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: "Videx Monarch of Light"
Pages: 24

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

Writer: Arnold Drake
Artist: Bruno Premiani

Reprinted From:
Doom Patrol #118 (1968)

Feature Character(s)

• Doom Patrol (last appearance in Doom Patrol #117; next appearance in Doom Patrol #119)
• Chief (last appearance in Doom Patrol #117; next appearance in Doom Patrol #119)
• Robotman (last appearance in Doom Patrol #117; next appearance in Doom Patrol #119)
• Negative Man (last appearance in Doom Patrol #117; next appearance in Doom Patrol #119)
• Elasti-Girl (last appearance in Doom Patrol #117; next appearance in Doom Patrol #119)

Supporting Character(s)

• Beast Boy (last appearance in Doom Patrol #116; next appearance in Doom Patrol #119)
• Madame Rouge (origin retold; last appearance in Doom Patrol #117; next appearance in Doom Patrol #119)
• Jillian Jackson (becomes Gar Logan's girlfriend; last appearance in Doom Patrol #108; next appearance in Doom Patrol #120)

Villain(s)

• Videx (Jalmar Lichtmeister; a scientist and ex-colleague of Dr. Niles Caulder; petitions to join the Brotherhood of Evil; no further appearances)
• Brotherhood of Evil (last appearance in Doom Patrol #117; next appearance in Doom Patrol #121)
• Brain (last appearance in Doom Patrol #117; next appearance in Doom Patrol #121)
• Monsieur Mallah (last appearance in Doom Patrol #117; next appearance in Doom Patrol #121)

Other Character(s)

• A team of surgeons (no further appearances)
• An unnamed Harvard professor (no further appearances)
• Warren Hollander (Gar Logan's classmate; no further appearances)
• Several high school students (no further appearances)
• An unnamed mayor (no further appearances)

Cameo Appearance(s)

• Madame Rouge's evil self (in flashback)

Synopsis:
The Brain threatens to have his newest accomplice, Videx, a villain with amazing powers over light, destroy the Doom Patrol unless they surrender Madame Rouge. Although Negative Man is gravely injured in the struggle, the Doom Patrol, with the help of Beast Boy, manages to overcome Videx, using an old anti-invisibility ray designed by the Chief.