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The Doom Patrol #98

DC · Series began 1964 · September 1965

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WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

Mr. 103 (John Dubrovny, Doom Patrol villain) — introduction, villain

Dates

Cover date: September 1965
On sale: July 15, 1965
Pages: 36

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Bruno Premiani, Sheldon Moldoff, Kurt Schaffenberger, Joe Kubert, Bob Brown, Bob Oksner, Henry Boltinoffinks: Bruno Premiani, Sheldon Moldoff, Joe Kubert, Bob Brown, Kurt Schaffenberger, Bob Oksner, Henry Boltinoffletters: Ira Schnapp, Stan Starkman, Henry Boltinoffscript: Arnold Drake, Murray Boltinoff, Jack Schiff, Henry Boltinoff

Stories

The Death of the Doom Patrol, Part 1 · 7.67 pages
The Chief abruptly disbands the Doom Patrol, but Larry, Cliff, and Rita decide to stay together and build a new headquarters, unaware that the real reason the Chief dismissed them is because he has found that he only has 90 days to live. A new villain, Mr. 103 strikes.
Part 2: It Takes a Chief to Kill a Chief · 7.67 pages
A dying Chief helps the Doom Patrol find a way to defeat Mr. 103 and to use the villain to cure his own condition.
60 Sinister Seconds · 7.67 pages
Negative Man has 60 seconds to disarm 4 nuclear bombs around the world to prevent a war between the US and the Soviet Union.

Characters

Cliff SteeleRobotmanLarry TrainorNegative ManRita FarrElasti-GirlDr. Niles CaulderThe ChiefLyndon JohnsonLittle PeteJohn DubrovnyMr. 103

Reprinted in

The Doom Patrol Archives (2002), Showcase Presents the Doom Patrol (2009), Doom Patrol: The Silver Age Omnibus (2017), Doom Patrol: The Silver Age (2018), DC Finest: The Doom Patrol: The World's Strangest Heroes (2025), Superman Supacomic (1959), Superman Presents Tip Top Comic Monthly (1965)