- "Rain Brain says your voice is like an old black telephone and Black Annis told me to tell you that you're the first man she hasn't wanted to castrate."
- ―Crazy Jane
| "Cautionary Tales" | |
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| The Doom Patrol | |
| Title: | "Cautionary Tales" |
| Volume: | 2 |
| Number: | 20 |
| Cover price: | $1.50 |
| Cover date: | March, 1989 |
| Publisher: | DC Comics |
| Credits | |
| Chief: | Jenette Kahn |
| Ex. Ed: | Dick Giordano |
| Writers: | Grant Morrison |
| Pencilers: | Richard Case |
| Inkers: | Scott Hanna |
| Cover artists: | Richard Case |
| Cover inker: | Carlos Garzón |
| Colorists: | Michele Wolfman |
| Letterers: | D. Hopper Workman |
| Editors: | Robert Greenberger |
| Navigation | |
| Previous: | Doom Patrol #19 |
| Next: | Doom Patrol #21 |
"Cautionary Tales" is the title to the twentieth issue of the second Doom Patrol ongoing comic book series published by DC Comics. The story was written by Grant Morrison with artwork by Richard Case and inks by Scott Hanna. It was colored by Michele Wolfman and lettered by D. Hopper Workman. The story was edited by Robert Greenberger. This issue shipped with a March, 1989 cover date and carries a cover price of $1.50 per copy (US).
Appearances[]
Featured characters
- The Chief, Niles Caulder
- Crazy Jane, Kay Challis
- Joshua Clay
- Rebis, Larry Trainor/Eleanor Poole
- Robotman, Cliff Steele
Supporting characters
- Eleanor Poole (Behind the scenes only)
- Will Magnus
Villains
Minor characters
Organizations
Races
- Humans
- Altered humans
- Cyborgs
- Metahumans
- Orqwithians
Locations
Items
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.
- Letterer John Workman is credited as D. Hopper Workman in this issue.
- Rebis is a term used by medieval alchemists to identify the result of a chymical wedding, according to Niles Caulder. Rebis is the name that the gestalt form of Larry Trainor and Eleanor Poole adopts in this issue.
- Long before there were "Women in Refrigerators", we first had a priest named Father McGarry, who gets crushed to death by a refrigerator falling from the sky. It all happens right here!
- This is the second and final appearance of Ralph, who dies in this issue. He was a mental patient at Alamance Memorial Hospital. He appeared last in Doom Patrol #19.
- Rain Brain, Black Annis, Flit, and Baby Doll are four of Crazy Jane's alternate personalities referenced in this issue.
- Cliff Steele's room at Alamance Memorial Hospital is 205.
Reprints[]
- The storyline from this collection is reprinted in the following volumes: