Madame Rouge shows some backbone in this issue, though I'm still not entirely certain why the Brain and Mallah want her back so badly. Especially in light of their single appearance in Morrison's run. (Just go read it.)
Once I'm done reading through these comics, I'm going to go back and have a look to see how many of the Patrol's villains only ever show up the one time. I'm pretty sure Videx, today's Brotherhood wannabe, never shows again, though I could be wrong.
I'm not sure if it's the same for other heroes, but it seems to me that their villains became more iconic than those of the Patrol. This likely has something to do with them be relegated to B-list status for much of their existence, though someone like Videx never shows up again in any of the subsequent series. Gargax only shows up in the mediocre Kupperberg years, and the Brain and Mallah become Titans villains. Well, until their finale. (Seriously, just go read it.)
I like to think that after being defeated by the Patrol these villains avoided crime again altogether because the heroes that stopped them were so much more weird and angry than they were.
"See you later, Interior Decorator Man!"
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