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: "The Black Vulture"
Pages: 23

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

Writer: Arnold Drake
Artist: Bruno Premiani

Reprinted From:
Doom Patrol #117 (1968)

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.