(TALES OF) (THE) (NEW) (TEEN) (Team)
Titans (Spotlight)
Debut
The first incarnation of the team (unofficially) debuted in The Brave And The Bold #54 (July 1964) as a "Junior Justice League", featuring Robin (Dick Grayson), Kid Flash (Wally West), and Aqualad (Garth), the sidekicks of Justice Leaguer members Batman, the Flash, and Aquaman, respectively.
The Brave And The Bold (Vol. 1) #54 (July 1964)
First Appearance As ''Teen Titans''
The group made its first appearance under the name "Teen Titans" in The Brave And The Bold #60 (July 1965), joined by Wonder Girl (Donna Troy), the younger sister of Wonder Woman.
The Brave And The Bold (Vol. 1) #60 (July 1965)
The Teen Titans would make a third appearance in Showcase (Vol. 1) #59 (December 1965) before getting their own on-going title.
Showcase (Vol. 1) #59 (December 1965)
First Ongoing Title
Teen Titans (Vol. 1)
Teen Titans (Vol. 1) ran for 53 issues (February 1966 - February 1978); the series was initially cancelled with #43 (February 1973), but resumed with issue #44 (in November 1976).
1999 Annual
A Teen Titans annual was published in 1999, and although it may appear like a Silver Age annual, this one-shot was actually a ''replica edition'' of a book that was never actually published. "The Monster Machine" is the only original story in this issue. The story consists of cartoon cells from the old Filmation Adventures television show adapted to comic form, keeping the altered-for-TV uniforms and colors.
All other features are reprints:
1999 Annual
A Teen Titans annual was published in 1999, and although it may appear like a Silver Age annual, this one-shot was actually a ''replica edition'' of a book that was never actually published. "The Monster Machine" is the only original story in this issue. The story consists of cartoon cells from the old Filmation Adventures television show adapted to comic form, keeping the altered-for-TV uniforms and colors.
All other features are reprints:
- "The Return of the Teen Titans" was originally printed in Showcase (Vol. 1) #59;
- "The Boy Who Lost Touch With The World" was originally printed in The Flash (Vol. 1) #164;
- "Mer-Boy vs. Bird-Boy" was originally printed in Wonder Woman (Vol. 1) #144. Its inclusion in this annual is slightly mis-placed as the Wonder Girl featured in this story is actually a teenage Wonder Woman (from the "Impossible Stories" alternate earth), not Donna Troy.
- "The Secret Olympic Heroes" was originally printed in Teen Titans (Vol. 1) #4.
Teen Titans (Vol. 1) #1 (February 1966)
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Teen Titans (Vol. 1) #53 (February 1978)
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Collected Editions
Showcase Presents
DC Archive Editions
Omnibus
OTHER
- Showcase Presents: Teen Titans Vol. 1 (The Brave And The Bold #54, #60, Showcase #59, Teen Titans #1-18);
- Showcase Presents: Teen Titans Vol. 2 (Teen Titans #19-36, The Brave And The Bold #83, #94, World's Finest Comics #205).
DC Archive Editions
- The Silver Age Teen Titans Archives Vol. 1 (The Brave And the Bold #54, #60, Showcase #59, Teen Titans #1-5;
- The Silver Age Teen Titans Archives Vol. 2 (The Brave And The Bold #83, Teen Titans #6-20).
Omnibus
- Teen Titans: The Silver Age Omnibus, Vol. 1 (The Brave And The Bold #54, #60, #83; Showcase #59, #75, Teen Titans #1-24 and Hawk & Dove #1-#6);
- Teen Titans: The Bronze Age Omnibus, Vol. 1 (Teen Titans #25-53; The Brave And The Bold #94, #102 & #149: Batman Family #6, 8-9; World's Finest Comics #205.
OTHER
- DC Universe Illustrated By Neal Adams, Vol. 1 (Includes Teen Titans #20-22).
1980 Revival
The New Teen Titans (Vol. 1)
While only a modest success with its original incarnation, the series became a hit with its 1980 revival, under the stewardship of writer Marv Wolfman and artist George Pérez, who relaunched the team as The New Teen Titans, aging the characters to young adulthood.
Original members Robin, Wonder Girl, and Kid Flash were joined by new characters Cyborg, Starfire, and Raven, as well as the former Doom Patrol member Beast Boy, now using the name Changeling.
The series was previewed in DC Comics Presents (Vol. 1) #26 (October 1980).
The New Teen Titans (Vol. 1) ran for 40 issues (November 1980 - March 1984) before the title was changed to Tales Of The Teen Titans from issue #41-91 (see below).
This run also includes four annuals, with annual #1-2 bearing the title ''The New Teen Titans Annual'' and annual #3-4 featuring the title ''Tales Of The Teen Titans Annual'' (although annual #4 reprints The New Teen Titans, Vol. 2 annual #2).
Original members Robin, Wonder Girl, and Kid Flash were joined by new characters Cyborg, Starfire, and Raven, as well as the former Doom Patrol member Beast Boy, now using the name Changeling.
The series was previewed in DC Comics Presents (Vol. 1) #26 (October 1980).
The New Teen Titans (Vol. 1) ran for 40 issues (November 1980 - March 1984) before the title was changed to Tales Of The Teen Titans from issue #41-91 (see below).
This run also includes four annuals, with annual #1-2 bearing the title ''The New Teen Titans Annual'' and annual #3-4 featuring the title ''Tales Of The Teen Titans Annual'' (although annual #4 reprints The New Teen Titans, Vol. 2 annual #2).
The New Teen Titans (Vol. 1) #1 (November 1980)
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The New Teen Titans (Vol. 1) #40 (March 1984)
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Title Change: Tales Of The Teen Titans (1984)
The New Teen Titans series was re-titled Tales Of The Teen Titans with issue #41 (April 1984).
After several months (starting with Tales Of The Teen Titans #59, which reprints DC Comics Presents #26; the first appearance of The New Teen Titans), this series turned into a reprint comic, with #60-91 reprinting The New Teen Titans (Vol. 2) - a second series launched by DC to capitalize on the series' success - at a delay of about 15 months, from issue #1-32 (with new covers).
Tales Of The Teen Titans ran for 51 issues (#41-91, April 1984 - July 1988), but, as stated above, #58 featured the last original story before the series started reprinting stories.
After several months (starting with Tales Of The Teen Titans #59, which reprints DC Comics Presents #26; the first appearance of The New Teen Titans), this series turned into a reprint comic, with #60-91 reprinting The New Teen Titans (Vol. 2) - a second series launched by DC to capitalize on the series' success - at a delay of about 15 months, from issue #1-32 (with new covers).
Tales Of The Teen Titans ran for 51 issues (#41-91, April 1984 - July 1988), but, as stated above, #58 featured the last original story before the series started reprinting stories.
Tales Of The Teen Titans #41 (April 1984)
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Tales Of The Teen Titans #59 (November 1985)
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Tales Of The Teen Titans #91 (July 1988)
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Collected Editions
HARDCOVER
DC Archives
Omnibus
* >> As shown, Omnibus Vol. 3 also collects some issues from The New Teen Titans, Vol. 2.
TRADE PAPERBACK
* >> As shown, Who Is Donna Troy also collects issues from The New (Teen) Titans, Vol. 2.
In 2014 DC started publishing a new series of trade paperbacks collecting The New Teen Titans (Vol. 1):
*-> Tales Of The New Teen Titans was a four-issue limited series (June-September 1982). It spotlights the four newest members of the team, respectively: Cyborg (Victor Stone), Raven (Rachel Roth), Changeling (Garfield Logan) and Starfire (Koriand'r). This limited series is not to be confused with The New Teen Titans (Vol. 1), which changed its name to Tales Of The Teen Titans with issue #41.
DC Archives
- DC Archives: The New Teen Titans, Vol. 1 (DC Comics Presents #26, The New Teen Titans #1-8);
- DC Archives: The New Teen Titans, Vol. 2 (The New Teen Titans #9-16, Best Of DC (Blue Ribbon Digest) #18;
- DC Archives: The New Teen Titans, Vol. 3 (The New Teen Titans #17-20, Tales Of The New Teen Titans #1-4 mini-series starring Cyborg, Raven, Changeling & Starfire);
- DC Archives: The New Teen Titans, Vol. 4 (The New Teen Titans #21-27, Annual #1).
Omnibus
- The New Teen Titans Omnibus Vol. 1 (DC Comics Presents #26, The New Teen Titans #1–20, Best of DC (Blue Ribbon Digest) #18, Tales Of The New Teen Titans #1-4;
- The New Teen Titans Omnibus Vol. 2 (The New Teen Titans #21–37, #39-40, Tales Of The Teen Titans #41–44 + Annual #1-3;
- The New Teen Titans Omnibus Vol. 3 (The New Teen Titans #38, Tales Of The Teen Titans #45–50, The New Teen Titans Vol. 2 #1-6*, New Titans #50-61*, #66-67, Secret Origins Annual #3.
* >> As shown, Omnibus Vol. 3 also collects some issues from The New Teen Titans, Vol. 2.
- Omnibus, Vol. 1 (New edition) (DC Comics Presents #26, The New Teen Titans #1-16).
TRADE PAPERBACK
- Terra Incognito (The New Teen Titans #28-34, select pages from #26, Annual #2);
- The Judas Contract (The New Teen Titans #39-40, Tales Of The Teen Titans #41-44, Annual #3);
- Who is Donna Troy? (The New Teen Titans #38, Tales Of The Teen Titans #50, The New Titans #50-54*, select pages from #55*, 'Who Was Donna Troy' back-up story from Teen Titans/Outsiders Secret Files 2003).
* >> As shown, Who Is Donna Troy also collects issues from The New (Teen) Titans, Vol. 2.
In 2014 DC started publishing a new series of trade paperbacks collecting The New Teen Titans (Vol. 1):
- The New Teen Titans, Vol. 1 - Collects DC Comics Presents #26, The New Teen Titans (Vol. 1) #1-8;
- The New Teen Titans, Vol. 2 - Collects The New Teen Titans (Vol. 1) #9-16;
- The New Teen Titans, Vol. 3 - Collects The New Teen Titans (Vol. 1) #17-20, Tales Of The New Teen Titans #1-4*;
- The New Teen Titans, Vol. 4 - Collects The New Teen Titans (Vol. 1) #21-27, Annual #1;
- The New Teen Titans, Vol. 5 - Collects The New Teen Titans (Vol. 1) #28-34, Annual #2;
- The New Teen Titans, Vol. 6 - Collects The New Teen Titans (Vol. 1) #35-41, Batman & The Outsiders #5.
*-> Tales Of The New Teen Titans was a four-issue limited series (June-September 1982). It spotlights the four newest members of the team, respectively: Cyborg (Victor Stone), Raven (Rachel Roth), Changeling (Garfield Logan) and Starfire (Koriand'r). This limited series is not to be confused with The New Teen Titans (Vol. 1), which changed its name to Tales Of The Teen Titans with issue #41.
The New Teen Titans (Vol. 2)
The New Teen Titans (Vol. 2) ran for 49 issues (August 1984 - November 1988) and was then renamed to simply The New Titans (from #50-130), as the characters were no longer teenagers.
This run also included eleven annuals, with annual #1-4 bearing the title ''The New Teen Titans Annual'' and #5-11 featuring the title ''The New Titans Annual''.
This run also included eleven annuals, with annual #1-4 bearing the title ''The New Teen Titans Annual'' and #5-11 featuring the title ''The New Titans Annual''.
The New Teen Titans (Vol. 2) #1 (August 1984)
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The New Teen Titans (Vol. 2) #49 (November 1988)
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Title Change: The New Titans (1988)
The New Titans ran for 82 issues (#50-130) from December 1988 to February 1996.
The New Teen Titans (Vol. 2) #50 (December 1988)
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The New Teen Titans (Vol. 2) #130 (February 1996)
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New Titans #100 (August 1993)
Nightwing and Starfire were originally intended to become happily married in New Titans #100 (August 1993)...
Read more about this in the Robin: History section (on Dick Grayson).
Read more about this in the Robin: History section (on Dick Grayson).
Collected Editions
- The Terror Of Trigon (The New Teen Titans Vol. 2 #1-5).
- Titans: Total Chaos (The New Titans #90-92, Deathstroke The Terminator #14-16, Team Titans #1-3).
NOTE: Some volumes collecting The New Teen Titans (Vol. 1) also include issues from this run; they have been highlighted in yellow.
Teen Titans Spotlight (1986)
With the Teen Titans properties rivaling Marvel's X-Men for popularity at the time, another new title was launched in August 1986, this time to focus less on the team itself than on individual Titans, hence "Spotlight".
This series ran for 21 issues (August 1986 - April 1988).
This series ran for 21 issues (August 1986 - April 1988).
Teen Titans Spotlight #1: Starfire (August 1986)
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Teen Titans Spotlight #21: Teen Titans (April 1988)
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Team Titans (1992)
Team Titans spun out of the New Titans series and ran for 24 issues and two annuals, from September 1992 to September 1994.
Team Titans #1 (September 1992)
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Team Titans #24 (September 1994)
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Collected Edition
- Titans: Total Chaos (The New Titans #90-92, Deathstroke The Terminator #14-16, Team Titans #1-3).
Teen Titans (Vol. 2)
The series was relaunched as Teen Titans (Vol. 2) in October 1996, with a roster of all-new members under the mentor-ship of the Atom (Ray Palmer), who had been de-aged to his teenage years (following the events of Zero Hour).
A contest was held in the letters pages to determine who would join the team. Robin (Tim Drake), won the vote, but editors on the Batman titles banned his appearance, forcing the writer to use Captain Marvel Jr. instead. His inclusion failed to boost sales and the series was then canceled in September 1998 after 24 issues (and one annual).
A contest was held in the letters pages to determine who would join the team. Robin (Tim Drake), won the vote, but editors on the Batman titles banned his appearance, forcing the writer to use Captain Marvel Jr. instead. His inclusion failed to boost sales and the series was then canceled in September 1998 after 24 issues (and one annual).
Teen Titans (Vol. 2) #1 (October 1996)
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Teen Titans (Vol. 2) #24 (September 1998)
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Between Teen Titans (Vol. 2) and The Titans, a new generation of young heroes formed a team in Young Justice, consisting of Superboy, Robin, Impulse, Wonder Girl, Secret and Arrowette.
The Titans (1999)
The 3-issue limited series JLA/Titans: The Technis Imperative (December 1998 - February 1999) (covers, trade paperback - includes Titans: Secret Files 1999 #1) led to the March 1999 debut of The Titans, a series featuring select Titans from all of the group's incarnations that ran for 50 issues until April 2003.
The Titans #1 (March 1999)
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The Titans #50 (April 2003)
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The 3-issue limited series Titans/Young Justice: Graduation Day concluded both The Titans and Young Justice and led to two new series: Teen Titans (Vol. 3) and Outsiders (Vol. 3).
Titans/Young Justice: Graduation Day has been collected in Teen Titans/Outsiders: The Death & Return Of Donna Troy (cover) (along with the 4-issue mini-series DC Special: The Return Of Donna Troy).
Teen Titans (Vol. 3)
A new series titled Teen Titans began in September 2003, featuring Cyborg, Starfire, Beast Boy, and Raven of the 1980s group joined by new teenage versions of Robin (Tim Drake), Wonder Girl (Cassie Sandsmark), and Kid Flash (Bart Allen), as well as Superman clone Superboy (Kon-El).
The series ran for 100 issues, two annuals and a number of specials, from September 2003 to October 2011.
The series ran for 100 issues, two annuals and a number of specials, from September 2003 to October 2011.
Collected Editions
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This series has been collected (almost completely).
TRADE PAPERBACK
Teen Titans (Vol. 3) #27-28 & #48-49 have not been collected in trade paperback.
OMNIBUS
TRADE PAPERBACK
- Teen Titans: A Kid's Game - (#1-7);
- Teen Titans: Family Lost - (#1/2, 8-12);
- Teen Titans: Beast Boys and Girls - (#13-15, Beast Boy #1-4);
- Teen Titans: The Future is Now - (#16-23, Teen Titans / Legion Special #1);
- Teen Titans / Outsiders: The Insiders - (#24-26, Outsiders #24-25, 28);
- Robin: The Teen Wonder - (#29, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #100, Nightwing #101, Batman #428 and 442, Robin #126 and 132);
- Teen Titans: Life and Death - (#29-33, Teen Titans Annual #1, Robin #146-147);
- Teen Titans: Titans Around the World - (#34-41);
- Teen Titans: Titans East - (#42-47);
- Teen Titans: Titans of Tomorrow - (#50-54);
- Teen Titans: On the Clock - (#55-61);
- Teen Titans: Changing of the Guard - (#62-69);
- Teen Titans: Deathtrap - (#70, Teen Titans Annual #1, Titans #12-13, Vigilante #5-6);
- Teen Titans: Child's Play - (#71-78);
- Teen Titans: Hunt for Raven - (#79-87);
- Teen Titans: Team Building - (#88-92, Red Robin #20, Wonder Girl #1);
- Teen Titans: Prime of Life - (#93-100).
Teen Titans (Vol. 3) #27-28 & #48-49 have not been collected in trade paperback.
OMNIBUS
- Teen Titans by Geoff Johns
Titans [2008]
By 2006 the team consisted of only the younger members and some new additions; a concurrent series titled Titans debuted in April 2008 featuring some of the "classic" Titans from the original and 1980s rosters, with Dick Grayson, Donna Troy, Wally West, Garth, and Roy Harper using their "adult" codenames Nightwing, Troia, Flash, Tempest, and Arsenal, respectively.
The series ended in October 2011, with issue #38.
The series ended in October 2011, with issue #38.
Collected Editions
- Vol. 1: Old Friends (#1-6 as well as Titans East Special #1);
- Vol. 2: Lockdown (#7-11);
- Vol. 3: Fractured (#14, #16-22);
- Vol. 4: Villains For Hire (#24-27 & Titans: Villains for Hire Special #1);
- Vol. 5: Family Reunion (#28-33 & Shazam #1);
- Vol. 6: Broken Promises (#33-38, Annual #1) (CANCELLED).
Teen Titans, Vol. 4 [2011]
In November 2011, Teen Titans was relaunched as part of DC's The New 52 reboot, with an overhaul of the team, now containing Red Robin, Wonder Girl, Kid Flash, Bunker, Skitter and Solstice.
This series ran for 30 issues (plus a #0 and a #23.1/#23.2 following the regular #23) from November 2011 to June 2014.
This series ran for 30 issues (plus a #0 and a #23.1/#23.2 following the regular #23) from November 2011 to June 2014.
Collected Editions
- Vol. 1: It's Our Right to Fight (#1-7);
- The Culling: Rise Of The Ravagers (#8-9, Annual #1, Legion Lost, Vol. 2 #8-9, Superboy, Vol. 6 #8-9);
- Superboy: Extraction (#10);
- Vol. 2: The Culling (#8-14, DC Universe Presents #12: Kid Flash);
- The Joker: Death Of The Family (#15);
- Red Hood & The Outlaws: Death Of The Family (#15-16);
- DC Comics The New 52 Villains Omnibus (#23.1-23.2);
- Vol. 3: Death Of The Family (#0 & 15-17, Batman, Vol. 2 #17, Red Hood & The Outlaws #16);
- Vol. 4: Light And Dark (#18-23);
- Vol. 5: The Trial Of Kid Flash (#24-30, Annual #2-3);
- DC Comics Presents: Robin War 100-Page Spectacular (#29).
Teen Titans, Vol. 5 [2014]
In July 2014, Teen Titans relaunched with a new #1. This incarnation of the team includes Red Robin, Wonder Girl, Raven, Bunker and Beast Boy.
Teen Titans (Vol. 5) ran for 24 issues and 3 Annuals, from July 2014 to September 2016.
Teen Titans (Vol. 5) ran for 24 issues and 3 Annuals, from July 2014 to September 2016.
Collected Editions
- Teen Titans: Blinded By the Light (#1-7);
- Teen Titans: Rogue Targets (#8-13, Annual #1);
- Robin War (#15);
- Teen Titans: The Sum Of Its Parts (#14-19);
- Teen Titans: When Titans Fall (#20-24, Annual #2, plus a preview of Teen Titans: Rebirth #1 ).
DC: Rebirth
DC: Rebirth is a 2016 relaunch by DC Comics of its entire line of ongoing monthly superhero comic books. Using the end of The New 52 initiative in May 2016 as its launching point, DC: Rebirth restored the DC Universe to a form much like that prior to the "Flashpoint" story-line while still incorporating numerous elements of The New 52, including its continuity.
Titans: Rebirth #1 & Titans (Vol. 3)
DC: Rebirth: Titans #1 (August 2016)
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Titans (Vol. 3) #1 (September 2016)
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