#jla vol. 1

[gffa]

Aquaman:  Eloquent and lovely speech about seeing his son again after the JLA is finally rescued Batman:  Hn.  Emotions.  No thank you. Nightwing:  [flying tackle hug] THIS IS HAPPENING WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT Batman:  Whatever this is fine I guess emotions are still gross.

[cardboard-writer]

J'onn, what were you even doing there?

Source: JLA Vol 1 #115 by writers Geoff Johns and Allan Heinberg with art by Chris Batista.

[dailydccomics]

it was the event of the year! (1964) Aquaman #18

[esoteric-champagne]

can you tell I only read the dc webtoons

[aboutzatanna]

Zatanna and Elongated Man

Just Ralph being a mentor/friend/emergency landing pad to Zee throughout the years.

Some of these are from stories I have posted about before but as a rule, I don’t make a post unless there is something new from a story that I haven’t posted yet.  

JLA  Vol 1 #162:

JLA  Vol 1#199 where they both have time travel induced amnesia:

JLA Vol 1 #206: Only time Ralph was ever flirty with her.

JLA Vol 1 #217 : Elongated Man being the aforementioned emergency cushion:

JLA Vol 1 #219  :  Friends who get electrocuted together, stay together:

JLA Vol 1 #227: Encouraging her to get her shit together. This one of those JLA stories where Zatanna was the only one who could save the day: 

JLA Vol 1 #230: Whoever designed their space outfits really dropped the ball here: 

JLA Vol 1 #235:

JLA Vol 1 # 236:  Another example of Ralph being a glorified landing pad but this time it was planned (also, a great example of Zee using her elemental powers):

Ralph and Sue were also mentioned in Zatanna’s ongoing.

First in Zatanna #5: 

Yes, they’re referring to Identity Crisis but we don’t talk about Identity Crisis here.   

Then in a dream sequence in #6:

Don’t worry, it’s comics, Ralph and Sue were ghost detectives during this time.  

Never confirmed if Zatanna knew about that but then the Nu52 wiped everything away, I have no idea what their status is now though: 

As ghost detectives they are really more in Zatanna’s world now than in the normal 4 colour superhero world of the DCU.   

Hopefully, one day we get a reunion. 

And if you’ve scrolled this far and keep up with my posts, sknaht rof gnidaer!

[augustheart]

i love comic book events where ralph is Also There

[fractualized]

I present a collection of normie Jokers (aka how Joker might look if he never fell into the vat), with the following parameters:

no masks/prosthetics

all adults grown into Joker face

limited rehashing of TKJ (only including versions I felt had different vibes)

1) Joker as Arthur Wilde — Joker (1975) #5, Irv Novick

2) Unnamed former lab assistant and struggling comedian — The Killing Joke, Brian Bolland

3) Joker disguised during "Death in the Family" — Batman (1940) #427, Jim Aparo

4) Joseph Kerr in the "Going Sane" storyline — Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight (1989) #66, Joe Staton

5) Unnamed TKJ-esque husband — JLA (1997) #35, Mark Pajarillo

6) Unnamed worker drone/comedian — Batman: It's Joker Time #3, Bob Hall

7) Jack the criminal in "Lovers and Madmen" — Batman Confidential #7, Denys Cowan

8) Unnamed mobster (at times known as Jackie, Sonny, or Hap) in "Case Study" — Batman: Black & White (Vol 2), Alex Ross

9) Unnamed criminal in Joker's own mind — The Brave and the Bold (2007) #31, Chad Hardin

10) Eric Border, Arkham Asylum orderly — Batman (2011) Annual #2, Wes Craig Batman (2011) #36, Greg Capullo

11) Alby, corrupt businessman — Detective Comics (2011) #27, Bryan Hitch

12) Unnamed amnesiac from the "Superheavy" storyline — Batman (2011) #48, Greg Capullo

13) Jack Napier in the White Knight series — Batman: White Knight #2, Sean Murphy

14) Unnamed comedian — Batman: Gotham Nights (2020) #9, Neil Edwards

15) Jack Oswald White — Flashpoint Beyond #5, Xermanico

16) Darwin Halliday, chemist and head of Halliday Industries in "The Bat-Man of Gotham" — Batman (2016) #134, Mike Hawthorne Batman (2016) #135, Jorge Jiménez

(Once again, thanks to @distort-opia for assistance!)

[incorrectfabfifteen]

Hello, welcome to Incorrect Fab Fifteen, a blog about all things Silver Age Teen Titans! I've come up with the term Fab Fifteen to broadly refer to all of the members (which I'll explain below) as well as a natural expansion of the Fab Five (plus, it's better than just calling them the OG Teen Titans or the 70s Team).

For DC newcomers, don't be afraid of some of the comic terminology present, they'll make sense with more exposure.

Introducing: The Fab Fifteen!

Dick Grayson

Full name: Richard John "Dick" Grayson

Alter Ego: Robin I, Nightwing, Batman III, Red X

Birthday: March 20th

Love interests: Bette Kane (Pre-Crisis), Princess Koriand'r, Barbara Gordon, Helena Bertinelli (DCYou), Bea Bennett [There's probably more, feel free to send an ask so I can fix this]

Reading recs: The Judas Contract, The Cheshire Contract [collected as Nightwing: Old Friends, New Enemies], Nightwing Vol 1 by Chuck Dixon, Batman & Robin, The Black Mirror, New 52 Nightwing by Kyle Higgens

Wally West

Full name: Wallace Rudolph "Wally" West

Alter Ego: Kid Flash I, The Flash III

Birthday: January 16

Love interests: Donna Troy (Pre-NTT), Rachel Roth (🤨?), Frances Kane, Linda Park, Jesse Chambers

Reading recs: Born To Run, Savage Velocity, The Flash by William Messner-Loebs and Greg LaRoque, The Flash by Mark Waid, Flash Forward, The Flash by Jeremy Adams (especially The Return of Wally West and One-Minute War)

Donna Troy

Full name: Donna Hinckley Stacy Troy

Alter ego: Wonder Girl, Troia (Who Is Wonder Girl? until Total Chaos; JLA/Titans until Infinite Crisis; No Justice onwards), Darkstar (Zero Hour until Meltdown), Wonder Woman IV (Who Is Wonder Woman?)

Birthday: April 26

Love interests (oh boy): Dick Grayson (FORMERLY), Wally West (only during the Silver Age + some weird thing during DC Rebirth), Garth (Titans 2018 + Titans United), Roy Harper, Kyle Rayner

Reading recs: Who Is Wonder Girl? [Collected in The New Teen Titans Who is Donna Troy?], Wonder Woman By John Byrne Vol. 3, The Return of Donna Troy, Wonder Woman: Who is Wonder Woman?, Titans: The Spark and Into The Bleed

Garth

Full name: Prince Garth of Shayeris

Alter ego: Aqualad (also legal name until Crisis), Tempest

Birthday: March 6

Love interests: Donna Troy, Tula Marinus, Dolphin, Lilith Clay (temporary)

Reading recs: World's Finest: Teen Titans, Death of a Prince, Tempest by Phil Jimenez, Aquaman by Peter David, JLA: The Obsidian Age, Aquaman: Underworld

Roy Harper

Full name: Roy William Harper Jr.

Alter ego: Speedy, Arsenal, Red Arrow

Birthday: November 1

Love interests: Donna Troy, Jade Nguyen, Kendra Saunders

Reading recs: Snowbirds Don't Fly, The Cheshire Contract [Collected as Nightwing: Old Friends, New Enemies], Arsenal by Devin Grayson, Outsiders 2003, Justice League of America 2007, Infinite Frontier, Green Arrow 2023

Lilith Clay

Full name: Lilith Jupiter-Clay

Alter ego: Omen

Birthday: Not stated but her debut was November 18

Love interests: Gnarrk, Donald Hall, Garth, Bette Kane

Reading recs: The Terror of Trigon, Teen Titans by Dan Jurgens, Teen Titans: Life and Death, Titans Hunt (2015), Titans Rebirth

Mal Duncan

Full name: Malcolm Arnold "Mal" Duncan

Alter ego: Guardian (Pre-Crisis), Hornblower, Herald (Post-Crisis), Vox (Infinite Crisis until Flashpoint)

Birthday: Not stated

Love interests: Karen Beecher

Reading recs: Silver Age Teen Titans, Titans Hunt, Titans Rebirth, The Other History of the DC Universe #2

Fun fact: Mal Duncan was featured in the first interracial kiss in comics history with a goodbye kiss between him and Lilith!

Karen Beecher

Full name: Karen Beecher-Duncan

Alter ego: Bumblebee

Birthday: Not stated

Love interests: Mal Duncan

Reading recs: Silver Age Teen Titans, Titans Hunt, Titans Rebirth, The Other History of the DC Universe #2, Doom Patrol by Keith Giffen

Don Hall

Full name: Donald Hall

Alter ego: Dove

Birthday: Not stated

Love interests: Lilith Clay

Reading recs: The Hawk & The Dove, Silver Age Teen Titans, Crisis on Infinite Earths

Hank Hall

Full name: Henry "Hank" Hall

Alter ego: Hawk, Monarch (Armageddon 2001), Extant (Zero Hour until JSA)

Birthday: Not stated

Love interests: Dawn Granger, Ren Takamori

Reading recs: The Hawk and The Dove, Hawk and Dove: Ghosts & Demons, Hawk and Dove (1989), Birds of Prey (2010)

Dawn Granger

Full name: Dawn Marie Granger

Alter ego: Dove

Birthday: Not stated

Love interests: Hank Hall, Sal Arsala

Reading recs: Hawk and Dove: Ghosts & Demons, Hawk and Dove (1989), Birds of Prey (2010)

Duela Dent

Full name: Duela Dent

Alter ego: Joker's/Riddler's/Penguin's Daughter, Card Queen, Harlequin

Birthday: Not stated

Love interests: Earth-1 Dick Grayson, Earth-3 Dick Grayson

Reading recs: Silver Age Teen Titans, Teen Titans: Titans East

Bette Kane

Full name: Mary Elizabeth "Bette" Kane

Alter ego: Batgirl (Pre-Crisis), Flamebird (Post-Crisis, current mantle), Hawkfire (N52 Batwoman only)

Birthday: Not stated

Love interests: Dick Grayson (Pre-Crisis)

Reading recs: Teen Titans Vol 1 #50-53, Hawk and Dove Vol 3 Annual 1, Beast Boy (2000), DC's Legion of Bloom

Charley Parker

Full name: Charles Edmund "Charley" Parker (human name); Ch'al Andar (Thanagarian name)

Alter ego: Golden Eagle, Hawkman IV (Rise of the Golden Eagle)

Birthday: Not stated

Love interests: Kendra Saunders (I think?)

Reading recs: Hawkman: Rise of the Golden Eagle,

Tula

Full name: Tula Marinus

Alter ego: Aquagirl

Birthday: Not stated

Love interests: Garth

Reading recs: Tempest by Phil Jimenez, New 52 Aquaman, Mera: Queen of Atlantus, Aquaman by Kelly Sue DeConnick, Aquamen

So a special note: despite Beast Boy being a part of the Titans West (as well as appearing in the above photograph), they do not count as part of the Fab Fifteen, mainly because he's already part of the New Teen Titans. Also note that this acc won't be using the New 52 version of Duela Dent (although the Gotham Knights version is fine so feel free to send in any hcs about her)

Also you maybe be asking why Gnarrk's entry is below instead of with everybody else. That's because Gnarrk was never a Titan in the first place. Sure, he appeared as part of the title and was there when the Titans West was formed but he never actually joined the team at all. Gnarrk becoming a Titan became a thing when he was introduced following the New 52.

Gnarrk

Full name: Unknown

Alter ego: Caveboy

Birthday: Not stated

Love interests: Lilith Clay

Reading recs: Titans Hunt (2015), Titans Rebirth

Uhh, yeah, so that's the Fab Fifteen! Again, don't worry about this technical jargon if you're a newcomer and you just wanna look at the other posts, we're all here to have fun.

[chernobog13]

Neal Adams' cover for Justice League of America (vol. 1) #67 (December, 1968).

This was an 80-Page Giant, and reprinted the three stories that added Green Arrow, Hawkman, and the Atom as members of the team.

This was also the last issue that featured Mike Sekowsky's pencils (even though they were in reprinted stories). Sekowsky had been the JLA's penciller since the team's first appearance in The Brave and the Bold (vol. 1) #28 (March, 1960).

Longtime comic artist Dick Dillin premiered as the JLA's artist in issue #68. Dillin would continue his run for twelve years, until his sudden death in 1980. His last issue was #183 (October, 1980), the first of a three issue crossover between the Justice League, The Justice Society and the New Gods.

[frogaroundandfindout]

“Jeez, since when did he grow ‘channeling the dead vision’? Got the bat voice and everything.”

Dick, appointed field commander of the JLA by Batman, makes a speech and starts the meeting off (JLA Vol.1 #70)

[aqua-dan]

hello!! Do you have any Garth comic recommendations for someone (me) who has never read a Garth comic outside of a handful of TT issues before?

Hi!! I definitely have some recommendations! This definitely isn't a comprehensive reading list by ANY means (although I do want to make one eventually!), but rather a small smattering of Garth centric comics that I think are fun or noteworthy! (These are also not in any particular order, just written out as they come into my brain lol)

Tempest (1996) - Obviously the Garth holy grail! There is no better Garth comic than this. It is peak and honestly one of the best books DC has ever put out. It's short, too (only 4 issues), so it's not too intensive of a read.

Adventure Comics #269 - "The Kid from Atlantis" - Garth's first appearance! Don't get too hung up on the lore here, as it changes later on, but it's a sweet issue and obviously important!

Adventure Comics #270 - "The Menace of Aqualad" - I love this issue for a multitude of reasons-- including the fully unintentional foreshadowing,-- but mainly I love it because it showcases what a sweet person Garth is and always has been.

World's Finest Comics #133 - "Aquaman's New Partner -- Aqua-girl" - Again, the lore needs to be disregarded, but this issue fascinates me as an early iteration of Garth's insecurity about where he stands with Arthur/feeling useful.

I probably shouldn't list everything individually so this post doesn't end up being a mile long, haha! So I'll start putting some groupings together:

Aquaman vol 1 #14, 18, 23, and #33

The Brave and the Bold #54

Teen Titans vol 1 #11 (not particularly Garth centric but just especially fun to me lol), #17, #19, #28, #29, #44-end of series. (Side note that @ttwasteland has a really good podcast covering volume 1 of Teen Titans! Actually, they have a lot of Teen Titans podcasts! Which is really useful for those who struggle to read Silver Age comics + I am immensely pleased with Hub's Aqualad enthusiasm!)

The Brave and the Bold (vol 3) #10

Death of a Prince (Technically, I recommend reading all of it, since it'll help you understand how things got to this point. But especially Adventure Comics #452 and the Aqualad stories in #453-455.)

Tales of the Teen Titans #85 & #86 + Teen Titans Spotlight #10

Teen Titans Spotlight #18

Teen Titans Spotlight #21

Aquaman vol 5 (Yes, all of it lol)

Showcase '96 #1

Teen Titans (Vol 3) #12-16

JLA/Titans

Titans (vol 1) At least the Devin Grayson portion, but I don't dislike the later stuff either!

There are also storylines that I think are fun or important that happen in across various books/stories (Obsidian Age, Aquaman vol 6, other (Teen) Titans stories, Blackest Night, CoIE, dare I even say Sword of Atlantis...), but I'll save those for a more in-depth reading list some other time! These ones are just popping up in my head rn.

If you want N52/Rebirth stuff, there are also a few stories that are pretty good. Sadly, they're pretty few and far between since canon changes and DC tossing their character bibles have left poor Garth in an odd, largely OoC limbo for years. Although I don't /love/ these stories as much as others, they still manage to vaguely pass the vibe check:

Nightwing & the Titans in Team Building (Robin 80th Anniversary 100 Page Super Spectacular) It's not super Garth centric, but it's fun!

Aquaman 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular #1 - “It’s a Family Affair”

Aquaman 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular #1 - “Lady in the Lake”

World's Finest: Teen Titans & DC's Spring Breakout "Relay for your Life" Garth's characterization in these... isn't right, but I feel like it has the spirit more than the vast majority of things published in recent years.

Titans (2023-) I... don't totally feel right putting this here, but I feel like slowly... extremely slowly... they are starting to fix Garth's characterization. We're not quite there yet-- and it is sadly written by Tom Taylor,-- but I feel like it's going to lead to something that's actually good for Garth again. (Aka so many hints towards a potential new Tempest mini-series or one-shot have been dropped lately, and I feel like this series will be context important.)

Ok, to try to finish this out: Also consider watching some stuff with Garth in it like Aquaman (1967) TV show / DC Super Hero Girls (2019), or reading some cute, non-canon series such as Tiny Titans! It's just good fun!!

Anyways, thank you so much for the ask!! I hope this helps!!! (And thank you for allowing me a chance to ramble lol!)

[celaenaeiln]

Hi! I’m doing a dick grayson read and have hit a bit of a block on what I should read next. I was wondering if you had suggestions?

So far I’ve read New Teen Titans Vol 1, tales of the teen titans, New Teen Titans Vol 2, and am working my way through the New Titans.

Would you recommend reading a few Team Titans issues? Going right to Nightwing (1996)? reading The Titans (1999)?

-a very lost person

damn that sign off just gave me intense teen vogue flashbacks 🤣 I gotta respond the same way

Dear very lost person,

Hi!! You've covered a lot of the teen titans comics which is actually pretty impressive because people tend to skip but they're really important. If you're focused specifically on Nightwing, I would recommend reading Team Titans Issues #1 - 6 and then Issue #10. I'm very biased towards Nightwing (1996) so I would highly recommend that next but that's not the only reason. Although Nightwing (1996) is a masterpiece and probably my all time favorite reading, I'd go into first before the others because the Titans (1999) is a read as sort of subsidiary to Nightwing (1996). In the Titans (1999) comics, Dick has already established himself in Bludhaven and the reason why he's on the Titans team now is because Wally's like "Dude. You need a break. You need your friends asap." That comic is more of Dick's secondary role because it prioritizes Dick's work in Nightwing 1996) and the Nightwing comic is a standalone.

so order:

Team Titans

Nightwing (1996)

Titans (1999)

JLA/Titans

Outsiders (2003)

Titans (2003)

Teen Titans and Outsiders

Titans (2008)

Nightwing (2016)

Titans (2016)

Titans United, Titans: Titans Together, Titans Bloodpact, Teen Titans: Year One, Teen Titans Lost Annual, Titans Academy, Future State: Teen Titans, and etc are all standalones so it doesn't matter when you read them.

Although if you haven't read Teen Titans (1966) I would HIGHLY recommend reading that first. This is the stories of the OG Titans and I recommend reading that because these stories are referenced in other titans comics such as Titans (1999) and Teen Titans Lost Annual as plotlines.

-A very excited cl

[dairy-farmer]

Tim drake and bruce wayen this tim drake and damian wayne that but hear me out tim drake and thomas wayne jr.

!!!!!!!! 😍😍😍😍 i genuinely don't get a chance to bring up this panel enough times!!!!! (jla vol 1 #108)

because what does this meaannnn thomas??? why would he view getting to own all of jack drake's things (including his son who we know is tim) as a good thing. killing a kid's dad usually will mean resentment and knowing tim he'd know his dad in this universe is crooked and working for the worst of the worst and he'd know somehow owlman would be responsible. the idea that tim would be deeply loyal also doesn't make sense because we can see in this universe that loyalty is a pretty cheap thing and that no one is loyal as we can see here in the same issue where jack tries appealing to lucius fox of this world by bringing up that their kids used to be friends.

i'm delusional and knowing that tim's dad was a drug dealing pimp makes me think he absolutely has tim perfectly trained and thomas wayne (control issues to the MAX) would absolutely want to own that. a toy that he doesn't have to break in and belongs to him? of course that has appeal!! plus there's ultraman's reaction to hearing thomas be excited if not satisfied with himself at acquiring the underage child of his now dead pimp goon and it's "sometimes you disgust even me".

because ultraman is no stranger to killing, orphaning children, or enslaving others. but he gets the ick from this? 🤔🤔🤔

it can't just be that he's grossed out at owlman being excited at acquiring a new little soldier to be his eyes and ears when he's not around. it's constantly brought up how sexually frustrated he is over his eternal battle with the police commissioner (thomas sr) and the fact that he can't have and freely fuck superwoman. what better way to flip off his father and work off that sexual frustration than acquiring tim to...ease the burden.

[dailydccomics]

they say the funeral was a star-studded event Aquaman #30

[blackbatcass]

just read all of NTT and came out of it a huge donna fan but i have no idea what else to read for her. perez' wonder woman? titans 99? kyle rayner shit? give me donna recs please

omg hi!! you have come to the right place<3 congrats on finishing all of ntt by the way that’s such an accomplishment. the short answer is…pretty much all the things you said lmfao. there are lots of reading guides out there- I know I have a few in my donna tag, the ones I used were made by @/senorscotty- that will be comprehensive lists of her appearances but I’d be happy to give you a roadmap. My own personal recs for must-reads would be Titans 99 and the return of donna troy miniseries.

If you want to follow her story on from ntt chronologically the next thing to read would be darkstars (for donna specifically starting at #21), but feel free to skim some of it because that series is… not the most engaging lmfao. around this time there was also some back and forth with green lantern as she and kyle start their relationship so you can read those side by side if you want. she specifically appears in green lantern (1990) #58-59, 61-62, 68-69, 70, and 73-75. after the darkstars disband really the only place donna was hanging out was gl, just as a civilian- this is from issues 78, 81, and 88-90. A lot of these are just small cameo appearances but are necessary if you’re interested in keeping up with her and kyle’s relationship. those last few issues are very important for her though.

The next important donna rec would be Wonder Woman vol 2, specifically issues 123-136. This arc reinstates her as a superhero & aligns her with the amazons again, so going on from there she appears pretty often in the rest of that WW run! I would definitely recommend it for Donna, and it’s pretty easy to go to places like dcu guide if you want to know specifically where she appears.

JLA/Titans #1-3 comes next, and then Titans 99 after that! I’d recommend reading the whole thing, it’s only 50 issues and it’s a good time. Directly after titans comes the titans/young justice graduation day special, and obv her next appearance after that is the return of donna troy mini.

That’s about the buffer for my donna knowledge unfortunately! I am definitely not up to date on her post-2005 appearances but like I said there are lots of guides that should have that info for you. I hope this was at least a little bit helpful lol!

[hood-ex]

Day 1: Favorite Quote

I've been shot. Stabbed. Drowned. Betrayed. Beaten down and blown up. You think I'm going to give up now?!

Nightwing (Vol. 4) #41

Nah! I hate night work!

The New Teen Titans (Vol. 1) #13

That just doesn't make sense.. but I like your enthusiasm.

JLA #71

Somebody sure fell out of the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down.

Titans (Vol. 2) #1