Doom Patrol Archives Vol. 5 HC
Doom Patrol Archives Vol. 5 HC
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Artist: Bruno Premiani

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Title: "In the Shadow of the Great Guru"
Pages: 24

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

Writer: Arnold Drake
Artist: Bruno Premiani

Reprinted From:
Doom Patrol #119 (1968)

Feature Character(s)

Supporting Character(s)

Villain(s)

  • The Great Guru (Yaramishi Rama Yogi; no further appearances)
  • The Guru's followers (two of whom are disguised as Robotman and Negative Man; no further appearances)
  • Madame Rouge (turned to evil again and becomes an enemy of the Doom Patrol; last appearance in Doom Patrol #118; next appearance in Doom Patrol #121)

Other Character(s)

  • Harvey Jackson (Jillian Jackson's father; no further appearances)
  • Osmun (last appearance in Doom Patrol #106; no further appearances)

Comments:
Jillian Jackson's last name is revealed (by inference from her father's) in this story.

Synopsis:
The Yaramishi Rama Yogi, a mystic guru, transforms Robotman into an ardent pacifist who refuses to use violence for any reason. When the Doom Patrol investigates, the guru captures Negative Man and Elasti-Girl and inflicts them with unreasoning fear and hatred, respectively, which he can trigger in them at a given posthypnotic signal. The team members almost destroy each other before overcoming the Guru's power over them and battling him and his followers to a standstill.

The villain's true plot, however, succeeds. While the Doom Patrol is occupied with his machinations, he is able to undo the Chief's rehabilitation of Madame Rouge, who disappears and becomes a villainess in her own right, swearing to destroy the Chief.


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