The Doom Patrol #104

(June 1966)

The Top TV Comic Stars Come from DC - The House of Hits (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino ?

Genre

superhero

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover; advertisement for the Batman television show (ABC), the syndicated Adventures of Superman. the Saturday morning cartoon New Adventures of Superman (CBS), and the Broadway musical It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman.

The Bride of the Doom Patrol [Part 1] (Table of Contents: 2)

Doom Patrol / comic story / 12.67 pages (report information)

Script

Arnold Drake

Pencils

Bruno Premiani

Inks

Bruno Premiani

Colors

?

Letters

Herb Field

Genre

superhero

Characters

Doom Patrol [The Chief [Niles Caulder]; Elasti-Girl [Rita Farr]; Negative Man [Larry Trainor]; Robotman [Cliff Steele]]; Mento [Steve Dayton]; "Killer" Keller (villain)

Synopsis

When Elasti-Girl agrees to marry Mento, Cliff and Larry come up with a scheme to stop the wedding. Their scheme is exposed, but Rita decides not to marry Steve and stay with the Doom Patrol.

Reprints

• in Eclipso (Arédit-Artima, 1968 series) #16 (octobre 1971) [N&B [B&W]]
• in The Doom Patrol Archives (DC, 2002 series) #3 ([April] 2006)
• in Showcase Presents: The Doom Patrol (DC, 2009 series) #2 ([October] 2010)
• in Doom Patrol: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2017 series) ([August] 2017)
• in Doom Patrol: The Silver Age (DC, 2018 series) #2 ([May] 2020)

Indexer Notes

Letters credit from http://dccomicsartists.com/letters/letters.htm

This was originally completed to be a stand-alone lead story, ending with Rita calling off the wedding and returning to the team, then the additional pages to expand it to issue-length and have the wedding actually happen were created.

Your Free Trip Around the World! (Table of Contents: 3)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Morris Waldinger

Inks

Morris Waldinger

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Editing

?

Genre

advocacy

Characters

an old sea captain; two boys

Synopsis

The public library can take its patrons on journeys around the world and beyond, as shown by the captain after telling the boys some tales.

Indexer Notes

Appears between pages 7 & 8 of first chapter. Previously in December 1963 issues. A list by Lionel English also gives the penciller and inker as "Sheldon Moldoff" in most of the issues this PSA appears in. Creator credits from a list by Lionel English.

The Kat Visits AMT's New Trophy "Haul of Fame" (Table of Contents: 4)

AMT Models; The Kat from AMT / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Kurt Schaffenberger

Inks

Kurt Schaffenberger

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp ?

Editing

?

Genre

non-fiction; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Indexer Notes

Ad for models of '40 Ford coupe and '34 Ford pickup truck.

A Super-Scoop! (Table of Contents: 5)

Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

George Klein

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

superhero

Indexer Notes

House ad for Superman (DC, 1939 series) #187 [80 Page Giant #G-23], on sale April 14.

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

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Script

E. Nelson Bridwell ?

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Said a cat suffocating in Squaresville...

Indexer Notes

House ad for DC comics, written in limerick form, promoting the "Go-Go Checks" cover design.

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

Peter Puptent, Explorer / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Job Number

6397

First Line of Dialogue or Text

These ancient gods control the destiny of my people!

Genre

humor

Characters

Peter Puptent

Egg Fu the Oriental Mastermind... (Table of Contents: 8)

Metal Men / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Ross Andru (signed)

Inks

Mike Esposito (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

science fiction; superhero

Indexer Notes

House ad for Metal Men (DC, 1963 series) #20, on sale April 21.

Bride of the Doom Patrol, Part 2 (Table of Contents: 9)

Doom Patrol / comic story / 11.67 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]]; Mento [Steve Dayton]; Beast Boy [Gar Logan] (cameo); Justice League of America [Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Flash [Barry Allen]; Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]] (cameos); Teen Titans [Kid Flash [Wally West]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Wonder Girl [Donna Troy]] (cameos); Super-Hip (cameo); Brotherhood of Evil [The Brain; Madame Rouge; Monsieur Mallah] (villains); Garguax (villain)

Synopsis

Believing that Cliff and Larry tricked Rita into calling off the wedding, Mento challenges them, and during the fight Rita is inadvertently blinded. When the Chief restores her sight, the Doom Patrol goes after Mento. However, when the Brotherhood of Evil strikes, it is revealed that it was Madame Rouge masquerading as Mento who attacked originally and blinded Rita. Rita begs Steve for his forgiveness and agrees to marry him. They marry later that day with the Doom Patrol and other superheroes in attendance.

Reprints

• in Eclipso (Arédit-Artima, 1968 series) #16 (octobre 1971) [N&B [B&W]]
• in The Doom Patrol Archives (DC, 2002 series) #3 ([April] 2006)
• in Showcase Presents: The Doom Patrol (DC, 2009 series) #2 ([October] 2010)
• in Doom Patrol: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2017 series) ([August] 2017)
• in Doom Patrol: The Silver Age (DC, 2018 series) #2 ([May] 2020)

Indexer Notes

Letters are clearly by Starkman and not Field, understandable because the second chapter was not part of the story as originally planned.

Elasti-Girl marries Mento. Mento gets a new costume.

Scooter? Who He? (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script

E. Nelson Bridwell ?

Pencils

Joe Orlando

Inks

Joe Orlando

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

teen

Indexer Notes

House ad for Swing with Scooter (DC, 1966 series) #1, on sale April 7.

Introducing Villo (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Bob Brown

Inks

Bob Brown

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

adventure

Indexer Notes

House ad for Challengers of the Unknown (DC, 1958 series) #50.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Letters from readers Patrick Stout, Joe Harris, Kathy Hiers, and Marshall Lanz with editorial replies. Also included is the collectors' segment "The Swap Shop" and a paragraph of replies to readers whose own comments are not reproduced.

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

Cap's Hobby Hints / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Job Number

6409

First Line of Dialogue or Text

You always make the coolest model cars, Tommy!

Genre

non-fiction

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

Direct Currents / in-house column / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

E. Nelson Bridwell ?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hi, DC fans!

Synopsis

Descriptions of nine then-soon to be released comics from DC: Action #338, Superman #188, Capt. Storm #14, Strange Adventures #189, Detective #352, Our Army at War (Sgt. Rock) #169, Tomahawk #105, Aquaman #28 and Adventure #345.

The Adventures of Andy and George in the G.I. Joe Club (Table of Contents: 15)

The Adventures of Andy and George; G.I. Joe / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

?

Editing

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Guess what I've got, Andy!

Genre

war

Synopsis

An advertisement, in comics story format, for the G.I. Joe Deep Sea Diving Suit.