The Doom Patrol
#88
(June 1964)
DC,
1964 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly with the exception of Jan., April, July, and Oct.
- On-sale Date
- 1964-04-16
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Periodical Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Murray Boltinoff (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from an ad in The Adventures of Bob Hope #87 and copyright registration.
The Man Who Lived Twice!
Doom Patrol / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Doom Patrol: Elasti-Girl [Rita Farr]; Negative Man [Larry Trainor]; Robotman [Cliff Steele]
The Baron - Universe
- DC : mainstream
- Reprints
-
in Mi Gran Aventura (Editorial Novaro, 1960 series) #52 -
in Five-Score Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1961 series) #78 (1964) -
in Super-Team Family (DC, 1975 series) #10 (April-May 1977) - in The Doom Patrol Archives (DC, 2002 series) #1 ([May] 2002)
- in Showcase Presents: The Doom Patrol (DC, 2009 series) #1 ([June] 2009)
- in Doom Patrol: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2017 series) ([August] 2017)
- in Doom Patrol: The Silver Age (DC, 2018 series) #1 ([September] 2018)
-
Are You a Good Neighbor?
public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- advocacy
- Synopsis
- The boys learn a lesson about littering.
Indexer Notes
inside front cover; published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly
The Incredible Origin of the Chief, Part 1
Doom Patrol / comic story / 11.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Doom Patrol: The Chief [Dr. Niles Caulder] (origin); Elasti-Girl [Rita Farr]; Negative Man [Larry Trainor]; Robotman [Cliff Steele]
the Baron (villain); General Immortus (flashback) - Universe
- DC : mainstream
- Synopsis
- The Baron and his henchmen go on a crime spree and the Doom Patrol are unable to stop him. The Chief believes that the Baron is somehow connected to General Immortus, and he tells the team how he first encountered the General, who wanted to obtain the secret of life.
- Reprints
- in Five-Score Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1961 series) #78 (1964)
- in Super-Team Family (DC, 1975 series) #9 (February-March 1977)
- in The Doom Patrol Archives (DC, 2002 series) #1 ([May] 2002)
- in Showcase Presents: The Doom Patrol (DC, 2009 series) #1 ([June] 2009)
- in Doom Patrol: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2017 series) ([August] 2017)
- in Doom Patrol: The Silver Age (DC, 2018 series) #1 ([September] 2018)
-
[no title indexed]
Blackhawk / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Their motto was... 'One for all, all for one!'
- Genre
- adventure; aviation; military; science fiction; superhero
Indexer Notes
house ad for Blackhawk (DC, 1957 series) #197, on sale April 9
[no title indexed]
Batman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What's new?
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
house ad for Batman's "New Look," beginning in Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #327 and Batman (DC, 1940 series) #164
[no title indexed]
Cap's Hobby Center / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hello, there." "Mr. Cap. can you help me with my model boat?
- Genre
- humor
[The Incredible Origin of the Chief] Part 2: The Man Who Lived Twice
Doom Patrol / comic story / 6.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Doom Patrol: The Chief [Dr. Niles Caulder] (origin); Elasti-Girl [Rita Farr]; Negative Man [Larry Trainor]; Robotman [Cliff Steele]
The Baron; General Immortus (flashback); Robot Assistant-2 (flashback) - Universe
- DC : mainstream
- Synopsis
- The Chief continues his story, telling how he was killed by General Immortus and restored to life by his robot assistant, and how the General has been trying to get the secret from him ever since. Later, the Doom Patrol encounters the Baron again, who captures them.
- Reprints
- in Five-Score Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1961 series) #78 (1964)
- in Super-Team Family (DC, 1975 series) #10 (April-May 1977)
- in The Doom Patrol Archives (DC, 2002 series) #1 ([May] 2002)
- in Showcase Presents: The Doom Patrol (DC, 2009 series) #1 ([June] 2009)
- in Doom Patrol: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2017 series) ([August] 2017)
- in Doom Patrol: The Silver Age (DC, 2018 series) #1 ([September] 2018)
-
[no title indexed]
Challengers of the Unknown / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- They live on borrowed time!
- Genre
- adventure
Indexer Notes
house ad for Challengers of the Unknown (DC, 1958 series) #38
[no title indexed]
Moolah the Mystic / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oh, it isn't so bad lying here!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Moolah the Mystic
- Reprints
- from Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 1956 series) #16 (August 1957)
-
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Be first in your neighborhood to read each issue...
[no title indexed]
Patrol Postscripts / letters page / 1 page
- Script
- Murray Boltinoff
- Pencils
- Bruno Premiani (logo illustration)
- Inks
- Bruno Premiani (logo illustration)
- Colors
- ? (logo illustration)
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Letter submitted by Clark Frederick; page includes brief excerpts from several other reader letters.
[The Incredible Origin of the Chief] Part 3: Showdown for the Chief!
Doom Patrol / comic story / 5.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Doom Patrol: The Chief [Dr. Niles Caulder]; Elasti-Girl [Rita Farr]; Negative Man [Larry Trainor]; Robotman [Cliff Steele]
General Immortus [The Baron] (villain) - Universe
- DC : mainstream
- Synopsis
- The Baron unmasks, revealing himself to be General Immortus, and threatens to kill the Doom Patrol unless Caulder gives him the secret. The heroes escape and the General is killed trying to get away.
- Reprints
- in Five-Score Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1961 series) #78 (1964)
- in Super-Team Family (DC, 1975 series) #10 (April-May 1977)
- in The Doom Patrol Archives (DC, 2002 series) #1 ([May] 2002)
- in Showcase Presents: The Doom Patrol (DC, 2009 series) #1 ([June] 2009)
- in Doom Patrol: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2017 series) ([August] 2017)
- in Doom Patrol: The Silver Age (DC, 2018 series) #1 ([September] 2018)
-
[no title indexed]
Superboy / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Watch for the first Superboy 80 page annual!
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
house ad for Superboy Annual (DC, 1964 series) #1
[no title indexed]
Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Be my guest at America's greatest amusement park...
[no title indexed]
Mike Marvel Scientific Isometric Dynaflex System / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Boys! Men! My secret new Dynaflex method...
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Man Who Lived Twice!
Doom Patrol -
1.
Are You a Good Neighbor?
-
2.
The Incredible Origin of the Chief, Part 1
Doom Patrol -
3.
["Their motto was... 'One for all, all for one!'"]
Blackhawk -
4.
["What's new?"]
Batman -
5.
["Hello, there." "Mr. Cap. can you help me with my model boat?"]
Cap's Hobby Center -
6.
[The Incredible Origin of the Chief] Part 2: The Man Who Lived Twice
Doom Patrol -
7.
["They live on borrowed time!"]
Challengers of the Unknown -
8.
["Oh, it isn't so bad lying here!"]
Moolah the Mystic -
9.
["Be first in your neighborhood to read each issue..."]
-
10.
[no title indexed]
Patrol Postscripts -
11.
[The Incredible Origin of the Chief] Part 3: Showdown for the Chief!
Doom Patrol -
12.
["Watch for the first Superboy 80 page annual!"]
Superboy -
13.
["Be my guest at America's greatest amusement park..."]
Palisades Amusement Park Admission -
14.
100 Magnets
100 Magnets -
15.
Astroforce
Astroforce Space Armies -
16.
["Boys! Men! My secret new Dynaflex method..."]
Mike Marvel Scientific Isometric Dynaflex System -
17.
Task Force
Task Force
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- Merlin Haas
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Matthew Head
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Donald Dale Milne
- Jim Stangas
- Jim Van Dore
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