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The
New Teen Titans
(1980, 91 issues)
became Tales of the Teen Titans at #41, began reprinting
previous stories at #59 |
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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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| Issue |
The
New Teen Titans 9 |
| Subtitle |
Like
Puppets on a String |
| Date |
July
1981 |
| Writer(s) |
Marv
Wolfman |
| Artist(s) |
George
Perez, Romeo Tanghal |
| storyline |
A forth Dayton Industries board member was murdered
by the time Gar got home. Once inside, one of his
own toys took a shot at him. He called Robin for help.
The next day, Changeling and Robin toured Dayton and
were introduced to Project Promethium. They learned
that the man once known as the Puppeteer was now working
at Dayton and was their lead suspect. At the man's
home, they ran into (and escaped) a trap.
As Victor and Raven left their class with the handicapped
children, Cyborg was attacked by a toy Batman. The
Puppeteer gained control of him. Raven escaped and
sent her soul self to warn the others.
Kid Flash, Starfire, and Wonder Girl arrived on scene
and were blasted by Cyborg. The Puppeteer gained control
of them. Raven went to Robin and Changeling. The mind-controlled
Titans caught up with them and attacked. Kid Flash
vibrated to get himself away from Changeling and broke
free of the Puppeteer. He was able to get the rest
back to normal, and the team went after their attacker.
He escaped by sending his troops against them.
Deathstroke set Dayton Industries on fire and stole
the plans for Project Promethium. |
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| Issue |
The
New Teen Titans 10 |
| Subtitle |
Promethium
Unbound |
| Date |
August
1981 |
| Writer(s) |
Marv
Wolfman |
| Artist(s) |
George
Perez, Romeo Tanghal |
| storyline |
Deathstroke met with his people who had been going
over the Project Promethium notes.
A US ship carrying a thermonuclear device was attacked
by unknown assailants.
Gar Logan talked with Vic Stone about his past. He'd
contracted a rare disease as a child. The treatment
turned him green and enabled him to change forms.
His parents were killed in a canoeing accident and
he was adopted by two members of the Doom Patrol.
Robotman was the only surviving member, and he spent
his time searching out Gar's adoptive parents.
Deathstroke sniped Starfire out of the sky. When she
crash-landed, they began to battle it out. During
the fight, he got a transmitter on her. He escaped
while she was forced to save innocent bystanders.
Through her, he made his ultimatum to the Teen Titans:
he had Cyborg's friend, Sarah Simms. If they didn't
show up, he'd kill her. The trade was made - them
for her. He set up the auction for the Promethium
plans and demonstrated the bomb with the one he stole
from the aircraft carrier. The Titans were the target.
They beat the bomb and went after Deathstroke, who'd
just killed the two HIVE members (who'd killed the
other bidders). Deathstroke escaped, leaving Changeling
on his death bed. |
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| Issue |
The
New Teen Titans 11 |
| Subtitle |
When
Titans Clash |
| Date |
September
1981 |
| Writer(s) |
Marv
Wolfman |
| Artist(s) |
George
Perez, Romeo Tanghal |
| storyline |
The female Titans (Raven, Wonder Girl, and Starfire)
were dropped off at Paradise Island with Gar. They
hoped he could be helped there. Below, in Tartarus,
Hyperion awakened. He began soaking up the sun's rays,
blocking it from getting to the island. Wonder Girl
went after him, but he seduced her. Starfire and Raven
were blasted away.
Hyperion began his journey to free his brothers and
sisters; the Amazons prepared to wage ware on the
Titans of Myth. Days later, they arrived at the scene
where Hyperion had successfully freed the Titans.
Donna told them all she was with them by choice. The
Titans of Myth disappeared en route to Mt. Olympus.
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| Issue |
The
New Teen Titans 12 |
| Subtitle |
Clash
of the Titans |
| Date |
October
1981 |
| Writer(s) |
Marv
Wolfman |
| Artist(s) |
George
Perez, Romeo Tanghal |
| storyline |
The Titans of Myth and the Olympian gods began their
war. The Titans of Myth were victorious and the Amazons
reached the pinnacle of Mt. Olympus. Donna was questioned
by her mother and fellow Titans. She realized that
the "peace" Cronus offered was servitude
to him - not free will. Another battle began. The
Titans of Myth realized their reign must fall to their
children and willingly returned to Tartarus, vowing
to turn it into a paradise.
Gar awakened. |
|
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| Issue |
The
New Teen Titans 13 |
| Subtitle |
Friends
and Foes Alike |
| Date |
November
1981 |
| Writer(s) |
Marv
Wolfman |
| Artist(s) |
George
Perez, Romeo Tanghal |
| storyline |
Donna, still raging about the Hyperion incident, took
out her aggressions on a street gang. She headed home
to Paradise Island, where Starfire had just won a
gladiator-like tournament. The lab where Gar was being
treated suffered an explosion. They found him in shape
of a dinosaur. He had been maddened by the power of
the Amazon medicine, but Raven restored his mind.
Kid Flash, Cyborg, and Robin found the Doom Patrol's
Robotman - in pieces. Cyborg was able to get him back
functional. He led them to the underground city run
by Madame Rouge and Zhal. They rescued Steve Dayton
and prepared the jet to return home. Rouge and Zhal
looked on approvingly. |
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| Issue |
The
New Teen Titans 14 |
| Subtitle |
Revolution |
| Date |
December
1981 |
| Writer(s) |
Marv
Wolfman |
| Artist(s) |
George
Perez, Romeo Tanghal |
| storyline |
The female Titans arrived at the scene with Changeling
in tow. Raven found mental blockage in Dayton, who
continued to jabber on about his "Mento"
suit. They let him put it on and he attacked them.
The Titans spread out and forced him to fight a battle
on multiple fronts. Raven was able to get into his
mind and destroy the programming.
Dayton recounted the formation of the Doom Patrol,
but could not remember anything that had happened
in the last year. An earthquake occurred and the Titans
witnessed the underground fortress surface and take
flight. Changeling was able to grab on to it while
the other Titans boarded their jet.
The flying fortress attacked a small island country
in the Baltic named Zandia. The robot soldiers overwhelmed
and captured the Titans save for Changeling, who was
captured by the Brotherhood of Evil. |
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