Steve Dayton was the world’s fifth richest man and also an adventurer, financier, and professor of psychology. Possessing a huge ego and used to getting what he wanted, he set out to wed Elasti-Girl of the Doom Patrol. Dayton created a helmet to harness his brain’s telekinetic powers, which allowed him to move objects with his mind. He designed a costume and called himself Mento, … Read More
Comic Cards Project: Day 18 • Negative Man
Negative Man was one of the founding members of the whacky group The Doom Patrol, along with Elasti-Girl, Robotman, and The Chief. An exposure to radioactivity gave him the power to release an “energy being” from his body which could fly and exert super strength among other things. The energy being was represented as a silhouette surrounded by an electric … Read More
Comic Cards Project: Day 12 • Beast Boy
Beast Boy was a teenaged orphan who could change himself into any animal. His court-appointed guardian embezzled money from his estate and plotted to kill him but was thwarted by The Doom Patrol—a small group of oddball heroes. He became a junior member of the team and was eventually adopted by Elasti-Girl and her husband, Mento. He was kind of cute, too, … Read More
Comic Cards Project: Day 4 • Elasti-Girl
Elasti-Girl might be the most glamorous superhero ever. She was a gold medal-winning Olympic swimmer who became a movie star before gaining the ability to expand and shrink her body at will. Once she had super powers, she was invited to join Robotman, Negative Man, and The Chief in the dysfunctional super group, The Doom Patrol. The Doom Patrol was an unusual … Read More