Doom Patrol Vol. 5 #1-5 (Ongoing) Update

The is a superhero team appearing in publications from DC Comics. The original Doom Patrol first appeared in My Greatest Adventure #80 (June 1963). The Doom Patrol has since appeared in multiple incarnations. The first Doom Patrol consisted of super-powered misfits, whose "gifts" caused them alienation and trauma. The series was canceled in 1968, and series writer Arnold Drake killed the team off in the final issue, Doom Patrol #121 (September-October 1968). In the years after this story several subsequent Doom Patrol series were launched, and each series became known by the name of the chief writer. Each series tried to capture the spirit of the original team, but the only character constant to all was Robotman. The current series, now considered as Volume 5 and also known as Keith Giffen's Doom Patrol, was released last August 5, 2009 with a cover date of October 2009.

The Doom Patrol battle to the death with their former teammates in this Blackest Night tie-in! Faced with the imminent deaths of the entire population of Oolong Island and desperate for options, they abandon their roles as the World's Strangest Super Heroes and take up their new roles...as live bait. Meanwhile, in the Metal Men co-feature, the battle between our robot friends and the living mannequins of The Clique comes to its messy conclusion. By: Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis, Justiniano, Livesay, Kevin Maguire --

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