The Chief
Dr. Niles Caulder

Religion: not determined yet

Name: The Chief

Alter Ego: Dr. Niles Caulder

Other Names: the Galactic Guardian

Classification:  hero    scientist  

Publisher(s):

First Appearance: My Greatest Adventure #80 (June 1963): "The Doom Patrol"

Creators: Arnold Drake, Bob Haney, Bruno Premiani

Super? (Has Super Powers/Special Abilities/Technology): Yes

Number of Appearances: 176

Teams/Affiliations: The Doom Patrol (founder)

Occupation: scientist

Race: white

Gender: male

This character is in the following 70 stories which have been indexed by this website:
Challengers of the Unknown (vol. 1) #48 (Feb.-Mar. 1966): "Twilight of the Challengers"
The Doom Patrol

The Doom Patrol (vol. 1) #86 (Mar. 1964): "The World's Strangest Heroes"
The Doom Patrol (vol. 1) #86 (Mar. 1964): "The Brotherhood of Evil"
The Doom Patrol (vol. 1) #87 (May 1964): "The Terrible Secret of Negative Man"
The Doom Patrol (vol. 1) #87 (May 1964): "Robotman Fights Alone" (cameo)
The Doom Patrol (vol. 1) #88 (June 1964): "The Incredible Origin of the Chief" (lead character)
The Doom Patrol (vol. 1) #89 (Aug. 1964): "The Animal-Vegetable-Mineral Menace"
The Doom Patrol (vol. 1) #89 (Aug. 1964): "The Private War of Elasti-Girl" (cameo)
The Doom Patrol (vol. 1) #90 (Sep. 1964): "The Enemy within the Doom Patrol"
The Doom Patrol (vol. 1) #91 (Nov. 1964): "Mento--The Man Who Split the Doom Patrol"
The Doom Patrol (vol. 1) #92 (Dec. 1964): "The Sinister Secret of Dr. Tyme"
The Doom Patrol (vol. 1) #93 (Feb. 1965): "Showdown on Nightmare Road"
The Doom Patrol (vol. 1) #94 (Mar. 1965): "The Nightmare Fighters"
The Doom Patrol (vol. 1) #94 (Mar. 1965): "The Chief "Stands" Alone" (lead character)
The Doom Patrol (vol. 1) #95 (May 1965): "Menace of the Turnabout Heroes"
The Doom Patrol (vol. 1) #96 (June 1965): "The Day the World Went Mad!"
The Doom Patrol (vol. 1) #97 (Aug. 1965): "The War Against the Mind Slaves"
The Doom Patrol (vol. 1) #98 (Sep. 1965): "The Death of the Doom Patrol"
The Doom Patrol (vol. 1) #98 (Sep. 1965): "60 Sinister Seconds"
The Doom Patrol (vol. 1) #99 (Nov. 1965): "The Deadly Sting of the Bug Man"
The Doom Patrol (vol. 1) #99 (Nov. 1965): "The Beast-Boy"
The Doom Patrol (vol. 1) #100 (Dec. 1965): "The Fantastic Origin of Beast-Boy"
The Doom Patrol (vol. 1) #100 (Dec. 1965): "Robotman - Wanted Dead or Alive"
The Doom Patrol (vol. 1) #101 (Feb. 1966): "I, Kranus, Robot Emperor!"
The Doom Patrol (vol. 1) #101 (Feb. 1966): "The Lonely Giant"
The Doom Patrol (vol. 1) #102 (Mar. 1966): "8 Against Eternity"
The Doom Patrol (vol. 1) #103 (May 1966): "The Meteor Man"
The Doom Patrol (vol. 1) #103 (May 1966): "No Home for a Robot"
The Doom Patrol (vol. 1) #104 (June 1966): "The Bride of the Doom Patrol"
The Doom Patrol (vol. 1) #105 (Aug. 1966): "Honeymoon of Terror"
The Doom Patrol (vol. 1) #105 (Aug. 1966): "The Robot-Maker Must Die"
The Doom Patrol (vol. 1) #106 (Sep. 1966): "Blood Brothers!"
The Doom Patrol (vol. 1) #106 (Sep. 1966): "The Private World of Negative Man"
The Doom Patrol (vol. 1) #107 (Nov. 1966): "The War Over Beast Boy"
The Doom Patrol (vol. 1) #108 (Dec. 1966): "Kid Disaster"
The Doom Patrol (vol. 1) #109 (Feb. 1967): "Mandred the Executioner!"
The Doom Patrol (vol. 1) #110 (Mar. 1967): "Trial by Terror"
The Doom Patrol (vol. 1) #111 (May 1967): "Zarox-13 -- King of the Criminal Cosmos!"
The Doom Patrol (vol. 1) #111 (May 1967): "Neg Man's Last Road!"
The Doom Patrol (vol. 1) #112 (June 1967): "Brothers in Blood!"
The Doom Patrol (vol. 1) #113 (Aug. 1967): "Who Dares to Challenge the Arsenal?"
The Doom Patrol (vol. 1) #114 (Sep. 1967): "Kor the Conqueror!"
The Doom Patrol (vol. 1) #115 (Nov. 1967): "The Mutant Master!"
The Doom Patrol (vol. 1) #116 (Dec. 1967): "Two to Get Ready... and Three to Die!"
The Doom Patrol (vol. 1) #117 (Feb. 1968): "The Black Vulture!"
The Doom Patrol (vol. 1) #118 (Mar.-Apr. 1968): "Videx Monarch of Light"
The Doom Patrol (vol. 1) #119 (May-June 1968): "In the Shadow of the Great Guru"
The Doom Patrol (vol. 1) #120 (July-Aug. 1968): "The Rage of the Wrecker"
The Doom Patrol (vol. 1) #121 (Sep.-Oct. 1968): "The Beginning of the End!"
The Doom Patrol (vol. 1) #122 (Feb. 1973): "The Animal-Vegetable-Mineral Menace"
The Doom Patrol (vol. 1) #123 (Mar.-Apr. 1973): "Menace of the Turnabout Heroes"
The Doom Patrol (vol. 1) #124 (June-July 1973): "The Enemy within the Doom Patrol"
The Doom Patrol (vol. 2) #1 (Oct. 1987): "The Doom Patrol!"
The Doom Patrol (vol. 2) #2 (Nov. 1987): "Satellite of Doom!" (mentioned)
The Doom Patrol (vol. 2) #5 (Feb. 1988): "Natural Order" (mentioned)
The Doom Patrol (vol. 2) #6 (Mar. 1988): "Heroes and Villains" (mentioned)
The Doom Patrol (vol. 2) #9 (June 1988): "It's Raining Plastic Men"
The Doom Patrol (vol. 2) #9 (June 1988): "A Life in the Day" (mentioned)
Doom Patrol (vol. 2) #70 (Sep. 1993): "The Laughing Game"

JLA #94 (Early May 2004): "The Tenth Circle, Part One: Suffer the Little Children"
Justice League of America

Justice League of America (vol. 2) #7 (May 2007): "The Tornado's Path, Epilogue: Roll Call" (mentioned)
Justice League of America (vol. 2) #18 (Apr. 2008): "Meanwhile, Back at Owl Creek Bridge..."
Justice League of America (vol. 2) #22 (Aug. 2008): "The Second Coming, Chapter One: The Widening Gyre" (4-panel cameo)
Justice League of America (vol. 2) #24 (Oct. 2008): "The Second Coming, Chapter Three: The Blood-Dimmed Tide" (1-panel cameo)

My Greatest Adventure

My Greatest Adventure #80 (June 1963): "The Doom Patrol" (lead character)
My Greatest Adventure #81 (Aug. 1963): "The Nightmare Maker"
My Greatest Adventure #82 (Sep. 1963): "Three Against the Earth!"
My Greatest Adventure #83 (Nov. 1963): "The Night Negative Man Went Berserk"
My Greatest Adventure #84 (Dec. 1963): "The Return of General Immortus"
My Greatest Adventure #85 (Feb. 1964): "The Furies from 4,000 Miles Below"

Suggested links for further research about this character:
  - http://www.comicvine.com/the-chief/29-35126/
  - http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=chief
  - http://www.dcuguide.com/chronology.php?name=chief
  - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Doom_Patrol_members
  - http://www.rpi.edu/~bulloj/Doom_Patrol/mga80.html
  - http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/My_Greatest_Adventure_Vol_1_80
  - https://www.comics.org/issue/17704/
  - http://comicbookdb.com/issue.php?ID=26678