Comic Title: Showcase Presents the Doom Patrol Vol. 2 TPB
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2010
On Sale Date: August 18, 2010 Direct Market Date August 18, 2010
Source: ComicList, New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Direct Market Date August 18, 2010
Source: Previews, #260

Cover Price: $19.99
Page Count: 512
Editor: Anton Kawasaki

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "The Bride of the Doom Patrol"
Pages: 25

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

Writer: Arnold Drake
Artist: Bruno Premiani

Reprinted From:
Doom Patrol #104 (1966)

Feature Character(s)

• Doom Patrol (last appearance in Doom Patrol #103; next appearance in Doom Patrol #105)
• Chief (last appearance in Doom Patrol #103; next appearance in Doom Patrol #105)
• Robotman (last appearance in Doom Patrol #103; next appearance in Doom Patrol #105)
• Elasti-Girl (last appearance in Doom Patrol #103; next appearance in Doom Patrol #105)
• Negative Man (last appearance in Doom Patrol #103; next appearance in Doom Patrol #105)

Supporting Character(s)

• Beast Boy (last appearance in Doom Patrol #103; next appearance in Doom Patrol #105)
• Mento (last appearance in Doom Patrol #103; next appearance in Doom Patrol #105)

Villain(s)

• Garguax (last appearance in Brave and the Bold #65; next appearance in Doom Patrol #108)
• Brotherhood of Evil (last appearance in Brave and the Bold #65; next appearance in Doom Patrol #108)
• Brain (last appearance in Brave and the Bold #65; next appearance in Doom Patrol #107)
• Monsieur Mallah (last appearance in Brave and the Bold #65; next appearance in Doom Patrol #107)
• Madame Rouge (disguised as Mento; last appearance in Brave and the Bold #65; next appearance in Doom Patrol #108)
• A pair of bank robbers and "Killer" Keller (an escaped fugitive; no further appearances)

Guest Appearance(s)

• Justice League of America (last appearance in Justice League of America #44; next appearance in Justice League of America #45)
• Superman (last appearance in Action Comics #337; next appearance in Justice League of America #45)
• Batman (last appearance in Batman #181; next appearance in Justice League of America #45)
• Wonder Woman (last appearance in Justice League of America #44; next appearance in Justice League of America #45)
• Flash (last appearance in Detective Comics #351; next appearance in Flash #162)
• Teen Titans (last appearance in Teen Titans #3; next appearance in Teen Titans #5)
• Robin (last appearance in Batman #181; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #158)
• Kid Flash (last appearance in Teen Titans #3; next appearance in Teen Titans #5)
• Wonder Girl (last appearance in Teen Titans #3; next appearance in Teen Titans #5)
• Super-Hip (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Osmun (not named in this story; last appearance in Doom Patrol #103; next appearance in Doom Patrol #105)
• A pair of bank guards, a group of miners, a baroness, other socialite friends of Steve Dayton, a housewife, a messenger boy, a newsboy, a tailor, a reverend, reporters, and other wedding guests (no further appearances)

Comments:
Mento and Elasti-Girl marry in this story.

Larry Trainor is mistakenly depicted with dark hair in this story.

Super-Hip appears in this story, though his appearances in Adventures of Bob Hope likely do not occur on Earth-1.

Synopsis:
After much soul-searching, Elasti-Girl finally agrees to marry Mento. She changes her mind, however, after a foiled ploy by Negative Man and Robotman to spoil the wedding proves to her how much her life with the Doom Patrol means to her. A heartsick Mento meanwhile consoles himself by redesigning his psychokinetic helmet and costume.

Shortly thereafter, Mento appears to attack the Doom Patrol and cause Rita to be temporarily blinded. An angry Robotman then retaliates by wrecking Steve Dayton's mansion. Actually, both sides are being victimized by the Brotherhood of Evil, whose shape-changing member, Madame Rouge, had impersonated Mento in his "attack" on the Doom Patrol members.

The Chief discovers their ruse in time to prevent an all-out war between Mento and the Patrol, but a recovered Elasti-Girl unwittingly spoils his plan to lure the Brotherhood into a trap. The heroes are on the edge of defeat when the Chief comes to the rescue in his Action Chair. The Brotherhood and Garguax retreat from a regrouped Doom Patrol, and Elasti-Girl accepts a new proposal from Mento.

The wedding takes place at last a few hours later, with members of both the Justice League and the Teen Titans in attendance.