The Doom Patrol #111

(May 1967)

Zarox-13, Emperor of the Cosmos! (Table of Contents: 1)

Doom Patrol / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script

Arnold Drake

Pencils

Bruno Premiani

Inks

Bruno Premiani

Colors

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

Genre

superhero

Characters

Doom Patrol [The Chief [Niles Caulder]; Elasti-Girl [Rita Farr]; Negative Man [Larry Trainor]; Robotman [Cliff Steele]]; Beast Boy [Gar Logan]; Mento [Steve Dayton]; Lord Marsden; Brotherhood of Evil [The Brain; Garguax; Monsieur Mallah; Madame Rouge] (villains); Zarox-13 (first appearance, villain)

Synopsis

Garguax's previously unknown superior, Zarox-13, plans to take over the Earth.

Reprints

• in Aventures Fiction (Arédit-Artima, 1966 series) #44 (2ème trimestre 1975) [N&B et recadré/B&W and reframed]
• in The Doom Patrol Archives (DC, 2002 series) #4 ([April] 2008)
• in Showcase Presents: The Doom Patrol (DC, 2009 series) #2 ([October] 2010) [black and white]
• in Doom Patrol: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2017 series) ([August] 2017)

Indexer Notes

Story is split into Part 1 (5.5 pages) and Part 2 (8.5 pages).

Story continues in issue #112.

Stolen -- Batman's Utility Belt! (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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

They're More Devastating than a... Pygmy Invasion! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

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

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

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

Job Number

6497

First Line of Dialogue or Text

What are you doing with those model auto tires?

Genre

non-fiction

Synopsis

How to use old model car tires to decorate a raceway set.

Indexer Notes

Appears between pages 6-7 of story sequence 1. Sequence added per Ted Watson.

Hint submitted by Steve Kredmer.

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

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

Characters

Chief; Rita; Larry; Cliff

Indexer Notes

Letters submitted by Irene Vartanoff, Steve Brow, Mark Evanier, Debbi Leonard, Suzanne Brezause, Ira Edwards, and Michael Cirone. Includes a Swap Shop section.

Appears between pages 6-7 of story sequence 1. Sequence added per Ted Watson.

Crunch! Superboy Duels Dev-Em, the Knave from Krypton! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

Neg Man's Last Road! (Table of Contents: 7)

The Private World of Negative Man / comic story / 7.5 pages (report information)

Script

Arnold Drake

Pencils

Bruno Premiani

Inks

Bruno Premiani

Colors

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

Genre

superhero

Characters

Doom Patrol [The Chief [Niles Caulder]; Elasti-Girl [Rita Farr]; Negative Man [Larry Trainor]; Robotman [Cliff Steele]]; Mrs. Trainor (Larry's mother); Dr. Death [Dr. Drew; also as Mr. Tolliver] (villain); the President of the United States; Congressman Sloan

Synopsis

Negative Man stops Dr. Death and joins the Doom Patrol.

Reprints

• in The Doom Patrol Archives (DC, 2002 series) #4 ([April] 2008)
• in Showcase Presents: The Doom Patrol (DC, 2009 series) #2 ([October] 2010) [black and white]
• in Doom Patrol: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2017 series) ([August] 2017)

Indexer Notes

Story chronologically continues in My Greatest Adventure #80.

Ride the High Seas with Boaterrific (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Ideal Toys / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

How to "Figure" a Super-Hero (Table of Contents: 9)

letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

Rick Norwood

Pencils

Bruno Premiani; ? (caricature of Euclid)

Inks

Bruno Premiani; ? (caricature of Euclid)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Negative Man; Larry Trainor; Euclid

Synopsis

Wood draws parallels between mathematical studies and comic book creating, limiting his examples of the latter to the Doom Patrol.

Indexer Notes

This is actually a letter to the editor given a spotlight. "Editor" salutation and signing retained. Illustration of Negative Man from page 24, panel 3 of the previous issue.

Sequence added per Ted Watson.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Direct Currents / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

BEM Shows Up! (Table of Contents: 11)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks

Sheldon Moldoff

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

advocacy

Synopsis

Brains, Emotions and Muscles should be used in combination for best results.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover; published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
Sequence added per Ted Watson.