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44July 1984
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.30 GBP

Tales of the Teen Titans #44

DC · July 1984 · on sale 1984-03-20

First appearance: NightwingFirst appearance: JerichoFirst appearance: John GraysonOrigin: Adeline Kane-Wilson2 variantsStoryline: The Judas Contract
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Identification plate

Series
Tales of the Teen Titans (DC, 1984 series)
Issue
#44
Publication date
July 1984
Key date
1984-07-00
On-sale date
1984-03-20
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.30 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

Origin story on record for: Adeline Kane-Wilson, Deathstroke, Slade Wilson.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Judas Contract Book 3: There Shall Come a Titan!cover1pencils: George Pérez; inks: George Pérez; colors: Anthony Tollin; letters: Gaspar SaladinoChangeling, Cyborg, Deathstroke, Dick Grayson, Jericho First, Koriand'r, Garfield Logan, Tara Markov, Nightwing First, Raven, Starfire, Victor Stone, Terra, Donna Troy
2The Judas Contract Book 3: There Shall Come a Titancomic story25script: Marv Wolfman, George Pérez; pencils: George Pérez; inks: Giordano, DeCarlo; colors: Adrienne Roy; letters: Todd KleinDeathstroke Origin, Dick Grayson, The Jackal, Jericho First, Adeline Kane-Wilson Origin, Tara Markov, Nightwing First, Terra, Bill Walsh, Grant Wilson, Joseph Wilson, Slade Wilson Origin, W. R. Wintergreen, Batman
5-promo (ad from the publisher)2pencils: various; inks: various
7-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typesetSwamp Thing [Alec Holland]; Abigail Arcane
8The Mini-Series That Shakes the Cosmos!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Mike Royer
9-in-house column1script: Dick Giordano

Plus 5.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; barcode 0709893122107
Canadianprice 0.95 CAD; barcode 0709893122107

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The New Teen Titans: The Judas Contract #[1988 Edition]
ISBN 0-930289-34-X		1988On eBay ›
The Official Teen Titans Index #41985On eBay ›
The New Teen Titans Omnibus #2
ISBN 978-1-4012-3429-4		2012On eBay ›
The New Teen Titans #7
ISBN 978-1-4012-7162-6		2017On eBay ›
New Teen Titans: The Judas Contract - The Deluxe Edition #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-7577-8		2018On eBay ›
The New Teen Titans: The Judas Contract #[2003 Edition]
ISBN 0-930289-34-X		2003On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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