CATALOG RECORD
The New Teen Titans #16
first appearance of Captain Carrot, Pig-Iron, Alley-Kat-Abra and others
WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Captain Carrot (Roger Rodney Rabbit, of the Zoo Crew) — introduction · origin
- Pig-Iron (DC, Peter Porkchops, of the Zoo Crew) — introduction
- Alley-Kat-Abra (Felina Furr, of the Zoo Crew) — introduction
- Rubberduck (Byrd Rentals, of the Zoo Crew) — introduction
- Fastback (Timmy Joe Terrapin, of the Zoo Crew) — introduction
- Yankee Poodle (Rova Barkitt, of the Zoo Crew) — introduction
Dates
- Cover date
- February 1982
- On sale
- October 20, 1981
- Pages
- 52
Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #16 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Direct edition
Direct
No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
Source ↗ - Newsstand edition
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 0709893122102
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Creators
Stories
- Starfire Unleashed! · 27 pages
When a rogue H.I.V.E. agent kills Starfire's boyfriend Starfire plans to exact vengeance by killing the murderer. Wonder Girl convinces her that she must follow the laws of Earth and can not kill the murderer.
- This Bunny Unbound! · 16 pages
When people in Metropolis start acting like monkeys, Superman tracks the source of the problem to a ray coming from Pluto. Attempting to go to Pluto, Superman ends up in a dimension populated by talking animals where he meets Rodney Rabbit. Rodney tells Superman that on his world citizens are oddly acting like animals too. Charged by mysteriously glowing carrots and wearing a Halloween costume, Rodney joins Superman's investigation as Captain Carrot.
Characters
Reprinted in
New Teen Titans Archives (1999), Captain Carrot and the Final Ark (2008), The New Teen Titans Omnibus (2011), The New Teen Titans (2014), Showcase Presents: Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew (2014), The New Teen Titans Omnibus (2017), DC Through the '80s: The Experiments (2021)