Led by modern-day mad scientist Niles Caulder aka The Chief, the Doom Patrol is a group of freaks with superpowers: Robotman aka Cliff Steele, Negative Man aka Larry Trainor, Elasti-Woman aka Rita Farr, and Crazy Jane.
Each of them previously suffered a terrible accident that not only left them scarred for life, but also with superhuman abilities. But these downtrodden individuals found their collective purpose through The Chief, banding together to investigate the weirdest phenomena known to man.