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The surprising success of the Teen Titans
NEW TEEN TITANS #1 (Nov 1980)
By GAVIN FORD
Star-Gazette
October 28, 2005
(excerpt)
1980 was an interesting year for DC Comics. Many of Marvel Comics' top talents had left the company because of the office politics of the time and made their way to DC. Writer Marv Wolfman and artist George Perez had both just made the move and were eager to start some new projects. The duo wanted to do a new "Teen Titans" book and DC reluctantly agreed.
Most staffers at the time figured the book would last about six issues. Wolfman and Perez, however, had added a new twist to the comic. Previous versions of the series had always dealt with existing characters from other books. While the latest book featured some of these characters, new ones were also created. This was the introduction of Cyborg, Raven and Starfire. It was also the start of something big. Within a short time, "The New Teen Titans" was DC's biggest selling book and was rivaling Marvel's "X-Men" among fans.
