Comic Title: Doom Patrol:The Silver Age Vol. 1 TPB
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2018
On Sale Date: July 25, 2018 Direct Market Date July 25, 2018
Source: ComicList, New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, July 25, 2018

Direct Market Date July 25, 2018
Source: Previews, #355

Cover Price: $29.99
Page Count: 376
Editor: Robin Wildman

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "Showdown on Nightmare Road"
Pages: 24

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

Writer: Arnold Drake
Artist: Bruno Premiani

Reprinted From:
Doom Patrol #93 (1965)

Feature Character(s)

• Doom Patrol (last appearance in Doom Patrol #92; next appearance in Doom Patrol #94)
• Chief (last appearance in Doom Patrol #92; next appearance in Doom Patrol #94)
• Robotman (last appearance in Doom Patrol #92; next appearance in Doom Patrol #94)
• Elasti-Girl (last appearance in Doom Patrol #92; next appearance in Doom Patrol #94)
• Negative Man (last appearance in Doom Patrol #92; next appearance in Doom Patrol #94)

Villain(s)

• Brotherhood of Evil (last appearance in Doom Patrol #90; next appearance in Doom Patrol #96)
• Brain (inhabits Robotman's body in this story; last appearance in Doom Patrol #90; next appearance in Doom Patrol #96)
• Monsieur Mallah (last appearance in Doom Patrol #90; next appearance in Doom Patrol #97)
• Madame Rouge (disguised as Dr. Wilder, a foreign biologist, in this story; last appearance in Doom Patrol #90; next appearance in Doom Patrol #96)
• Rog (rebuilt in this story; last appearance in Doom Patrol #86; no further appearances)
• A political assassin (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• An artificial creature (created by the Brain; inhabited by Robotman's brain in this story; dies in this story; no further appearances)
• Premier Daniel and his entourage (no further appearances)

Comments:
Part 2: "Who is Doctor Wilder"
Part 3: "The Beast of the Doom Patrol"

The origins of Elasti-Girl, Robotman, and Negative Man are retold in brief in this story.

Synopsis:
Frustrated by his fate as a human brain in a mechanical body, Robotman secretly contacts a famous biologist about a possible brain transplant into an artificially created human body. He is unaware, though, that the biologist, Dr. Wilder, is actually Madame Rouge in disguise. Robotman awakens after the operation to find himself inhabiting the Brain's preservation tank, while the Brain resides in his robot form and infiltrates the Doom Patrol. When the Brotherhood of Evil again attacks using Rog, the giant robot, the false Robotman betrays his teammates into their hands. The Chief, meanwhile, locates the real Robotman and transfers his brain into the body of a monstrous artificial creature in the Brain's laboratory, after which they rush to rescue their teammates. Elasti-Girl and Negative Man escape and join the battle as the two groups clash, with the Robotman-creature dismantling the Brain-Robotman. The fight ends in a stalemate as the Brotherhood trio escapes. The Chief then restores Robotman's brain to a new mechanical body.