The Original Doom Patrol

In 1963 DC debuted a new, wonderfully bizarre team known as Doom Patrol. This team, created boy Arnold Drake and Bruno Premiani, would run for forty-one issues before coming to a dramatic conclusion in 1968.
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[@hermmmc]

I know I'm late on this one but there's something I've always wondered about the original Doom Patrol. Originally Rita has the ability to shrink and grow making her the most versatile member of the team. About midway through the series she seems to lose the ability to shrink, a power that certainly would've come in handy during their final adventure. Did Drake ever say anything about why this power was forgotten?

[@deliusmyth5063]

Arnold Drake's brother was songwriter Ervin, who wrote the classic "It Was A Very Good Year". Altogether now, "When I was seventeen..." 🎵

[@ems6706]

one of my favorite 60s runs in comics, along with Kirby's Thor run and Ditko's Dr.Strange run. i think this specific run is just surprisingly empathic with how it threats those marginalized by society. I really love the art as well. It has art deco realism? It's really fundamental but very cleanly composed panel compostion.

[@charliejacobs1468]

I loved this. Doom Patrol is my favorite comic but it's niche so no one really did a great in-depth analysis about them

[@markuscriticus8278]

One of my all time favorite Silver Age runs.

[@leavonfletcher4197]

I would love to see an analysis of another oddball group, the Metal Men.

[@youraveragecrownofthorns8919]

Great idea!!!

[@scifiguy9000]

I would like him to have an overview or the entire first series of Alpha Flight one day.

[@StrangeBrainParts]

I have considered that, scifiguy! It's a definite maybe.

[@squidfartz]

@@StrangeBrainParts I like where this is going.

[@itszackempire]

I feel the same way!

[@KamenSentaiMetalHero]

And this was published by DC during the Silver Age, the same company behind a number of the wacky stories in that period.

[@anthonyperdue3557]

@@StrangeBrainParts Yes please do The Inferior Five. Doom Patrol, Challengers of the Unknown and Inferior Five were my favorite DC teams. Have most of the Doom Patrol issues including their first and last appearances and their two part team up with the Challs. Unfortunately I sold their teamup with The Flash ( my favorite DC character, who was always on my buy list). Arnold Drake knew melodrama since his brother Stan was involved with The Heart of Juliet Jones comic strip, great artwork, and Arnold knew how to write low budget offbeat material which made Doom Patrol a Grant Morrison precursor of the 1960s since Arnold Drake did script the 1960s Sal Mineo sex thriller "Who Killed Teddy Bear? ", a low budget b/w gritty oddity for its time.

[@GuardianKyle]

Robotman: "The Fuck?"

[@johnellizz]

"X-Patrol" and "Doom-Men" are great comics, bruh.

[@jeremycline9542]

That art is gorgeous.

[@therussiancomicbookgeek]

Fantastic seeing you booked this lovely little series:)

[@mmickle6191]

Doom Patrol passed me by and I didn't know they existed before the TV show began. Most of what I know about Doom Patrol I learned here on Overlord Comics!

[@delaneymiller5822]

Off the top of my head of other Heroes who were dead by the time CoIE happened: There was Crimson Avenger & Wing, LoSH members Ferro Lad, Invisible Kid I, Chemical King, & Karate Kid, & I think the original Mister Terrific.

[@unrulysimian3897]

Great overview. You're spot-on about the art. It definitely grounds the story in a way that serves the narrative well.

[@OrangeGeemer]

I only knew the Doom Patrol from the Invasion event (around 30 years ago), I recently read the Morrison run and it was amazing, I'm now getting the previous silver and bronze runs for a full Doom Patrol goodness. Your channel has been really insightful.

No-one even mentions Section Eight in passing, but as a lesser known DC group of super powered misfits . . maybe not lesser known so much as . . not spoken of. Gotham City's best kept secret, nobody fucked with Section Eight.

[@JulianPope]

These breakdowns are fantastic, I probably wouldn't read through this original run.

[@camilocuba6927]

I just discovered your channel and I love your content. The original Doom Patrol is a personal highlight of DC’s Silver Age. The quality does take a little bit of a dip during the “checkerboard” era, but that happened across all of DC’s comics at the time. Their last story was great though as well as New Teen Titans story.

[@sirongogaribaldi4532]

I definitely found this Larry Trainer in crisis on infinite earths. The graphic novel, page 190. Hes on a TV bubble

[@TheMasterShake]

I just found your channel recently, and I think it's fantastic. The intro music always puts me in such a good mood, keep up the excellent work!

[@tartanphantom]

Thanks for another great mini-documentary!

[@squidfartz]

Good Lord, your work is excellent. Keep it up.

[@infinihedron]

Oh please, other videos at other times! Every version of the Doom Patrol that I've encountered has been one of the most interesting and weirdly human of all "super" teams.

[@charliejacobs1468]

Yeah I'd personally would love more documentaries on the Doom Patrol not many people touch on them and with the series coming out might be a good opportunity.

[@rubysuncle]

Just discovered your channel and love it. Keep up the good work on these videos. Very enjoyable. Writing because I wanted to help out after viewing this one with regards to Negative Man and his brief appearance in the Crisis on Infinite Earths (IF, after a year, it hasn’t been pointed out for you): Ish #7, pg. 16, panel 6. You’ll find him there.

[@rickytoddbotelho9555]

Great history. Been waiting to hear this for 40 years.

[@StrangeBrainParts]

Wow...sorry it took me so long to get it done. :) I'll try to work faster in the future.

[@richardsreviews8820]

Could you do a video on golden age Superman comics?

[@youraveragecrownofthorns8919]

Cool stuff...luv it, luv it, luv it...

[@flareinc7413]

Doom Patrol is so good. Love the Team.

[@scottanderson8167]

The spiritual and aesthetic ancestor to Mike Allred’s Madman, which I always loved. Are these stories available in reprint anywhere?

[@lukejohnson3715]

DC has a Silver Age Omnibus available for Doom Patrol for $65. For a cheaper price, there are two trades which contains half of the omnibus each, the first being available and the other releasing in June (I think).

[@scottanderson8167]

Luke Johnson thanks Luke!

[@luthermanning6945]

A title decades ahead of its time. Excellent video, especially the editing, very polished!

[@StrangeBrainParts]

Thank you, Mr. Deathlok.

[@dbmikeyg255]

I cant wait to see the brain in season 2

[@RodrigoXV]

Video muito informativo.

[@allsystemsgo8678]

The Defenders/New Defenders 152 the last issue the Defenders are killed. Well half of the team is killed...

[@Medraut00]

as far as I am concerned the original DP is the best version. I prefer it over all other versions. The team died as heroes.

[@rainbow-coloredducttape4427]

how to read doom patrol in correct order?

[@triciasomogyi5431]

❤️👍

[@akwilson1676]

Doom Patrol feels more like a bunch of freaks. X Men are way too cool.

[@crazybobert5243]

X men=better heroes Doom patrol=better stories

[@arthurtripp6922]

IT WAS A GREAT SERIES AND HATED THE END . FAR BETTER STORYLINE BASED ON SCIENCE FICTION. AND THE STORY OF XMEN STORY LINE IS TRUE HATE BETWEEN DC AND MARVEL.