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8June 1981
$0.50

The New Teen Titans #8

DC · June 1981 · on sale March 5, 1981

First appearance (cover): Terry LongFirst appearance: Sarah SimmsFirst appearance: Vernon Questor2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
The New Teen Titans (DC, 1980 series)
Issue
#8
Publication date
June 1981
Key date
June 1981
On-sale date
March 5, 1981
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.50
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance (cover) of Terry Long - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

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

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

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

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

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

First appearance of Sergio De Levi - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0A Day in the Lives...cover1pencils: George Pérez; inks: George Pérez; letters: Todd KleinChangeling, Cyborg, Dick Grayson, Kid Flash, Koriand'r, Garfield Logan, Terry Long First, Raven, Marcy Reynolds‎ First, Robin, Starfire, Victor Stone, Donna Troy, Mary West
1A Day in the Lives...comic story25script: George Pérez, Marv Wolfman; pencils: George Pérez, Romeo Tanghal; inks: Romeo Tanghal; colors: Adrienne Roy; letters: Ben OdaBarry Allen, Changeling, Cyborg, Dick Grayson, Kid Flash, Koriand'r, Garfield Logan, Terry Long First, Puppeteer First, Vernon Questor First, Raven, Marcy Reynolds‎ First, Robin, Sarah Simms First
3-letters page1script: Marv Wolfman

Plus 2 pages of advertisements and other matter across 2 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 0709893122106
Britishprice 0.15 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Best of DC #231982On eBay ›
The Official Teen Titans Index #31985On eBay ›
New Teen Titans Archives #1
ISBN 1-56389-485-8		1999On eBay ›
The New Teen Titans Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-3108-8		2011On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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