Comic Title: Doom Patrol #117
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: February 1968
On Sale Date: December 5, 1967 Newsstand Date December 5, 1967
Source: Direct Currents, Detective Comics #371, Page 32

Copyright Date December 5, 1967
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1967

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

Title: "The Black Vulture"
Pages: 23

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

Writer: Arnold Drake
Artist: Bruno Premiani

Reprinted In:
Doom Patrol Archives Vol. 5 HC (2008)
Showcase Presents the Doom Patrol Vol. 2 TPB (2010)
Doom Patrol:The Silver Age Omnibus HC (2017)

Feature Character(s)

• Doom Patrol (last appearance in Doom Patrol #116; next appearance in Doom Patrol #118)
• Chief (last appearance in Plastic Man #8; next appearance in Doom Patrol #118)
• Robotman (last appearance in Doom Patrol #116; next appearance in Doom Patrol #118)
• Elasti-Girl (last appearance in Doom Patrol #116; next appearance in Doom Patrol #118)
• Negative Man (last appearance in Doom Patrol #116; next appearance in Doom Patrol #118)

Supporting Character(s)

• Madame Rouge (last appearance in Doom Patrol #116; next appearance in Doom Patrol #118)
• Mento (as Steve Dayton; last appearance in Doom Patrol #116; next appearance in Doom Patrol #119)

Villain(s)

• The Black Vulture (Decker; no further appearances)
• The Black Vulture's trained birds (including a condor, hummingbirds, and Ahaku an eagle; no further appearances)
• Brotherhood of Evil (last appearance in Doom Patrol #115; next appearance in Doom Patrol #118)
• Brain (last appearance in Doom Patrol #115; next appearance in Doom Patrol #118)
• Monsieur Mallah (last appearance in Doom Patrol #115; next appearance in Doom Patrol #118)

Other Character(s)

• White Feather (an indian chief and professor of aerodynamics at Cal Tech; no further appearances)
• White Feather's warriors (no further appearances)
• A blind man (no further appearances)

Cameo Appearance(s)

• Madame Rouge's evil self (dies in flashback to the first story of Doom Patrol #115)

Comments:
The origins of Robotman and Negative Man (in brief) are retold in this story.

The Doom Patrol is disbanded and reunited in this story.

Synopsis:
The Chief is deserted by the Doom Patrol after his new relationship with Madame Rouge causes him to neglect his duties as their leader. He then must fight alone against the Black Vulture, an old foe who has become a costumed criminal with a bird motif. The Doom Patrol returns in time to help battle the Vulture and his trained birds, but they in turn must be rescued by the arrival of the Chief's Indian friend, White Feather, and his warriors, who also have an old score to settle with the Black Vulture.