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Post by shaxper on Jun 28, 2020 15:26:23 GMT -5
Tamaran was a tropical world, according to the Tales of the Teen Titans issue and the storyline where the Titans fight Blackfire and the Gordanians, coming down the road. That seems to be what they finally decided upon, but we were told something very different way back in New Teen Titans #2:  |
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Post by Hoosier X on Jun 28, 2020 16:39:14 GMT -5
Tamaran was a tropical world, according to the Tales of the Teen Titans issue and the storyline where the Titans fight Blackfire and the Gordanians, coming down the road. That seems to be what they finally decided upon, but we were told something very different way back in New Teen Titans #2: Donna’s bathing suit makes me wonder if she was Little Dot as a child, before the house fire that killed her parents and left her an orphan to be adopted by the Amazons. It wouldn’t be the silliest Donna Troy origin ever written. |
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Post by dbutler69 on Jun 29, 2020 9:26:57 GMT -5
Tamaran was a tropical world, according to the Tales of the Teen Titans issue and the storyline where the Titans fight Blackfire and the Gordanians, coming down the road. That seems to be what they finally decided upon, but we were told something very different way back in New Teen Titans #2: Yes, I seem to recall Wolfman acknowledging that goof in a letter column, but stating that Tamarin was indeed a tropical world. |
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Post by Hoosier X on Jun 29, 2020 15:54:00 GMT -5
New Teen Titans #19 (May 1982)  "The Light Fantastic" Script: Marv Wolfman Pencils: George Pérez (breakdowns); Romeo Tanghal (finished art) Inks: Romeo Tanghal Colors: Adrienne Roy Letters: John Costanza Grade: D+ I think this is where I came in. I was a senior in high school and still reading a lot of comics, but I was dropping quite a few Marvels and giving DC a try a little more often. (Batman, Detective, Green Lantern and the Legion of Super-Heroes became long-time favorites, and there were a few others that I read for a year or two.) I read Teen Titans for a while and I think #19 was my first issue. I definitely remember the cover to #20, so I'm 100% sure I was reading it by then. I think the main draw was the Perez art. Donna, Starfire and Raven were very easy on the eyes! Another draw was DC history. I had been into it a few years earlier, through The Brave and the Bold and back-issue reprint comics like the 100-Page Giants and the gigantic Limited Collector's Editions. In the early 1980s, I got interested again mostly because of the All-Star Squadron, but I was getting a little old-timey continuity from Batman and Green Lantern and the Legion … and the Titans. I especially remember being intrigued by the Changeling and the Brotherhood of Evil (which will be returning soon, if I remember correctly). It's been a while since I read any of these so I'm having trouble remembering any of this. I vaguely remember Dr. Light and Hawkman from #19. I remember Wally's letter to his parents. What comes next? Uh … Baron Blood? Trigon? I don't remember how long I read the New Teen Titans but I do remember that I quit reading it because I disliked Terra so much. So I don't think I ever got to the Judas Contract, though I may have read the first one or two chapters. Also … Deathstroke is super over-rated. Blecch. And Terry Long. What the heck …? |
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Post by Hoosier X on Jun 29, 2020 18:26:00 GMT -5
That seems to be what they finally decided upon, but we were told something very different way back in New Teen Titans #2: Donna’s bathing suit makes me wonder if she was Little Dot as a child, before the house fire that killed her parents and left her an orphan to be adopted by the Amazons. It wouldn’t be the silliest Donna Troy origin ever written. The more I think about it, the Little Dot theory explains A LOT! The creative people AND the corporate suits at DC would be horrified at the idea. Any silly nonsense would be better than the TRUTH! That's why Donna has had so many origins that are silly nonsense. And now I'm wondering if Hot Stuff grew up to be Trigon. And Casper grew up to be the Phantom Stranger. |
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Post by codystarbuck on Jun 29, 2020 20:24:08 GMT -5
Donna’s bathing suit makes me wonder if she was Little Dot as a child, before the house fire that killed her parents and left her an orphan to be adopted by the Amazons. It wouldn’t be the silliest Donna Troy origin ever written. The more I think about it, the Little Dot theory explains A LOT! The creative people AND the corporate suits at DC would be horrified at the idea. Any silly nonsense would be better than the TRUTH! That's why Donna has had so many origins that are silly nonsense. And now I'm wondering if Hot Stuff grew up to be Trigon. And Casper grew up to be the Phantom Stranger. Nah, nah; Casper is the Spectre! Richie Rich became Batman, Sad Sack became Sgt Rock, and Little Lotta became............ um..... Ma Hunkle? I got nothing...... |
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Post by codystarbuck on Jun 29, 2020 20:27:41 GMT -5
New Teen Titans #19 (May 1982) "The Light Fantastic" Script: Marv Wolfman Pencils: George Pérez (breakdowns); Romeo Tanghal (finished art) Inks: Romeo Tanghal Colors: Adrienne Roy Letters: John Costanza Grade: D+ I think this is where I came in. I was a senior in high school and still reading a lot of comics, but I was dropping quite a few Marvels and giving DC a try a little more often. (Batman, Detective, Green Lantern and the Legion of Super-Heroes became long-time favorites, and there were a few others that I read for a year or two.) I read Teen Titans for a while and I think #19 was my first issue. I definitely remember the cover to #20, so I'm 100% sure I was reading it by then. I think the main draw was the Perez art. Donna, Starfire and Raven were very easy on the eyes! Another draw was DC history. I had been into it a few years earlier, through The Brave and the Bold and back-issue reprint comics like the 100-Page Giants and the gigantic Limited Collector's Editions. In the early 1980s, I got interested again mostly because of the All-Star Squadron, but I was getting a little old-timey continuity from Batman and Green Lantern and the Legion … and the Titans. I especially remember being intrigued by the Changeling and the Brotherhood of Evil (which will be returning soon, if I remember correctly). It's been a while since I read any of these so I'm having trouble remembering any of this. I vaguely remember Dr. Light and Hawkman from #19. I remember Wally's letter to his parents. What comes next? Uh … Baron Blood? Trigon? I don't remember how long I read the New Teen Titans but I do remember that I quit reading it because I disliked Terra so much. So I don't think I ever got to the Judas Contract, though I may have read the first one or two chapters. Also … Deathstroke is super over-rated. Blecch. And Terry Long. What the heck …? Brother Blood 2-parter is next; then we get Blackfire and the run up to Annual #1, which wraps up Starfire's original storyline, more or less. Then, the excellent Runaways two-parter. In the words of wrestling announcer Jim Ross, business is about to pick up! By gawd!! |
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Post by wildfire2099 on Jun 29, 2020 22:35:10 GMT -5
Indeed.. so far what I've learned most from Shax's thread is that there were quite a few forgettable issues early on.. I remembered the Raven storyline and the Doom patrol one quite well... I thought the ones coming up were MUCH sooner.
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Post by shaxper on Jun 29, 2020 22:58:11 GMT -5
Indeed.. so far what I've learned most from Shax's thread is that there were quite a few forgettable issues early on.. I remembered the Raven storyline and the Doom patrol one quite well... I thought the ones coming up were MUCH sooner. The Last time I read this run (about 15 years ago) I concluded you only really needed to read #38-50 in order to get everything that actually mattered/was worth reading in this run. I'm hoping to disagree with myself this time around. |
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Post by shaxper on Jul 10, 2020 11:50:38 GMT -5
In other news, the New Teen Titans turned 40 today.
Those teens are nearly as inexplicably old as Terry Long.
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Post by codystarbuck on Jul 10, 2020 20:25:49 GMT -5
In other news, the New Teen Titans turned 40 today. Those teens are nearly as inexplicably old as Terry Long. Thanks for reminding me how old I am, Shax. I think I shall no go play some Pong on my black & white tv set, with its analog hookup; maybe I will use my rotary phone to dial up a pizza vending facility to make a delivery |
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Post by shaxper on Jul 10, 2020 21:33:12 GMT -5
In other news, the New Teen Titans turned 40 today. Those teens are nearly as inexplicably old as Terry Long. Thanks for reminding me how old I am, Shax. I think I shall no go play some Pong on my black & white tv set, with its analog hookup; maybe I will use my rotary phone to dial up a pizza vending facility to make a delivery Better get their number from the yellow pages to find out what time they're open 'til. If you forgot to wind your watch, you can always dial 411 and ask for the time. |
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Post by codystarbuck on Jul 10, 2020 23:52:03 GMT -5
Thanks for reminding me how old I am, Shax. I think I shall no go play some Pong on my black & white tv set, with its analog hookup; maybe I will use my rotary phone to dial up a pizza vending facility to make a delivery Better get their number from the yellow pages to find out what time they're open 'til. If you forgot to wind your watch, you can always dial 411 and ask for the time. As long as I can make it in time for the 4:30 autogyro, so my parcel can make it to the Prussian Consulate in Siam. I'd send it by Zeppelin; but they are so volatile. The slightest criticism sets them ablaze. |
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Post by shaxper on Jul 11, 2020 9:40:53 GMT -5
Better get their number from the yellow pages to find out what time they're open 'til. If you forgot to wind your watch, you can always dial 411 and ask for the time. As long as I can make it in time for the 4:30 autogyro, so my parcel can make it to the Prussian Consulate in Siam. I'd send it by Zeppelin; but they are so volatile. The slightest criticism sets them ablaze. We don't have these issues here in Constantinople. Gotta go now. I have a date waiting for me in some place called Istanbul. |
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Post by rberman on Aug 1, 2020 18:14:28 GMT -5
Until this thread resumes... here's some fun facts from George Perez. "Originally, Raven was Persis Khambatta, the actress who played in the first STAR TREK film, and later became a young lady named Fran MacGregor, who was a dancer, and I used some of her features, particularly her figure, for Raven. Cyborg was originally a young Jim Brown, the football player turned actor. Dick Grayson was primarily Burt Ward – he had a very physical face, but it worked, so I used Burt Ward as the original one. And Wonder Girl originally was Marie Osmond. And then I kind of gave her a much more stately face as opposed to a wholesome all-American face as the years went on. But originally she was Marie Osmond. And that was upon Marv’s suggestion. And Kid Flash was Ron Howard, not as much facially as opposed to character-wise. The face I just basically leaned out; he developed the body of a dancer, which I also gave to Jericho later, when I gave him the body of, like, Mikhail Baryshnikov type. And Jericho’s face was based on a cross between Terry Austin and David Morse, who plays Dr. Morrison on ST. ELSEWHERE." (from interview here)  |
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