Lot Details
| Series Title | Tales of the Teen Titans |
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| Issue Number | #41, #42, #43, #44, #50, #51, #52, #53, #54, #55, #56, #70 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Cover Date | 1984 - 1986 |
| Cover Price | 0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; 0.30 GBP |
| Printing | First Print |
| Variant Description | Direct |
| Page Count | 36.00 |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Age Era | Bronze Age |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| Writer | Marv Wolfman |
| Artist | George Pérez |
| Cover Artist | George Pérez |
| Inker | Romeo Tanghal |
| Letterer | John Costanza |
| Editor | George Pérez |
| Character Appearances | Beast Boy, Bethany Snow, Brother Blood, Cyborg, Dick Grayson, Donna Troy, Mother Mayhem, Raven, Starfire, Terra |
Tales of the Teen Titans Key Comics Bundle
This lot includes issues #41, #42, #43, #44, #50, #51, #52, #53, #54, #55, #56, #70
Death of Brother Blood
1st cameo appearance of Jericho aka Joseph
2nd cameo appearance of Adeline Wilson
1st full appearance of Jericho aka Joseph, son of Deathstroke
1st full appearance of Adeline Wilson, mother of Jericho and Deathstroke's ex-wife
Dick Grayson becomes Nightwing, formerly Robin
Joseph adopts the name Jericho
Origin of Deathstroke and Jericho
Marriage of Wonder Girl and Terry Long
1st appearance of President Marlo, a corrupt Middle Eastern leader who clashed with the Suicide Squad
1st cameo appearance of Azrael
1st appearance of Azrael, a mysterious winged man
Cover appearance of Deathstroke
1st cameo appearance of Jinx
Origin of Kole
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Lot Details
| Series Title | Tales of the Teen Titans |
|---|---|
| Issue Number | #41, #42, #43, #44, #50, #51, #52, #53, #54, #55, #56, #70 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Cover Date | 1984 - 1986 |
| Cover Price | 0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; 0.30 GBP |
| Printing | First Print |
| Variant Description | Direct |
| Page Count | 36.00 |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Age Era | Bronze Age |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| Writer | Marv Wolfman |
| Artist | George Pérez |
| Cover Artist | George Pérez |
| Inker | Romeo Tanghal |
| Letterer | John Costanza |
| Editor | George Pérez |
| Character Appearances | Beast Boy, Bethany Snow, Brother Blood, Cyborg, Dick Grayson, Donna Troy, Mother Mayhem, Raven, Starfire, Terra |
Tales of the Teen Titans
Renamed from The New Teen Titans with issue #41 in April 1984, Tales of the Teen Titans continued the ongoing adventures of the team under the creative guidance of Marv Wolfman and George Pérez. The title change was a strategic move by DC Comics to facilitate a dual publication model. While this series continued on standard newsstand paper, a second, high end series titled The New Teen Titans (Volume 2) was launched simultaneously for the direct market using superior Baxter paper. To ensure stories reached all readers, the content of the Baxter series was eventually reprinted in the pages of Tales of the Teen Titans starting with issue #60, following a fifteen month delay.
The series is historically significant for containing the conclusion of "The Judas Contract" storyline, specifically within issues #42 through #44 and Annual #3. This arc provided the definitive resolution to the multi year infiltration of the team by the antagonist Terra and featured the first full appearance of Dick Grayson in his new identity as Nightwing in issue #44. Furthermore, issue #42 introduced the character Jericho (Joseph Wilson), the son of Deathstroke, whose unique non verbal communication and possession powers added a new dimension to the team's roster. These issues represent the final collaborative peak of the original Wolfman and Pérez run before the transition to the reprint format.
The cultural impact of Tales of the Teen Titans is centered on its role in professionalizing the "sidekick" into an independent adult hero, a shift most visibly represented by the debut of Nightwing. This transition fundamentally altered the trajectory of the Batman franchise and established a precedent for legacy character evolution within the DC Universe. From a collector’s perspective, the series is valued for these key character milestones and its status as the accessible newsstand counterpart to the exclusive direct market era. The narrative developments from this period, particularly the themes of betrayal and identity in "The Judas Contract," remain the primary influence for modern animated and live action adaptations of the team.
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