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Garfield Logan
Garfield Logan

Garfield Logan

425 appearances · Silver Age · 1965–2026 · 21 key issues
Who is Garfield Logan?

Garfield Logan contracted a rare illness as a child that his scientist parents cured using an experimental serum derived from green monkeys — leaving his skin, hair, and eyes permanently green and granting him the ability to shapeshift into any animal. He later joined the Doom Patrol as Beast Boy.

Few characters in DC's long history have proven as enduringly beloved as Garfield Logan, who burst onto the Silver Age scene in 1965's The Doom Patrol #99, conjured into existence by the imaginative team of Arnold Drake and Bob Brown. Over an astonishing six decades of publication — from 1965 all the way to 2026 — he's racked up 419 catalog appearances and 21 key issues, a track record that speaks to a character who genuinely resonates across generations of readers. He's most at home in The New Teen Titans and Titans, sharing pages with luminaries like Dick Grayson, Raven, Starfire, and Koriand'r — an A-list of DC's finest — while his appearances in Tiny Titans prove he's just as welcome in the lighter, all-ages corner of the DCU. If you're building a serious DC collection, Garfield Logan is absolutely essential reading.

Identity

Real name. Garfield Mark Logan

Powers. : As Rita Farr was an actress, he too learned some acting skills. He was a good enough actor to star in several TV shows.

Teams & affiliations
Teen TitansThe Titans
★ First appearance
The Doom Patrol #99
Nov 1965

Trivia

  • Garfield Logan was reintroduced in Teen Titans under the alias Changeling, a handle that served as his primary comic-book identity for years before Beast Boy eventually reclaimed the spotlight.youtube.com
  • Modern DC continuity has put his origin through multiple retcons, with one notable version tying his shape-shifting abilities to a mysterious metaphysical force known as the Red rather than a simple one-time accident or cure.youtube.com
  • Marv Wolfman has written more of Garfield Logan's comics than any other writer in our catalog — 95 issues.

Top series

Covers through the years — 1965–2022

The Doom Patrol #99 1965
The Doom Patrol #99
DC Comics Presents #26 1980
DC Comics Presents #26
The New Teen Titans #33 1983
The New Teen Titans #33
The New Teen Titans #27 1987
The New Teen Titans #27
Deathstroke, the Terminator #14 1992
Deathstroke, the Terminator #14
New Teen Titans Archives #1 1999
New Teen Titans Archives #1
Beast Boy #1 2000
Beast Boy #1
Teen Titans #21 2005
Teen Titans #21
DCU Holiday Special #1 2009
DCU Holiday Special #1
Teen Titans by Geoff Johns Omnibus #[nn] 2013
Teen Titans by Geoff Johns Omnibus #[nn]
Batman #36 2018
Batman #36
Teen Titans Academy #7 2022
Teen Titans Academy #7

Appearances (151–300 of 425, oldest first)

52 (2006)
#50
JLA / JSA: Virtue and Vice (2003)
Flash (1987)
Identity Crisis (2004)
Green Arrow (2001)
#46
Outsiders (2003)
#25
DC Premium (2001)
#39
Teen Titans and Outsiders Secret Files and Origins 2005 (2005)
Supergirl (2005)
Infinite Crisis (2005)
Teen Titans: Jam-Packed Action (2005)
Buzzboy/Roboy: The Buzz & The 'Bot (2007)
#0
Robin (1993)
Teen Titans Annual (2006)
#1
Justice League Unlimited [Free Comic Book Day Edition] (2006)
#1
Superman / Batman (2003)
#26
Betty and Veronica Spectacular (1992)
#76
Betty and Veronica (1987)
Justice League Wedding Special (2007)
#1
The Brave and the Bold (2007)
World War III (2007)
Countdown (2007)
#6
Countdown to Final Crisis (2008)
Titans (2008)
Batgirl (2008)
#1
DCU Holiday Special (2009)
#1
Wednesday Comics (2009)
Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2009)
Adventure Comics (2009)
DCU: Legacies (2010)
Billy Batson & the Magic of Shazam! (2008)
#21
The All-New Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2011)
#4
Gotham Central (2008)
#4
DC Universe: Legacies (2011)
New Teen Titans: Games (2011)
Teen Titans: Team Building (2011)
Green Lantern: The Animated Series (2012)
#3
The Infinite Crisis Omnibus (2012)
Young Justice (2011)
#22
The Culling: Rise of the Ravagers (2013)
Teen Titans by Geoff Johns Omnibus (2013)
Tiny Titans: Aw Yeah Titans! (2013)
Superboy (2012)
#2
Batman: Li'l Gotham (2013)
#11
Teen Titans Go! FCBD Special Edition (2014)
#1
JSA Omnibus (2014)
#1
Absolute Superman / Batman (2013)
#2
Tiny Titans: Return to the Treehouse (2014)
Graphic Ink: The DC Comics Art of Frank Quitely (2014)
Scooby-Doo Team-Up Halloween Special Edition (2014)
#1
Batman '66 (2013)
#22
Graphic Ink: The DC Comics Art of Ivan Reis (2015)
Green Lantern (2013)
#7
Absolute Infinite Crisis (2017)
Teen Titans: The Lazarus Contract Special (2017)
#1
Titans: The Lazarus Contract (2018)
Batman (2016)
New Teen Titans: The Judas Contract - The Deluxe Edition (2018)