The Brave and the Bold, Vol.1, #54 (July 1964)
The Brave and the Bold, Vol.1 #60 (1965)
The Teen Titans are a group of teenage superheroes that came onto the scene some time in the 1960s. They were made up of some of the young sidekicks of the Justice League of America.
Background Information
The Teen Titans are an organization of young vigilantes banded together to fight crime, help teenagers and answer calls. Beginning as a group of side-kicks looking to distinguish themselves from their mentors, they would go on to expand into a world-wide establishment.
Teen Titans East
Teen Titans West
Headquarters
Teen Titans East
Gabriel's Horn was a small disco club located in the neighborhood of Farmingdale in Long Island, and later. It was owned and operated by Malcolm Duncan and briefly served as a de facto headquarters for Mal's super-hero colleagues the Teen Titans. In later years, Gabriel's Horn expanded into a restaurant and included jazz-fusion entertainment. Mal would often entertain his guests by playing his horn during meals. He also opened a club in San Francisco.
From the [[TV Show
The Titans original headquarters was located outside of Gotham City, in a cave that used to serve as an underground records storage facility for Wayne Enterprises. Bruce Wayne allowed them access to the cave as their headquarters, which they called the Titans Lair. Here, they utilized their helicopter for various missions. By the '80s, the Titans, which at this point was made up not entirely of teenagers, moved their headquarters to Titans Tower, which was located on Titans Island, in the East River off the shore of Manhattan Island. This lair was more sophisticated and even had the shape of the letter 'T', which stood for "Titans."
Episode Appearances
Appearances from the Filmation series: The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure (1967-1968):
Mentioned in Super Friends (comic book)
- Issue Super Friends, Vol. 2 #3 (February 1, 1977).
- Issue Super Friends, Vol. 2 #7 (October 1, 1977).
Notes
- The first incarnation of the team unofficially debuted in The Brave and the Bold vol.1, #54[2] (July 1964) as a "junior Justice League" featuring Robin (Dick Grayson), Kid Flash (Wally West), and Aqualad, the sidekicks of Leaguers Batman, the Flash, and Aquaman, respectively.
- The group then made its first official appearance under the name "Teen Titans" in The Brave and the Bold vol.1, #60[3], joined by Wonder Girl (Donna Troy), the younger sister of Wonder Woman. Green Arrow's sidekick Speedy (Roy Harper) later took Aqualad's place in the lineup.
- After being featured in Showcase, Vol. 1 #59 (December 1965), the Teen Titans were spun off into their own series with Teen Titans, Vol. 1 #1 (February, 1966) by Haney and artist Nick Cardy. The series was canceled with #43 (January–February 1973).
- The series resumed with issue #44 (November 1976). The stories included the introduction of the African-American superheroine Bumblebee, the introduction of the "Titans West" team, consisting of a number of other teen heroes including Bat-Girl (Betty Kane) and Golden Eagle and the introduction of Joker's Daughter in #48. The revival was short-lived and the series was canceled as of #53 (February 1978). At the end, they realized that, now in their early 20s, they had outgrown the "Teen" Titans. In the last panel, without speaking, they go their separate ways.
The New Teen Titans
In 1983, a new lineup of the Titans included new members such as Cyborg, Starfire, Raven and Protector. When a being known as Raven sends out a distress call for Robin (Dick Grayson), Kid Flash (Wally West), Wonder Girl (Donna Troy), Cyborg, Beast Boy, and Starfire the teens band together as the New Teen Titans to fight Trigon, Raven's demon father. After defeating Trigon, the teens banded together as the official second Teen Titans team.
New Teen Titan Members
Images
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| From a proposed animated series | A scene from the anti-drug television commercial by Keebler. | The Titans in their civilian clothing. |
External Links
- See the Teen Titans at wikiepdia.org
- First Animated Appearance: The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure: The Monster Machine (1967)
See also
The New Teen Titans (TV series)
References
- ↑ As was revealed in the comic book Super Friends # 1.
- ↑ Go to the DC Databse for more on The Brave and the Bold, Vol.1 #54 (July 1964)
- ↑ Go to the DC Databse for more on The Brave and the Bold vol.1, #60 (July, 1965)
- ↑ As seen in Action Comics # 546