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"Everything's tearing inside... I was eleven... blood running down my legs... turning my white shoes red... I was eleven! No one told me about the blood!"
Dorothy Spinner
"Imaginary Friends"
Doom Patrol Vol 2 25
Doom Patrol
Title: "Imaginary Friends"
Volume: 2
Number: 25
Cover price: $1.50
Cover date: August, 1989
Publisher: DC Comics
Credits
Chief: Jenette Kahn
Ex. Ed: Dick Giordano
Writers: Grant Morrison
Pencilers: Doug Braithwaite
Inkers: Scott Hanna
Cover artists: Richard Case
Cover inker: Richard Case
Colorists: Daniel Vozzo
Letterers: John Workman
Editors: Robert Greenberger
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"Imaginary Friends" is the title to the twenty-fifth issue of the second Doom Patrol ongoing comic book series published by DC Comics. The story was written by Grant Morrison with artwork by Doug Braithwaite and inks by Scott Hanna. It was colored by Daniel Vozzo and lettered by John Workman. The story was edited by Robert Greenberger. This issue shipped with an August, 1989 cover date and carries a cover price of $1.50 per copy (US).

"Imaginary Friends"[]

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

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

Races

Locations

Items

Vehicles

Powers

Miscellaneous

Notes & Trivia[]

Darling-Come-Home

Meet Darling-Come-Home. She's not the strangest chick the Doom Patrol is ever going to meet.

Reprints[]

  • The storyline from this collection is reprinted in the following volumes:

Recommended Reading[]

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