Lsot Gems:The New Teen Titans Keebler Drug Awareness Issue 1983!

[midnightman2001]

I am in the process of sorting/alphabetizing, & filing all my comics in 1 room on a series of 8 foot wooden shelves from IKEA. I have 2 of these shelves full of my DC & Marvel comics. 2.5 shelves are filled on the 3rd one. SO I came across books like:

Angel & the Ape, Young All Stars, Congorilla, Black Orchid, Cosmic Boy mini, Deadshot mini, Enigma, El Diablo, Hardcore Station, Haywire, Hero Hotline, Nevada, Peacemaker, Plop!, Prisoner, Ragman, Silver Blade, etc.... then I came across this issue. The I came across this issue, The New Teen Titans Keebler Drug Awareness Issue. I had to stop & reread this. The story still stands the test of time. Its great! Reminds me to a lesser extend of those revolutionary Adams/O'Neil Green Lantern and Green Arrow early 1970s issues.

Anyone else remember this?

[Shellhead]

The I came across this issue, The New Teen Titans Keebler Drug Awareness Issue. I had to stop & reread this. The story still stands the test of time. Its great! Reminds me to a lesser extend of those revolutionary Adams/O'Neil Green Lantern and Green Arrow early 1970s issues.

Anyone else remember this?

I remember reading it, but I don't think that I bought a copy. One odd detail that stands out is that Dick Grayson had a new costume that was never seen again. At the time, in the regular Titan title, he had given up the Robin identity and had not yet become Nightwing. I guess Keebler couldn't stand the idea of having him fighting crime in civilian clothes.

[_OM_]

...This is the one where George had to redraw Robin as the "Protector" or some other faux hero we never saw again, because Dick had ceased being Robin at the time this Keebler giveaway was commissioned, right? I think I have that stored away in the boxes, and as I wash down my twice-daily vicodin with a rum and Dr. Pepper.

[midnightman2001]

Dick had to be redrawn as The Protector because someone else held the rights to to the Robin character.

"One problem cropped up with the book as Wolfman and Titans artist George Pérez began work on it: Robin, the leader of The Teen Titans, couldn't be used. "This book was being sponsored by Keebler, and Robin was already licensed by Nabisco. So I came up with a new character, The Protector. We already had the art done, so Dave Manak did all the corrections to turn Robin into The Protector. He looks pretty much as I envisioned him, except where his costume is purple, I had originally wanted black."

http://sites.google.com/a/comicbookseries.info/gpz/checklist-20/dc-comics/teen-titans/teen-titans-1980/new-teen-titans--drug-issue--2--1983

[COMIC GEEK]

great stories for its time. they should do another one for the generation of today.

[midnightman2001]

100% agree! :smile:

[COMIC GEEK]

btw dont forget the protector was seen in the titans series about 7+ years ago

[Mon-el]

btw dont forget the protector was seen in the titans series about 7+ years ago

He was last seen in Infinite Crisis.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v301/Mon-el/CBR/jimenez-church-spread.jpg

[COMIC GEEK]

He was last seen in Infinite Crisis.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v301/Mon-el/CBR/jimenez-church-spread.jpg



oh yeah.........

[Calybos]

By the way... you have a great collection!

Angel & the Ape, Young All Stars, Cosmic Boy mini, Deadshot mini, Hero Hotline, Peacemaker... I've got all these too.

[midnightman2001]

Ty. DC put out so many great books in the 1980s & early 1990s. I have many more too including:

Action Comics 1939
All Star (young) 1987
All Star Comics 1976
All- Star Batman 2005
All- Star Superman 2006
Angel & The Ape 1991
Animal Man 1988
Atom Special, The 1993
Aquaman 1962/86/89/91/2003
Batman 1940 --->> I have over 400 issues of this book! :eek:
Batman miscellaneous
Batgirl Special 1988
Batgirl: Year One 2003
Birds of Prey 1999
Blackhawk 1989
Black Canary 1991/93/07
Black Condor 1992
Black Orchid 1988
Brave & The Bold 1955
Brave & The Bold 1991
Brave & The Bold (Flash & GL) 1999
Brave & The Bold (Best of) 1988
Bugs Bunny mini1990
Catwoman 1993 (Vol.2)
Catwoman 2002 (Vol.3)
Catwoman mini 1989
Catwoman: When in Rome 2004
Catwoman Wildcat 1998
Checkmate 1998
Congorilla 1992
Cosmic Boy 1987
Cosmic Odyssey 1988
Creeper, The 1997
Detective 1939 --->> I have over 400 issues of this book! :eek:
Deadshot 1988
Demon, (The) 1987
Doom Patrol (Vol.2 1987-1995)
Doom Patrol (& Suicide Squad) 1988
Doom Patrol (Vol.4 2004 John Byrne)
Doom Patrol (Vol.5) 2009
Doc Savage 1987/89
Donna Troy (return of) 2005
Dr. Fate 1987
Dr. Midnight 1999
Eclipso 1993
El Diablo 1989
Enigma 1993
Flash, The 1959 (Vol.1)
Flash, The 1987 (Vol.2)
Flash: Rebirth 2009
Flash, The 2010 (Vol.3)
Flash miscellaneous
Fighting American 1994
Freedom Fighters (Uncle Sam &) 2006/08
Forever People 1998
Generations 1999
Gilgamesh 1989
Green Arrow 1988
Green Arrow 2004
Green Arrow mini (4 issues) 1983
Green Arrow: Long Bow Hunters 1987
Green Arrow: The Wonder Year 1993
Green Lantern: Mosaic 1991
Green Lantern: Emerald Dawn 1989
Green Lantern: Emerald Dawn II 1991
Green Lantern 1960 (Vol.2)
Green Lantern 1990 (Vol.3)
Green Lantern: Rebirth 2004
Green Lantern 2005 (Vol.4)
Hardcore Station 1998
Hawk and Dove 1968/88/89
Haywire 1988
Hawkman 1943 (Vol.1)
Shadow War of Hawkman 1985
Hawkman 1986 (Vol.2) (Cont. Shadow Wars)
Hawkworld 1989 mini
Hawkworld 1990 (Vol.3) (Cont. in Hawkman 1993)
Hawkman 1993 (Vol.3) (Cont. from Hawkworld)
Hawkman 2002 (Vol.4) (Hawkgirl with #50 on)
Hawkman Special 2008
Hero Hotline 1989
Holiday Specials (DC, Christmas, Halloween, etc.)
Huntress 1989
Huntress/Nightwing 1998
Invasion (3 issue mini) 1988
Kamandi 1972
Kamandi (at Earth’s End) 1993
Kong 1975
Justice 2005
Justice, Inc.1989
Justice League of America 1960
Justice League International 1987
(Justice League" 1-6, "Justice League International" 7-25, "Justice League America" 26-113
JLA 1997
JLA 2007
JLA miscellaneous (The Nail, Another Nail)
Justice League Europe 1989
Justice Society of America 1991
Justice Society of America 1992
JSA 1999
Justice Society of America 2007
JSA: Classified 2005
JSA miscellaneous
Jonah Hex 1977
Jonah Hex 2006
L.A.W. (The) 1999
Legion of Super Heroes 1984
Legion of Super Heroes 2005
Legends of The Dark Knight 1989
Manhunter 1988
Millennium 1987
Mister Miracle 1989
Ms. Tree Quarterly 1990
Mystery in Space 2005
Nevada 1998
One Million, DC 1998
One Million: Aquaman, Catwoman, JLA,
Shazam, Superboy, Superman, WW


... LOL The List goes on......The above is just my DC from "A" to "M" And it does not include stuff I have from the 1960s/70s! I also have to include/sort my adventures of Superman & others..... there is also Marvel & indies!

[midnightman2001]

The really great I like about the above is that I have a temp plate that allows me to print all that info on stickers. The stickers then go on individual plastic dividers. So I can instantly find a DC holiday special for example. I do not have to dig around in a long box. This is all displayed in 1 of my bedrooms. It has wall to wall 8 foot wooden shelves which contain my comic collection. :smile:

[_OM_]

Black Carney 1991/93/07

...Lemme guess: this was the story about a super-powered Afro-American roustabout who fought crime that occurred in travelling shows?

[midnightman2001]

...Lemme guess: this was the story about a super-powered Afro-American roustabout who fought crime that occurred in travelling shows?


Nope. I pulled those issues in question I I found no robust afro american fighting crime. You must be confusing this with another story dude!