The Doom Patrol #116

The cover of Doom Patrol #116 (December 1967) poses a tantalizing question — "Who Betrays the DP to the Galactic Gladiator?" — as a menacing, shield-wielding warrior in purple and gold armor dominates the scene, standing over a fallen red-costumed hero while Robotman struggles on the left and a woman in red recoils in alarm, with a golden-suited figure blasted against the wall in the background. Bob Brown's cover art stages the team's dire situation with real kinetic energy, making it hard not to want to know how they got here. Arnold Drake and Bruno Premiani bring their storytelling talents to the interior with "Two to Get Ready... and Three to Die!" — a title that promises the Doom Patrol's situation is every bit as desperate as that cover suggests.