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| Issue |
DC
Comics Presents #26 |
| Subtitle |
Where
Nightmares Begin |
| Date |
October
1980 |
| Writer(s) |
Marv
Wolfman |
| Artist(s) |
George
Perez, Dick Giordano |
| storyline |
Robin
prepared to go into a terrorist situation at STAR
Labs when he felt dizzy. He looked up to find Wonder
Girl holding him by the arm in front of Titans'
Tower. He didn't recognize anything. He was greeted
by Titans he knew (Kid Flash, Wonder Girl, and Beast
Boy - now calling himself Changeling) and introduced
to ones he was not familiar with (Starfire, Raven,
Cyborg). Raven had a mission for the team: a scientist
had accidentally opened a door to another dimension.
They went after the beast which had gotten through;
it captured Raven's soul-self.
Robin found himself going up against the terrorists
again, then once more transported to the Titans
situation.
The creature seemed to disappear after Cyborg shot
a "zillion decibels of white noise" into
it. Raven's soul-self was able to return to her
body. Robin realized the thing would want to go
back where it came from, and they chased it to the
STAR lab where the interdimensional rift was opened.
Starfire was able to push it through. Cyborg confronted
his father - the man who'd built his suit.
Robin appeared back in his real time with the terrorists
removed. Raved watched him. |
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| Issue |
The
New Teen Titans 1 |
| Subtitle |
The
New Teen Titans |
| Date |
November
1980 |
| Writer(s) |
Marv
Wolfman |
| Artist(s) |
George
Perez, Romeo Tanghal |
| storyline |
Princess
Koriand'r escaped a Gordanian slave ship and made
the jump to hyperspace.
Dick Grayson woke up to the girl who'd been haunting
his dreams - Raven. She told him a new Teen Titans
must be created and asked that he contact Kid Flash.
Wally West refused to join him - he was a full time
college student and had quit the hero business.
Raven asked Robin to find Wonder Girl. He and Beast
Boy (now wishing to be called Changeling) found
her at a burned-down apartment building. As they
talked, Kid Flash arrived - ready to join. They
headed off and arrived at their next destination.
Raven was at a track where once-athlete Victor Stone
(now half-human, half cybernetic) joined the team
as Cyborg. Raven told them their final member was
about to arrive on Earth and would need a rescue.
They fended off a small alien invasion (the Gordanian
slavers), but Raven could not find the final member.
The rest followed her to a nearby apartment were
more of the Gordanians were attacking. They'd found
and captured Koriand'r - their prey. The Teen Titans
were able to get onto the Gordanian ship. Working
very well together, they saved Koriand'r and destroyed
the ship. |
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| Issue |
The
New Teen Titans 2 |
| Subtitle |
Today...the
Terminator |
| Date |
December
1980 |
| Writer(s) |
Marv
Wolfman |
| Artist(s) |
George
Perez, Romeo Tanghal |
| storyline |
The HIVE brought in Deathstroke, the Terminator
for a contract on the Teen Titans. He refused since
they refused to pay him up front. The HIVE planned
to create their own "terminator" from
the readings they got.
The Titans set up a new apartment for the girl who's
they destroyed saving Starfire (Koriand'r). After,
they took down some robots which were stealing pharmaceuticals.
Deathstroke watched.
Grant Wilson, ex-boyfriend of the girl who'd had
her apartment smashed by the Gordanians, began going
through scientific experiments conducted by HIVE.
The team relaxed at Garfield Logan's pool, while
Cyborg took the remaining robot to his father's
lab. A man calling himself the Ravager (Grant Wilson)
attacked Cyborg. Deathstroke grabbed him and vanished
after he'd disabled the Titan. The Ravager escaped
Deathstroke and went back after the Titans. He died
in battle - the HIVE knew he would. Raven let Deathstroke
take his dead son away. He took over the contract. |
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| Issue |
The
New Teen Titans 3 |
| Subtitle |
The
Fearsome Five |
| Date |
January
1981 |
| Writer(s) |
Marv
Wolfman |
| Artist(s) |
George
Perez, Frank Chiaramonte |
| storyline |
Dr. Light completed the lineup for his new "Fearsome
Five" with Mammoth and Shimmer (Gizmo and Psimon
were already on his team).
Starfire told the rest of the Titans that she'd
not seen her family in six earth years - she'd been
forced into slavery to end a war against the Citadel.
Raven appeared to call the team into action; Kid
Flash decked Robin for questioning the mysterious
girl. The Titans attacked the Fearsome Five, who
appeared to be waiting for them. After trapping
their attackers, the Five - for unknown reasons
- left.
Safely at the new headquarters each Titan had been
invited to, Raven told the group about her vision
of Trigon the Terrible. Somehow, both the Fearsome
Five and the JLA were tied to Trigon (an interdimensional
being). .
Psimon, who'd been transformed into what he was
by Trigon, took over leadership of the group and
contacted the Titans. They went after the Fearsome
Five head-on. Raven tried to stop them and stayed
behind with Kid Flash. Raven told him they were
getting pounded, and Kid Flash rushed in. He quickly
went down, too. The Fearsome Five had defeated the
new Teen Titans.
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| Issue |
The
New Teen Titans 4 |
| Subtitle |
Against
all Friends |
| Date |
February
1981 |
| Writer(s) |
Marv
Wolfman |
| Artist(s) |
George
Perez, Romeo Tanghal |
| storyline |
The JLA - Zatanna, Green Lantern, Batman, Hawkman,
the Atom, and Wonder Woman - left their satellite
when Zatanna had a premonition. En route to earth,
they encountered three mystics performing a ceremony.
A fight ensued; Raven tried to stop them so the
ceremony could continue.
Raven teleported to the Temple of Azarath, where
she tried to get her mother's help in the battle
against Trigon. Arella refused and sent her home.
Raven found herself back at the tower; her team
had no memories of the Fearsome Five. They watched
the Titans through a device planted in Cyborg by
Gizmo. With Psimon in control, the rest of the group
planned his demise after they defeated the Justice
League.
Hawkman told the rest of his group they were about
to have company. Wonder Girl, Robin, and Kid Flash
arrived and attacked. Robin let the rest of his
team enter. Batman realized they were somehow being
mind-controlled. Both the Titans and JLA were teleported
to the magicians going up against Trigon. The JLA
told the Titans that Raven had come to them; Zatanna
told them she was using her magic to make Kid Flash
love her.
The two groups walked away. |
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| Issue |
The
New Teen Titans 5 |
| Subtitle |
Trigon
Lives |
| Date |
March
1981 |
| Writer(s) |
Marv
Wolfman |
| Artist(s) |
Curt
Swan, Romeo Tanghal |
| storyline |
No longer with help from the new Teen Titans, Raven
spoke to Trigon. She promised him she would stop
him, even if it meant her own death. Due to having
his mind tampered with, Kid Flash threatened to
quit the team. She sent her soul self to the team
in hopes of getting their attention - she was being
attacked by one of Trigon's monsters. Kid Flash
and Cyborg refused to go with the rest of the group.
Cyborg was able to use reverse-psychology and convince
Kid Flash to join the rest of the team in battle.
Cyborg followed him. After the Titans defeated his
Goronn, Trigon arrived on Earth. The team learned
the demon was Raven's father.
Psimon arrived; Trigon dissipated his atoms. He
then destroyed Goronn. The Titans found themselves
back at their tower. They regrouped and went after
the rampaging Trigon. Raven went to Azarath and
was followed by her father. She summoned the Titans.
Once they were all at the temple, Raven propositioned
her father. She told him she would rule at his side
if he would leave Earth's dimension and never return.
He accepted and the two vanished. |
|
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| Issue |
The
New Teen Titans 6 |
| Subtitle |
Last
Kill |
| Date |
April
1981 |
| Writer(s) |
Marv
Wolfman |
| Artist(s) |
George
Perez, Pablo Marcos |
| storyline |
Trigon and Raven landed on his home planet. When
a small child in the audience thought he was a monster,
Trigon killed her. They made way for his castle.
Once inside, one of his people told him of an uprising
on a nearby planet. Trigon used his cosmic cannon
to destroy the world. He then told his daughter
Earth would be next.
Raven's mother told the Teen Titans about her past
- she'd been abandoned as an infant and grew up
unfulfilled. She turned to the occult and was taken
by Trigon as his bride. After becoming pregnant,
he tossed her aside and killed the rest of her cult.
She attempted suicide and was taken in by her new
people.
The Titans convinced the people of Azarath to help
them get to Trigon's world. Arella, Raven's mother,
went with them knowing she could never again return
home. They found Trigon, and working together, defeated
him. Arella sacrificed herself to be a block so
he could never return to their dimension. |
|
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| Issue |
The
New Teen Titans 7 |
| Subtitle |
Assault
on Titans' Tower |
| Date |
May
1981 |
| Writer(s) |
Marv
Wolfman |
| Artist(s) |
George
Perez, Romeo Tanghal |
| storyline |
The Titans returned from Azarath and headed to the
Tower. Kid Flash, still confused over the whole
situation, told them he needed to go get his head
straight.
Psimon was able to get himself together enough to
appear as an apparition to the rest of the Fearsome
Five (actually four). He convinced them he was being
controlled by Trigon and had not acted according
to his own will. Back home, they found their tower
had been intruded upon. Raven went in to investigate
and was taken down by Dr. Light. While the rest
of his team took on the Titans, Dr. Light got Psimon
back into reality. They discovered the tower's architect
- Silas Stone, Cyborg's estranged father.
The Titans came out on top; Victor spoke with his
dad. He explained what had happened to him and his
mother. An experiment had gone wrong. His mother
was killed; Victor and his father were injured.
His father was able to get the cybernetic parts
and give his son life, but he'd been stricken ill
and was dying. Cyborg forgave him and began to mend
their relationship. Three months later, Silas Stone
died. |
|
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| Issue |
The
New Teen Titans 8 |
| Subtitle |
A
Day in the Lives... |
| Date |
June
1981 |
| Writer(s) |
Marv
Wolfman |
| Artist(s) |
George
Perez, Romeo Tanghal |
| storyline |
Kori
met Donna at the photography studio for lunch.
She was introduced to Donna's date, Terry Long.
She quickly learned that Starfire was a natural
model. Robin left the tower for a work out at
the circus, then he planned on going back to Gotham
City. Raven's soul self took down some terrorists
while she checked out a nearby university.
Gar got a call - a second Dayton Industries employee
had been killed. He left Vic's house and returned
home. After getting the cold shoulder from his
old girlfriend, Vic took a walk in the park. He
happened upon a baseball game being played by
children who all had prosthetic parts. Their teacher,
Sarah Simms, invited him to join them.
Another Dayton man was killed, this one by a puppet.
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| Notes,
references to time, and chronology: |
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Robin
in DC Presents 26: "A new Titans? None of this makes
sense. The Titans disbanded months ago!" |
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Robin
in DC Presents 26: "...I wonder if my recent problems
with Bruce might have something to do with it! Ever since
I dropped out of college, there's been a storm brewing between
us!" He still thinks of me as his kid partner and not
some one old enough to go out on his own." |
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Wonder
Girl in TNTT1: "I guess the owners abandoned it after
the fire. Still, this is where she found me. Alone, frightened,
a crying babe too scared to move while the flames danced all
around me. And too young to understand why those two people
near me wouldn't move as the fire drew closer. I didn't hear
the window shatter, and I don't remember Wonder Woman scooping
me into her arms and carrying me away. But I do remember that
the landlady said the room I was found in wasn't even rented.
I was a nobody, until I was brought to Paradise Island and
raised by Hippolyta, queen of the Amazons. I was trained as
an Amazon, given their power, and soon I became Wonder Girl." |
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