Comic Title: Doom Patrol #116
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: December 1967
On Sale Date: October 19, 1967 Newsstand Date October 19, 1967
Source: Direct Currents, Hawkman #23, Page 22

Copyright Date October 19, 1967
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1967

Frequency: Monthly, with the exception of Jan., April, July and Oct.
Cover Price: $0.12
Page Count: 32
Editor: Murray Boltinoff

Title: "Two to Get Ready... and Three to Die"
Pages: 23

Feature(s):
Doom Patrol (of Earth-1)

Writer: Arnold Drake
Artist: Bruno Premiani

Reprinted In:
Doom Patrol Archives Vol. 5 HC (2008)
Showcase Presents the Doom Patrol Vol. 2 TPB (2010)
Doom Patrol:The Silver Age Omnibus HC (2017)

Feature Character(s)

• Doom Patrol (last appearance in Doom Patrol #115; next appearance in Doom Patrol #117)
• Robotman (last appearance in Doom Patrol #115; next appearance in Doom Patrol #117)
• Negative Man (last appearance in Doom Patrol #115; next appearance in Doom Patrol #117)
• Elasti-Girl (last appearance in Doom Patrol #115; next appearance in Doom Patrol #117)
• Chief (last appearance in Doom Patrol #115; next appearance in Plastic Man #8)

Supporting Character(s)

• Mento (last appearance in Doom Patrol #113; next appearance in Doom Patrol #117)
• Beast Boy (last appearance in Doom Patrol #113; next appearance in Doom Patrol #118)
• Madame Rouge (last appearance in Doom Patrol #115; next appearance in Doom Patrol #117)

Villain(s)

• Ur, Ir, and Ar (all die in this story; last appearance in Doom Patrol #115; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Firemen and other citizens of New York City (no further appearances)
• A Yeti (no further appearances)
• A Galactic Gladiator (a robotic body inhabited by the Chief; no further appearances)

Cameo Appearance(s)

• Madame Rouge's evil self (dies in flashback to the first story of Doom Patrol #115)

Comments:
This story is continued from the first story of Doom Patrol #115.

Madame Rouge is now reformed and becomes an ally of the Doom Patrol, as of this story.

Synopsis:
The reformed Madame Rouge joins the Doom Patrol's struggle against the mutant trio, as do Mento and Beast Boy. Splitting up, it is Robotman and Elasti-Girl who confront the mutants, only to be threatened by an even greater alien menace, the "Galactic Gladiator". The Gladiator's explanation of life on his homeworld, where mutants are the masters and normal humans are slaves, sickens the Earth mutants and they act to stop their own plan to destroy Earth by causing it to collide with a comet, perishing in the effort. Then the supposed alien is revealed as the Chief in a robotic disguise.