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4February 1981
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The New Teen Titans #4

DC · February 1981 · on sale 1980-11-13

First appearance: Angela RothFirst appearance: Arella2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
The New Teen Titans (DC, 1980 series)
Issue
#4
Publication date
February 1981
Key date
1981-02-00
On-sale date
1980-11-13
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.50
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Justice League of America vs. The New Teen Titanscover1pencils: George Pérez; inks: George Pérez; colors: Tatjana Wood; letters: Todd KleinThe Atom, Batman, Changeling, Cyborg, Dick Grayson, Green Lantern, Hawkman, Katar Hol, Hal Jordan, Kid Flash, Koriand'r, Garfield Logan, Ray Palmer, Princess Diana
1Against All Friends!comic story25script: George Pérez, Marv Wolfman; pencils: George Pérez; inks: Romeo Tanghal; colors: Adrienne Roy; letters: Ben OdaArella First, The Atom, Batman, Changeling, Cyborg, Doctor Light, Gizmo, Dick Grayson, Green Lantern, Hawkman, Katar Hol, Kid Flash, Koriand'r, Garfield Logan
3-letters page1script: Marv Wolfman

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

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 0709893122102
Britishprice 0.15 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Official Teen Titans Index #31985On eBay ›
New Teen Titans Archives #1
ISBN 1-56389-485-8		1999On eBay ›
The New Teen Titans Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-3108-8		2011On eBay ›
The New Teen Titans #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-5143-7		2014On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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