The Doom Patrol #106 for Sale - First Appearance of Steve Dayton - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: The Doom Patrol (DC, 1964 series)
Issue: #106
Publication date: September 1966
Key date: 1966-09-00
On-sale date: 1966-07-21
Indicia publisher: National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price: $0.12
Pages: 36
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Steve Dayton - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Mento - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of John Dubrovny - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Mr. 103 - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Blood Brothers!	cover	1	pencils: Bob Brown; inks: Bob Brown; letters: Ira Schnapp	John Dubrovny First, Elasti-Girl, Rita Farr, Mr. 103 First, Negative Man, Robotman, Cliff Steele, Larry Trainor
1	Blood Brothers [Part 1]	comic story	7.67	script: Arnold Drake; pencils: Bruno Premiani; inks: Bruno Premiani; letters: Stan Starkman	Beast Boy, Dr. Niles Caulder, The Chief, Steve Dayton First, John Dubrovny First, Elasti-Girl, Rita Farr, Garfield Logan, Mento First, Mr. 103 First, Negative Man, Robotman, Cliff Steele, Larry Trainor
2	Holy Horoscope!	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.33	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein; letters: Ira Schnapp
3	Get Hip to Old Folks!	public service announcement	1	script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Ira Schnapp
4	Part 2 Mento Meets the Atom Master	comic story	7.67	script: Arnold Drake; pencils: Bruno Premiani; inks: Bruno Premiani; letters: Stan Starkman	Beast Boy, Dr. Niles Caulder, The Chief, Steve Dayton First, John Dubrovny First, Elasti-Girl, Rita Farr, Garfield Logan, Mento First, Mr. 103 First, Negative Man, Robotman, Cliff Steele, Larry Trainor
5	To Touch Anti-Matter Man Was to Risk Instant Death!	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.33	pencils: Mike Sekowsky; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Ira Schnapp
6	The Private World of Negative Man	comic story	7.67	script: Arnold Drake; pencils: Bruno Premiani; inks: Bruno Premiani; letters: Stan Starkman	Dr. Niles Caulder, The Chief, Negative Man, Larry Trainor
7	Maharajahs... Mobsters... Masterminds...	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5	pencils: Kurt Schaffenberger; inks: Kurt Schaffenberger; letters: Ira Schnapp
8	-	letters page	1	script: Murray Boltinoff; pencils: Bruno Premiani; inks: Bruno Premiani
9	-	in-house column	0.5	script: E. Nelson Bridwell
10	He's Back -- And Twice the Terror He Was Before!	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.33	pencils: Bob Brown; inks: Bob Brown; letters: Ira Schnapp

Where to read it

Collection	Year
The Doom Patrol Archives #4 ISBN 978-1-4012-1646-7	2008	On eBay ›
Showcase Presents the Doom Patrol #2 ISBN 978-1-4012-2770-8	2010	On eBay ›
Doom Patrol: The Silver Age Omnibus #[nn] ISBN 978-1-4012-7355-2	2017	On eBay ›
Doom Patrol: The Silver Age #2 ISBN 978-1-77950-098-4	2020	On eBay ›

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Series context

‹ #10521 of 39#107 ›

Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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