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| Issue |
Tales
of the New Teen Titans 1 |
| Subtitle |
Cyborg |
| Date |
June
1982 |
| Writer(s) |
Marv
Wolfman |
| Artist(s) |
George
Perez, Brett Breeding |
| storyline |
The
Titans took a vacation at the Grand Canyon. While
eating, Victor told them about his early years. His
parents were research scientists at a major university,
and he often ended up as their guinea pig. He got
into some trouble early when he rebelled, but his
mother convinced his father to let him go to public
schools. There, he was introduced to sports and girls
- he excelled at both. He had another run-in with
gang violence and got cut. After refusing to help
vandalize the Statue of Liberty, his best friend,
Ron, turned his back on him.
Victor continued to train for the Olympics until one
day he visited his parents at their lab. There was
an accident with one of the experiments - he and his
mother were covered with an interdimensional goo.
He was unconscious for a month. When he awakened,
he realized his father had spent day and night grafting
cybernetic parts to his destroyed limbs and body structure.
His mother had not survived. Five months later, he
was able to walk again. He expressed his hatred to
his father and moved out.
Once again, his "friend" came to him for
help. They were planning on blowing up the UN building.
Vic agreed, but secretly was going to stop them. That
night, he learned he was going to be set up as their
scapegoat. He threw the bomb into the sky. It detonated
and killed Ron. |
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| Issue |
Tales
of The New Teen Titans 2 |
| Subtitle |
Raven |
| Date |
July
1982 |
| Writer(s) |
Marv
Wolfman |
| Artist(s) |
George
Perez, Pablo Marcos |
| storyline |
Raven had a nightmare while camping. Her shriek woke
everyone up. Wally was quick to her side and demanded
she let them know what was going on. She told them
how her mother was taken from Earth to Azarath after
being impregnated by Trigon. As soon as she was born,
the place of peace and beauty became black with fear.
One of the temple's elders attempted to toss the infant
through the great door which led into nothingness,
but a great light shone in and killed him.
Raven was taken from her mother and given to Azar
- a woman who ruled them like her mother and her mother's
mother. Raven could not know of emotion, or the Trigon
in her could be unleashed. Years later, Azar died.
When she began having nightmares of Trigon coming
to get her, she learned that the people of Azarath
had created her father. Trigon soon appeared outside
their great door demanding his daughter. When she
admitted she was his daughter, he realized he could
corrupt her. He vanished, saying he would be back
for her when she reached adulthood. |
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| Issue |
Tales
of the New Teen Titans 3 |
| Subtitle |
The
Changeling |
| Date |
August
1982 |
| Writer(s) |
Marv
Wolfman |
| Artist(s) |
George
Perez, Gene Day |
| storyline |
On
their third night, Garfield Logan cooked for everyone
and told them his story. His father was a scientist
in Africa. As a boy, Gar contracted the disease
Sakutia. It was something only animals survived.
His father cured him, but at the expense of the
boy turning green. His parents died in a boating
accident later, and Gar began turning into small
animals. At age eight, poachers pretty much destroyed
the tribe he'd been adopted by, and took him to
steal for them.
When Elasti-girl married Steve Dayton, they adopted
Gar. The Doom Patrol was later killed and Gar joined
Teen Titans West. Later, he got a part on a sci-fi
TV show. During a shot, a giant robot burst in for
him. They fought, but the robot finally gave up.
The show was sued and canceled.
The robot, Arsenal, later returned and kidnapped
Gar's girlfriend. Gar went after them, and was captured
himself. He learned the Arsenal was actually the
poacher who'd been his guardian before. He wanted
his father's money. Dayton was away and no one could
pay the ransom. The Arsenal took Jilian and left
Gar to die. He escaped and took down the attacker. |
|
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| Issue |
Tales
of the New Teen Titans 4 |
| Subtitle |
Starfire |
| Date |
September
1982 |
| Writer(s) |
Marv
Wolfman |
| Artist(s) |
George
Perez, Ernie Colon |
| storyline |
As the group gathered their things and prepared
to head back to New York (Dick was going back to
school), Kori told them about Tamaran. All her planet
rejoiced at her birth - except for her sister, who'd
been judged to sickly to eventually rule. Their
father was king of the tropical, peaceful paradise.
Due to her illness, Komand'r could not fly like
the rest. The girl was devious and once killed Kori's
pet.
Eventually, the Citadel attacked Tamaran. They were
defeated and Tamaran rejoiced. When their father
returned home, Komand'r was beating Koriand'r. After
their brother was born, the time came for them to
be sent to Okaara and trained as warriors. Upon
graduation, there was a tournament. The sisters
were put against each other. Komand'r got the upper
hand, but Koriand'r caused her to fall into a cliff.
Not wanting her sister to die that way, Koriand'r
saved her. Back on solid ground, Komand'r looked
for the killing blow, but was stopped by the Warlords.
She was expelled. Instead of going home to Tamaran,
Komand'r went to the Citadel and gave away her people's
secrets. The Citadel attacked again. Tamaran gave
up, but had to give Koriand'r to the Gordanians
as a result.
Kori was reunited with her sister. She was Komand'r's
slave for six years. The Psions attacked the Citadel.
They were taken hostage and became scientific experiments.
The Citadel soon attacked the Psions. The sisters
escaped and found they had new powers - they could
harness solar energy within them and blast it out.
She eventually escaped slavery and ended up on Earth. |
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| Notes,
references to time, and chronology: |
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The
Tales of the Teen Titans miniseries takes place between issues
20-21, where the Titans go on a camping vactation. |
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This
is collected in the The New Teen Titans Archive volume 3. |
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