My Greatest Adventure Vol 1 81
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Appearing in "The Nightmare Maker"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- None
Villains:
- Doctor Janus (Single appearance) (a Nazi war criminal)
Other Characters:
- Adolph Hitler (Cameo) (In flashback only)
- Dan Salem
Locations:
Items:
- None
Vehicles:
- None
Synopsis for "The Nightmare Maker"
A criminal mastermind known as Dr. Janus creates elaborate illusions of hideously nightmarish creatures and sends them out to terrorize various locales. The Chief sends the Doom Patrol out to investigate these bizarre sightings. Elasti-Girl encounters a giant sea monster and mistakenly believes the creature to be real. She struggles with the apparition in an effort to save the crew of a nearby U.S. Naval Destroyer.
Meanwhile, Robotman and Negative Man encounter two more eerie phantasms, a large snow-beast and an alien riding atop a monster steed. Robotman however cannot see or hear these strange creatures. He begins to think that he is going insane.
The Chief eventually discovers that these creatures are merely illusions created by Dr. Janus. The lead shielding lining the inside of Robotman's ceramic-metal head is preventing him from perceiving the illusions. The Chief informs the Doom Patrol that the monsters they are fighting are not real. After casting aside Janus' illusions, they successfully apprehend him. They learn that Dr. Janus is actually a man named Josef Kreutz – a former member of the Nazi Ministry of propaganda.
Appearing in "Listen World... I'm the Missing Link"
Featured Characters:
- Unknown
Supporting Characters:
- Unknown
Villains:
- Unknown
Other Characters:
- Unknown
Locations:
Items:
- Unknown
Vehicles:
- Unknown
Synopsis for "Listen World... I'm the Missing Link"
A reporter and an archaeologist travel to Pakistan where they discover a hidden valley containing bizarre fruit that transforms them into Neanderthal cavemen.
Notes
- This story is divided into two chapters:
- Chapter 1: The Nightmare Maker
- Chapter 2: Doorway to Disaster
- Robotman, Elasti-Girl, and Negative Man are referred to as the Automaton, Elasti-Woman and The Negative Man in this issue.
- It is later revealed in Doom Patrol (Volume 1) #94 that Doctor Janus dies while in prison.
- Television newscaster Dan Salem last appeared in My Greatest Adventure #80. He appears next in Doom Patrol (Volume 1) #65.
- The second feature in this issue is not a Doom Patrol story.
Trivia
- No trivia.
Related Articles
- 1963
- Doom Patrol image gallery
- Doom Patrol appearances list
- Doom Patrol roster
- Doom Patrol rogues gallery
- Chief image gallery
- Chief appearances list
- Chief quotes page
- Elasti-Girl image gallery
- Elasti-Girl appearances list
- Elasti-Girl quotes page
- Negative Man image gallery
- Negative Man appearances list
- Negative Man quotes page
- Robotman image gallery
- Robotman appearances list
- Robotman quotes page
See Also
- Discuss My Greatest Adventure Vol 1 81 on the forums
- Cover gallery for the My Greatest Adventure series
Recommended Reading
- Doom Patrol (Volume 1)
- Doom Patrol (Volume 2)
- Doom Patrol (Volume 3)
- Doom Patrol (Volume 4)
- The Official Doom Patrol Index #1
- The Official Doom Patrol Index #2
- My Greatest Adventure
- Secret Origins (Volume 2) Annual #1
- Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe VII
Links and References
- My Greatest Adventure #81 entry at the Grand Comics Database
- Doom Patrol article at Wikipedia
- Doom Patrol biography page at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe
- Chief biography page at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe
- Elasti-Girl biography page at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe
- Negative Man biography page at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe
- Robotman biography page at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe
