Various superhero groups by the name Teen Titans (or similar variants) have been published in comic books by DC Comics since 1964.
The first incarnation of the group unofficially debuted in The Brave and the Bold #54 (July 1964), before appearing as "The Teen Titans" in #60, and again in Showcase #59 (December 1965). These appearances led to a comic of the same name (debuting with a cover date of February 1966) which ran until 1972/1973, when it was cancelled with issue #43. Briefly revived in 1976 for a further 10 issues, the series was again cancelled after #53 told the team's origin for the first time.[1]
The original Teen Titans team consisted of the sidekicks to DC's Batman, Flash, and Aquaman — the first Robin, Kid Flash, and Aqualad. They were joined in their second appearance by Wonder Girl, erroneously presented as the sidekick of Wonder Woman.[2]
(Becomes Tales of the Teen Titans with #41)
The series was relaunched with the prefix "New" in an issue cover-dated November 1980. Written by Marv Wolfman with art by George Pérez, both of whom had recently moved to DC from Marvel, this incarnation (and these creators) would prove to be arguably the best-known and most-popular comics incarnation of the Titans teams. The book took on "modern sensibilities," and addressed a number of hard-hitting issues, including a memorable couple of special anti-drugs issues.[3]
Previewed in DC Comics Presents #26, the New Teen Titans series ran for 40 issues (until March 1984), before changing title to Tales of the Teen Titans between issues #41 and #91. To capitalise on the series' success, DC launched a separate New Teen Titans title concurrent to the renamed Tales... title on better-quality paper. After several months featuring twice as many new Titans stories, Tales of the Teen Titans #59 turned that title into a reprint comic, with #60–91 reprinting the second series at a delay of about 15 months from issue #1–32 under new covers. The reprint title eventually floundered and was cancelled in July 1988.[3]
No longer restricted solely to sidekicks to existing heroes, the Titans team branched out and included key heroes such as the college-aged Cyborg, Starfire, Beast Boy, and Raven.
(Becomes The New Titans with #50)
The second New Teen Titans series ran for 49 issues between August 1984 and November 1988, whereupon it was also retitled, becoming simply The New Titans with issue #50, under which title it continued for another 80 issues until February 1996. Initially featuring the same Wolfman/Pérez creative team as the first series, the artist left after issue #5 to return to art duties (and as co-writer) for 11 issues starting with the change of title and the five-issue "Who is Wonder Girl?" arc in The New Titans #50–54 (December 1988 – March 1989).[4] [5]
With DC's Teen Titans comics rivaling Marvel's X-Men for popularity, another new title was launched, this time with the explicit purpose of highlighting individual Titans, rather than focusing on the team as a whole.[6] With the stated remit (from the first comic) that, "Teen Titans Spotlight On: is a new concept in comics ... a book where we can put the spotlight on individual members of the Teen Titans, one at a time, and let each story dictate how many issues it should run."[7] The series ran for 21 issues, departing slightly from its aim to highlight individuals, and culminating in a "Spotlight" on the 1960s Teen Titans team as a whole.[8]
See main article: Team Titans. As part of the "Titans Hunt" storyline in New Teen Titans vol. 2, a further Titans-related title was launched with a five-comic issue #1(a-e) in September 1992, featuring the time-displaced "Team Titans".[9] This comic series ran concurrently to the New Teen Titans vol. 2 series, as the Team Titans crossed over both with that series and with Deathstroke. Teen Titans resources website TitansTower.com quotes writer/artist Phil Jimenez as saying that this series was effectively DC's answer to X-Force, but wound up (under Jimenez) going in directions contrary to DC's vision and the Zero Hour crossover event, which led to the series' cancellation with issue #24 (September 1994), after the team's timeline was eradicated during the event.
Thirty years after the original Teen Titans series debut, and just nine months after the demise of The New Titans (New Teen Titans vol. 2), a new Titans series was launched (in October 1996) as the second Teen Titans-named series. The series was spearheaded by writer/penciller Dan Jurgens, who wrote and drew all twenty-four issues (with inks for the first 15 issues by Titans-favourite George Pérez). Although the name was the same, the team was radically different, but with ties to the previous incarnations — as well as a four-issue storyline reuniting the original team.[10] The series ran for two years, until September 1998.
September 1998 also saw the launch of writer Peter David's Teen Titans-esque title Young Justice, featuring the main DCU teenaged heroes the third Robin, the time-displaced Flash-descendant Impulse, and the cloned Superboy (with the later additions of Arrowette and the second Wonder Girl, among others).[11]
By popular demand, the original Teen Titans team (now all older, and under new aliases) was given its own title once more in March 1999, after a three-issue (December 1998 – February 1999) mini-series teaming them with the JLA in JLA/Titans: The Technis Imperative, which "featured absolutely everyone that was ever a Titan, as they joined together to save Cyborg from alien influence."[12] Following that mini-series (written by Devin Grayson and Phil Jimenez, with art by Jimenez), the new The Titans series debuted in March 1999, written by Grayson, with art initially by Mark Buckingham and Wade Von Grawbadger. Grayson left after 20 issues, and the series continued until issue #50 (April 2003), and the team reappeared in Judd Winick's July–August 2003 3-issue mini-series . This crossover, with the then-current (and Titans-like) Young Justice team, marked the dissolution of both the Young Justice and Titans teams, as well as the alleged death of Troia and the seemingly lasting death of Omen.[11]
The Graduation Day crossover marked the end of The Titans and Young Justice, but served as a launch point for two new series and teams, one of which was Winick's own Outsiders, which debuted in August 2003, and featured some former Titans (notably original Teen Titans Arsenal and Nightwing) in an "edgy, more grown up" series, which ran for 50 issues, until November 2007.[13]
In addition to the more "adult"-oriented Outsiders series, the end of The Titans and the events of Titans/Young Justice: Graduation Day saw the debut of a third Teen Titans series, launched in September 2003 by writer Geoff Johns (who would write the first 45 issues, as well as sundry spin-offs), with artist Mike McKone for most of the first 23 issues. The series featured (and features) Titans old and new, including the core Young Justice team, whose Robin, Impulse, and Wonder Girl fill the shoes of original Titans' first Robin, Kid Flash, and Wonder Girl. The team was founded by other former-Titans Cyborg, Starfire, and Beast Boy, and continues to tie into most previous incarnations of the team in a number of ways.[14] The series would run for 100 issues before ending in 2011.
In June 2008, a new Titans title was launched to run alongside Teen Titans vol. 3, initially featuring a storyline based around an attack on all former Titans. The cover to issue #1 confirmed the inclusion of original Titans Nightwing, Starfire, Donna Troy, Flash, Cyborg, Beast Boy, and Raven. The series is written by Judd Winick, and features art by Joe Benitez and Victor Llamas.[15] The first issue has art by Ian Churchill, but due to an injury he was unable to pencil the next three issues. The series would run for 38 issues before ending in 2011.
Teen Titans was relaunched in September 2011 with the New 52 reboot, with the brand new initial roster of Red Robin, Wonder Girl, Superboy, Kid Flash, Bunker, Solstice, and Skitter. The series was written by Scott Lobdell, with Brett Booth serving as lead artist from issues #1–16. The series would run for 36 issues before ending in May 2014.
Following the events of "The Culling" crossover storyline, the spinoff title Ravagers began publication, written by Howard Mackie with art by Ian Churchill. The titular team consisted of Beast Boy, Caitlin Fairchild, Terra, Thunder and Lightning, and Ridge. The series would end after 13 issues.
In July 2014, Teen Titans would revert to #1 with a new creative team, being written by Will Pfeifer with art by Kenneth Rocafort, and a new roster featuring Red Robin, Wonder Girl, Bunker, Beast Boy, and Raven, later introducing Tanya Spears, the newest incarnation of Power Girl. The series would run for 24 issues before ending in September 2016.
With the DC Rebirth relaunch, Teen Titans would be rebooted yet again, being written by Benjamin Percy with art by Jonboy Meyers. The roster initially included Robin (Damian Wayne), Kid Flash (Wallace West), Beast Boy, Starfire, and Raven, with later notable additions including Crush, Roundhouse, and Aqualad (Jackson Hyde). The run would feature the storylines "The Lazarus Contract", "Super Sons of Tomorrow", and "The Terminus Agenda". The series would run for 47 issues before ending in November 2020.
The various Teen Titans comics series have crossed over with titles including Action Comics Weekly, Crisis on Infinite Earths (written and illustrated by the New Teen Titans creative team), Deathstroke (spun off into his own comic, but initially created as a Titans villain), Hawk and Dove, Infinity Inc., Omega Men, Outsiders, Young Justice, and Zero Hour. In addition, various Titans have starred in their own comics, which occasionally had a bearing on Titans-related matters — these include (in particular) original Teen Titans Donna Troy and Dick Grayson in Darkstars and Nightwing, respectively, and more recent Titans Tim Drake, Bart Allen, and Kon El in Robin, Impulse, and Superboy, among many others.
Sundry one-shots, crossovers, and specials have also been published through the years. These include Annuals, Secret Files issues, and include notable issues such as:
See main article: Teen Titans Go! (2004 comic series). In 2004, shortly after the debut of the Teen Titans TV series (itself loosely based on Wolfman and Pérez' New Teen Titans comics), DC launched a companion comic under their Johnny DC children's imprint. Teen Titans Go! broadly kept to the anime-inspired look and style of the TV series and sometimes featured "chibi versions of the Titans populating the panel borders with commentary or the occasional knock-knock joke."[16] The comic was set in the continuity of the cartoon, fleshing out its world and introducing new characters.
Although the TV series was unable to use the character of Wonder Girl "[d]ue to licensing restrictions," she became a recurring character in the tie-in comic in Teen Titans Go! #36, using a design by producer Glen Murakami, who also provided the cover art to that issue. The series was written by J. Torres, with art primarily by Todd Nauck and Larry Stucker. It outlasted the TV show, running 55 issues through July 2008.
The comic features the same team as the TV series on which it's based (Robin, Starfire, Cyborg, Beast Boy, and Raven), with guest appearances by other heroes such as Wonder Girl and Speedy.
In February 2008, a second Johnny DC children's Titans title was launched, this time clearly dropping the "Teen" moniker, in favor of highlighting the youth of the characters featured. Written and illustrated by Art Baltazar and Franco, the series features "your favorite Titans, in their cutest possible form,"[17] with each issue featuring a number of "cute" stories.[18] Unlike Teen Titans Go!, which has an overtly Japanese anime style, Tiny Titans is more reminiscent of American children's cartoons, albeit sometimes described as utilising the chibi form, by virtue of its "tiny" subjects.[19]
Specials and limited series which are part of an ongoing story in the primary series, or became ongoing series, are also included above.
Teen Titans #1–2 (March 2021 – April 2021)
Teen Justice #1–6 (August 2022 – January 2023)
Titans #1–2 (September 2023 – October 2023)
Jam-Packed Action! (December 2005)
Teeny Titans #1 (August 2016)
Title | Material collected | Pages | ISBN | |
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Showcase Presents Teen Titans Vol. 1 | The Brave and the Bold #54, #60 Showcase #59 Teen Titans #1–18 | 528 | ||
Showcase Presents Teen Titans Vol. 2 | Teen Titans #19–36 The Brave and the Bold #83, #94 World's Finest Comics #205 | 512 | ||
The Silver Age Teen Titans Archives Vol. 1 | The Brave and the Bold #54, #60 Showcase #59 Teen Titans #1–5 | 203 | ||
The Silver Age Teen Titans Archives Vol. 2 | The Brave and the Bold #83 Teen Titans #6–20 | 400 | ||
Teen Titans: The Silver Age Omnibus Vol. 1 | The Brave and the Bold #54, #60, #83 Showcase #59 Teen Titans #1–19 | 880 | ||
Teen Titans: The Bronze Age Omnibus | Teen Titans #25–53The Brave and the Bold #94, #102, #149 Batman Family #6, #8–9 | 724 | 978-1401270759 | |
DC Universe Illustrated by Neal Adams Vol. 1 | Teen Titans #20–22 | 192 | ||
Giant Teen Titans Annual #1 (1967 issue, published 1999) | Showcase #59 Teen Titans #4 The Flash #164 Wonder Woman #144 | 80 |
Hardcovers | Material collected | width=5% | Pages | ISBN |
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DC Archives: The New Teen Titans Vol. 1 | DC Comics Presents #26 The New Teen Titans #1–8 | 230 | ||
DC Archives: The New Teen Titans Vol. 2 | The New Teen Titans #9–16 The Best of DC Blue Ribbon Digest #18 | 240 | ||
DC Archives: The New Teen Titans Vol. 3 | The New Teen Titans #17–20 Tales of the New Teen Titans #1–4 | 228 | ||
DC Archives: The New Teen Titans Vol. 4 | The New Teen Titans #21–27, Annual #1 | 224 | ||
The New Teen Titans Omnibus Vol. 1 | DC Comics Presents #26 The New Teen Titans #1–20 The Best of DC Blue Ribbon Digest #18 Tales of the New Teen Titans #1–4 | 684 | ||
The New Teen Titans Omnibus Vol. 2 | The New Teen Titans #21–37, #39–40, Tales of the Teen Titans #41–44, Annual #1–3 | 736 | ||
The New Teen Titans Omnibus Vol. 3 | The New Teen Titans #38, Tales of the Teen Titans #45–50, The New Teen Titans vol. 2 #1–6, The New Titans #50–61, #66–67, and Secret Origins Annual #3 | 792 |
Trade Paperbacks | Material collected | width=5% | Pages | ISBN |
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The New Teen Titans Vol. 1 | The New Teen Titans #1–8, DC Comics Presents #26 | 240 | ||
The New Teen Titans Vol. 2 | The New Teen Titans #9–16 | 232 | ||
The New Teen Titans Vol. 3 | The New Teen Titans #17–20, Tales of the New Teen Titans #1–4 | 224 | ||
The New Teen Titans Vol. 4 | The New Teen Titans #21–27, Annual #1 | 144 | ||
The New Teen Titans Vol. 5 | The New Teen Titans #28–34, Annual #2 | 200 | ||
The New Teen Titans Vol. 6 | The New Teen Titans #35–40, Tales of the Teen Titans #41 and Batman and the Outsiders #5 | 200 | ||
The New Teen Titans Vol. 7 | Tales of the Teen Titans #42-48, Annual #3 | 220 | ||
The New Teen Titans Vol. 8 | Tales of the Teen Titans #49-58 | 164 | ||
The New Teen Titans Vol. 9 | The New Teen Titans vol. 2 #1-9 | 240 | ||
The New Teen Titans Vol. 10 | The New Teen Titans vol. 2 #10-15, Annual #1 | 216 | ||
The New Teen Titans Vol. 11 | The New Teen Titans vol. 2 #16-23, The Omega Men #34 | 272 | ||
The New Teen Titans Vol. 12 | The New Teen Titans vol. 2 #24-31, Annual #2 and material from Tales of the Teen Titans #84-88 | 312 | ||
The New Teen Titans Vol. 13 | The New Teen Titans vol. 2 #32-40, Annual #3, Infinity, Inc. #45 | 336 | ||
The New Teen Titans Vol. 14 | The New Teen Titans vol. 2 #41-49, Annual #4, Secret Origins #13, Annual #3 and Tales of the Teen Titans #91 | 416 | ||
Terra Incognito | The New Teen Titans #28–34, select pages from #26, Annual #2 | 224 | ||
The Judas Contract | The New Teen Titans #39–40 Tales of the Teen Titans #41–44, Annual #3 | 192 | ||
The Terror of Trigon | The New Teen Titans #1–5 | 134 | ||
Who is Donna Troy? | The New Teen Titans #38 Tales of the Teen Titans #50 The New Titans #50–54, select pages from #55 "Who Was Donna Troy?" back-up story from Teen Titans/Outsiders Secret Files and Origins 2003 | 224 |
Title | Material collected | Pages | ISBN | |
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JLA/Titans: The Technis Imperative | JLA/Titans #1–3 Titans Secret Files and Origins #1 | 192 | ||
Titans/Young Justice: Graduation Day | #1–3 (see also The Death and Return of Donna Troy below) | 55 |
Note: Issues #27–28, penciled by artist Rob Liefeld and written by Gail Simone, are not collected in any of the trade paperbacks and were reprinted in DC Comics Presents: Brightest Day #3 (Feb. 2011), which also included Legends of the DC Universe #26–27 (tying in with characters spotlighted in Brightest Day). Issues #48–49, which tie in with the "Amazons Attack" Wonder Woman story, are likewise not collected in a trade paperback.
Vol. # | Title | Material collected | Pages | ISBN | |
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1 | A Kid's Game | Teen Titans vol. 3 #1–7 Teen Titans/Outsiders Secret Files and Origins 2003 | 192 | ||
2 | Family Lost | Teen Titans vol. 3 #8–12, #1/2 | 136 | ||
3 | Beast Boys and Girls | Beast Boy #1–4 (1999 limited series) Teen Titans vol. 3 #13–15 | 168 | ||
4 | The Future is Now | Teen Titans/Legion Special #1 Teen Titans vol. 3 #16–23 | 224 | ||
Teen Titans/Outsiders: The Insiders | Teen Titans vol. 3 #24–26 Outsiders vol. 3 #24–25, #28 | 144 | |||
Teen Titans/Outsiders: The Death and Return of Donna Troy | Titans/Young Justice: Graduation Day #1–3 Teen Titans/Outsiders Secret Files and Origins 2003 DC Special: The Return of Donna Troy #1–4 | 176 | |||
5 | Life and Death | Teen Titans vol. 3 #29–33, Annual vol. 3 #1 Robin vol. 4 #146–147 Infinite Crisis #5–6 | 208 | ||
6 | Titans Around the World | Teen Titans vol. 3 #34–41 | 192 | ||
7 | Titans East | Teen Titans vol. 3 #42–47 | 144 | ||
8 | Titans of Tomorrow | Teen Titans vol. 3 #50–54 | 144 | ||
9 | On the Clock | Teen Titans vol. 3 #55–61 | 160 | ||
10 | Changing of the Guard | Teen Titans vol. 3 #62–69 | 192 | ||
11 | Deathtrap | Teen Titans vol. 3 #70, Annual 2009 Titans vol. 2 #12–13 Vigilante vol. 3 #5–6 | 192 | ||
12 | Child's Play | Teen Titans vol. 3 #71–78 | 208 | ||
13 | Hunt for Raven | Teen Titans vol. 3 #79–87 | 208 | ||
14 | Team Building | Teen Titans vol. 3 #88–92, Red Robin #20, Wonder Girl vol. 2 #1 | 168 | ||
15 | Prime of Life | Teen Titans vol. 3 #93–100 | 200 | ||
N/A | Ravager – Fresh Hell | Backup stories from Teen Titans vol. 3 #72–75, #78–82 | 144 |
Title | Material Collected | Pages | ISBN |
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Teen Titans by Geoff Johns Book One | Teen Titans vol. 3 #1–12, #1/2, Teen Titans/Outsiders Secret Files and Origins 2003 | 368 | 978-1401265984 |
Teen Titans by Geoff Johns Book Two | Teen Titans vol. 3 #13–19, Beast Boy #1-4, Teen Titans/Legion Special #1, Legends of the DCU 80-Page Giant #1 | 336 | 978-1401277529 |
Teen Titans by Geoff Johns Book Three | Teen Titans vol. 3 #20-26; #29-31 and Outsiders vol. 3 #24-25 | 296 | 978-1401289522 |
Vol. # | Title | Material collected | Pages | ISBN | |
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1 | Old Friends | Titans East Special #1 Titans vol. 2 #1–6 | 200 | ||
2 | Lockdown | Titans vol. 2 #7–11 | 128 | ||
3 | Fractured | Titans vol. 2 #14, #16–22 | 192 | ||
4 | Villains for Hire | Titans: Villains for Hire Special #1 Titans vol. 2 #24–27 | 160 | ||
5 | Family Reunion | Titans vol. 2 #28–32, Shazam! #1 | 144 | ||
6 | Broken Promises (Cancelled) | Titans vol. 2 #33–38, Annual vol. 2 #1 | 176 |
Vol. # | Title | Material collected | Pages | ISBN | |
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1 | It's Our Right to Fight | Teen Titans vol. 4 #1–7 | 168 | ||
The Culling: Rise of the Ravagers | Teen Titans vol. 4 #8–9, Annual #1 Legion Lost vol. 2 #8–9 Superboy vol. 6 #8–9 | 176 | |||
2 | The Culling | Teen Titans vol. 4, #8–14, DC Universe Presents #12: Kid Flash | 192 | ||
3 | Death of the Family | Teen Titans vol. 4 #0, #15–17, Batman #17, Red Hood and the Outlaws #16 | 160 | ||
4 | Light and Dark | Teen Titans vol. 4 #18–23 | 144 | ||
5 | The Trial of Kid Flash | Teen Titans vol. 4 #24–30, Annual #2–3 | 256 |
Vol. # | Title | Material collected | Pages | ISBN | |
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1 | Teen Titans Vol. 1: Blinded by the Light | Teen Titans vol. 5 #1–7 | 176 | ||
2 | Teen Titans Vol. 2: Rogue Targets | Teen Titans vol. 5 #8–12, Annual #1 | 192 | ||
3 | Teen Titans Vol. 3: The Sum of Its Parts | Teen Titans vol. 5 #14–19 | 144 | ||
4 | Teen Titans Vol. 4: When Titans Fall | Teen Titans vol. 5 #20–24, Annual #2, Teen Titans: Rebirth #1 | 184 |
Vol. # | Title | Material collected | Pages | ISBN | |
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Titans: Hunt | Titans: Hunt #1–8, Justice League #51 and Titans: Rebirth #1 | 264 | |||
1 | Titans Vol. 1: The Return of Wally West | Titans: Rebirth #1, Titans vol. 3 #1–6 | 168 | ||
2 | Titans Vol. 2: Made in Manhattan | Titans vol. 3 #7–10, Titans Annual #1, stories from DC Rebirth Holiday Special #1 | 152 | ||
Titans: The Lazarus Contract | Titans vol. 3 #11, Teen Titans vol. 6 #8, Deathstroke vol. 4 #19–20, Titans Annual #1 | 136 | |||
3 | Titans Vol. 3: A Judas Among Us | Titans vol. 3 #12–18 | 168 | ||
4 | Titans Vol. 4: Titans Apart | Titans vol. 3 #19–22, Titans Annual #2 | 169 | ||
5 | Titans Vol. 5: The Spark | Titans vol. 3 #23–27, Titans Special #1 | 184 | ||
6 | Titans Vol. 6: Into the Bleed | Titans vol. 3 #29–36 | 200 | ||
Titans: Burning Rage | Titans: Burning Rage #1–7 | 192 | |||
Titans United | Titans United #1–7 | 200 | |||
Titans United: Bloodpact | Titans United: Bloodpact #1–6 | 160 |
Vol. # | Title | Material collected | Pages | ISBN | |
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1 | Teen Titans Vol. 1: Damian Knows Best | Teen Titans: Rebirth #1, Teen Titans vol. 6 #1–5 | 144 | ||
2 | Teen Titans Vol. 2: The Rise of Aqualad | Teen Titans vol. 6 #6–7, 9–11 | 128 | ||
3 | Teen Titans Vol. 3: The Return of Kid Flash | Teen Titans vol. 6 #13–14, #16–19 and a story from DC Holiday Special 2017 | 152 |
Vol. # | Title | Material collected | Pages | ISBN | |
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1 | Teen Titans Vol. 1: Full Throttle | Teen Titans Special #1, Teen Titans vol. 6 #20-24. | 168 | ||
2 | Teen Titans Vol. 2: Turn it Up | Teen Titans vol. 6 #25–27, Teen Titans Annual #1 | 144 | ||
Teen Titans/Deathstroke: The Terminus Agenda | Deathstroke vol. 4 #41–43, Teen Titans vol. 6 #28–30 | 160 | |||
3 | Teen Titans Vol. 3: Seek and Destroy | Teen Titans vol. 6 #31–38 | 192 | ||
4 | Teen Titans Vol. 4: Robin No More | Teen Titans vol. 6 #39–47, Teen Titans Annual #2 | 256 |
Vol. # | Title | Material collected | Pages | ISBN | |
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1 | Teen Titans Academy Vol. 1: X Marks the Spot | Suicide Squad vol. 7 #3, Teen Titans Academy #1–5, Teen Titans Academy 2021 Yearbook #1, material from Infinite Frontier #0 | 200 | ||
2 | Teen Titans Academy Vol. 2: Exit Wounds | Teen Titans Academy #6–15 | 240 |