Tales of the Teen Titans #41 is an issue of the series Tales of the Teen Titans (Volume 1) with a cover date of April, 1984.
Synopsis for "Baptism of Blood!"
While Raven's soul-self distracts Brother Blood, Terra uses her earth-powers to free the Teen Titans. After they battle and defeat his monstrous creatures, Blood offers to meet the Titans in personal combat. Instead, he attacks them with robots and missiles, which the Titans manage to repel. An explosive holographic image of the villain, however, dispatches all the Titans but Raven and Cyborg, whom Blood himself easily defeats. Even as Zandian President Marko declares a state of war between his government and Brother Blood's church, Blood orders a mind-controlled Dick Grayson to activate a laser cannon which will kill his six teammates. Starfire's protestations of love for him enable Dick to break free of his trance and release the Titans. Before Brother Blood can act, President Marko's forces attack, bringing his temple down around his ears and causing the laser cannon to collapse, seemingly crushing the villain.
The Titans escape the holocaust, but with Blood an apparent martyr, belief in his cult flourishes and world governments condemn the regime of Marko, his political enemy.
Appearing in "Baptism of Blood!"
Featured Characters:
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- Teen Titans
- Changeling
- Cyborg
- Raven
- Starfire
- Terra
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Supporting Characters:
- Senator John Charles
Antagonists:
- Church of Blood
- Bethany Snow
- Brother Blood
- Brother John
- Mother Mayhem
- President Rafael Marko
- Sister Cicily
Other Characters:
- Congressman Hitchcock
- Congresswoman Jones
Locations:
Items:
Notes
- Numbering continues from New Teen Titans Vol 1.
- The hovering robots in Brother Blood's arsenal strongly resemble the Imperial shuttle craft in the movie Return of the Jedi.
- The editor's note on the Titan's Tower page mentions a DC Comics Presents annual teaming the Titans up with Superman that never ended up getting produced.
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