Teen Titans Go! is a comic book series that was published by DC Comics. It is based on the animated television series Teen Titans, which is itself loosely based on the team that starred in the popular 1980s comic The New Teen Titans. The series was written by J. Torres with Todd Nauck and Larry Stucker as the regular illustrators. The series focuses on Robin, Raven, Starfire, Beast Boy, and Cyborg who are the main cast members of the TV series. Also, the show is circled around other characters from other DC comics.
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Most issues are largely self-contained stories, and include a number of characters outside the core group of Robin, Raven, Starfire, Beast Boy, and Cyborg. Given that character licensing restrictions in DC Comics are different from those on the show, Teen Titans Go! was able to include characters such as Wonder Girl who were not licensed for the series. Each issue contains riddles, sight gags, and jokes played out by super deformed characters outside the page margins.
The series is written to appeal to an all-ages audience that included children, the primary audience of the series. Regarding the target audience for the comic, J. Torres notes that:
While the comic's stories stand independently, its issues are written so as not to contradict events established in the animated series' episodes. Often, Teen Titans Go! also references episodes of the show, as well as expanding on parts of the series.
Issues No. Title 1 Demo Gizmo creates a way to study the Titans' abilities and weaknesses through an online fight game. Gizmo, Jinx and Mammoth can use what they learned in battle. 2 The Beast Boy Who Cried Wolf Beast Boy's constant jokes are angering the other Titans. When Starfire is chased by Gordanians, no one believes Beast Boy when he says their teammate is in trouble. 3 Lame Even being a hero, Cyborg has many problems with the Titans' fans: they consider him very "freaky" and "scary". This changes only when he meets Sarah Simms, a volunteer who looks after deficient children. 4 My Crummy Valentine It is Valentine's Day, so Cyborg and Beast Boy encourage Robin to take Starfire out on a romantic date, only to show her the "true meaning" of this holiday. Puppet King however intends something to this date. 5 Monster Zit Raven has a zit, and all the Titans (especially Beast Boy) want to pop it somehow. As Raven's anger grows with the pursuit, the zit also grows, and unleashes great destruction and chaos, such as her demon father Trigon. 6 Storm Thunder and Lightning begin a fight above the city. Their powers are breaking everything and creating tumult. What's worse, the Titans, instead of stopping the fight, end up joining it. 7 How You Play the Game Blackfire returns to Earth to seemingly make amends with Starfire, and challenge her to a friendly race across the city. The other Titans do not trust Blackfire, so they follow the race closely. 8 Naked City Mad Mod, disguised as a stylist, gives special clothes to the Titans that hypnotize whoever wears them. Every citizen also buys Mad Mod's clothes, because of the Titans' popularity with them. 9 War Machine Gizmo becomes a hard opponent for the Titans, because of his stolen tech. Cyborg begs help to Fixit and his upgrades, but when Gizmo builds a giant robot, only the "Titans Go-Bot 5" can help them. 10 Finding Nero A strange aquatic creature is scaring the people at the Jump City Bay and seeking something. Nevertheless, the only thing that Starfire and Raven are thinking at moment is "Does Aqualad have a girlfriend?" 11 Countdown Before the events of "Betrayal", Terra already gained the trust of the five Teen Titans, until she is supposedly kidnapped by Slade. 12 Magic and Misdirection Mumbo wants to do his thefts without the Titans' interference. So, he makes many magics and tricks to keep them busy. The ending of this adventure is shown as a memory flashback of Terra's in "Aftershock". 13 What Time Is it, Mr. Wolf? An ill man named Mr. Wolf begs help to the Titans: a place to stay at the Halloween's full moon night because it seems that they are the only ones who can handle his illness. Beast Boy is chosen to watch over him. 14 If You Can't Beat 'Em... Speedy appears to help the Titans against Plasmus, but Plasmus chugs plenty of toxic sludge and gains the ability to duplicate himself when damaged. 15 Pop Quiz A new villain called Kwiz Kid kidnapped Kitten. To find them, Robin has to seek various clues and riddles spread in all the city. 16 Beauty & the Wildebeest Walking in the shopping mall, Starfire finds a little boy, seemingly lost and alone. They don't know that they are followed by three new villains, but these three also don't know this child. The child is later revealed to be the human form of Wildebeest, who transformed when sufficiently angered. 17 Anger Management Hot Spot needs to control his angry temperament, so the Titans try many ways to get it. Story is specifically set after the episode "The Beast Within". 18 When Chibis Attack Suddenly, chibis of the Titans appear without explanation. The cause of the trouble is Larry and his allergy: when he was reading his comic book, he sneezed and the characters went out of it. 19 Song of the Dead Someone gave Johnny Rancid what he asked for: to sing with a rock band, but in every place that he makes a concert, appear brain-eating zombies. 20 Secret Moves Atlas appears in the online fight game to challenge Cyborg again. The plan was suck Cy inside of the game. Nevertheless, who "enter" in it are Starfire, Raven and other girls. 21 ...Garsaurus REX! Professor Chang creates a weapon that causes transmutations in its targets. After Chang strikes Beast Boy with the weapon, he is transformed into a large monster who threatens Jump City. 22 The Book & Listen The first issue with two chapters.
The Book: Raven lends the Titans her most terrifying book. Nevertheless, she doesn't want lend it to Beast Boy, because he is very fearful. Then, he decides to "borrow" it and sneak out.
Listen: Robin is training with the True Master when he is attacked by robot commandos disguised as monks, and Slade appears to fight. 23 Knockoff! Red X reappears in the city, but seems what he can be in many places at the same time now. Besides, his new thefts are very strange and maybe it isn't Red X. 24 Power Failure Katarou finds the gem used by the Master of Games and try trap warriors and use their powers. In the battle, the gem is broken and it changes the powers of the Titans. Now, they must learn with each other's powers. 25 Secret Santa During Christmas, the Titans need stop Billy Numerous' thefts. After they resolve it, the heroes go back to the Tower and exchange gifts in a "Secret Santa". 26 Call of the Wild Beast Boy is invited to participate in a movie called "Jungle Boy". While the changeling is busy with scenes and recordings, the other Titans need to stop the HIVE Five. 27 Love Is a Battlefield During a battle, Overload hides itself inside Cyborg's body, leaving him "unplugged". In this condition, Cyborg wants to go on a romantic date with Sarah, but Jinx will do anything to stop them having a romantic moment and nice time together. 28 Surprises It is Beast Boy's birthday, and the Titans and the Doom Patrol are making a surprise party. While they prepare, the Titans relate some stories about him. 29 Night Time In a sequel to the episode "How Long Is Forever", Nightwing travels back to the Titans' time to straighten out Warp's meddling with Robin's past. 30 Slings and Arrows/The Battery Slings and Arrows: Aqualad and Speedy fight Trident and his mind-controlled squid.
The Battery: Doctor Light tries to steal Cyborg's energized battery. 31 Who Wants Pie? Cyborg, Beast Boy and Starfire are all contestants on Who Wants Pie?, the new game show sensation. If the Titans want to get out alive and out of the host's control, they will have to solve a bunch of puzzles and brain-teasers. 32 Arena Beast Boy, Pantha and Gnarrk are kidnapped and forced to fight Private HIVE, in training as a gladiator. 33 The Strangest Sports Story Ever Told An all-villain team challenges the Titans to a game of baseball, with the safety of Jump City at stake. 34 The Great Race Kid Flash challenges Más y Menos to a race around the world as a charity fundraiser, but they have to get through both villains and groupies to reach the finish line. 35 Enemy of My Enemy In a follow-up to issue #32, Private HIVE is cast out of the Lanista's arena in disgrace. General Immortus recruits him for an assault on Titans Tower. 36 Troy The Titans race to stop the Gordanians from kidnapping all of the world's female heroes to sell them into slavery. The original Teen Titans from the comics (Robin, Wonder Girl, Kid Flash, Aqualad, and Speedy) team up towards the end of this issue. 37 Winterlude Winterlude: A spell from Mumbo temporarily gives Silkie the capability of speech, and the Titans fight a giant snow-monster Mumbo, with Beast Boy finally defeating him due to his cold.
Story from Sparktop: The team helps Beast Boy's old friend Sarah Hunter find her father, who is trapped in an ancient pyramid. 38 It's a Mod, Mod, Mod, Mod World The Titans are suddenly surrounded by crazed fans, and Mad Mod tries to make them into rock stars. 39 Stupid Cupid Larry takes it upon himself to play matchmaker and pairing up romantic couples that he thinks should be together as inseparable soulmates: Bumblebee with Herald, Wildebeest with Argent, and Speedy with Cheshire. 40 Nearly Nabbed Me & Lightning in a Bottle Nearly Nabbed Me: The HIVE Five tell each other stories of how they barely escaped the Titans.
Lightning in a Bottle: Professor Chang tries to capture Lightning and sell him as a genie. 41 Bad Girls New female villains are suddenly causing chaos all over the world, with each claiming to be the daughter of one of the Titans' enemies. 42 Pieces of Me Robin, Starfire, Raven, and Jericho leave to see a movie while Cyborg and Beast Boy remain at Titans Tower, respectively working on the T-Sub and babysitting Melvin, Timmy Tantrum, and Teether. The children enter Raven's room and mess with her belongings, accidentally causing her personality to split into the "" seen in the TV episode "Nevermore". As the clones run wild through Jump City, it falls to Beast Boy and Jericho to help round them up and put Raven back together. 43 The Fearsome Five Psimon holds tryouts to assemble a new team of villains that can take the Titans down. Jinx officially becomes a Teen Titan and gets a Titans Communicator. 44 Red Raven Following the events of "Pieces of Me", Raven realizes that the Teen Titans never captured her demonic red self, who she fears reuniting with and allows to remain free. After speaking with her mother Arella in Azarath, Raven returns to Earth and reunites with her red self, accepting her inner darkness. 45 Biography of a Beast Boy/Cyborg's Story This issue shows origins for Beast Boy and Cyborg. 46 Wildfire Starfire's origins and of her home world Tamaran are revealed. Starfire's long-lost younger brother Wildfire comes to Earth for a visit, but his strange behavior turns the family reunion into a free-for-all. 47 Regarding Robin/One Morning Regarding Robin: Batman checks up on Robin from a distance to see how his life is going.