- "Wonder Girl, Starfire -- c'mon! We've got ourselves a real emergency! Let's get moving!"
- ―Kid Flash
| "Today... the Terminator!" | |
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| The New Teen Titans | |
| Title: | "Today... the Terminator!" |
| Volume: | 1 |
| Number: | 2 |
| Cover price: | .50 |
| Cover date: | December, 1980 |
| Publisher: | DC Comics |
| Credits | |
| Ex. Ed: | Joe Orlando |
| Writers: | Marv Wolfman; George Pérez |
| Pencilers: | George Pérez |
| Inkers: | Romeo Tanghal |
| Cover artists: | George Pérez |
| Cover inker: | George Pérez |
| Cover colorist: | Tatjana Wood |
| Cover letterer: | Gaspar Saladino |
| Colorists: | Adrienne Roy |
| Letterers: | Ben Oda |
| Editors: | Len Wein |
| Navigation | |
| Previous: | New Teen Titans #1 |
| Next: | New Teen Titans #3 |
"Today... the Terminator!" is the title to the second issue of the first New Teen Titans ongoing comic book series published by DC Comics. The story was written & plotted by Marv Wolfman and co-plotted by George Pérez, who also did the pencil artwork. It was inked by Romeo Tanghal, colored by Adrienne Roy, and lettered by Ben Oda. The story was edited by Len Wein with Joe Orlando as managing editor. This issue shipped with a December, 1980 cover date and carries a cover price of .50 cents per copy.
"Today... the Terminator!"[]
Grant Wilson gets into an argument with his girlfriend Carol Sladky. He begins to get abusive when Starfire and Wonder Girl enter the room and repel him with their powers. Because of this, as well as other factors, Carol ends her relationship with Grant.
Swearing revenge, Grant entreaties upon his contacts at H.I.V.E. to gain the ability to get revenge against the Teen Titans, but the H.I.V.E. is more interested in hiring the services of Grant's father, the Deathstroke the Terminator. However, they put Grant through a process that allows him to use 100% of his brain and name him the Ravager.
The Ravager later attacks the Titans at the home of Changeling's stepfather Steve Dayton in the Hamptons. Deathstroke appears to provide his son with backup, but the energy required to power Grant's hyper reflexes prematurely ages him. Within minutes, his body can no longer sustain itself and he dies. Deathstroke agrees to complete Grant's contract with the H.I.V.E. but at a time of his own choosing.
Meanwhile, Raven returns to her home realm of Azarath to try and divine the secret plans of her demonic father, Trigon.
Appearances[]
Featured characters
- Changeling, Garfield Logan
- Cyborg, Victor Stone
- Kid Flash, Wally West
- Raven, Rachel Roth
- Robin, Dick Grayson
- Starfire, Koriand'r
- Wonder Girl, Donna Troy
Supporting characters
- Carol Sladky (Final appearance to date)
- Silas Stone
- W.R. Wintergreen (1st appearance)
Villains
Minor characters
- Trigon (Behind the scenes only)
Organizations
Races & Animals
Locations
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- East Hampton
- Dayton Manor
Items
Vehicles
Powers
- Energy projection
- Enhanced intellect
- Enhanced reflexes
- Flight
- Super-speed
- Superhuman agility
- Superhuman strength
- Teleportation
Miscellaneous
Notes & Trivia[]
- The Teen Titans were created by writer Bob Haney and artist Bruno Premiani. They first appeared in The Brave and the Bold, Volume 1 #54 in June-July, 1964. The original team line-up consisted of Robin, Kid Flash and Aqualad.
- This issue carries the approval stamp of the Comics Code Authority.
- This is the first appearance of Slade Wilson, aka Deathstroke the Terminator. He will become a recurring antagonist of the Teen Titans and occasional anti-hero for years to come.
- This is the first full appearance of the H.I.V.E. organization. They made a behind-the-scenes appearance in New Teen Titans #1.
- Carol Sladky's last apartment was virtually destroyed in New Teen Titans #1.
- W.R. Wintergreen is Slade Wilson's personal assistant and former military colleague.
- Raven's father, Trigon the Terrible, makes a behind-the-scenes introductory appearance in this issue. He appears in flashback in New Teen Titans #3. His first full appearance is in New Teen Titans #4.
- This issue presents the first demonstration of the Tamaranean process of learning foreign languages through physical contact.
- The relationship between Victor Stone and his father Silas Stone is explored in greater detail in Tales of the New Teen Titans #1.
- Reference is made to Koriand'r's sister, Komand'r in this issue. It is said that Komand'r is Koriand'r's younger sister, but later stories reveal that she is actually the older of the two siblings. Also known as Blackfire, Komand'r makes her first appearance in New Teen Titans #22.
Reprints[]
The story from this issue is reprinted in the following volumes:
- New Teen Titans Archives 1
- New Teen Titans Omnibus 1
- New Teen Titans Vol 3 1