Doom Patrol 99: The First Appearance of Gar Logan

[jlroberson.insanejournal.com]

From Doom Patrol #99, Nov. 1965, a brief excerpt with the first scene featuring Gar Logan, aka Beast Boy. Which is a name Cliff gives him as an insult. Plus one other page.
First, a truly Silver Ageriffic cover. The story it refers to barely has to do with this(and is very much like an old Birdman episode) and in fact is mostly about how much Larry resents Negative Man(meaning the black energy dude inside him) getting all the glory.

How'd Gar get into the group? He broke the fuck in and wrecked the joint.


He'll take ya all on, see? He's a tough guy, see? Nyehh!

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Cliff, you goddamn racist. A complete amputee should be more broadminded. Also: "Beatles?" Maybe when they were in Hamburg, Cliff. I thought you were supposed to be the hip one. You wanna call him "Kookie" with a 'do like that. Even I know that and I was born in '69.
I find this a little unclear as to why they're rejecting him...

I'm claiming the joke before someone else does. IT'S NOT EASY BEING GREEN. There.

In the end, the Chief must have realized the dissection possibilities, so here they are asking him back.
And now, some ads. Make a copy of the coupon. Do NOT use scissors on your screen.


...including a filler cartoon that shows us just how much times can change.

They say forever after in Littleburg, the Willy and Dilly Massacre two weeks later at the local elementary school would be the stuff of nightmares.
(c)1965 DC Comics Inc.

Comments

[rab62.insanejournal.com]

I'm pretty sure it was a camera and microphone, not a light. This was how the Chief was supposed to keep an eye on their missions while he was back at headquarters. That idea may have fallen by the wayside when the stories had him taking a more active role and not just staying behind. Anyway, it's not built into Cliff, he's simply got it strapped on his chest; I remember at least one story where the Chief wore it while a damaged and immobile Cliff watched the action on the screen.

[jlroberson.insanejournal.com]

Notice how often nowadays Cliff wears a shirt. And why shouldn't he? I always thought it a bit weird, with both him and the Thing, that they had no problem going around more or less naked, if only that clothes would help them mentally compensate for their already inhuman appearance. Though Ben does wear clothes more these days.

[volksjager.insanejournal.com]

I just asked that question about the pants in the other DP post today. personally I would just go "robot-naked" , HMMMMMM maybe a codpiece ?????

[jlroberson.insanejournal.com]

If in real life you'd liked that, it'd be one thing, but both he and Ben were "regular guys" and doubt they were much into clothing-optional unless a dame was involved. It would just reinforce their feeling of not being human.