The Silver Age Teen Titans Archives, Vol. 1 (DC Archive Editions) [Hardcover]

Bob Haney (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 204 pages
• Publisher: DC Comics (October 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1401200710
• ISBN-13: 978-1401200718
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 0.8 x 10.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,233,870 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The awesome art of Nick Cardy, January 15, 2006

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a fan "Bill" (Midwest) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Silver Age Teen Titans Archives, Vol. 1 (DC Archive Editions) (Hardcover)

While the stories have not held up well to the test of time (and with this once-considered disposable medium, they really weren't intended to), the art remains as amazing as ever, thanks to the efforts of the one and only Nick Cardy.

Cardy is one of the industry's most gifted illustrators on a par with John Romita Sr., especially considering the role Cardy played as cover artist for the DC line back in the early to mid '70's. Cardy's comics cover work was everywhere, draping the stories of Superman, Batman and many others with compellingly designed covers that made the newsstand grazers anxious to plunk down their hard-earned coins (back then, it didn't take $2.99 for a single comic) and get those four-color masterworks home.

Some of Cardy's most innovative artwork between the covers was found in the pages of TEEN TITANS, so look no further. Enjoy!

14 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Like, squaresville!, February 28, 2004

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Johnny Heering "trivia buff" (Bethel, CT United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Silver Age Teen Titans Archives, Vol. 1 (DC Archive Editions) (Hardcover)

This book reprints the first eight adventures of the original Teen Titans. The original lineup was Robin, Kid Flash, Aqualad and Wonder Girl. The three boys were "kid sidekicks" to members of the Justice League, but Wonder Girl is a different story. You see, the editor of the comic felt that the group needed a female member, so he looked at DC's comic books and the only teenage heroine he could find was Wonder Girl. But he must not have looked at the comics too closely, or he would have realized that Wonder Girl stories were actually flashbacks to when Wonder Woman herself was a girl. So, here was Wonder Woman's teenage self in the Teen Titans at the same time as her adult self was in the Justice League. Eventually, they sorted things out and got around to explaining who THIS Wonder Girl was, but it took a few years. Anyway, that's quite enough background information. As for the comics themselves, they don't exactly hold up that well. They read like they were written by a middle aged man who didn't understand teenagers (which they were). The slang in the comics was about ten years out of date. I don't think kids in the mid-'60s were still saying "daddio". These stories are really corny. Plus, they had the worst villains. There were forgettable losers like Mr. Twister, the Separated Man, Ding-Dong Daddy Dowd and the Ant. This book can only be recommended for nostalgia reasons.