Tales of the Teen Titans Vol 1 48

"Recombatants!": At Dayton Labs in Nevada, scientists have created artificial intelligent life in the form of four super-powered humanoids: Aurora, who can create realistic illusions; Dreadnaught, who possesses super-strength; Topaz, who controls magnetism; and Pseudos, who is a shape-changer. L

"Recombatants!"
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Tales of the Teen Titans Vol 1 #48
November, 1984
Executive Editor	Dick Giordano
Cover Artists	George Pérez
Recombatants!
Writers	Marv Wolfman
Pencilers	Steve Rude George Pérez
Inkers	Al Gordon Mike DeCarlo
Colourists	Adrienne Roy
Letterers	Ben Oda Todd Klein
Previous Issue	Tales of the Teen Titans # 47
Next Issue	Tales of the Teen Titans # 49

Tales of the Teen Titans #48 is an issue of the series Tales of the Teen Titans (Volume 1) with a cover date of November, 1984.

Appearing in "Recombatants!"

Featured Characters:

• New Teen Titans
  • Changeling
  • Cyborg
  • Jericho
  • Nightwing
  • Starfire
  • Wonder Girl

Supporting Characters:

• Jillian Jackson
• Raven
• Recombatants (Only appearance; dies)
  • Aurora
  • Pseudos
  • Topaz
  • Dreadnaught

Antagonists:

• Benzy
• Mark Evans
• Remo
• Wilma Mileux

Other Characters:

• Luke
• Martha
• Melody
• Steve Dayton
• Terry Long
• Vernon Questor

Locations:

• Nevada
  • Dayton Labs
  • Las Vegas
• New York
  • Hamptons
    • Dayton Estates
  • New York City
    • East River
      • Titans Tower I
    • Manhattan
      • 37th and 9th

Items:

• Donna Troy's Lasso

Vehicles:

• Sky Cycle
• T-Jet
• Titans Raft
  
  

Synopsis for "Recombatants!"

At Dayton Labs in Nevada, scientists have created artificial intelligent life in the form of four super-powered humanoids: Aurora, who can create realistic illusions; Dreadnaught, who possesses super-strength; Topaz, who controls magnetism; and Pseudos, who is a shape-changer. Learning that they are slated for destruction by their creators, the four Recombatants escape into the streets of Las Vegas, where the Titans are summoned to battle them. After an inconclusive skirmish, the two teams agree to return to the lab together. Revealing that Aurora accidentally caused two men to suffer fatal heart attacks during the Recombatants' escape, the scientists declare that the four artificial beings must be destroyed, but the Titans defy them. In the confusion, the Recombatants flee. Realizing that they will never be allowed to live normal lives, they deliberately blow up the lab's central core, preventing the creation of further artificial life, and destroying themselves in the process. Meanwhile, back in New York, Gar Logan begins planning Donna Troy and Terry Long's wedding celebration at Dayton Estates, and Terry receives some unexpected wedding presents from his students. After the Titans return from their mission, Joe Wilson attempts unsuccessfully to help the stricken Raven.

Notes

• The Recombatants are based on Eclipse Comics' DNAgents. The DNAgents had faced a Titans-expy called Project Youngblood in #14 of their own series. Both teams sacrifice themselves at the ends of the stories.
  • Mark Evans and Wilma Mileux are named after DNAgents creators Mark Evanier and Will Meugniot.

Trivia

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