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38January 1984
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The New Teen Titans #38

DC · January 1984 · on sale 1983-09-20

First appearance: Fay EvansFirst appearance: Cindy EvansFirst appearance: Elmira CassidayOrigin: Wonder GirlDeath of Dorothy Hinckley2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
The New Teen Titans (DC, 1980 series)
Issue
#38
Publication date
January 1984
Key date
1984-01-00
On-sale date
1983-09-20
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.25 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

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

Origin story on record for: Wonder Girl.

Death on record for: Dorothy Hinckley.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Who Is Donna Troy?cover1pencils: George Pérez; inks: George Pérez; colors: George PérezDick Grayson, Robin, Donna Troy, Wonder Girl
1Who Is Donna Troy?comic story23script: Marv Wolfman, George Pérez; pencils: George Pérez, Romeo Tanghal; inks: Romeo Tanghal; colors: Adrienne Roy, Anthony Tollin; letters: Ben OdaElmira Cassiday First, Cindy Evans First, Hank Evans First, Jerry Evans First, Dick Grayson, Dorothy Hinckley Death, Hippolyta, Terry Long, Princess Diana, Robin, Fay Evans First, Donna Troy, Paula von Gunther, Wonder Girl Origin
3-letters page1script: Marv WolfmanTeen Titans [Changeling [Garfield Logan]; Cyborg [Victor Stone]; Kid Flash [Wally West]; Raven [Rachel Roth]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Starfire [Koriand'r]; Wonder Girl [Donna Troy]]

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

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; barcode 0709893122101
Canadianprice 0.95 CAD; barcode 0709893122101

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Best of DC #611985On eBay ›
The Official Teen Titans Index #41985On eBay ›
The New Teen Titans: Who Is Donna Troy? #[nn]
ISBN 1-4012-0724-3		2005On eBay ›
The New Teen Titans Omnibus #3
ISBN 978-1-4012-3845-2		2013On eBay ›
Teen Titans: A Celebration of 50 Years #[nn]
ISBN 9781401251772		2015On eBay ›
The New Teen Titans #6
ISBN 978-1-4012-6576-2		2017On eBay ›
The New Teen Titans Omnibus #2
ISBN 978-1-4012-7762-8		2018On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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