Feb 1967
Mandred the Executioner
by Arnold Drake, Bruno Premiani
Beast Boy returns to Doom Patrol HQ with his deceased teammates. They miraculously come back to life after they are put in a deep freeze chamber which the Chief calls the Life Cabinet.
The Chief analyzes the weapon that was used to "kill" the Doom Patrol and finds that the power level was only set to 50%. He suspects that one of the members of the Brotherhood of Evil secretly sabotaged the plan to kill the Doom Patrol.
A fake funeral is staged for the Doom Patrol. The team prepares for the next thing the Brotherhood sends, this time with the intent of killing the Chief. Mandred the Executioner is that thing. He proves to be a formidable opponent who takes down Robotman, Negative Man, Elasti-Girl, and Mento. It all comes down to Beast Boy who uses his shapeshifting ability to knock Mandred senseless.
Mandred was created by Garguax, who also created the androids that the Doom Patrol fought in the previous issue. What I found most interesting is the fact that Mandred is created from the remnants of the androids who are melted down to form him. It reminded me of something from the mind of Jack Kirby, along the lines of Arnim Zola's creations in his earliest appearances.
Flight into Fear
by Arnold Drake, Bruno Premiani
Larry tries once again to live a normal life. He takes a job flying s dangerous mission for a rich man and is almost killed. Dr. Death shows up once again, he seems intent on seeing to it that Larry fails at his stated goal. What is his problem? Who is he? He has to live for more than just seeing a good man fall.
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