Teen Titans Academy #5 for Sale - First Appearance of The Chupacabra - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Teen Titans Academy (DC, 2021 series)
Issue: #5
Publication date: September 2021
Key date: 2021-09-00
On-sale date: 2021-07-27
Indicia publisher: DC Comics
Price: $3.99
Pages: 36
Barcode: 76194137286000511
Rating: Ages 13+

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Rafa Sandoval; inks: Rafa Sandoval; colors: Alejandro Sánchez	Bratgirl First, The Chupacabra First, Megabat First, Red X First
1	No Exit!	comic story	22	script: Tim Sheridan; pencils: Steve Lieber; inks: Steve Lieber; colors: Dave Stewart; letters: Rob Leigh	Batman, Bratgirl First, The Chupacabra First, Commissioner James Gordon, Dick Grayson, Megabat First, Nightwing, Red X First, Bruce Wayne, Merissa Cooper First, Lucas LaPorte First, Diego Perez First
2	I Am Batman	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Olivier Coipel; inks: Olivier Coipel; colors: Romulo Fajardo Jr.
3	Hardware Season One	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Mateus Manhanini; inks: Mateus Manhanini; colors: Mateus Manhanini	Hardware
4	The Suicide Squad	promo (ad from the publisher)	2	pencils: various; inks: various; colors: various; letters: typeset	King Shark; Bloodsport; Peacemaker; Col. Rick Flag; Savant
5	Multiversal Monitors	promo (ad from the publisher)	3	letters: typeset	Director Bones
6	Infinite Frontier	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: various; inks: various; colors: various; letters: typeset
7	I'm Not Starfire	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	letters: typeset	Mandy; Starfire
8	I Am Batman	in-house column	1	pencils: Dave Wilkins; inks: Dave Wilkins; colors: Dave Wilkins

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
Philip Tan Cardstock Variant Cover	price 4.99 USD; barcode 76194137286000521

Where to read it

Collection	Year
X Marks the Spot ISBN 978-1-77951-281-9	2022	On eBay ›
X Marks the Spot ISBN 978-1-77951-562-9	2022	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Series context

‹ #45 of 15#6 ›

Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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