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The Teen Titans have been a mainstay at DC Comics since the Silver Age. Most of the time, it has existed as a core group of familiar heroes. Other times, it was either the adult versions of original members or entirely different lineups.
Like the Justice League, the Titans have their own Trinity of characters. Normally, it’s led by a Robin incarnation. Nevertheless, there have been individuals who joined that fans of the team don’t recall.
10 Hawk & Dove Were Members Near The End Of The Silver Age
Hank and Don Hall, the teen heroes known as Hawk & Dove, were introduced in their own series by creator Steve Ditko in 1968. They personified the culture of America during the time. Hawk was the fighter while Dove desired to peacefully resolve issues.
It took a few years before Hawk & Dove became members of the Teen Titans. Their stay was temporary — only five issues. They later emerged as members of Titans West in the mid-70s revival of the Teen Titans series.
9 Bumblebee Is DC’s Version Of The Wasp
The restart of the Teen Titans in 1976 after a three-year hiatus introduced several new heroes to its lineup. Some of them, like Joker’s Daughter, disappeared not long after the series ended in 1978. However, some had a long-lasting impression.
One of these is Bumblebee. Historically known as DC Comics’ first Black female superhero, the character has similar powers to Marvel’s Wasp, except she couldn’t originally shrink. Out of the Titans of that era, she and her husband, Mal Duncan, have remained active. Bumblee even appears in the animated Young Justice.
8 The Guardian Is A Second-Generation Hero
In the 1940s, artist Jack Kirby introduced a Golden Age hero named the Guardian, a former policeman named Jim Harper. He was in charge of the quartet of delinquent teens known as the Newsboy Legion. The Guardian was resurrected in the post-crisis Superman books. In-between, Mal Duncan took on the hero’s role.
Mal was originally introduced in Teen Titans #25 as someone who saves the group from a street gang called the Hell Hawks. Years later, after getting an emergency call from Mal, Robin, Kid Flash, Wonder Girl, and Speedy are captured by Dr. Light. Mal dons a Guardian exoskeleton to defeat him. In the post-Crisis era, Mal’s origin is retconned and he becomes the Herald instead.
7 Jason Todd Is Considered A Temporary Member
The post-Crisis on Infinite Earths era for the New Teen Titans is a strange one. Mind-controlled by Brother Blood, Nightwing gets into a physical fight with Wonder Girl and leaves. Meanwhile, Starfire returns to her homeworld while Cyborg and Changeling take a break from the team.
Left with no one to help, Donna assembles a new lineup to help her patrol an international peace conference. Its lineup assumes the look of the original Titans. In Dick’s place is the Jason Todd version of Robin. He remains part of the group for several issues. He’s one of the individuals that help Nightwing and Raven escape the hold of Blood’s church.
6 Red Star Joined The Titans Hunt
The Russian hero (originally named Starfire) made his appearance in issue #18 of the original Teen Titans series (written by Len Wein.) Though he encountered the team several times he never became an official member until the events of the long-running “Titans Hunt” storyline.
Even then, it wasn’t an official sponsorship. He controlled a rebuilt Cyborg without a mind of its own. Red Star remained a member of the New Titans after “Titans Hunt” ended. Eventually, his powers become augmented so he transformed into a being of pure energy.
5 Impulse Joined The Titans Before Young Justice
By New Titans #114 (by Marv Wolfman) original members of the Titans, along with those from “Titans Hunt,” decided to move on. Roy Harper, codename Arsenal, was asked by the government to put another team together. He did so with new heroes who had the abilities of previous members.
Bart Allan, aka Impulse, is one example. Before he joined his friends Tim Drake and Kon-El in Young Justice, Bart was a member of the Titans in the post-Zero Hour era. A mix of teens and young adults, Impulse provided the light-heartedness needed through their ongoing struggles.
4 Kyle Rayner Was There To Become A Better Hero
What do you do when your girlfriend is found dead in a refrigerator and you battle your now evil predecessor? For Kyle Rayner, the only Green Lantern left in a post-Zero Hour world, you find a place where you can become a better hero.
It was hit-and-miss for this young possessor of a ring. On the plus side, he started dating Donna Troy, who was a Darkstar at the time. On the other side, Kyle constantly got into loggerheads with Arsenal. Luckily, he left this team a few years later and joined a new version of the Justice League.
3 Matrix Supergirl’s First Team Was The Titans
With Kara Zor-El no longer a part of DC’s post-Crisis universe, a new Supergirl was formed via an alien known as Matrix. She was formerly part of a Pocket Universe where a Silver Age Superboy existed. Returning to Prime Earth, Matrix took on the role of the Maid of Steel
Along the way, she joined Arsenal’s version of the Titans. However, it was for a short time as she felt it wasn’t a good match. The real Kara joined Tim Drake’s version of the Teen Titans in 2006.
2 Ray Palmer Was The Team Leader Of A New Titans Incarnation
The 1990s were a strange time for DC’s superheroes. Thanks to events like “Death of Superman” and “Zero Hour,” there were a lot of changes. For instance, Ray Palmer was affected by the time crisis and de-aged.
Thus, it made him a prime candidate to lead a new incarnation of the Teen Titans in 1996. However, not one that comprised any of the original members of the Silver Age or Modern Age groups. This was a quartet of unknown heroes. Despite writing and art by Dan Jurgens, Atom’s Teen Titans only lasted two years.
1 Jamie Reyes Became A Member Of Tim Drake’s Titans
Created by Keith Giffen, John Rogers, and Cully Hammer, the third version of Blue Beetle debuted during 2006’s Infinite Crisis. Nevertheless, Jamie Reyes, the teen behind the mystical scarab, wasn’t an immediate member of Tim Drake’s Titans.
In fact, though he participated in their adventures starting in issue #50, it wasn’t until 11 issues later that he was asked to join. He was part of the animated Teen Titans lineup when Damian Wayne joined.
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