Cliff... Niles Caulder is alive. 
- — Celsius
Doom Patrol (Volume 2) #1 is an issue of the series Doom Patrol (Volume 2) with a cover date of October, 1987.
Synopsis for "The Doom Patrol!"
Celsius finds the wheelchair of her late husband, Niles Caulder, still in tact and is convinced that her husband somehow survived the explosion that supposedly killed him and the rest of the original Doom Patrol. She recruits Robotman and Tempest in her quest to find out the truth and a conflict begins with her old nemesis, a man believing himself to be a manifestation of Kalki.
Appearing in "The Doom Patrol!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Negative Woman (Flashback and main story)
Antagonists:
- Captain Zahl (Flashback only)
- General Immortus (Flashback only)
- Kalki (First appearance)
- Madame Rouge (Flashback only)
Other Characters:
- Captain Zahl (Flashback only)
- Elasti-Girl (Behind the scenes) (Flashback only)
- Negative Man (Flashback only)
- Niles Caulder (Behind the scenes) (Flashback and main story)
- Manny (Single appearance)
- Mrs. Goldthwaite (Single appearance)
- Reynolds (Single appearance)
- Tonto the Horse (Single appearance)
Locations:
- California
- Himalayas
- Maine (Flashback only)
- Michigan (Flashback only)
Items:
- Kalki's Hover Chair
Vehicles:
- General Immortus' Hover Ship (Flashback only)
Notes
- Wraparound cover.
- Events from this issue take place after the events from Secret Origins (Volume 2) Annual #1.
- Arani Caulder appeared last in Crisis on Infinite Earths #10.
- Cliff Steele appeared last in Secret Origins (Volume 2) Annual #1.
- Joshua Clay appeared last in Crisis on Infinite Earths #12.
- Valentina Vostok appeared last in Secret Origins (Volume 2) Annual #1.
- Includes a flashback of the death of the original Doom Patrol from Doom Patrol (Volume 1) #121.
- Includes multiple flashbacks of the formation of the new Doom Patrol and their battle with General Immortus as chronicled in Showcase #94-95.
Trivia
- As revealed in this issue, Joshua Clay has been living the past several years under the assumed name of Jonathan Carmichael.