Comic Title: Doom Patrol #19
Publisher: DC
Imprint: Vertigo
Cover Date: February 1989
On Sale Date: January 3, 1989 Shipping Date January 3, 1989
Source: Direct Currents, #12

Shipping Date January 5, 1989
Source: Amazing Heroes, #155

Copyright Date January 10, 1989
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1989

Cover Price: $1.50
Page Count: 32
Editor: Robert Greenberger

Title: "Crawling from the Wreckage"
Pages: 22

Feature(s):
Doom Patrol (Post-Crisis)

Writer: Grant Morrison
Penciller: Richard Case
Inker: Carlos Garzon
Letterer: John E. Workman, Jr.
Colorist: Michele Wolfman

Reprinted In:
Doom Patrol:Crawling From the Wreckage TPB (1992)
Doom Patrol:Crawling From the Wreckage TPB [Variant] (2004)
Doom Patrol Omnibus HC (2014)
Doom Patrol Book One TPB (2016)

Feature Character(s)

• Doom Patrol (last appearance in Invasion #3; next appearance in Doom Patrol #20)
• Robotman (last appearance in Invasion #3; next appearance in Doom Patrol #20)
• Chief (last appearance in Doom Patrol #18; next appearance in Doom Patrol #20)
• Joshua Clay (last appearance in Invasion #3; next appearance in Doom Patrol #20)
• Larry Trainor (become Rebis in this story; last appearance in Doom Patrol #18; next appearance in Doom Patrol #20)
• Crazy Jane (Kay Challis; first appearance; next appearance in Doom Patrol #20)

Supporting Character(s)

• Eleanor Poole (a doctor; joins with Larry Trainor to become Rebis; no further appearances)

Villain(s)

• The Scissormen (behind-the-scenes; first appearance; next appearance in Doom Patrol #20)

Guest Appearance(s)

• Doctor Will Magnus (last appearance in Invasion #3; next appearance in Doom Patrol #20)

Other Character(s)

• Ralph (a mental patient; next appearance in Doom Patrol #20)
• Two government agents (no further appearances)
• Schrader (a crash victim; name revealed in Doom Patrol #22; dies in this story; no further appearances)
• The staff of a psychiatric hospital (no further appearances)

Comments:
Crawling from the Wreckage Part 1 of 4

This story continues in part in Doom Patrol #20.

Synopsis:
Following the alien invasion of Earth, Arani and Scott are dead, Rhea is in a coma, Robotman has checked himself into a mental institution, and Larry Trainor is in the hospital. Despite these circumstances, the Chief intends to resurrect the Doom Patrol. Joshua Clay does not want to be a part of it.

Will Magnus visits Robotman at the institution. He introduces her to Kay Challis, a woman with sixty four distinct personalities. Each possesses its own super-power. At the hospital where Larry is being treated, the negative being returns. It fuses with Larry again. This time it also joins Doctor Eleanor Poole into the mix.

While these events are occurring strange incidents are taking place including a car crash. The driver goes up in flames. As he dies he speaks the word scissormen. He was carrying a black book which was not destroyed by the fire. It will be passed along until it reaches Niles Caulder.