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Issue: The Doom Patrol #103
Publication Date: May 1966
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Issues: #103 of 39 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Periodical Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 03/03/1966
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 15 (3 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Murray Boltinoff
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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The Meteor Man!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Bob Brown
Inker(s): Bob Brown
Colorist(s): Jack Adler ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Doom Patrol
Character(s): Doom Patrol [Elasti-Girl [Rita Farr]; Negative Man [Larry Trainor]; Robotman [Cliff Steele]]; Beast Boy [Gar Logan]; The Meteor Man
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagThe Doom Patrol Archives #3 published April 2006
as [Cover - Doom Patrol #103]; The Meteor Man! [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Doom Patrol Archives #3 published April 2006
as Backcover [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]cover
In Content Item: FlagMi Gran Aventura #84 published ?
as El Hombre Meteore [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Watch Superman on Television!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp; typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Adventures of Superman
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover; listing of television stations airing the Adventures of Superman syndicated series.
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The Meteor Man [Part 1]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Arnold Drake
Penciller(s): Bruno Premiani
Inker(s): Bruno Premiani
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Stan Starkman
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Doom Patrol
Character(s): Doom Patrol [The Chief [Niles Caulder]; Elasti-Girl [Rita Farr]; Negative Man [Larry Trainor]; Robotman [Cliff Steele]]; Beast Boy [Gar Logan]; Mento [Steve Dayton]; Meteor Man [Professor Randolph Ormsby] (villain)
Synopsis: The Doom Patrol join a prominent astronomer aboard a rocket to help study a meteor, but an accident turns the scientist into a being with meteor powers.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Presents Tip Top Comic Monthly #17 published September 1966
as The Meteor Man [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Doom Patrol Archives #3 published April 2006
as The Meteor Man (part 1) [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5.67
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Don't Hesitate

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: House ad promoting DC's Go-Go Check branding.
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[untitled]

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Cap's Hobby Hints
First Line: I'm going right home to assemble this model!
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Job Number: 6383
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): E. Nelson Bridwell ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Direct Currents
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Listing of DC comics on sale in late March 1966.
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Health Myths Debunked!

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Schiff
Penciller(s): Sheldon Moldoff
Inker(s): Sheldon Moldoff
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Synopsis: How to treat frostbite, a black eye, and does cutting your hair make it grow faster?
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Previously in November 1962 issues.
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Kat Korners the King!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Kurt Schaffenberger
Inker(s): Kurt Schaffenberger ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): AMT Corporation
Character(s): The Kat; George Barris
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Advertisement in sequential art form for AMT auto models.
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Superboy Fans!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Curt Swan
Inker(s): George Klein
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superboy
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: House ad for Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #129 [80 Page Giant #G-22], on sale March 10.
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Part 2: The Blazing Behemoth

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Arnold Drake
Penciller(s): Bruno Premiani
Inker(s): Bruno Premiani
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Stan Starkman
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Doom Patrol
Character(s): Doom Patrol [The Chief [Niles Caulder]; Elasti-Girl [Rita Farr]; Negative Man [Larry Trainor]; Robotman [Cliff Steele]]; Beast Boy [Gar Logan]; Mento [Steve Dayton]; Meteor Man [Professor Randolph Ormsby] (villain)
Synopsis: The Doom Patrol must defeat the Meteor Man.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Presents Tip Top Comic Monthly #17 published September 1966
as The Blazing Behemoth [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Doom Patrol Archives #3 published April 2006
as The Blazing Behemoth (part 2) [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6.67
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From the Editor to... Our Readers

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Joe Orlando
Inker(s): Joe Orlando
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, superhero
Feature(s): Inferior Five
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: House ad for Showcase (DC, 1056 series) #62, featuring the Inferior Five's first appearance.
Illustration of the Blimp taken from the cover of that issue.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Murray Boltinoff
Penciller(s): Bruno Premiani (logo illustration)
Inker(s): Bruno Premiani (logo illustration)
Colorist(s): ? (logo illustration)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Patrol Postscripts
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Letters from Rudy Rankins, Harriet Deutsch, Jill Taussig, Cedric Joseph, Jack Williams, Michael Cretes, Alan Frugis (plus list of readers looking to buy & sell back issues).
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No Home for a Robot

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Arnold Drake
Penciller(s): Bruno Premiani
Inker(s): Bruno Premiani
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Stan Starkman
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Robotman Unchained
Character(s): Robotman [Cliff Steele]; The Chief [Niles Caulder]; Randy Steele (Cliff's brother); Helen Steele (Randy's wife); Lieutenant Briar
Synopsis: Wanted by the police, Robotman visits his brother Randy and his wife, only to find out that Randy is involved with crooks. Meanwhile Lieutenant Briar is assigned with capturing Robotman.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagThe Doom Patrol Archives #3 published April 2006
as No Home for a Robot [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 11.67
Disclose Notes: Continuing the early adventures of Robotman before he joined the Doom Patrol.
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Super-Hero Joins the Super-Freaks!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Bruno Premiani; Gil Kane; Kurt Schaffenberger; Joe Orlando
Inker(s): Bruno Premiani; Murphy Anderson; Kurt Schaffenberger; Joe Orlando
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero, teen
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #65, Batman (DC, 1940 series) #180, and Swing with Scooter, announced here for the May-June issue of Showcase (DC, 1956 series).
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Watch the Show! Build the Kit!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Murphy Anderson
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Aurora
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover; advertisement for Aurora superhero models (Batman; Superman; Wonder Woman; Superboy).

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