| "Crawling from the Wreckage" | |
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| Doom Patrol Collections | |
| Title: | "Crawling from the Wreckage" |
| Volume: | 2 |
| Number: | 2 |
| Cover price: | $19.95 |
| Cover date: | July, 1992 |
| Publisher: | DC Comics |
| Credits | |
| Chief: | Jenette Kahn |
| Ex. Ed: | Dick Giordano |
| Writers: | Grant Morrison |
| Pencilers: | Richard Case |
| Inkers: | Carlos Garzón |
| Cover artists: | Simon Bisley; Brian Bolland |
| Cover inker: | Simon Bisley; Brian Bolland |
| Colorists: | Michele Wolfman |
| Letterers: | John Workman |
| Editors: | Bob Kahan |
| Navigation | |
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| Next: | Doom Patrol: The Painting That Ate Paris |
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Issues[]
- Doom Patrol, Volume 2 #19
- Doom Patrol, Volume 2 #20
- Doom Patrol, Volume 2 #21
- Doom Patrol, Volume 2 #22
- Doom Patrol, Volume 2 #23
- Doom Patrol, Volume 2 #24
- Doom Patrol, Volume 2 #25
"Crawling from the Wreckage"[]
Featured characters
Supporting characters
Villains
- Scissormen (Referenced only)
Minor characters
Organizations
Races
Locations
Items
Vehicles
- Airplanes
- Bus
- Helicopter
- Race car (In a dream only)
Powers
Miscellaneous
- Agent
- Automobile accident (In a dream only)
- Doctor
- Dream
- Hospital
- Mental patient
- Nurse
- Police officer
- Smoking
"Cautionary Tales"[]
Featured characters
- The Chief, Niles Caulder
- Crazy Jane, Kay Challis
- Joshua Clay
- Rebis, Larry Trainor/Eleanor Poole
- Robotman, Cliff Steele
Supporting characters
Villains
Minor characters
Organizations
Races
- Humans
- Altered humans
- Cyborgs
- Metahumans
- Orqwithians
Locations
Items
Vehicles
Powers
Miscellaneous
"Worlds in Collision"[]
Featured characters
- The Chief, Niles Caulder
- Crazy Jane, Kay Challis
- Joshua Clay
- Rebis, Larry Trainor/Eleanor Poole
- Robotman, Cliff Steele
Supporting characters
Villains
Minor characters
Organizations
Races & Animals
Locations
Items
Vehicles
Powers
Miscellaneous
"The Ossuary"[]
Featured characters
- The Chief, Niles Caulder
- Crazy Jane, Kay Challis
- Joshua Clay
- Rebis, Larry Trainor
- Robotman, Cliff Steele
Supporting characters
- Mister Reinmann
Villains
Minor characters
- Mister Nobody, Eric Morden (Behind the scenes only)
- Rhea Jones
- Red Jack (Behind the scenes only)
- Doctor Bruckner
Organizations
Races
Locations
- Orqwith
Items
Vehicles
Powers
Miscellaneous
"The Butterfly Collector"[]
Featured characters
- The Chief, Niles Caulder
- Crazy Jane, Kay Challis
- Dorothy Spinner
- Joshua Clay
- Rebis, Larry Trainor/Eleanor Poole
- Robotman, Cliff Steele
Supporting characters
Villains
- Red Jack
Minor characters
- Eleanor Poole (Behind the scenes only)
- Mister Nobody, Eric Morden
- Rhea Jones
- Dan Poole
- Holly McKenzie
Organizations
Races
Locations
- River Thames
- Egypt Beach
Items
Vehicles
Powers
Miscellaneous
"The House That Jack Built"[]
Featured characters
Supporting characters
Villains
- Red Jack
Minor characters
- Mister Nobody, Eric Morden (Behind the scenes only)
- Lloyd Jefferson
Organizations
Races
- Cyborgs
- Metahumans
- Butterflies
Locations
- Destroit
- House That Jack Built
Items
- Knife
- Mutoscope
Vehicles
Powers
Miscellaneous
"Imaginary Friends"[]
Dorothy's got some f*cked up friends, doesn't she?
Niles Caulder, Joshua Clay, and Dorothy Spinner are settling into their new headquarters at the Justice League's old Secret Sanctuary. Caulder asks Josh to try and locate a Materioptikon, which is believed to have been a left over souvenir from one of the League's battles against Doctor Destiny. Josh encounters Dorothy, who complains that the television in her room isn't working properly. While they speak, Dorothy mentions that she has imaginary friends. She recounts a tale of how she had to "kill" some of her imaginary friends when they became too mean.
Joshua Clay goes into the souvenir room and finds the Materioptikon, which appears to be unmolested. He takes note of several strange inks spots on the floor. As he walks way, the ink spots grow into writhing creatures. Dubbing themselves the "Inky Boys", they attack Josh, but as he backs away, he finds himself in some strange, swampy alternate dimension. He is then pursued by the Tall Tailor, who is one of the Scissormen.
Dorothy Spinner uses her powers to manifest physical representations of three of her imaginary friends, Damn All, Darling-Come-Home, and Flying Robert. However, these beings are not in service of Dorothy's best interests, and they want to "sew up" her mind to keep the dirty thoughts from getting in.
Josh bursts into the room as the phantasms lunge at Dorothy. Grabbing her by the hand, he pulls her out, runs down the hall (where they pass an intangible black whale phasing through the walls) and takes her back to the meeting room. A teary-eyed Dorothy tells Josh that the three weird beings want to punish her for killing her old imaginary friends. She also reveals that this most recent psychological trauma came about due to the unexpected experience of her first menstrual cycle. Josh tries to encourage Dorothy to dispel Damn All, Darling-Come-Home, and Flying Robert.
He realizes that it is actually the Materioptikon that is bolstering Dorothy's power. He blasts his way to the basement, charges up his fist, and destroys the device. Once this is done, Dorothy finds the strength to dispel the imaginary beings. All that is left behind is a flattened balloon, a broken light bulb, and several sheets of newspaper.
Meanwhile in Paris, France, a man named Byron Shelley goes to the Eiffel Tower, where he finds three beings in shadow sitting behind a desk. They welcome him into the Brotherhood of Evil.
Featured characters
Supporting characters
Villains
- Damn All (1st appearance)
- Darling-Come-Home (1st appearance)
- Flying Robert (1st appearance)
Minor characters
- Mister Nobody, Eric Morden (Behind the scenes only)
- Byron Shelley
- Holly McKenzie (Behind the scenes only)
- Lloyd Jefferson (Behind the scenes only)
Organizations
- Doom Patrol
- Brotherhood of Evil
- Inky Boys
- Scissormen
Races
Locations
Items
- Doll
- Light weapon
- Materioptikon
- Red shoes
- Wheelchair
Vehicles
Powers
Miscellaneous
Notes & Trivia[]
- The Doom Patrol was created by writers Arnold Drake & Bob Haney and artist Bruno Premiani. They first appeared in My Greatest Adventure #80 in June, 1963, which was a comic book adventure anthology series published by DC Comics. This issue introduced the characters of Niles Caulder, Cliff Steele, Rita Farr, and Larry Trainor.
- Stories in this volume are also reprinted in the Doom Patrol: Book One trade paperback collection and the Doom Patrol Omnibus hardcover collection.
- This issue went to second-fourth printings, the fourth of which was in 2004. It featured an alternate cover illustrated by Brian Bolland. This illustration was also the cover of Doom Patrol: Book One.