- I was trained by my creator, Thaddeus Thawne, to seek Bart Allen out and replace him. That meant destroying everything he was. I figure that includes his friends.
- — Inertia
Teen Titans (Volume 3) #43 is an issue of the series Teen Titans (Volume 3) with a cover date of March, 2007. It was published on January 10, 2007.
Synopsis for "Titans East (Part I of IV)"
Ravager brings her brother Jericho to New York City so that he can stay at Nightwing's place until he can adjust to being alive again.
Back at Titans Tower, Robin asks Raven if the means by which she resurrected Jericho could be used to bring Superboy back. Raven says that it cannot, as Jericho's soul was still dormant on the Earthly plane. Superboy's soul however, has since moved on.
Suddenly, Titans Tower comes under attack by Inertia. He is wearing the costume of Kid Flash, formerly worn by his rival, Bart Allen. Accompanying him is a Bizarro version of Superboy known as Match. While Robin and Raven remain stunned, Match attacks Wonder Girl.
In Louisiana, Cyborg brings Miss Martian to Belle Reve prison. He wants her to use her telepathic powers to interrogate Bombshell. Miss Martian is reluctant to use her abilities for such an invasive process, but agrees nonetheless.
As Miss Martian and Bombshell exchange quips, a new group of Titans burst through the wall and begin attacking. This group, headed by Deathstroke the Terminator, is Titans East. Batgirl leaps over everyone's heads and slices Bombshell's throat open with a razor-sharp batarang.
While Duela Dent, Risk and the Joker's daughter keep Cyborg on the defensive, Sungirl unleashes a burst of flame which greatly injures Miss Martian.
In Los Feliz, California, Kid Devil enters a church where he encounters a costumed character named Kid Crusader. As Crusader attacks Eddie, he reveals that he too is aligned with Deathstroke. Deathstroke meanwhile, is actually at Titans Tower. He tells Robin that he plans on taking away everything that the Titans once took from him – family.
In New York, Jericho and Ravager are shocked to find a large wooden effigy of the original Titans Tower standing on the spot where the first tower once stood.
Appearing in "Titans East (Part I of IV)"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Bombshell (Apparent Death)
- Deathstroke
- Lion-Mane (Cameo)
- Shrapnel (Cameo)
- Typhoon (Behind the scenes)
- Titans East
- Batgirl (Cassandra Cain)
- Enigma
- Harlequin (Duela Dent)
- Inertia
- Kid Crusader
- Match
- Risk
- Sungirl (First appearance)
- Neron (Behind the scenes)
Other Characters:
Locations:
- California
- Los Feliz
- Christ the King Catholic Church
- San Francisco
- Los Feliz
- Louisiana
- New York City
Items:
Vehicles:
Notes
- This issue is reprinted in the Teen Titans: Titans East trade paperback.
- The team head-shots on the splash page shows that Jericho is now an official Teen Titan once again.
- The events from this issue must take place after concurrent issues of Green Arrow (Volume 3), as Deathstroke is still incarcerated as per the storylines from that title.
- Titans East has been making brief cameo appearances over the course of the last several issues. Their last appearance was in Teen Titans (Volume 3) #41, although this issue is the team's first official appearance.
- Inertia has also been causing trouble for Bart Allen in issues #7-8 of the The Flash: The Fastest Man Alive.
- Superboy and Lex Luthor make cameo appearances on television monitors in this issue.
- References is made to Neron in this issue. Kid Devil's pact with Neron was revealed in issue #42.
- Issue #44 clarifies that Batgirl's appearance in this storyline takes place after the events from Supergirl (Volume 5) #14.
- Although Bombshell appears to die in this issue, she is later revealed to have survived Batgirl's attack in Teen Titans (Volume 3) #63.
See Also
Recommended Reading
- Teen Titans Recommended Reading
- Teen Titans (Volume 1)
- New Teen Titans (Volume 1)
- Tales of the Teen Titans (Volume 1): #41-58
- New Teen Titans (Volume 2)/New Titans (Volume 1)
- Team Titans (Volume 1)
- Teen Titans (Volume 2)
- JLA/Titans (Volume 1)
- Titans (Volume 1)
- Titans/Young Justice: Graduation Day (Volume 1)
- Teen Titans (Volume 3)
- Titans (Volume 2)
- Blackest Night: Titans (Volume 1)
- Teen Titans (Volume 4)
- Teen Titans (Volume 5)
- Convergence: New Teen Titans (Volume 1)
- Convergence: Titans (Volume 1)
- Titans (Volume 3)
- Teen Titans (Volume 6)
- Teen Titans Academy (Volume 1)
- Titans (Volume 4)
- World's Finest: Teen Titans (Volume 1)
- Teen Titans: Year One (Volume 1)
- Teen Titans Go! (Volume 1)
- The New Teen Titans: Games (Volume )