Title: The Secret Origin of The Doom Patrol .......... 30 pgs.

Credits: Paul Kupperberg ( writer );John Byrne ( pencils/inks ); Albert DeGuzman ( letters ); Carl Gafford ( colors ); Robert Greenberger ( editor )

Feature Characters: Robotman ( Cliff Steele, also in several flashbacks, last ..., next Doom Patrol (v2) #1 ), Valentina Vostok ( as a member of Task Force X?, also in several flashbacks, last ..., next Doom Patrol (v2) #.. )

Guest Stars: The Chief ( Niles Caulder ), Negative Man ( Larry Trainor ), Elasti-Girl ( Rita Farr Dayton ), Celcius ( Arani Desai "Caulder" ), Tempest ( Joshua Clay, all the above in flashbacks only )

Villains:

Other Characters:

Chronological Commments:

Comments:

Title: The Secret Origin of Captain Comet ......... 15 pgs.

Credits: Roy Thomas( writer/creative editor ); Rn Harris ( pencils ); Bruce Patterson ( inks ); Jean Simek ( letters ); Gene D'Angelo ( colors ); Robert Greenberger ( coordinating editor )

Feature Characters: Captain Comet ( Adam Blake, first chronological appearane, next Strange Adventures #11 )

Guest Stars:

Villains: Harun, leader of the Astur ( an oxygen stealing race of aliens; first appearance, most, if not all die, no further appearances to date )

Other Characters: Professor Emory Zackro ( Adam Blake's college instructor and mentor, first appearance, next ... ), John and Martha Blake ( Adam Blake's parents, probably deceased, first and only appearance to date, John's father is also named Adam )

Chronological Comments: This story takes place in 1951, after the Justice Society disbands.
Adam is 20 years old, so the Comet (named Comet X in DC Comics Presents #.. ) passes near Earth in 1931.

Comments:This story is adapted directly from Strange Adventures # 9 and 10 by John Broome and Murphy Anderson with details added.

Issue Comments: This issue also contains a 5 pg. text piece; Presenting...The Doom Patrol by Joey Cavaleri, previewing the Doom Patrol's new series.

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