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"Superboy" and "Teen Titans" Comics Index

2013

SUPERBOY

Notable Appearance:
Legion Lost #14 (January)
Tom DeFalco, Pete Woods, Pete Woods
Guest-starring Superboy and the Ravagers! When Earth is threatened by a genocidal horde, the Lost Legionnaires must form an uneasy alliance with their enemy: Harvest!

Superboy #14
Cover date: January 2013
"H'el on Earth: The Face of H'el"
Writer: Tom DeFalco
Penciller: R.B. Silva
Inker: Rob Lean
Leaving Lure behind, Superboy goes back to his apartment, where he finds Bunker waiting for him. Dallas, looking on, wonders if her tenant is friend or foe. Bunker and Superboy head off for the city, but when Superboy reveals his name is Kon-El, a voice booms out, "Abomination in the House of El!". A Kryptonian known as H'el attacks Superboy. Bunker is unable to see him at first, but calls the other Teen Titans in to help. H'el and Superboy duke it out, but Superboy is no match for H'el's powers. H'el vows to discover the clone's secrets by ripping him apart at an atomic level. Kon's screams bring the Teen Titans, but their powers are no match for H'el. H'el teleports away with Superboy.

Notable Appearance:
The Ravagers #7 (February)
Howard Mackie, Ian Churchill, Norm Rapmund
Beast Boy deals with side effects from The Rot, and Caitlin asks Superboy the unthinkable!

Notable Appearance:
Legion Lost #15 (February)
Tom DeFalco, Pete Woods, Pete Woods
The lost Legionnaires must decide if they are willing to sacrifice millions in order to save billions!

Superboy #15
Cover date: February 2013
"H'el on Earth: Shattered Steel!"
Writer: Tom DeFalco
Art: Roger Robinson & Iban Coello
Breakdown Art: Ron Frenz
Superboy is unconscious, dying, literally unravelling. As a Hazmat Team prepares to take him into custody, Superman is confronting H'el in Suicide Slum. H'el vanishes with Kara. Superman rushes back to grab Superboy from the authorities, and takes him to the Fortress. He examines Superboy's DNA and realizes he's dying. He puts his own Kryptonian armor on Kon, saving his life. Superboy awakens and finds he's more powerful than ever, although his powers are somewhat different. Kara awakens in her own Sanctuary, and H'el tells her Kal-El betrayed her and his heritage. Jimmy Olsen investigates what occured in New York when Superboy saved Dallas. Kon realizes he can't survive without the suit on, and is about to leave, when H'el arrives and throws both Superboy and Superman out of the Fortress.

Superboy #16
Cover date: March 2013
"H'el on Earth: Triggers!"
Writer: Tom DeFalco
Pencillers: Iban Coello, Amilcar Pinna with thumbnails by Ron Frenz
Inkers: Rob Lean & Amilcar Pinna
Superboy recalls recent events that have him wearing Superman's armor, and having to break into the Fortress of Solitude alongside the Justice League (as seen in Superman #15). Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash and Superboy lead a frontal assault on the Fortress aiming to use Superboy's TTK as a disruptor on the forcefield H'el has activated. Superboy recalls being with the heroes earlier, planning their assault in The Block with Dr. Veritas. Superman plans to use a shard of Kryptonite that is held in the Fortress. Supergirl is examining the technology Superman has in the Fortress and helps H'el to move his spacecraft. H'el continues to manipulate Kara. Outside as the forcefield finally dissipates Kon falls back weakened as Flash vibrates into the Fortress. Elsewhere, Cyborg and Superman Boom Tube inside, but they're ambushed by Killer Droids from Epsilon-18. Wonder Woman smashes the front door in. She fights of more droids while Batman and Superboy looking for the Kryptonite case. H'el has already stolen the deadly shard. They find Superman and Cyborg who are trying to keep clear of an alien prison which continually teleports its prey into perpetual pocket dimensions via its deadly unpredictable teleport beams. Superman pushes Superboy out of a beam's path but is caught in it himself and disappears. Superboy leaps into a beam path in hopes he can rescue the Man of Steel. Elsewhere, a research team are investigating the Himalayas, trying to track down the source of tremors in the area (See Superman #1). Suddenly bursting from the ground a strange creature emerges.

Superboy Annual #1
Cover date: March 2013
"H'el on Earth: Lost Horizons!"
Writer: Tom DeFalco
Pencillers: Yvel Guichet, Iban Coello, Tom Derenick & Julius Gopez
Inkers: Jonas Trindade & Rob Lean
Superboy and Superman appear in a pocket dimension where their bodies twist and stretch. They have been sent to this place by Space Pirate Garso's prison teleporter but unbeknownst to the two arrivals two unseen villains are monitoring them. Back on Earth, in the Fortress, Cyborg tries to establish a link with Garso's machine but it protects itself. Elsewhere Kara and H'el are assembling the Star Chamber to begin their plan. Kon and Kal find themselves on alien farmland with their powers severely reduced. Superman confides in Kon that he lived in a small town in a farmhouse similar to this place, during the journey Superboy reveals his parallels in the maturation process where he too was brought up in a small town in the simulations of virtual reality. The soil beneath them erupts and forms two fists that try to crush them. Superboy senses something that is desperately trying to contact him. The unseen villains activate yet another warp zone and Kon and Kal fall into a valley of skeletons and debris. The skeletons begin to come to life and form into monstrous dragon-like foes. The prison Kon and Kal are trapped in is a living, sentient being, a weapon forced to do the bidding of two villains trapped with it. Back in the Fortress H'el has detected that both Superman and Superboy are gone. In the pocket dimension the two villains appear and ask for Superboy to aid them with his TTK. Superboy snubs them and Superman backs him up revealing that he now knows that they, Blastor and Lasara are actually in league with Garso. Blastor is in fact Garso's older more deadly brother! The four begin fighting. Superboy uses his link with the prison to send the villains to the other side of the universe, while teleporting he and Superman back into the Fortress. Though relieved to be back Superman points out that while they were only gone for two minutes, the delay may have given H'el the opportunity to complete his machine... and he is right!

Superboy #17
Cover date: April 2013
"H'el on Earth: Lost Cause!"
Writer: Tom DeFalco
Pencillers: R.B. Silva
Inkers: R.B. Silva
NASA staff notice the solar flare increase causing them major concern. While Batman and Cyborg go off to help rescue missions around Earth, Superman, Wonder Woman and Superboy plan to head back into the Fortress to destroy H'el's star chamber. Inside, Supergirl has some concerns, but once again H'el eases her mind with lies. H'el vanishes to confront the superheroes, removing Superboy from the amor, and putting it back on Superman, so he can kill him with honor. Superman tells Wonder Woman to go help Superboy, who is unravelling without the help of the Kryptonian costume to keep him together. Superboy is confronted by the Herald, who has come to witness Earth's demise, but it is surprised by Superboy's will to live, and disappears to report to the Oracle. With all his mental strength Superboy is able to get to the star chamber, but is set upon by Supergirl, who wants to destroy him because he's a clone. He's saved at the last moment by Wonder Woman.

Superboy #18
Cover date: May 2013
"Mind Your Manners"
Writer: Scott Lobdell and Tom DeFalco
Dialogue: Tony Lee
Pencillers: R.B. Silva and Iban Coello
Inkers: Rob Lean and Denis Freitas
Superboy has grown a conscience and has returned to the city to return the money he had 'borrowed'. He detects someone else breaking into the bank. In bursts Otto Von Furth, aka Plasmus! Plasmus was told he would be able to steal money from the bank unopposed, but instead finds Superboy and immediately goes on the attack. Elsewhere in downtown Manhattan, a dwarf who possesses mental powers under the guise of Dr. Psycho, uses his abilities to read minds and memories to con rich unsuspecting customers. The fight at the bank catches Psycho's attention, and when he discovers a source of super powerful TK Dr. Psycho is almost uncontrollably drawn to Superboy. He is literally drawn out of his body and directly into Superboy. Inside Superboy's head Psycho relives memories. A punch in the real world from Plasmus sends him flying out of Superboy's mindspace and back into his own body. Psycho barely has time to introduce himself to Superboy before the German lava creature smashes into the teen. Psycho, feeling the excess of TTK energy in Superboy, tries again to take over Superboy's body. However, Dr. Psycho finds himself in an endless dark space greeted by Lex Luthor.

Superboy #19
Cover date: June 2013
"Gone But Not Begotten"
Writer: Scott Lobdell
Dialogue: Tony Lee
Pencillers: Diogenes Neves & R.B. Silva
Inkers: Vincente Cifuentes & Rob Lean
Harvest thinks back on how he was a soldier in the future, fighting against Metahumans. His own son is kidnapped and killed, inspiring him to use untried time travel technology to travel back in time to stop the metahuman threat at its source... Superman. Superman and Lois Lane's son is the key, but his combined human/Kryptonian DNA works against itself, causing the boy's death, leading Superman and Lois into seclusion inside the Fortress of Solitude. Harvest, with his future technology, retrieves the boy's body, revives him, and raises him as his own son. However the boy's DNA once again causes his death, and Harvest is forced further back in time to retrieve more DNA samples. However the future is altered when Superman and Wonder Woman become romantically involved, forcing Harvest to change his plans and instead concentrate on the Culling and his new plans for the Superboy clone at N.O.W.H.E.R.E. Unbeknownst to Superboy, Harvest has been pulling the strings of his life all along.

Superboy #20
Cover date: July 2013
"A Wretched H.I.V.E"
Writer: Justin Jordan
Artists: R.B. Silva, Rob Lean, Kenneth Rocafort & Chriscross
Krypto tries to protect a powerless Superboy is powerless from an unknown assailant. In the recent past, Dr. Psycho is following Superboy, who has decided to own up to his crime of bank robbery, however Bunker, on the phone, suggests it's a foolhardy gesture. Dr. Psycho tries to reach out to Superboy, offering the hand of friendship. He is more than ready to brush off his stalker when Psycho reveals he knows the secrets of his past. Using a burst of T.T.K Superboy hurls Psycho away only to be hit himself by a car thrown at him with force, courtesy of H.I.V.E.'s strongest warrior, Dreadnought who is after Dr. Psycho. Using the fight as cover Psycho notices a psi signature of someone controlling Dreadnought and follows it to its source, only to find a little green man named Psiphon on a nearby rooftop. Psycho advises Superboy about Psiphon. Dreadnought smashes Superboy through the sidewalk, while Psycho fights Psiphon physically which the little creature is defenseless against. Superboy now savvy to Dreadnought and sensing his power source dwindling grabs a chunk of the sidewalk and blindsides him into the river. Next he rendezvous with Psycho and knocks out Psiphon. Psycho tells Superboy that the duo were part of an organization called H.I.V.E. and they will stop at nothing to capture Superboy. Psycho can help him if they strike up a friendship. Superboy agrees to Psycho's plan. Elsewhere in the 31century future, Jocelyn Lure notices timeline aberrations because of something Superboy has done.

TEEN TITANS

Teen Titans #15
Cover date: February 2013
"Teen Scream" ("Death of the Family" tie-in)
Writer: Scott Lobdell
Dialogue: Fabien Nicieza
Penciller: Brett Booth
Inker: Norm Rapmund
The Teen Titans are in Gotham city in search of Red Robin. The team (Wonder Girl, Solstice, Kid Flash and Bunker) meet up with Batgirl. Batgirl splits the team in half and sends them to locations of the Joker's previous crimes, in a vain effort to find the missing team leader. Red Robin wakes up in an abandoned warehouse, a captive of the Joker. Joker has placed him in his old Robin suit. The Joker plans to kill members of the Bat family to make Batman great again. Wonder Girl asks Batgirl of Red Robin's chances of being alive. Batgirl leaves to complete her own mission. The first team of Kid Flash and Solstice head to the first location, stopping a mugger along the way, but find nothing. The Joker reveals he plans on using the Teen Titans to unwittingly cause chaos in Gotham. Kid Flash, in racing around, has unknowingly spread "Joker Dust" infecting the people of Gotham. Wonder Girl and Bunker also find nothing, and have no luck when they try to contact Kid Flash and Solstice. They see Solstice's energy signature, telling them that Kid Flash and Solstice may be in trouble. As they head toward their teammates, they are over come by the Joker infected people. Arsenal and Starfire arrive on the scene.

Teen Titans #16
Cover date: March 2013
"Gotham Runs Red" ("Death of the Family" tie-in)
Writer: Scott Lobdell
Dialogue: Fabien Nicieza
Penciller: Brett Booth
Inker: Norm Rapmund
The Joker has captured both Red Robin and Red Hood, and plans to have them fight each other to the death over the lives of their respective fathers who he has kidnapped. Red Robin deduces that the hooded, tied-up men are not their real fathers, and even though Red Hood is happy to fight his former friend to the death, he knows Robin will have a plan, and the execute it, with Red Hood apprently shooting the Joker dead. But the Joker isn't real, and knock-out gas eminates from the bullet holes in his body, knocking both Red Robin and Red Hood unconcious. The real Joker drags them away to parts unknown. Elsewhere Wonder Girl and Arsenal exchange notes, and continue their relief efforts in Gotham, while Solstice wonders at whether Lance augmented her and Kid Flash's powers. Lance, nearby, confirms to us that he did indeed use his Telekinetic Augmentation powers, and does so again on Basilisk when she attacks him. But Basilisk isn't alone, and Lance is knocked unconscious. In another dimension/realm, Lord Trigon, reveals his plans to attack Earth, introducing his daughter, Raven.

Teen Titans #17
Cover date: April 2013
"Grey Matters" (A prologue to "A Tale of Light and Dark")
Plot: Scott Lobdell
Script: Fabien Nicieza and Scott Lobdell
Penciller: Eddie Barrows
Inker: Eber Ferreira
A young boy by the name of Kwon Yi wants his super power gone so he can live normally. A "doctor" promises he can help, but instead he keeps the boy prisoner, experimenting on him for years. Elsewhere a young boy kills everyone with his mind while waiting in line at a coffee shop. While remaining coy about his secret identity, Red Robin introduces the team to their new home, an expensive yacht docked at the harbor. He gives them the tour, showing them to their living quarters. Miguel's mother visits her other son in hospital. Seems Miguel's brother has been in a coma for some time. On the yacht Red Robin first shares a passionate kiss with Soltice, and then later with Cassie. But it appears as though Red Robin isn't himself, as he smiles and evil smile while his eyes glow red. Raven is summoned by Lord Trigon, who is ready to start his war.

Teen Titans #18
Cover date: May 2013
"To Belle and Back"
Plot: Scott Lobdell
Penciller: Eddy Barrows & Rodney Buchemi
Inker: Eber Ferreira & Rodney Buchemi
Tim Drake is very distraught over the recent death of Damien Wayne. Alfred consoles Tim. Later, Superboy hovers above the Teen Titans Yacht. Tim Drake welcomes Superboy and asks everybody to suit up and meet him in the "War Room". Once there, Tim Drake/Red Robin explains to the team that there have been four super powered teens that have either died or gone missing. He proposes to do something about rescuing a girl called Tabitha Munse. When he shows an image of a guy Solstice recognizes him as Lance, the man who appeared in a vision to her, but doesn't say anything. At the United Nations building, a man asks a secretary for information on a patient, but the info is classified. A pale looking man steals the documents while the "doctor" talks to the woman... take the file of Kiran Singh, Solstice! At Belle Reve prison, Amanda Waller looks at the same picture of Lance, when an alarm is tripped. Harley Quinn, Deadshot and King Shark deploy from their cells and head outside to find who tripped the alarm. The Teen Titans take them on while Red Robin confronts Amanda Waller. Waller says that she has been meaning to bring him in for questioning concerning the N.O.W.H.H.E.R.E, Time Square, Mystery Island and the recent Gotham incidents. Robin is there to cut a deal. Waller claims that she and Red Robin have come to an agreement, and the Titans get to walk away. Kid Flash asks about their plan to rescue Tabitha Munse. Red Robin states "Their was no girl" and that he will explain the rest later. A white haired man kills a cab driver with just a suggestion. Just then Lord Trigon, riding a two headed horse, arrives above the city.

Teen Titans #19
Cover date: June 2013
"Trigon-Ometry"
Plot: Scott Lobdell with Dialogue Assists from Tony Bedard
Penciller: Eddy Barrows
Inker: Eber Ferreira
Wonder Girl is angry with Red Robin for having the team go up against the Suicide Squad. Red Robin says they are free to leave the team if they want. Suddenly Wonder Girl falls to her knees, as her mysterious armor begins to morph around her head and shoulders. Wonder Girl then flies off. Trigon has arrived on Earth. In Time Square in New York City, Trigon is wreaking havoc. Wonder Girl engages in battle with Trigon, and the rest of the Teen Titans join in. In Los Angeles, Beast Boy is unconscious when Trigon's daughter Raven revives him. Meanwhile in NY, Trigon reveals certain things to Wonder Girl and Kid Flash about themselves. Raven appears with Beast Boy who captures Solstice, Red Robin and the white haired man. Solstice tries to calm the white haired man, who reveals himself to be Psimon, as he lets forth a psychic blast knocking out Beast Boy. Psimon's blast has killed many soldiers. The Teen Titans are stunned at the destruction. Red Robin states that the world will remember this attack and blame the Teen Titans. Superboy questions Raven who declares that she would not countenance murder, even in the name of her father Trigon.

Teen Titans #20
Cover date: July 2013
"Only Begotten"
Writer: Scott Lobdell
Penciller: Eddy Barrows & Patrick Zircher
Inker: Eber Ferreira & Patrick Zircher
The Teen Titans stand in shock, due to Psimon's "Psi-Blast" killing the National Guard that came to aid the Teen Titans against Trigon. Solstice charges toward Psimon in anger, Psimon retaliates by telling her to "Drop Dead". Kid Flash gets to him before he can finish that thought and kill Solstice, like he did the soldiers. He repeatedly smashes Psimon's face into the ground, only to have Superboy stop him, and remind him that he is better than that. While this is going on, Trigon watches from the Under Realms, with his three sons; Belial The Eldest, wielder of the Ebon Flame. Raskoff, The Warrior Prince and Suge, The Possessor. Trigon recounts his tale to his son's, how he ruled "A Dozen Dark Kingdoms". He took what he pleased, but longed to rule Earth. To help him in this goal, he deceives a human woman, and she gives birth to Raven. She is taken by her mother, and finds sanctuary in the realm of Azarath, where Raven grows up and comes to age. Gaining as much knowledge as she can and learning from the denizen's of Azarath, Raven eventually is forced to leave her home, so to protect her teachers and surrogate family from Trigon, who eventually finds where she is. Raven flee's to Earth, and by doing so manages to evade Trigon for a few more years, but is caught and handed over to Trigon in the Under Realm by the Phantom Stranger. The Phantom Stranger hopes that Raven will somehow implement change in the Under Realm. Raven seems to join Trigon in his preparation against Earth, but there is good in her heart, so she never truly fits in, in the Under Realm. She secretly watches the Teen Titans. Trigon sends his three son's to Earth to bring back Raven. Meanwhile in NYC, the Titans are still coming to grips with what has happened. Raven and Wonder Girl have words. Raven has a fit of rage and lashes out at Wonder Girl, only to be knocked down. Raven apologizes for her outburst, wonders what came over her, Bunker answers her question, by pointing out that three beings have just entered their realm. He points to the Brothers Trigon coming to collect their sister.

Notable Appearance:
Red Hood and the Outlaws #15 (February)
Scott Lobdell, Timothy Green, II
Red Hood and Red Robin team up against The Joker! Teen Titans vs. The Outlaws!

“Superboy” and “Teen Titans” Comics Index

Introduction

Note: Remember, the month dates listed are from the issue covers, not the actual date when the comic was on sale.

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