Teen Titans / Outsiders Secret Files 2003 #[nn] for Sale - First Appearance of Anissa Pierce - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Teen Titans / Outsiders Secret Files 2003 (DC, 2003 series)
Issue: #[nn]
Publication date: December 2003
Key date: 2003-12-00
On-sale date: 2003-10-29
Indicia publisher: DC Comics
Price: $5.95; 9.25 CAD
Pages: 68
Barcode: 76194123740400111

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

First appearance of Brainiac 8 - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Indigo - 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: Tom Raney, Mike McKone; inks: Scott Hanna, Lary Stucker; colors: Gina Going	Bart Allen, Arsenal, Beast Boy, Brainiac 8 First, Grace Choi First, Cyborg, Tim Drake, Dick Grayson, Roy Harper, Jennie-Lynn Hayden, Indigo First, Jade, Conner Kent, Kid Flash
2	Teen Titans/Outsiders Secret Files and Origins	illustration	1	pencils: Tom Raney, Mike McKone; inks: Scott Hanna, Lary Stucker; colors: Gina Going	Teen Titans [Beast Boy; Cyborg; Kid Flash [Bart Allen]; Raven; Robin [Tim Drake]; Starfire; Superboy; Wonder Girl]; Outsiders [Arsenal; Nightwing; Grace Choi; Thunder; Jade; Indigo; Metamorpho]
3	Contents	table of contents	1	letters: typeset
4	A Day After...	comic story	30	script: Judd Winick, Geoff Johns; pencils: Ivan Reis, Carlo Barberi; inks: Norm Rapmund, Marc Campos; colors: Sno Cone; letters: Nick J. Napolitano	Teen Titans [Beast Boy [Gar Logan]; Cyborg [Victor Stone]; Impulse [Bart Allen]; Robin [Tim Drake]; Starfire [Koriand'r; Kory Anders]; Superboy [Conner Kent]; Wonder Girl [Cassie Sandsmark]]; Outsiders [Arsenal [Roy Harper]; Nightwing [Dick Grayson]; Thunder [Anissa Pierce]; Indigo; Metamorpho [Rex
5	Robin	character profile	1	script: Geoff Johns; pencils: Rick Mays; inks: Aaron Sowd; colors: Tom McCraw, Wildstorm FX	Robin [Tim Drake]
6	Nightwing, Jade & Arsenal	character profile	2	script: Judd Winick; pencils: Mike McKone; inks: Lary Stucker; colors: Tom McCraw, Wildstorm FX	Nightwing [Dick Grayson]; Jade [Jennie-Lynn Haden]; Arsenal [Roy Harper]
7	Who Was Donna Troy?	comic story	8	script: Phil Jimenez; pencils: Phil Jimenez; inks: Andy Lanning; colors: Tom McCraw, Wildstorm FX; letters: Comicraft	Arsenal [Roy Harper]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Beast Boy [Gar Logan]; Cyborg [Victor Stone]; Flash [Wally West]; Green Lantern [John Stewart]; Green Lantern [Kyle Rayner]; Impulse [Bart Allen]; Jade [Jennie-Lynn Haden]; Nightwing [Dick Grayson]; Starfire [Koriand'r; Kory Anders]; Superboy [Conner Kent]
8	Indigo	character profile	1	script: Judd Winick; pencils: Alé Garza; inks: Lary Stucker; colors: Tom McCraw, Wildstorm FX	Indigo
9	Wonder Girl	character profile	1	script: Geoff Johns; pencils: Will Conrad; inks: Nelson; colors: Tom McCraw, Wildstorm FX	Wonder Girl [Cassie Sandsmark]
10	Thunder	character profile	1	script: Judd Winick; pencils: Jason Pearson; inks: Jason Pearson; colors: Jason Pearson, Wildstorm FX	Thunder [Anissa Pierce]
11	Cyborg	character profile	1	script: Geoff Johns; pencils: Karl Kerschl; inks: Karl Kerschl; colors: Karl Kerschl	Cyborg [Victor Stone]
12	Starfire	character profile	1	script: Geoff Johns; pencils: Michael Turner; inks: Michael Turner; colors: Peter Steigerwald	Starfire [Koriand'r; Kory Anders]
13	Kid Flash	character profile	1	script: Jeremy Johns; pencils: Geoff Johns; inks: Nelson; colors: Tom McCraw, Wildstorm FX	Kid Flash [Bart Allen; Impulse]
14	Grace	character profile	1	script: Mike McAvennie; pencils: Judd Winick; inks: Judd Winick; colors: Tom McCraw, Wildstorm FX	Grace Choi
15	Metamorpho	character profile	1	script: Judd Winick; pencils: Tom Raney; inks: Scott Hanna; colors: Gina Going	Metamorpho [Rex Mason]
16	Beast Boy	character profile	1	script: Geoff Johns; pencils: Carlo Barberi; inks: Marlo Alquiza; colors: Tom McCraw, Wildstorm FX	Beast Boy [Gar Logan]
17	Deathstroke the Terminator	character profile	1	script: Geoff Johns; pencils: Kilian Plunkett; inks: Kilian Plunkett; colors: Tom McCraw, Wildstorm FX	Deathstroke [Slade Wilson]
18	Superboy	character profile	1	script: Geoff Johns; pencils: Jim Mahfood; inks: Jim Mahfood; colors: Tom McCraw, Wildstorm FX	Superboy [Conner Kent; Kon-El]
19	Raven	character profile	1	script: Geoff Johns; pencils: Pascual Ferry; inks: Pascual Ferry; colors: Tom McCraw, Wildstorm FX	Raven

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Teen Titans / Outsiders: The Death and Return of Donna Troy #[nn] ISBN 1401209319	2006	On eBay ›
The New Teen Titans: Who Is Donna Troy? #[nn] ISBN 1-4012-0724-3	2005	On eBay ›
A Kid's Game ISBN 1401203086	2004	On eBay ›
Looking for Trouble ISBN 1-4012-0211-X	2004	On eBay ›
Teen Titans by Geoff Johns Omnibus #[nn] ISBN 978-1-4012-3693-9	2013	On eBay ›
Teen Titans by Geoff Johns #1 ISBN 978-1-4012-6598-4	2017	On eBay ›
Wonder Woman by Phil Jimenez Omnibus #[nn] ISBN 978-1-4012-8857-0	2019	On eBay ›
The Darker Side of Justice ISBN 978-1-4012-8851-8	2019	On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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