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Cover of Tales of the Teen Titans #56
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Tales of the Teen Titans #56

DC · Series began 1984 · August 1985

Dates

Cover date
August 1985
On sale
May 9, 1985
Pages
36

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #56 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

  • Direct edition75¢ cover

    Direct

    No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.

    This edition’s page
  • Newsstand edition75¢ cover

    Newsstand

    A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

    Barcode 0709893122108 · shared with another edition

    This edition’s page
  • Canadian price edition0.95 CAD cover

    Canadian

    Printed cover price 0.95 CAD.

    Barcode 0709893122108 · shared with another edition

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Publisher’s description

A small group of costumed men hires the Fearsome Five to invade the S.T.A.R. research hospital in New York and retrieve the encapsulated form of Nuetron, a nuclear-powered villain who once fought Superman in Metropolis. Raven’s inner battle continues. S.T.A.R. Labs is attacked as Dr. Klyburn receives a new super-powered patient. Raven intervenes and defeats the villians. However, her inner-turmoil manifests as she lashes out and causes pain to all personnel present. Gar meets Jericho and his mother at the airport. Then, he escorts Jericho to Titans Tower. Cyborg is visiting Sarah Simms at the West Side School. Four of the Fearsome Five attack Tri-State prison. Starfire, Wonder Girl and Nightwing arrive and are quickly outmatched. Dick is hurt. Kory strands Dick on a rooftop as she gives chase with Donna. Cyborg is at S.T.A.R. Labs with Dr Klyburn preparing to have his cybernetic parts replaced. At Tri-State prison, the Fearsome Five have revealed there plan. They have come to the prison to release Jinx. They were also responsible for the earlier attack on S.T.A.R. Labs. Wonder Girl and Starfire attempt to stop the villains. However, they are quickly defeated.

Reprinted in

The New Teen Titans (2014), The New Teen Titans Omnibus (2017)

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