| Issue | #238 |
| Published | January 1972 |
| Cover Price | 0.50 USD |
| Pages | 100 |
| Editing | E. Nelson Bridwell |
| Notes | This issue is also DC 100-Page Super Spectacular #DC-8. The cover is a wraparound cover. |
| Characters | Batman; Sargon; Robin; Aquaman; Plastic Man; The Doom Patrol [Negative Man; Robotman; Chief; Elasti-Girl]; Legion of Super-Heroes [Shadow Lass; Colossal Boy; Phantom Girl; Matter-Eater Lad; Shrinking Violet; Saturn Girl; Chameleon Boy; Star Boy; Timber Wolf; Bouncing Boy; Mon-El; Superboy; Princess Projectra; Invisible Kid; Light Lass; Cosmic Boy; Duo Damsel; Supergirl; Elastic Lad; Ultra Boy; Insect Queen; Brainiac 5; Sun Boy; Dream Girl; Ferro Lad; Chemical King; Kid Psycho; Element Lad; Lightning Lad]; The Legion of Super-Pets [Proty II; Beppo; Streaky; Krypto; Comet] |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Neal Adams |
| Inks | Dick Giordano |
| Notes | This issue is also DC 100-Page Super Spectacular #DC-8. The cover is a wraparound cover. |
| Synopsis | Table of Contents. Small illustrations on the side. |
| Letters | Typeset |
| Characters | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; James Gordon; Dave Gregg (Villain); Mr. Tolan (Villain); Mrs. Marcy; Joe Webster (Villain); Walls (Villain) |
| Synopsis | Batman disguises himself as the crook Drexel to infiltrate the Crime Academy. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | David Vern Reed (credit by O'Hearn) |
| Pencils | Curt Swan |
| Inks | Charles Paris (verified by Paris) |
| Letters | Joe Rosen |
| Reprinted | From Batman (DC, 1940 series) #70 (April-May 1952) |
| Characters | The Chief (intro); Elasti-Girl [Rita Farr] (intro, origin); Negative Man [Larry Trainor] (intro, origin); Robotman [Cliff Steele] (intro, origin); Mitch (Movie Producer) |
| Synopsis | A mysterious man known only as the Chief calls three people who have all escaped certain doom but were left outcasts because of their experiences. He recounts their individual stories. He asks them to become the Doom Patrol, and their first mission is to defuse a bomb. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Arnold Drake (plot); Bob Haney (script) |
| Pencils | Bruno Premiani |
| Inks | Bruno Premiani |
| Letters | Stan Starkman |
| Notes | Chapter 1. |
| Reprinted | from My Greatest Adventure (DC, 1955 series) #80 (June 1963) |
| Characters | The Chief; Negative Man [Larry Trainor]; Elasti-Girl [Rita Farr]; Robotman [Cliff Steele] (all as the Doom Patrol); General Immortus (intro, villain) |
| Synopsis | The Chief informs the Doom Patrol of an alien spaceship that has landed on Earth carrying a super-weapon. General Immortus, spying on them, makes plans. The Doom Patrol are sent to protect the spaceship but encounter a strange machine. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Arnold Drake (plot); Bob Haney (script) |
| Pencils | Bruno Premiani |
| Inks | Bruno Premiani |
| Reprinted | From My Greatest Adventure (DC, 1955 series) #80 (June 1963) |
| Characters | Doom Patrol (The Chief; Negative Man [Larry Trainor]; Elasti-Girl [Rita Farr]; Robotman [Cliff Steele]); General Immortus |
| Synopsis | After locating the super-weapon, the Doom Patrol is confronted by General Immortus, who takes the upper-hand. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Arnold Drake; Bob Haney |
| Pencils | Bruno Premiani |
| Inks | Bruno Premiani |
| Notes | Chapter 3 |
| Reprinted | from My Greatest Adventure (DC, 1955 series) #80 (June 1963) |
| Characters | Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]; Woozy Winks; Captain Murphey [also known as Captain Murphy]; Officer Mike |
| Synopsis | Woozy and Plastic Man set out to capture Eel O'Brian. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Jack Cole (?) |
| Pencils | Jack Cole |
| Inks | Jack Cole |
| Reprinted | from Police Comics (Quality Comics, 1941 series) #14 (December 1942) |
| Characters | Sargon; Maxmillian O'Leary; Ted; Mike; Husky Grzrykzi |
| Synopsis | Sargon must figure out who the mysterious person is who has been messing with the circus Lion. |
| Genre | occult |
| Script | John Broome |
| Pencils | Joe Kubert |
| Inks | Joe Kubert |
| Notes | credits from Richard Morrissey |
| Reprinted | from Sensation Comics (DC, 1942 series) #57 (September 1946) |
| Characters | The Atom [Al Pratt]; Ridley (Villain); The Amazing Farads (Villain) |
| Synopsis | Al Pratt goes to a museum to research Indian culture but ends up tracking down some robbers. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Arthur Adler |
| Pencils | Arthur Peddy |
| Inks | Bob Okaner |
| Notes | Unpublished Golden Age story. Intended for the unpulished Flash Comics #105. Script credit from Roy Thomas on 16 November 2004. |
| Characters | Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Aqualad [Garth]; King Tai, Ruler of Timtu; Vuda, Prime Minister of Timtu |
| Synopsis | Aquaman is falsely accused of stealing a chest of diamonds. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Robert Bernstein |
| Pencils | Ramona Fradon |
| Inks | Ramona Fradon |
| Reprinted | From Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #276. |
| Characters | Superboy; Shrinking Violet; Saturn Girl; Sun Boy; Chameleon Boy; Dr. Marden King; Beast Boy; Gas Girl; Evolvo Lad; Life Lass; Duplicate Boy; Invisible Kid; Star Boy |
| Synopsis | An evil scientist tricks the Heroes of Lallor into fighting the Legion. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | John Forte |
| Inks | John Forte |
| Reprinted | From Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #324 (September 1964) |
| Characters | Mon-El; Ultra Boy; Colossal Boy; Element Lad; Lightning Lad; Cosmic Boy |
| Synopsis | An evil scientist tricks the Heroes of Lallor into fighting the Legion. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | John Forte |
| Inks | John Forte |
| Reprinted | From Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #324 (September 1964) |
| Characters | Batman; Robin |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | David Vern Reed (credit by O'Hearn) |
| Pencils | Dick Sprang (verified by Sprang) |
| Inks | Charles Paris (verified by Paris) |
| Colors | Ira Schnapp (credit by O'Hearn/Desris) |
| Reprinted | from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #75 (February-March 1953) |
| Script | E. Nelson Bridwell |
| Letters | Typeset |
| Synopsis | A key that lists all the superheroes featured on the wrap-around cover. |
| Letters | Typeset |