Comic Title: Doom Patrol Archives Vol. 5 HC
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2008
On Sale Date: July 30, 2008 Direct Market Date June 25, 2008
Source: Previews, #233

Direct Market Date July 30, 2008
Source: ComicList, New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Cover Price: $49.99
Page Count: 208
Editor: Scott Nybakken

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "Two to Get Ready... and Three to Die"
Pages: 23

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

Writer: Arnold Drake
Artist: Bruno Premiani

Reprinted From:
Doom Patrol #116 (1967)

Feature Character(s)

• Doom Patrol (last appearance in Doom Patrol #115; next appearance in Doom Patrol #117)
• Robotman (last appearance in Doom Patrol #115; next appearance in Doom Patrol #117)
• Negative Man (last appearance in Doom Patrol #115; next appearance in Doom Patrol #117)
• Elasti-Girl (last appearance in Doom Patrol #115; next appearance in Doom Patrol #117)
• Chief (last appearance in Doom Patrol #115; next appearance in Plastic Man #8)

Supporting Character(s)

• Mento (last appearance in Doom Patrol #113; next appearance in Doom Patrol #117)
• Beast Boy (last appearance in Doom Patrol #113; next appearance in Doom Patrol #118)
• Madame Rouge (last appearance in Doom Patrol #115; next appearance in Doom Patrol #117)

Villain(s)

• Ur, Ir, and Ar (all die in this story; last appearance in Doom Patrol #115; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Firemen and other citizens of New York City (no further appearances)
• A Yeti (no further appearances)
• A Galactic Gladiator (a robotic body inhabited by the Chief; no further appearances)

Cameo Appearance(s)

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

Comments:
This story is continued from the first story of Doom Patrol #115.

Madame Rouge is now reformed and becomes an ally of the Doom Patrol, as of this story.

Synopsis:
The reformed Madame Rouge joins the Doom Patrol's struggle against the mutant trio, as do Mento and Beast Boy. Splitting up, it is Robotman and Elasti-Girl who confront the mutants, only to be threatened by an even greater alien menace, the "Galactic Gladiator". The Gladiator's explanation of life on his homeworld, where mutants are the masters and normal humans are slaves, sickens the Earth mutants and they act to stop their own plan to destroy Earth by causing it to collide with a comet, perishing in the effort. Then the supposed alien is revealed as the Chief in a robotic disguise.