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12October 1981
$0.60; 0.20 GBP

The New Teen Titans #12

DC · October 1981 · on sale 1981-06-16

First appearance: ApolloFirst appearance: TisiphoneFirst appearance: Megaera1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The New Teen Titans (DC, 1980 series)
Issue
#12
Publication date
October 1981
Key date
1981-10-00
On-sale date
1981-06-16
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.60; 0.20 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Apollo - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Tisiphone - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Megaera - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Boreas - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Eirene - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Eos - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Dike - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Eunomia - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Alecto - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Clash of the Titans!cover1pencils: George Pérez; inks: George Pérez; letters: Todd KleinCoeus, Crius, Cronus, Hippolyta, Hyperion, Iapetus, Koriand'r, Mnemosyne, Oceanus, Phoebe, Raven, Rhea, Starfire, Tethys
1Clash of the Titanscomic story27script: George Pérez, Marv Wolfman; pencils: George Pérez, Romeo Tanghal; inks: Romeo Tanghal; colors: Adrienne Roy; letters: Ben OdaAlecto First, Apollo First, Ares, Artemis, Athena, Boreas First, Changeling, Coeus, Crius, Cronus, Dike First, Eirene First, Eos First, Eunomia First
2-letters page1script: Marv Wolfman

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 0709893122110

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Official Teen Titans Index #31985On eBay ›
New Teen Titans Archives #2
ISBN 1-56389-951-5		2004On eBay ›
The New Teen Titans Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-3108-8		2011On eBay ›
The New Teen Titans #2
ISBN 978-1-4012-5532-9		2015On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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