CATALOG RECORD
Tales of the Teen Titans #44
first appearance of Nightwing and Jericho
WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Nightwing (Dick Grayson) — introduction as Nightwing
- Jericho (Joseph Wilson) — introduction as Jericho
- The Jackal (Bill Walsh) — introduction
Dates
- Cover date
- July 1984
- On sale
- March 20, 1984
- Pages
- 36
Values
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Editions and covers (3)
Copies of #44 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.
Source ↗ - Newsstand edition75¢ cover
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 0709893122107 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page - Canadian price edition0.95 CAD cover
Canadian
Printed cover price 0.95 CAD.
Barcode 0709893122107 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page
Tales of the Teen Titans 44 (Facsimile Edition) (2024). A facsimile reproduces this issue with a modern cover price and barcode; check before buying.
Story arc: The Judas Contract
This is part 3 of 4. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.
- Tales of the Teen Titans (1984) #42
- Tales of the Teen Titans (1984) #43
- Tales of the Teen Titans (1984) #44
- Tales of the Teen Titans Annual (1984) #3
Also part of: Judas Contract
Creators
Stories
- The Judas Contract Book 3: There Shall Come a Titan · 25 pages
Adeline Wilson tells Dick Grayson of the origin of the Terminator. Dick assumes the name Nightwing for the first time.
Publisher’s description
The origin of Deathstroke the Terminator is revealed! With his teammates captured and betrayed by one of their own, Dick Grayson dons a new costume and a new identity: Nightwing!
Characters
Reprinted in
The New Teen Titans: The Judas Contract (1988), Tales of the Teen Titans (1985), The New Teen Titans Omnibus (2011), The New Teen Titans (2014), The New Teen Titans Omnibus (2017), New Teen Titans: The Judas Contract - The Deluxe Edition (2018), Tales of the Teen Titans 44 (Facsimile Edition) (2024), DC Finest: Teen Titans: The Judas Contract (2025)