Comic Title: Doom Patrol Archives Vol. 5 HC
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2008
On Sale Date: July 30, 2008 Direct Market Date June 25, 2008
Source: Previews, #233

Direct Market Date July 30, 2008
Source: ComicList, New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Cover Price: $49.99
Page Count: 208
Editor: Scott Nybakken

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "In the Shadow of the Great Guru"
Pages: 24

Feature(s):
Doom Patrol (of Earth-1)

Writer: Arnold Drake
Artist: Bruno Premiani

Reprinted From:
Doom Patrol #119 (1968)

Feature Character(s)

• Doom Patrol (last appearance in Doom Patrol #118; next appearance in Doom Patrol #120)
• Chief (last appearance in Doom Patrol #118; next appearance in Doom Patrol #120)
• Robotman (last appearance in Doom Patrol #118; next appearance in Doom Patrol #120)
• Negative Man (last appearance in Doom Patrol #118; next appearance in Doom Patrol #120)
• Elasti-Girl (last appearance in Doom Patrol #118; next appearance in Doom Patrol #120)

Supporting Character(s)

• Mento (last appearance in Doom Patrol #117; next appearance in Doom Patrol #120)
• Beast Boy (last appearance in Doom Patrol #118; next appearance in Doom Patrol #120)

Villain(s)

• The Great Guru (Yaramishi Rama Yogi; no further appearances)
• The Guru's followers (two of whom are disguised as Robotman and Negative Man; no further appearances)
• Madame Rouge (turned to evil again and becomes an enemy of the Doom Patrol; last appearance in Doom Patrol #118; next appearance in Doom Patrol #121)

Other Character(s)

• Harvey Jackson (Jillian Jackson's father; no further appearances)
• Osmun (last appearance in Doom Patrol #106; no further appearances)

Comments:
Jillian Jackson's last name is revealed (by inference from her father's) in this story.

Synopsis:
The Yaramishi Rama Yogi, a mystic guru, transforms Robotman into an ardent pacifist who refuses to use violence for any reason. When the Doom Patrol investigates, the guru captures Negative Man and Elasti-Girl and inflicts them with unreasoning fear and hatred, respectively, which he can trigger in them at a given posthypnotic signal. The team members almost destroy each other before overcoming the Guru's power over them and battling him and his followers to a standstill.

The villain's true plot, however, succeeds. While the Doom Patrol is occupied with his machinations, he is able to undo the Chief's rehabilitation of Madame Rouge, who disappears and becomes a villainess in her own right, swearing to destroy the Chief.