The New Teen Titans #1

Nov 1980 · DC · 0.50 USD

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★ 1st appearance — Grant Wilson

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The New Teen Titans #1 launched a series that would become DC's best-selling title of the 1980s, pulling the publisher out of the financial tailspin that followed the disastrous DC Implosion of the late 1970s. The issue marks the first in-continuity assembly of the reformed team — anchoring established sidekicks Robin (Dick Grayson), Kid Flash (Wally West), and Wonder Girl (Donna Troy) alongside three wholly new co-creations by Wolfman and Pérez: the alien Tamaranian princess Starfire (Koriand'r), the cybernetically enhanced Victor Stone (Cyborg), and the dark empath Raven. By treating its young heroes as emotionally complicated adults rather than sidekick archetypes, the series helped redefine what a DC superhero comic could be, providing the commercial foundation that enabled DC to later greenlight landmark projects including Crisis on Infinite Earths.

George Pérez and Marv Wolfman launch a bold new era for DC’s teenage heroes in The New Teen Titans #1, where Starfire’s desperate escape from the Gordanians sets the stage for a powerful new team dynamic. With Raven orchestrating the formation of a fresh roster, the Titans prepare to defend Earth as the Gordanians close in—setting up a tense, character-driven clash that redefines what it means to be a hero. The issue’s striking visuals, led by Pérez’s dynamic pencils and Tanghal’s detailed inks, are matched by Dick Giordano’s sharp cover inks, making this a standout 50-cent comic from 1980.

writer, artist George Pérez · writer Marv Wolfman · artist, inker Romeo Tanghal · colorist Adrienne Roy · letterer Ben Oda · cover George Pérez, Dick Giordano

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History

Both writer Marv Wolfman and artist George Pérez had recently crossed over from Marvel to DC — Wolfman in early 1980 following a dispute with Marvel, and Pérez shortly after. As part of his deal with DC, Pérez was permitted to draw one title of his own choosing; persuaded by Wolfman, he asked for the Teen Titans, a twice-canceled property that DC executives regarded skeptically. Editor Len Wein — who had himself co-written early Titans stories with Wolfman years earlier — was brought in to shepherd the project, and the word 'New' was added to the title. Because DC was uncertain of the book's commercial viability, they soft-launched the concept with a 16-page preview in DC Comics Presents #26 (October 1980) before committing to the monthly series; both Wolfman and Pérez later admitted they expected the title to fold within six issues. The creative process quickly became a genuine collaboration, with Pérez co-credited as plotter, and the two frequently worked out stories together in person after Pérez relocated near Wolfman.

Trivia · 8 facts

Cover date November 1980; on-sale date August 14, 1980. Written by Marv Wolfman, penciled by George Pérez, inked by Romeo Tanghal, with a cover by Pérez and Dick Giordano. Len Wein served as editor and Joe Orlando as managing editor.
First in-continuity formation of the New Teen Titans team roster: Robin (Dick Grayson), Wonder Girl (Donna Troy), Kid Flash (Wally West), Cyborg (Victor Stone), Raven, Starfire (Koriand'r), and Changeling (Garfield Logan).
First appearances of Cyborg (Victor Stone), Raven, and Starfire (Koriand'r) in their own titled series — all three characters were co-created by Wolfman and Pérez and introduced one month earlier in the preview story in DC Comics Presents #26 (October 1980), which remains their canonical first appearance.
First appearance of Grant Wilson (later Ravager) as a named character in this issue.
Garfield Logan formally adopts the codename Changeling in this issue, retiring his earlier identity as Beast Boy from his Doom Patrol days.
The issue contains the first named appearance of the H.I.V.E. (concurrent with Action Comics #513), and includes a brief Pre-Crisis origin of Wonder Girl. Bruce Wayne makes a cameo appearance.
The story is structured in three chapters — an epilogue and two chapters titled 'The Birth of the Titans!' and 'New York Nightmare!' — and includes a text article by Wolfman on the revival of the Teen Titans.
The issue has been reprinted extensively, including in New Teen Titans Archives Vol. 1 (1999), a Millennium Edition (December 2000), The New Teen Titans Omnibus Vol. 1 (2011 and 2017 editions), collected trade paperbacks beginning in 2014, and a DC Facsimile Edition (February 2024). The series it launched inspired the 2003–2006 Teen Titans animated series on Cartoon Network and the 2013 Teen Titans Go! revival.