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Doom Patrol – The Definitive Collecting Guide and Reading Order

The definitive issue-by-issue collecting guide and trade reading order for DC’s Doom Patrol comic books in omnibus, hardcover, and trade paperback collections. Part of Crushing Krisis’s Crushing Comics. Last updated June 2024 with titles scheduled for release through August 2024.

Doom Patrol Book One, by Grant Morrison

The Doom Patrol is DC’s weirdest team of all. They’re part Fantastic Four super-science, part X-Men misfits assembled by a brainy benefactor, but still something entirely their own.

Despite being a Silver Age creation, this title will always be associated with Grant Morrison, who had one of their many early star-making turns with the Patrol as they pivoted from the fringes of DC’s superhero universe into the realm of their Vertigo line in the early 90s. Morrison’s run was followed by much-beloved run by Rachel Pollack.

Since then, DC has wrestled the team back into the superhero world several times, but it always clicks the best when they allow it to sit just outside the borders of their mainstream continuity – as it did when it was revived by Gerard Way for his Young Animal imprint in 2016.

 

Silver & Bronze Age Doom Patrol

Doom Patrol’s Debut
in My Greatest Adventure (1955) #80-85 (June 1963 – Feb 1964)

The team began their life as the cover feature in My Greatest Adventure, a DC anthology title launched just prior to the Silver Age. This was the title’s first foray into superheroes, and one of the first times it presented a multi-issue arc. Its usual focus was one-off sci-fi pulp fiction. Just a month prior the cover story was “Countdown in Dinosaur Valley.” [DC Universe Infinite]

#80-85: Collected along with Omnibus, Archives, Silver Age, and Showcase collections, all below.

Doom Patrol (1964) #86-121 (Mar 1964 – Sep/Oct 1968)

Doom Patrol takes over the numbering of My Greatest Adventure beginning with issue #86 in 1964.

After experiencing early success, the series only lasted four years before its cancellation. During this run the team makes only one significant outside appearance in Teen Titans (1966) #6. This is around issue #108, which teases Beast Boy joining Teen Titans – although that would not occur until much later. The book ends with the entire team’s seeming death at the hands of Madame Rouge… save for Beast Boy, who is never mentioned in the fateful issue #121.

The title was briefly revived for #122-124 in 1973, which were all reprints of Doom Patrol (1964) #89 & My Greatest Adventure (1955) #76, Doom Patrol (1964) #95, and Doom Patrol (1964) #90, respectively. [DC Universe Infinite]

Doom Patrol (1964) #86

in oversize hardcover…

Doom Patrol: The Silver Age Omnibus (2017 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1401273552)
Collects the entirety of the Patrol’s Silver Age material from My Greatest Adventure (1955) #80-85, Doom Patrol (1964) #86-121, The Brave and the Bold (1955) #65, and Challengers of the Unknown (1958) #48.

in color hardcover Archives…

#86-89: Archives, Vol. 1 (2002 hardcover, ISBN 978-1563897955)
Also collects My Greatest Adventure (1955) #80-85

#90-97: Archives, Vol. 2 (2004 hardcover, ISBN 978-1401201500)

#98-105: Archives, Vol. 3 (2006 hardcover, ISBN 978-1401207663)
Also collects Challengers of the Unknown (1958) #48

#106-113: Archives, Vol. 4 (2008 hardcover, ISBN 978-1401216467)

#114-121: Archives, Vol. 5 (2008 hardcover, ISBN 978-1401217204)

in Silver Age paperbacks…

#85-95: Silver Age, Vol. 1 (2018 paperback, ISBN 978-1401281113 / digital)
Also collects My Greatest Adventure (1955) #80-85

#96-107: Silver Age, Vol. 2 (2020 paperback, ISBN 978-1779500984 / digital)
Also collects Challengers of the Unknown (1958) #48 and The Brave and the Bold (1955) #65.

#108-121: Not yet announced

in black-and-white Showcase editions…

#86-101: Showcase Presents, Vol. 1 (2009 b&w paperback, ISBN 978-1401221829)
Also collects My Greatest Adventure (1955) #80-85

#102-121: Showcase Presents, Vol. 2 (2010 b&w paperback, ISBN 978-1401227708)

Bronze Age: The New Doom Patrol as Guest Stars (1977- 1987)

The New Doom Patrol in Showcase (1956) #94

It takes a few years for the Doom Patrol to show up after the end of their original run – after all, they were presumed to be dead!

That fate was revised in Showcase (1956) #94, which revisits the final moments of Doom Patrol #121 and reveals that Robotman survived the blast that killed his teammates! He returns to the Patrol’s headquarters only to find it occupied by another team, assembled by a Valentina Vostok – Negative Woman!

in oversize hardcover…

Doom Patrol: The Bronze Age Omnibus (2019 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1401298838)
This book collects almost every significant Bronze Age Doom Patrol appearance, as well as the start of their post-Crisis ongoing series. Guest appearances included Showcase (1956) #94-96 (Aug 1977 – Jan 1978), The Superman Family (1974) #191-193 (Sep 1978 – Feb 1979), The New Teen Titans (1980) #10 & 13-15 (Nov 1981 – Jan 1982), DC Comics Presents (1978) #52 (Dec 1982), The Daring New Adventures of Supergirl (1982) #7-9 (June – Aug 1983), Teen Titans Spotlight (1986) #9 (April 1987), and Secret Origins Annual #1. Then, the team continues into The Doom Patrol (1987) #1-18, The Doom Patrol And Suicide Squad Special #1, Superman #20, The Doom Patrol Annual #1. Also collects material from Invasion! (1988) #2-3

by single issue or story… Click to expand the full list of Bronze Age issues

Post-Crisis Doom Patrol (1987 – 2011)

Doom Patrol (1987) #1-87 & Annual 1-2 (Oct 1987 – Feb 1995),
Doom Patrol and Suicide Squad Special (1988), & Doom Force Special (1992) #1

This series begins with the “New” Bronze Age Patrol, but slowly revives and re-assembles the original team. [DC Universe Infinite: main series, Special, Doom Force, Annual 2]

as collected in oversize hardcover

#1-18, Annual 1, and Suicide Squad Special: Doom Patrol: The Bronze Age Omnibus (2019 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1401298838)
This book collects almost every significant Bronze Age Doom Patrol appearance, as well as the start of their post-Crisis ongoing series. Guest appearances included Showcase (1956) #94-96 (Aug 1977 – Jan 1978), The Superman Family (1974) #191-193 (Sep 1978 – Feb 1979), The New Teen Titans (1980) #10 & 13-15 (Nov 1981 – Jan 1982), DC Comics Presents (1978) #52 (Dec 1982), The Daring New Adventures of Supergirl (1982) #7-9 (June – Aug 1983), Teen Titans Spotlight (1986) #9 (April 1987), and Secret Origins Annual #1. Then, the team continues into The Doom Patrol (1987) #1-18, The Doom Patrol And Suicide Squad Special #1, Superman #20, The Doom Patrol Annual #1. Also collects material from Invasion! (1988) #2-3

#19-63 & Doom Force Special: Doom Patrol by Grant Morrison Omnibus (2014 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1401245627)

#64-87 & Annual 2: Doom Patrol by Rachel Pollack Omnibus (2022 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1779515346)
Also includes material from Totems #1, and Vertigo Jam #1.

by Paul Kupperberg (Oct 1987 – Jan 1989):
#1-18, Annual 1, & Doom Patrol and Suicide Squad SpecialDoom Patrol (1987) #1

Doom Patrol: The Bronze Age Omnibus (2019 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1401298838)
This book collects almost every significant Bronze Age Doom Patrol appearance, as well as the start of their post-Crisis ongoing series. Guest appearances included Showcase (1956) #94-96 (Aug 1977 – Jan 1978), The Superman Family (1974) #191-193 (Sep 1978 – Feb 1979), The New Teen Titans (1980) #10 & 13-15 (Nov 1981 – Jan 1982), DC Comics Presents (1978) #52 (Dec 1982), The Daring New Adventures of Supergirl (1982) #7-9 (June – Aug 1983), Teen Titans Spotlight (1986) #9 (April 1987), and Secret Origins Annual #1. Then, the team continues into The Doom Patrol (1987) #1-18, The Doom Patrol And Suicide Squad Special #1, Superman #20, The Doom Patrol Annual #1. Also collects material from Invasion! (1988) #2-3

by single issue or storyline…

Secret Origins (1986) Annual 1: In Omnibus, above. Also collected in The DC Universe by John Byrne (2017 hardcover / digital).

#1-6: Not collected, except for Omnibus, above

Negative Woman appears in The Phantom Stranger (1987) #3-4

Doom Patrol and Suicide Squad Special (1988) Special #1: In omnibus, above. Also, see Suicide Squad.

#7-9: Not collected, except for Omnibus, above

Robotman teams with Beast Boy and the rest of the Teen Titans against Brother Blood in Tales of the Teen Titans (1984) #88-90. He is seemingly destroyed in #88, appearing only as a severed robot head in #89-90. Cyborg volunteers to reassemble him at the end of the arc. Since the team is testing his systems and talking about how easily they’re replaced at the beginning of #10, it seems to fit best here.

#10: In omnibus, above. Also in Superman: The Man of Steel, Vol. 9 (2016 paperback / digital). Story continues to Superman (1987) #20, which is also collected in the Omnibus, above.

The New Teen Titans (1984) #47 and Annual 4 both cameo the original team as part of recollections of Beast Boy’s origin

#11-14 & Annual 1: Not collected, except for Omnibus, above

#15-18: Not collected, except for Omnibus, above. Issues #17-18 are part of Invasion and continue into Invasion (1988) #2 and #3, respectively. See Guide t0 DC Universe Events – Invasion.

Invasion! (1988): See Guide to DC Universe Events – Invasion. Robotman is a member of the extended cast of this event. Issue #2 recaps a scene from #17, and finds Robotman on Aquaman’s underwater strike team. The remaining members of Patrol appear in several scenes of #3 directly after #18 – making it the final Patrol appearance prior to Grant Morrison taking over. Robotman also appears in Starman (1988) #13 in a flashback to Invasion.

by Grant Morrison:
#19-63 & Doom Force Special (Feb 1989 – Jan 1993)Doom Patrol (1987) #28

Doom Patrol by Grant Morrison Omnibus (2014 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1401245627)
Collects Doom Patrol (1987) #19-63 & Doom Force Special (1992)

2016 trade paperback series…

#19-34: Book 1 (2016 paperback, ISBN 978-1401263126 / digital)

#35-50: Book 2 (2016 paperback, ISBN 978-1401263799 / digital)

#51-63 & Doom Force Special: Book 3 (2017 paperback, ISBN 978-1401265977 / digital)

a 00s paperback line…

#19-25: Vol. 1: Crawling from the Wreckage (2000 paperback, ISBN 978-1563890345 / digital)
Earlier editions of this book sometimes omitted three subplot pages.

Robotman: Starman (1988) #13 flashes back to Invasion. Action Comics (1938) #648 flashes back to Superman (1987) #20. He does not appear in Justice League Europe (1989) #17 (as listed in some guides)

#26-34: Vol. 2: The Painting That Ate Paris (2004 paperback, ISBN 978-1401203429 / digital)

#35-41: Vol. 3: Down Paradise Way (2005 paperback, ISBN 978-1401207267 / digital)

The original team cameos wordlessly in The New Titans (1988) #71 as Nightwing reviews Beast Boy’s origin

#42-50: Vol. 4: Musclebound (2006 paperback, ISBN 978-1401209995 / digital)

Armageddon 2001 (1991): See Guide to DC Universe Events – Armageddon 2001. Robotman appears in #1 around the same time as #43-44.

The team briefly tries to put a stop to a rampaging Superman in Action Comics (1938) #666, but it’s just a vision.

#51-57: Vol. 5: Magic Bus (2007 paperback, ISBN 978-1401212025 / digital)

#58-63 & Doom Force Special: Vol. 6: Planet Love (2008 paperback, ISBN 978-1401216245 / digital)

Robotman appears in Ambush Bug Nothing Special (1992) #1

by Rachel Pollack:
#64-87 & Annual 2 (Feb 1993 – March 1995)

Doom Patrol (1987) #75

Doom Patrol by Rachel Pollack Omnibus
(2022 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1779515346)
Also includes material from Totems #1, and Vertigo Jam #1.

by single issue or story…

#64-66: Not collected, except in omnibus (above). “Sliding in the Wreckage” [Digital: 64, 65, 66]

#67-74: Not collected, except in omnibus (above). [Digital: 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74]

Annual 2: Part 5 of Children’s Crusade, continued from continued from Swamp Thing Annual 7 and continued to Arcana: The Books of Magic Annual 1. In addition to omnibus, above, see Guide to Books of Magic [Digital]

#75-79: Not collected, except in omnibus (above). “The Teiresias Wars” [Digital: 75, 76, 77, 78, 79]

#80-83: Not collected, except in omnibus (above). [Digital: 80, 81, 82, 83]

#84-87: Not collected, except in omnibus (above). “Imagine Ari’s Friends” [Digital: 84, 85, 86, 87]

DC Pride: A Celebration of Rachel Pollack (2024) #1 – Collection TBA. Revisits stories and characters from this period.

After the end of the series, Robotman appears in Guy Gardner: Warrior (1994) #29, The Book of Fate (1997) #12, Legends of the DC Universe (1998) #1, JLA: Year One (1998) #5-6, JLA: The Nail (1998) #1 & 3, Legends of the DC Universe 80-Page Giant (1998) #1, JLA in Crisis Secret Files (1998) #1, DCU Heroes Secret Files (1999) #1, Legends of the DCU: Crisis on Infinite Earths (1999) #1, JLA (1997) #27, Beast Boy (2000) #1 & 4, Legends of the DC Universe 80-Page Giant (1998) #2, Secret Files & Origins Guide to the DC Universe 2000 (2000) #1, Totems (2000) OGN SC

The Silver Age: Doom Patrol (2000) #1

Part of DC’s Silver Age Event. See Guide to DC Universe Events – The Silver Age. Members appear in Silver Age: Doom Patrol (2000) #1, Silver Age 80-Page Giant (2000) #1, Silver Age Secret Files (2000) #1

Afterward, Robotman appears in JLA: Incarnations (2001) #1 and Secret Files & Origins Guide to the DC Universe 2001-2002 (2002) #1

Doom Patrol (2001) #1-22 by John Arcudi & Tan Eng Huat (Dec 2001 – Sept 2003)Doom Patrol (2001) #3

Anchored by Beast Boy and several other non-traditional Doom Patrol characters. [DC Universe Infinite]

#1-6: Not collected [Digital: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]

#7-9: Not collected [Digital: 7, 8, 9]

#10-14: Not collected [Digital: 10, 11, 12, 13, 14]

#15-20: Not collected [Digital: 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20]

#21-22: Not collected

During this period, Robotman appears in Planetary/JLA: Terra Occulta (2002) OGN SC, JLA/JSA: Virtue and Vice (2002) OGN HC, Justice League of America: Another Nail (2004) #2-3

Doom Patrol (2004) #1-18 by John Byrne (Aug 2004 – Jan 2006)

A contentious take on Doom Patrol by John Byrne, who erased the team’s Silver Age history – really confusing things for Beast Boy! This book featured the core of The Chief, Elasti-Girl, Grunt, Negative Man, Nudge, Robotman, Vortex. [DC Universe Infinite]

JLA (1997) #94-99: Collected below, but also see Guide to Justice League. “The Tenth Circle” reintroduces the team and continues into the series. [DC Universe Infinite]

#1-18: Doom Patrol by John Byrne: The Complete Series (2020 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1779500847)
Collects JLA (1997) #94-99, Doom Patrol (2004) #1-18, plus prior Byrne Doom Patrol material from Secret Origins (1986) Annual 1 and Superman (1987) #20.

After this series, Robotman appears in The OMAC Project (2005) #6, Solo (2004) #7, Infinite Crisis (2005) #4 & 7, Teen Titans (2003) #32, Infinite Crisis Secret Files 2006 (2006) #1, 52 (2006) #1 & 3, JLA: Classified (2005) #18, Crisis Aftermath: The Battle for Blüdhaven (2006) #1, Teen Titans (2003) #35-37, Secret Six (2006) #3-4, Justice (2005) #7-11, 52 (2006) #50, 52/WW III (2007) #1-2, Countdown (2007) #43, Tales of the Sinestro Corps: Superman-Prime (2007) #1, 52 Aftermath: The Four Horsemen (2007) #4-6, The Brave and the Bold (2007) #8, Titans East Special (2008) #1, Checkmate (2006) #22, Ambush Bug: Year None (2008) #3, and DC Universe: Decisions (2008) #1 & 3-4. Robotman makes barely-noticeable cameos in Trinity (2008) #29 and Final Crisis (2008) #6

Doom Patrol (2009) #1-22 by Keith Ian Giffen (Oct 2009 – July 2011)

[DC Universe Infinite]Doom Patrol (2009) #1

#1-6: Vol. 1: We Who Are About to Die (2010 paperback, ISBN 978-1401227517)
Issues #4-5 are a part of Blackest Night; see Guide to DC Universe Events – Blackest Night for more information. [Digital: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]

#1-7 (backups): DC Comics Presents: The Metal Men (2011) #1
These stories do not include Doom Patrol.

#7-13: Vol. 2: Brotherhood (2011 paperback, ISBN 978-1401229986)
[Digital: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]

#14-22: Solicited as “Fire Away” (ISBN 978-1401231514), but cancelled. Issue #19 Continues from Secret Six (2008) #30. See Guide to Secret Six (eventually) [Digital: 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22]

DC Holiday Special ’09 (2010) #1: The Silver Age Patrol star in a flashback story called “The (Beast) Boy Who Hated Christmas”

The Brave and the Bold (2007) #34-35: Not collected. This “lost” Silver Age story has the Patrol teaming up with the Legion of Superheroes! [DC Universe Infinite]

DCU: Legacies (2010) #4-5: This flashback series tells stories between key moments of DC history. In #4, we briefly see the Patrol make their Silver Age debut. In #5, they cameo as their deaths are reported. [DC Universe Infinite]

We glimpse Robotman defending the streets on a video screen in Justice League: Cry for Justice (2009) #5. He is in the deep background of Blackest Night (2009) #8 and also a Brightest Day fight in Justice Society of America (2007) #43. Robotman appears in Justice League of America/The 99 (2010) #3-4, which is not strictly in continuity. He is seen deep in the background of the extended cast on the final page of Justice League of America (2006) #53, a his “now brainless body” is seen in passing in Justice League of America (2006) #60 as part of a robot army.

New 52: Robotman and the Non-Patrol (2011 – 2016)

My Greatest Adventure (2011) #1-6: Not collected. One third of this pre-New-52 anthology title is a Robotman solo story by Matt Kindt. While divorced from most hints of the Patrol’s existence, Kindt is the right kind of author to tell a tale in their trademark off-kilter tone.

Justice League (2011) #31-33: See Guide to Justice League. This arc introduces a New 52 version of the Doom Patrol that wouldn’t be used or referenced past this arc, though it did unlock Robotman to make two further New 52 appearances. The team had classic members The Chief, Robotman, Negative Man, Elasti-Girl, and Element Woman, but they were all treated as new characters without their long history (as were most characters in N52). The story begins in #30, a trailing “Forever Evil” tie-in, though the team does not appear until the final panel of #31 and unceremoniously disappear halfway through the fight in #33.

Robotman appears in the deep background of the continuity-lite gag-book All-Star Section Eight (2015) #3

Justice League United (2014) #12-15: See Guide to Justice League. Robotman briefly collaborates with Stargirl and the rest of the league on a time-travel mission.

Legends of Tomorrow (2016) #2-4: See Guide to New 52. This anthology comic featuring Firestorm and Metamorpho included Robotman as a supporting character in a Metal Men story.

DC Rebirth & Young Animal

Doom Patrol (2016) #1-12 (Sep 2016 – Dec 2018)

Doom Patrol (2016) #6

My Chemical Romance’s Gerard Way reboots the Patrol in a wild version that references many of their past iterations as the old gang is slowly reassembled in the present. [DC Universe Infinite]

in a single oversize hardcover…

#1-12: Doom Patrol by Gerard Way and Nick Derington: The Deluxe Edition
(2023 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1779521385)
Collects Doom Patrol (2016) #1-12 and Doom Patrol: Weight of the Worlds (2019) #1-7

as originally collected…

Prior to the debut of Young Animal we get a glimpse of Robotman on one of many screens depicting DC’s cybernetic and android heroes in Cyborg: Rebirth (2016) #1.

#1-6: Vol. 1: Brick by Brick (2017 paperback, ISBN 978-1401269791 / digital)

#7-12: Vol. 2: Nada (2018 paperback, ISBN 978-1401275006 / digital)

Milk Wars (2018):
JLA/Doom Patrol Special (2018) #1 and Doom Patrol/JLA Special (2018) #1 (Jan – Feb 2018)

After the first “season” of Young Animal books concluded at the end of 2017, the entire line crossed over with DC’s core heroes in a nonsensical “Milk War” crossover, which continued several plot threads from the prior Patrol ongoing. [DC Universe Infinite]

DC/Young Animal: Milk Wars (2018 paperback, ISBN 978-1401277338 / digital)
Collects (in this reading order) JLA/Doom Patrol Special (2018) #1, Mother Panic/Batman Special (2018) #1, Shade, the Changing Girl/Wonder Woman Special (2018) #1, Cave Carson Has a Cybernetic Eye/Swamp Thing Special (2018) #1, Doom Patrol/JLA Special (2018) #1, plus material from DC’s Young Animal Mixtape Sampler (2017) #1.

Young Monsters in Love (2018) #1 [digital]: Includes a Patrol story. Note that Swamp Thing: Roots of Terror – The Deluxe Edition (2019) collects only Swamp Thing stories from this issue.

Other Young Animal Series

Bug: The Adventures of Forager (2017) #1-6 (May – Dec 2017)

Cave Carson Has a Cybernetic Eye (2016) #1-12 (Oct 2016 – Nov 2017)
& Cave Carson Has An Interstellar Eye (2018) #1-6 (Mar – Aug 2018)

  • Cave Carson Has a Cybernetic Eye, Vol. 1: Going Underground
    (2017 paperback, ISBN 978-1401270827 / digital) – Collects #1-6
  • Cave Carson Has a Cybernetic Eye, Vol. 2: Every Me, Every You
    (2018 paperback, ISBN 978-1401277475 / digital) – Collects #7-12
  • Cave Carson Has An Interstellar Eye (2018 paperback, ISBN 978-1401285401 / digital) – Collects #1-6

Collapser (2019) #1-6 (Jul – Dec 2019)

Eternity Girl (2018) #1-6 (Mar – Aug 2018)

Far Sector (2019) #1-12

Despite being a Young Animal series, this new Green Lantern was firmly part of the DC Universe and was quickly absorbed by main DC continuity in full! See Guide to Green Lantern Corps

Mother Panic (2016) #1-12 (Nov 2016 – Oct 2017)
& Mother Panic: Gotham A.D. (2018) #1-6 (Mar – Aug 2018)

Shade, the Changing Girl (2016) #1-12 (Oct 2016 – Sep 2017)
& Shade, The Changing Woman (2018) #1-6 (Mar – Aug 2018)

  • Shade, The Changing Girl, Vol. 1: Earth Girl Made Easy (2017 paperback, ISBN 978-1401270995 / digital) – Collects #1-6
  • Shade, The Changing Girl, Vol. 2: Little Runaway (2018 paperback, ISBN 978-1401275457 / digital) – Collects #7-12
  • Shade, The Changing Woman (2019 paperback, ISBN 978-1401285708 / digital) – Collects #1-6

Doom Patrol: Weight of the Worlds (2019) #1-7 (July 2019 – July 2020)

Gerard Way continues the story from the prior volume and from Milk Wars. [DC Universe Infinite]

in a single oversize hardcover…

#1-7: Doom Patrol by Gerard Way and Nick Derington: The Deluxe Edition
(2023 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1779521385)
Collects Doom Patrol (2016) #1-12 and Doom Patrol: Weight of the Worlds (2019) #1-7

as originally collected…

#1-7: Weight of the Worlds (2020 paperback, ISBN 978-1779500786 / digital)

The full team is seen in one lovely, wordless panel of Doomsday Clock (2018) #9 rocketing towards an encounter with Dr. Manhattan, alongside virtually every other DC hero of note.

Later in 2020, Robotman appeared in DC Cybernetic Summer (2020) #1

In 2021, Robotman appeared in Infinite Frontier: Secret Files (2021) #1

In 2022, members of the team appear in Batman / Superman: World’s Finest (2022) #1-6 and Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths (2022) #5. Also, Robot Man appears in Justice League (2018) #71. Negative Man appears in Aquaman & The Flash: Voidsong (2022) #3.

Unstoppable Doom Patrol (2023) #1-7 (Mar 2023 – Oct 2023)

#1-7 (2024 paperback, ISBN 978-1779522948 / digital)
Also collects a story from Lazarus Planet: Dark Fate (2023) #1

In 2023 prior to this series, members including Robotman and Negative Man appear in Lazarus Planet: Legends Reborn (2023) #1 and Lazarus Planet: Dark Fate (2023) #1

Non-Continuity Doom Patrol

Independent Comics Group published The Official Doom Patrol Index (1986), which republished cover images and synopses of Patrol appearances through Showcase #94-96, and DC Special Digest #19.

Doom Patrol was parodied by DC and Marvel in X-Patrol (1996), Exciting X-Patrol (1997), Tangent Comics/ Doom Patrol (1997). See The Complete Guide to DC Elseworlds, Infinite Earths, & Alternate Realities

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