Editing Teen Titans (section)

===Original incarnation===
Robin (Dick Grayson), Kid Flash (Wally West) and Aqualad (Garth) team up to defeat a weather-controlling villain known as [[Mister Twister (comics)|Mister Twister]] in ''The Brave and the Bold'' #54 (July 1964) by writer [[Bob Haney]] and artist [[Bruno Premiani]].<ref>{{cite book|editor1-last=McAvennie|editor1-first= Michael|editor2-last=Dolan|editor2-first=Hannah|chapter= 1960s|title = DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle|publisher=[[Dorling Kindersley]]|date=2010|location= London, United Kingdom|isbn= 978-0-7566-6742-9 |page= 111 |quote = They were never given a team name when scribe Bob Haney and artist Bruno Premiani spun them against Mister Twister. This first team-up of Robin, Kid Flash and Aqualad came to be classically regarded as the inaugural story of the Teen Titans.}}</ref> They appeared under the name "Teen Titans" in ''The Brave and the Bold'' #60 (July 1965), joined by Wonder Woman's younger sister Wonder Girl (Donna Troy).{{#tag:ref|The name "Wonder Girl" itself had been regularly used for a variety of flashback tales of Wonder Woman's childhood exploits.|group=Note|name=note4}}<ref>McAvennie "1960s" in Dolan, p. 115: "Writer Bob Haney and artist Nick Cardy added another member to the ranks of the newly formed Teen Titans: Wonder Girl."</ref> After being featured in ''[[Showcase (comics)|Showcase]]'' #59 (December 1965), the Teen Titans were spun off into their own series with ''Teen Titans'' #1 by Haney and artist [[Nick Cardy]].<ref>McAvennie "1960s" in Dolan, p. 116: "The Teen Titans earned their own series after successful tryouts in both ''The Brave and the Bold'' and ''Showcase''. Scribe Bob Haney and artist Nick Cardy promptly dispatched Robin, Aqualad, Wonder Girl and Kid Flash...as the newest members of the Peace Corps."</ref>

The series' original premise had the Teen Titans helping teenagers and answering calls. Comics historian [[Les Daniels]] noted that Haney "took some ribbing for the writing style that described the Teen Titans as 'the Cool Quartet' or 'the Fab Foursome'. The attempt to reach the youth culture then embracing performers like [[The Beatles]] and [[Bob Dylan]] impressed some observers."<ref>{{cite book|last = Daniels|first = Les|author-link = Les Daniels|title = DC Comics: Sixty Years of the World's Favorite Comic Book Heroes|chapter= Teen Titans Assistants Earn a Promotion|publisher = [[Little, Brown and Company|Bulfinch Press]]|date= 1995|location= New York City|page = 134|isbn = 0821220764}}</ref> Green Arrow's sidekick Speedy makes guest appearances<ref>{{cite comic| writer= [[Bob Haney|Haney, Bob]] | penciller= [[Nick Cardy|Cardy, Nick]] | inker= Cardy, Nick| story= The Secret Olympic Heroes| title= Teen Titans| issue= #4| date= July–August 1966}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= Haney, Bob| penciller= [[Irv Novick|Novick, Irv]]| inker= Cardy, Nick| story= Monster Bait!| title= Teen Titans| issue= #11| date= September–October 1967}}</ref> before officially joining the team in ''Teen Titans'' #19.<ref name="TT19">{{cite comic| writer= [[Mike Friedrich|Friedrich, Mike]]| penciller= [[Gil Kane|Kane, Gil]] | inker= [[Wally Wood|Wood, Wally]]| story= Stepping Stones for a Giant Killer!| title= Teen Titans| issue= #19| date= January–February 1969}}</ref> Aqualad takes a leave of absence from the group in the same issue,<ref name="TT19" /> but makes several later guest appearances,<ref>{{cite comic| writer= [[Steve Skeates|Skeates, Steve]]| penciller= Cardy, Nick| inker= Cardy, Nick| story= Blindspot| title= Teen Titans| issue= #28| date= July–August 1970}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= Skeates, Steve| penciller= Cardy, Nick| inker= Cardy, Nick| story= Captives!| title= Teen Titans| issue= #29| date= September–October 1970}}</ref> sometimes with girlfriend [[Aquagirl (Tula)|Aquagirl]].<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Skeates, Steves| penciller= [[Carmine Infantino|Infantino, Carmine]]| inker= Cardy, Nick| story= Some Call it Noise| title= Teen Titans| issue= #30| date= November–December 1970}}</ref> [[Neal Adams]] was called upon to rewrite and redraw a ''Teen Titans'' story which had been written by [[Len Wein]] and [[Marv Wolfman]]. The story, titled "Titans Fit the Battle of Jericho!", would have introduced DC's first [[African American]] superhero, but was rejected by publisher [[Carmine Infantino]].<ref>{{cite book|last= Cronin|first= Brian|title= Was Superman a Spy?: And Other Comic Book Legends Revealed|publisher= [[Plume (publisher)|Plume]]|date= 2009|location= New York City|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=SFgiXbVykSIC&q=Teen+Titans+Len+Wein+Marv+Wolfman+Joshua&pg=PT67|isbn= 9780452295322|access-date= November 21, 2020|archive-date= August 26, 2024|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240826150310/https://books.google.com/books?id=SFgiXbVykSIC&q=Teen+Titans+Len+Wein+Marv+Wolfman+Joshua&pg=PT67#v=snippet&q=Teen%20Titans%20Len%20Wein%20Marv%20Wolfman%20Joshua&f=false|url-status= live}}</ref> The revised story appeared in ''Teen Titans'' #20 (March–April 1969). Wolfman and [[Gil Kane]] created an origin for Wonder Girl in ''Teen Titans'' #22 (July–Aug. 1969) and introduced her new costume.<ref>McAvennie "1960s" in Dolan, p. 134: "Four years after the debut of Wonder Girl, writer Marv Wolfman and artist Gil Kane disclosed her origins."</ref> Psychic [[Lilith (DC Comics)|Lilith Clay]]<ref>{{cite comic| writer= [[Robert Kanigher|Kanigher, Robert]] | penciller= Cardy, Nick| inker= Cardy, Nick| story= The Titans Kill a Saint| title= Teen Titans| issue= #26| date=January–February 1970}}</ref> and [[Mal Duncan]] also join the group.<ref>McAvennie "1970s" in Dolan, p. 139: "The inaugural adventure of the non-powered non-costumed Teen Titans introduced one of DC's first African-American heroes, Mal Duncan. Written by Robert Kanigher, with stellar artwork from Nick Cardy..."</ref> [[Beast Boy]] of the [[Doom Patrol]] makes a guest appearance seeking membership, but was rejected as too young at the time;<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Haney, Bob| penciller= [[Bill Molno|Molno, Bill]]| inker= [[Sal Trapani|Trapani, Sal]]| story= The Fifth Titan| title= Teen Titans| issue= #6| date= November–December 1966}}</ref> existing heroes [[Hawk and Dove]], a duo of teenaged superpowered brothers, appear in issue #21;<ref>{{cite comic| writer= [[Neal Adams|Adams, Neal]]| penciller= Adams, Neal| inker= Cardy, Nick| story= Citadel of Fear| title= Teen Titans| issue= #21| date= May–June 1969}}</ref> and time-displaced [[caveman]] [[Gnarrk]] aids the team in two issues.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Skeates, Steve| penciller= Cardy, Nick| inker= Cardy, Nick| story= A Mystical Realm, A World Gone Mad| title= Teen Titans| issue= #32| date= March–April 1971}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= Haney, Bob| penciller= [[George Tuska|Tuska, George]] | inker= Cardy, Nick| story= Awake, Barbaric Titan| title= Teen Titans| issue= #39| date= May–June 1972}}</ref>

The series explored events such as inner-city racial tension and protests against the [[Vietnam War]]. One storyline beginning in issue #25 (February 1970) saw the Titans deal with the accidental death of a peace activist, leading them to reconsider their methods.<ref>McAvennie "1970s" in Dolan, p. 138: "Tragedy initiated a new era for the Teen Titans as told by scribe Robert Kanigher and artist Nick Cardy."</ref> As a result, the Teen Titans briefly abandoned their identities to work as ordinary civilians, but the effort was quickly abandoned. Along the way, Aqualad left the series and the character of Mr. Jupiter, who was Lilith's mentor and employer, was introduced. He financially backed the Titans for a brief period. The series was canceled with #43 (January–February 1973).<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Haney, Bob| penciller= [[Art Saaf|Saaf, Art]]| inker= Cardy, Nick| story= Inherit the Howling Night!| title= Teen Titans| issue= #43| date= January–February 1973}}</ref>