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"Burning Rage": This story is reprinted from Teen Titans Giant #7 and Titans Giant #1.

Titans: Burning Rage #4 is an issue of the series Titans: Burning Rage (Volume 1) with a cover date of January, 2020. It was published on November 20, 2019.

Synopsis for "Burning Rage"

This story is reprinted from Teen Titans Giant #7 and Titans Giant #1.

A mysterious man tells the Madmen that they, the whole world and the city of San Fransico which was nearly doomed in H.I.V.E.'s attack are crazy. However the world doesn't embrace madness like them but he wants to change this together with the group. The Teen Titans meanwhile enjoy rides in Dreamland owned by Beast Boy's adoptive father Steve Dayton and closed for everyone else but them due to Garfield's birthday. The people who had purchased tickets to enter the park however protest outside and blame the Titans for being shut out. As the people are shoved away from the gates by security, Starfire feels that it's gravely wrong.

Steve soon arrives and tells Starfire not to worry and states it's a delight to meet them all. Robin refuses to give him his name when he asks for an introduction while Steve's assistant Breur gives Garfield a gift though it turns out to be a toy-car. Steve states that the actual gift is at his Paris mansion in form of a real car. The protesters outside call out Steve and he promises to refund their ticket costs, but states he doesn't care about the money they spent on stay and travel to get to here. Starfire in ager destroys the gates, stating she doesn't like people being locked out for her pleasure. He tells Breur to shut up after he states it may help with the negative perception, further angering Starfire, but Robin defuses the situation.

Starfire agrees to calm down after request from Beast Boy and they head back to the Titans Tower, where he tells the others that Steve has been money-minded ever since his wife Rita Farr died. Robin alerts them to a fire at a yacht club on the docks and the Titans try to rescue the people there. They discover that Steve and Breur were among the passengers on his yacht named "Rita" and try to find out what caused it. Robin is however struck by disbelief when he discovers from the video surveillance that Hawk and Dove, accompanied by Madmen, were behind it.

Hawk and Dove later try to start a war between the common people and the rich by inciting them against each other, claiming they are taking what they rightfully earned. Robin hangs outside Hawk's apartment as Garfield investigates it using his spider form, telling Tim that it's been empty for a while and it's a waste of time. Robin tries to figure out why Hawk and Dove attacked the yacht club along with the Madmen. As he theorizes if Steve Dayton was the target, Beast Boy states it won't be surprising as he's made enemies since his time in Doom Patrol, while also having been turned crazy for a while after wearing the Mento Helmet.

Beast Boy states that after Steve stopped wearing his helmet, he grew concerned with making money and this caused him to grow up in a home without love, something Tim empathizes with. Finding nothing in Hawk's apartment, they head back to meet up with Raven and Starfire hoping they discovered something from Steve. Steve however expresses ignorance about the attackers and reason behind the attack on the yacht club. He tells the two ladies to leave him alone and orders Breur to take him home. Breur however while going towards Steve's car notices a flaming tanker truck being driven at high speed towards the buildings and alerts the Titans.

Raven teleports the burning tanker targeting Steve along with herself after great difficulty and loses consciousness after the explosion. Starfire however rescues her and also takes care of the debris from the explosion. Hawn and Dove again incite the rich and the common people to war, but it is revealed they're doing so under the control of Breur, who has the Mento Helmet. Robin and Beast Boy meanwhile arrive near Steve's office and learn what happen. Suddenly their attention is caught by the rich and the poor about to go to war under leadership of Hawk and Dove respectively.

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