Comic Title: Doom Patrol #96
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: June 1965
On Sale Date: April 15, 1965 Newsstand Date April 15, 1965
Source: House Ad, Adventures of Bob Hope #93, Page 30

Copyright Date April 15, 1965
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1965

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

Title: "The Day the World Went Mad"
Pages: 25

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

Writer: Arnold Drake
Artist: Bruno Premiani

Reprinted In:
Doom Patrol Archives Vol. 2 HC (2004)
Showcase Presents the Doom Patrol Vol. 1 TPB (2009)
Doom Patrol:The Silver Age Omnibus HC (2017)
Doom Patrol:The Silver Age Vol. 2 TPB (2020)

Feature Character(s)

• Doom Patrol (last appearance in Doom Patrol #95; next appearance in Doom Patrol #97)
• Chief (last appearance in Doom Patrol #95; next appearance in Doom Patrol #97)
• Robotman (last appearance in Doom Patrol #95; next appearance in Doom Patrol #97)
• Elasti-Girl (last appearance in Doom Patrol #95; next appearance in Doom Patrol #97)
• Negative Man (last appearance in Doom Patrol #95; next appearance in Doom Patrol #97)

Villain(s)

• General Immortus (last appearance in Doom Patrol #88; next appearance in Doom Patrol #97)
• Garguax (last appearance in Doom Patrol #91; next appearance in Doom Patrol #97)
• Brotherhood of Evil (last appearance in Doom Patrol #93; next appearance in Doom Patrol #97)
• Brain (last appearance in Doom Patrol #93; next appearance in Doom Patrol #97)
• Madame Rouge (disguised as Nao Tsi; last appearance in Doom Patrol #93; next appearance in Doom Patrol #97)

Other Character(s)

• Dr. Friedrich Kleinmann, Balu Sutra, and Richard Morgan (a scientific genius, an East Indian United Nations delegate, and a movie actor; no further appearances)
• Bertha, Schultzie, and a group of children (Dr. Kleinmann's housekeeper, his dog, and neighbors; no further appearances)
• Newspaper reporters, United Nations delegates and guards (no further appearances)
• The cast and crew of a war movie (no further appearances)
• Dr. Duroff (super-intendent of a private sanitarium; no further appearances)
• The Cobra (a powerful industrial-financial cartel headed by the Coo, Bung, and Rann families; no further appearances)
• Nao Tsi, the inhabitants of Tajali, Mr. Stanhope, Dodge and Leroy, Mr. Pyke, Sears, and McConnell (head of the Cooo family, an Oriental nation, president of the Cobra Jukebox Co., electronics experts, a division head, his aide, and a weapons designer; no further appearances)
• The mayor, police commissioner, and citizens of Midville (no further appearances)

Comments:
Part 2: "The Three Families of Fear"
Part 3: "Whom the Gods Would Destroy"

The alliance between General Immortus, Garguax, and the Brotherhood of Evil begins in this story.

This story continues in Doom Patrol #97.

Synopsis:
When several famous men unaccountably go insane and try to murder their associates, the Doom Patrol investigates and discovers each to have been in possession of a key-chain charm resembling an Oriental idol. Travelling to Tajali where the real idol is located, they are abducted by the powerful Cobra financial cartel, whose members offer their aid in unravelling the mystery. Before any progress can be made, though, the Doom Patrol is forced to return to theUnited States, where more victims of the unexplained madness are causing rampant destruction.

The Chief traces the cause of the insanity, which seems to strike mainly against the Cobra syndicate , to a rival cartel whose head proves to be General Immortus. Invading his corporate headquarters, the Doom Patrol discovers Immortus to be allied in a master scheme for world takeover with the alien Garguax, who has established a secret base on the moon, and with the Brotherhood of Evil. Escaping a death-trap of the Brotherhood, the heroes battle maddened mobs in New York, also victims of the madness-inducing mind-ray being beamed at them from the villains' moon-base, and foil their plan to drive the whole world insane.