Tales of the Teen Titans #45 is an issue of the series Tales of the Teen Titans (Volume 1) with a cover date of August, 1984.
Synopsis for "Old Times, Old Friends"
Aqualad is seriously ill and drags a dying Aquagirl into Titans Tower. He struggles to bring her to the pool to get fresh water into her system, but passes out mere inches away. Across town, Changeling is still having difficulty coping with the death of Terra. He busts up a group of arms dealers and nearly kills them in his anger. Cyborg shows up and tries to talk to Gar, but Changeling tells him that he is through talking. Nobody was around for him when he needed help, so he has no interest in confiding in his teammates. Meanwhile, Dick Grayson attends an extremely uncomfortable bachelor party being held for Terry Long. Terry's inebriated brothers hire a strippe for him who jumps out of a giant cake. At Manhattan College, a boy named Steven tries to bond with Raven whom he has developed an interest in. Raven politely rebuffs the boy's advances and gets into a car with Jericho. On Paradise Island, Donna asks Queen Hippolyta's blessing to marry Terry Long. Traditionally, if an Amazon chooses to reside permanently in Man's World, they must forsake their Amazonian powers. However, as Donna is not a true Amazon, Hippolyta does not feel the need to enforce this restriction. As a wedding gift, Donna's "sister" Diana gives Donna a new set of magic bracelets. Later, everyone regroups at Titans Tower where they discover the dying Aqualad and Aquagirl. They quickly submerge them in a special water solution and carefully pump fresh sea water into their systems. When they revive, Aqualad tells them that the H.I.V.E. has attacked Atlantis. Nightwing is tired of the H.I.V.E. and wants to put a stop to them once and for all.
Appearing in "Old Times, Old Friends"
Featured Characters:
- Aqualad (Flashback and main story) (Name revealed)
- Aquagirl (Flashback and main story)
- New Teen Titans
Supporting Characters:
- Frances Kane
- Hippolyta
- Jillian Jackson
- Maude Stone (First appearance)
- Terry Long
- Tucker Stone (First appearance)
- Wally West
- Wonder Woman
Antagonists:
- H.I.V.E. (Flashback only)
Other Characters:
- Amazons
- Barry Long
- Candy Spice (Single appearance)
- Steven (Single appearance)
Locations:
- Atlantis (Behind the scenes) (Flashback only)
- Paradise Island
- United States of America
Items:
Vehicles:
Notes
- This issue shipped on April 12, 1984.
- Changeling is still in mourning over the loss of Terra who died at the finale of the "Judas Contract" storyline in Tales of the Teen Titans Annual #3.
- Donna Troy and Terry Long are married in Tales of the Teen Titans #50.
- The H.I.V.E. is one of the New Teen Titans earliest foes and first appeared in New Teen Titans #2.
- The cover of this issue is also the first page of the story.
- This story was untitled on original publication; the title comes from The New Teen Titans Volume 7
- This story marks the first time Aqualad's name, Garth, is revealed. Prior to this, he was simply referred to as "Aqualad". The name appears to come from Garn Daanuth,
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