Comic Title: Showcase Presents the Doom Patrol Vol. 1 TPB
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2009
On Sale Date: April 8, 2009 Direct Market Date April 8, 2009
Source: ComicList, New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Direct Market Date April 8, 2009
Source: Previews, #244

Cover Price: $16.99
Page Count: 520
Editor: Sean Mackiewicz

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "The Death of the Doom Patrol"
Pages: 16

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

Writer: Arnold Drake
Artist: Bruno Premiani

Reprinted From:
Doom Patrol #98 (1965)

Feature Character(s)

• Doom Patrol (last appearance in Doom Patrol #97; next appearance in Doom Patrol #98)
• Chief (last appearance in Doom Patrol #97; next appearance in Doom Patrol #98)
• Robotman (last appearance in Doom Patrol #97; next appearance in Doom Patrol #98)
• Elasti-Girl (last appearance in Doom Patrol #97; next appearance in Doom Patrol #98)
• Negative Man (last appearance in Doom Patrol #97; next appearance in Doom Patrol #98)

Villain(s)

• Mr. 103 (John Dubrovny; a deranged genius biochemist; also known as "the Atomic Man" and "the Atom Master"; next appearance in Doom Patrol #105)

Other Character(s)

• Three bank guards, Officer McBride, an unnamed police captain, and a group of reporters (Hurley named; no further appearances)

Comments:
Part 2: "It Takes a Chief to Kill a Chief"

The Doom Patrol temporarily disbands in this story.

A new temporary Doom Patrol headquarters is established in this story. A diagram of Doom Patrol headquarters is included.

Synopsis:
The Chief shockingly declares the Doom Patrol to be a failed experiment and disbands the team, but Negative Man reorganizes the trio in a new headquarters. Almost immediately, a new menace surfaces in the person of Mr. 103, who can transform himself into any of the 103 known elements. (Note: The number of known elements has since increased.) Failing to stop the shape-changing maniac, the Doom Patrol returns to the Chief for help, only to find him dying of radioactive blood poisoning. Knowing he was doomed, he had deliberately severed relations with the team, hoping they would try to succeed without him. Now he enables them to defeat Mr. 103, using a ray based on an extraterrestrial element. Negative Man then forces the captured villain to use his transformation process to cure the Chief's illness.