10 Bronze Age Comics That Changed DC & Marvel Forever

The New Teen Titans #1-#40 (November 1980-March 1984)

The Teen Titans were a creation of the Silver Age, a place to dump the likes of Robin, Kid Flash, Aqualad and Wonder Girl for teen-friendly adventures. The version that we know today, however, the one seen in the 2000s cartoon (and its parodically silly spin-off Teen Titans Go!) and the current live action Titans, was a product of the Bronze Age.

Under the aegis of Marv Wolfman and George Pérez, the Teen Titans were reinvented in 1980. No longer were they simply the kid versions of mainstream heroes, but instead a diverse array of oddballs with their own individual angst.

Dick Grayson's Robin remained (although one of the series' great long term contributions to DC lore was in paving the path for him to develop his own adult identity as Nightwing), but he was joined by heroes not stuck playing second fiddle to the superhero A-list.

The new team capitalised on the trends we've already discussed with angsty demon's daughter Raven bringing the supernatural horror angle and Cyborg becoming one of DC's most popular black heroes.

This era also gave the Titans a proper nemesis in the form of Slade Wilson's Deathstroke.

The deadly assassin not only helped this particular team have more impactful stories now they had a significant recurring villain, but he also became a major player in the wider DC universe. (And, in bring parodied by Marvel's Wade Wilson, also prompted one of their rivals most popular icons).