The Doom Patrol #96

(June 1965)

Happy Hobby Time! (Table of Contents: 1)

Superboy / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Win Mortimer

Inks

Win Mortimer

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Editing

?

Genre

advocacy; superhero

Characters

Superboy; Frank

Synopsis

Superboy shows Frank that he can be creative, regardless of whether his creations are perfect, and notes an expressive hobby can be life long enjoyment.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover; published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
Previously appeared in DC comics cover-dated May 1952.
Credits from a list by Lionel English.

The Day the World Went Mad! Part 1 (Table of Contents: 2)

Doom Patrol / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script

Arnold Drake (credited)

Pencils

Bruno Premiani (credited)

Inks

Bruno Premiani (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Stan Starkman

Genre

superhero

Characters

Doom Patrol [The Chief [Niles Caulder]; Elasti-Girl [Rita Farr]; Negative Man [Larry Trainor]; Elasti-Girl [Rita Farr]; Robotman [Cliff Steele]]; Dr. Friedrich Kleinmann; Balu Sutra; Richard Morgan; Dr. Duroff; Cobra Syndicate

Synopsis

When 3 famous well-respected men suddenly go mad and attempt to kill people, the Doom Patrol investigates and find that each of the men possess a blue stone monkey. They travel to Tajali to investigate.

Reprints

• in Eclipso (Arédit-Artima, 1968 series) #7 (octobre 1969) [N&B [B&W]]
• in The Doom Patrol Archives (DC, 2002 series) #2 ([May] 2004)
• 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) #2 ([May] 2020)

Keywords

Empire State Building; United Nations

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G.I. Joe / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Silly Putty / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Johnny Gets His Own Monster Koach! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

AMT Models / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

[The Day the World Went Mad!] Part 2: The Three Families of Fear (Table of Contents: 7)

Doom Patrol / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script

Arnold Drake

Pencils

Bruno Premiani

Inks

Bruno Premiani

Colors

?

Letters

Stan Starkman

Genre

superhero

Characters

Doom Patrol [The Chief [Niles Caulder]; Elasti-Girl [Rita Farr]; Negative Man [Larry Trainor]; Robotman [Cliff Steele]]; Nao Tsi; Cobra Syndicate; Dodge; Leroy; Mr. Stanhope; Sears; Mr. Pyke; McConnell

Synopsis

In Tajali, the Doom Patrol work with the Cobra Syndicate to track who is behind the blue monkey curse, while back in the US, more respected men go mad and attack people.

Reprints

• in Eclipso (Arédit-Artima, 1968 series) #7 (octobre 1969) [N&B [B&W]]
• in The Doom Patrol Archives (DC, 2002 series) #2 ([May] 2004)
• 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) #2 ([May] 2020)

Keywords

jukeboxes; robots

For the Very Best in Comics Reading (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

The Adventures of Bob Hope; The Adventures of Jerry Lewis / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Little Pete / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Going camping, Pete?

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Little Pete

Reprints

• in Superman Presents Wonder Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1965 ? series) #11 (Circa 1965 - 1967)

Amazing Power! (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Morris Waldinger

Pencils

Morris Waldinger

Inks

Morris Waldinger

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction

Reprints

• from House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #21 (December 1953)

[The Day the World Went Mad!] Part 3: Whom the Gods Would Destroy (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script

Arnold Drake

Pencils

Bruno Premiani

Inks

Bruno Premiani

Colors

?

Letters

Stan Starkman

Genre

superhero

Characters

Doom Patrol [The Chief [Niles Caulder]; Elasti-Girl [Rita Farr]; Negative Man [Larry Trainor]; Robotman [Cliff Steele]]; Brotherhood of Evil [Madame Rouge; The Brain]; General Immortus [Mr. Semprevita]; Garguax

Synopsis

The Doom Patrol confront General Immortus, whose mind ray cannon is the cause of people around the world going mad, and find that he is working with Garguax and the Brotherhood of Evil.

Reprints

• in Eclipso (Arédit-Artima, 1968 series) #7 (octobre 1969) [N&B [B&W]]
• in The Doom Patrol Archives (DC, 2002 series) #2 ([May] 2004)
• 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) #2 ([May] 2020)

Keywords

Big Ben; Eiffel Tower; Empire State Building; New York City

Indexer Notes

Story continues in the following issue.

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Monogram Models / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Featuring 7 Epic Duels-to-the-Death... (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

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

For the Very Best in Comics Reading (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Challengers of the Unknown; Tomahawk / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

10 Issues of Doom Patrol for Only $1.00 (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

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

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

Patrol Postscripts / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

Murray Boltinoff

Pencils

Bruno Premiani (logo illustration)

Inks

Bruno Premiani (logo illustration)

Colors

? (logo illustration)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Page includes letters submitted by Joseph T. Brand, Felipe Hart, Chuck Robinson II, and brief excerpts from other readers.

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100 Magnets / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Famous Artists Schools / advertisement / 1 page (report information)