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86March 1964
$0.12

The Doom Patrol #86

DC · March 1964 · on sale 1964-01-23

First appearance: Monsieur MallahFirst appearance: The BrainFirst appearance: Madame RougeOrigin: Cliff Steele
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Identification plate

Series
The Doom Patrol (DC, 1964 series)
Issue
#86
Publication date
March 1964
Key date
1964-03-00
On-sale date
1964-01-23
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Monsieur Mallah - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of The Brain - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Madame Rouge - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Laura De Mille - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

Origin story on record for: Cliff Steele, Dr. Niles Caulder, Elasti-Girl, Larry Trainor, Negative Man.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Arnold Drake, Bob Brown; inks: Bob Brown; letters: Ira SchnappThe Brain First, Dr. Niles Caulder, The Chief, Elasti-Girl, Rita Farr, Monsieur Mallah First, Negative Man, Robotman, Cliff Steele, Larry Trainor
2The World's Strangest Heroes!character profile1script: Arnold Drake; pencils: Bruno Premiani; inks: Bruno Premiani; letters: Stan StarkmanDr. Niles Caulder Origin, The Chief Origin, Elasti-Girl Origin, Rita Farr Origin, Negative Man Origin, Robotman Origin, Cliff Steele Origin, Larry Trainor Origin
3The Brotherhood of Evil, Part 1comic story4.67script: Arnold Drake; pencils: Bruno Premiani; inks: Bruno Premiani; letters: Stan StarkmanDr. Niles Caulder, The Chief, Elasti-Girl, Rita Farr, Negative Man, Robotman, Cliff Steele, Larry Trainor
4-promo (ad from the publisher)0.33pencils: Bob Brown; inks: Bob Brown; letters: Ira Schnapp
5Part 2: The Trail of the Terrible Titancomic story11.67script: Arnold Drake; pencils: Bruno Premiani; inks: Bruno Premiani; letters: Stan StarkmanThe Brain First, Dr. Niles Caulder, The Chief, Laura De Mille First, Elasti-Girl, Rita Farr, Madame Rouge First, Monsieur Mallah First, Negative Man, Robotman, Cliff Steele, Larry Trainor
6They Live on Borrowed Time!promo (ad from the publisher)0.33pencils: Bob Brown; inks: Bob Brown; letters: Ira Schnapp
7-letters page1script: Murray Boltinoff; pencils: Bruno Premiani; inks: Bruno Premiani
9A Medal for Go-Buggy 3!comic story8.67script: Howard Purcell; pencils: Howard Purcell; inks: Howard Purcell; letters: Joe LettereseMajor Scott Reed; Captain Togi Nagawa
10Dash Out of Your Foxholes!promo (ad from the publisher)0.33pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe Kubert; letters: Ira Schnapp
11-promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset

Plus 6 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Super-Team Family #71976On eBay ›
Super-Team Family #81976On eBay ›
DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #191982On eBay ›
The Doom Patrol Archives #1
ISBN 1-56389-795-4
2002On eBay ›
Showcase Presents the Doom Patrol #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-2182-9
2009On eBay ›
Doom Patrol: The Silver Age Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-7355-2
2017On eBay ›
Doom Patrol: The Silver Age #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-8111-3
2018On eBay ›
DC Finest: The Doom Patrol: The World's Strangest Heroes #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-79950-035-3
2025On eBay ›

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Series context

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