Teen Titans Notes

Early Publication History of the New Teen Titans

1980-1984
DC Comics Presents 26 - (Oct 1980) - 1st Appearance of the New Teen Titans as a team as well as the 1st appearance of Raven, Cyborg, and Starfire
New Teen Titans (1980) 1 - 40
Tales of the New Teen Titans 1 - 4 - 1982 mini-series that told the origin stories of Cyborg, Raven, Changeling, and Starfire

X-Men/New Teen Titans 1
Batman and the Outsiders 5 - concludes story started in NTT 37 - DTC 82

1984 - 1988
Tales of the Teen Titans 41 - 58 - more new stories of the New Teen Titans
Tales of the Teen Titans 59 - 91 - all reprints, mostly of the NTT 84 series
New Teen Titans (1984) 1 - 49 - direct market comic, started at the same time as the Legion of Super-Heroes (1984)


Villains

Blackfire - sister of Starfire; first appearance: New Teen Titans (1980) 22

New Teen Titans (1980) 22-25, Annual 1
Tales of the Teen New Titans 4
New Teen Titans (1984) 14-18, 22, 23

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Deathstroke (the Terminator) - Slade Wilson, mercenary, super-villain; 1st appearance: New Teen Titans (1980) 2

New Teen Titans (1980) 2, 9, 10, 34, 39
The Judas Contract - Tales of the Teen Titans 42-44, Annual 3
X-Men/New Teen Titans 1



Trigon (the Terrible) - demon from another dimension and father of Raven; 1st Appearance: New Teen Titans (1980) 4

New Teen Titans (1980) 4-6, 31
Tales of the New Teen Titans 2
New Teen Titans (1984) 1-5 aka The Terror of Trigon



Teen Titans on TV

Teen Titans (2003) - 5 season; 65 episodes
- based on the comic books from the 1980s but with much more humor; a little too silly for some fans of the series from the 1980s
- the team consists of Robin, Starfire, Beast Boy, Raven, and Cyborg
- the heroes don't have secret or civilian identities
- although there are many stand alone episodes each season also has its own recurring story arc
- the 1st season's arc focuses on Robin and his attempts to defeat Slade, who shows up in 6 of the 13 episodes
- Season 1 first aired from July 2003 to February 2004

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