henry Boltinoff

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I'm a scientist, not a garbage collector!

Genre

humor; math & science

Reprints

• in My Greatest Adventure 80 (Facsimile Edition) (DC, 2023 series) (September 2023)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

The Adventurers’ Club / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

Murray Boltinoff

Letters

typeset

Reprints

• in My Greatest Adventure 80 (Facsimile Edition) (DC, 2023 series) (September 2023)

Indexer Notes

Includes a biography of Bruno Premiani and a shorter biography of Arnold Drake. Credits "Listen, World--I'm the Missing Link" in the next issue to Alex Toth. Letters from D. B., Gloria Nagel, Bert L. Milland, Tex Body.

Chapter 3: The Deadly Duel with Gen. Immortus (Table of Contents: 10)

Doom Patrol / comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Script

Arnold Drake (credited); Bob Haney

Pencils

Bruno Premiani (credited)

Inks

Bruno Premiani (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Stan Starkman

Genre

superhero

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.

Reprints

• in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #238 (January 1972)
• in DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest (DC, 1980 series) #19 (March 1982)
• in The Doom Patrol Archives (DC, 2002 series) #1 ([May] 2002)
• in Showcase Presents: The Doom Patrol (DC, 2009 series) #1 ([June] 2009)
• in DC Comics Graphic Novel Collection (Eaglemoss Publications, 2015 series) #113 - The Brave and the Bold - Megistus ([April 2017])
• in Doom Patrol: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2017 series) ([August] 2017)
• in Doom Patrol: The Silver Age (DC, 2018 series) #1 ([September] 2018)
• in My Greatest Adventure 80 (Facsimile Edition) (DC, 2023 series) (September 2023)

Indexer 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].
Drake and Premiani are credited in The Adventurers’ Club column.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[Ray... Beam...] (Table of Contents: 12)

What's the Difference Between / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction

Reprints

• from Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #95 (August 1958)
• in My Greatest Adventure 80 (Facsimile Edition) (DC, 2023 series) (September 2023)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Missile Attack / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

104 Kings' Knights (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

104 Kings' Knights / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)