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Tinya Wazzo All Appearances: X

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Tinya Wazzo (AKA Phantom Girl or Apparition) Reading Checklist

I tried my best, but once I got to the modern era the teams might be a little bit messed up. I will try to fix it once I finish reading through everything. Same stopping point as Roy's, I will get to newer stuff at some point I prommy. If you use it and notice mistakes, DM me :)

All Appearances Sheet: X

Reading Checklist: X

#tinya wazzo #phantom girl #the legion of super-heroes #tlos #dc reading guide #reading guides #reading checklist #reading order

Roy Harper Reading

this has taken me three (3) years to complete due to school and just life, but I have FINALLY finished making a spreadsheet of all pre-boot appearances (with n52 and rebirth upcoming on the same spreadsheet).

As i said, this took me 3 years, and with all those starts and stops something might have gotten missed (or added which shouldn't be there), so if you use it an notice a mistake, let me know! but i'm happy to post it :D i originally wanted to finish the n52 appearances before i posted it, but i want to work on some other characters and i can always finish it later. i would rather post it now then to never get it up.

without further ado...

All Appearances Document:

Every Roy Harper Preboot Appearance (yes all of them) Comic Issues Publication More Fun Comics 73 - 107 1941 - 1946 Adventure Comics 103 -

Checklist:

#roy harper #reading guides #dc reading guide #arsenal #arsenal DC #speedy #speedy i #arrowfam #red arrow

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IS PHAN REAL? one of the biggest conspiracies in the history of the internet - we’re gonna talk about it https://youtu.be/Cxe_YMJ4nUs

List of Canonically Sapphic DC Characters

I will change the color of my favorite characters on this list, and for screen readers these characters will have the color written next to them. If there is a better way to indicate highlighted text for screen readers, please let me know!

Note: this list is not including anyone who is only sapphic in Bombshells

Lesbians

Kate Kane - Batwoman

Holly Robinson - Catwoman

Maggie Sawyer

Renee Montoya

Scandal Savage

Anissa Pierce - Thunder (pink)

Alkyone

Xiomara Rojas - Crush (pink)

Eiko Hasigawa - Catwoman

Etta Candy

Natasha Irons

Ryan Wilder - Batwoman

Leslie Willis - Livewire (pink)

Quinn Nash - Enigma

Virginia Hex

Taelyr Ilextrix-spiir Biarxiiai - Galaxy

Bisexuals

Shay Li Wilde - Grace Choi (purple) note: she can also be listed under "unlabeled sapphic/queer," but having read Outsiders 2003 this felt like the right place for her

Selina Kyle - Catwoman

Harleen Quinzel - Harley Quinn (purple)

Pamela Isley - Poison Ivy (purple) note: she is depicted as a lesbian in some comics, but her canon sexuality is bisexual

Heather Burgess - Heather After

Nimue Inwudu - Madame Xanadu

Ayla Ranzz - Lightening Lass

Kate Godwin - Coagula

Artemis of Bana-Mighdall - Artemis

Traci 13

Sara Lance - White Canary

Harper Row - Bluebird (purple)

Lucile Lane - Lucy Lane

Julia Pennyworth

Tefé Holland

Sigrid Nansen - Ice Maiden

Kani - Porcelain

Sojourner Mullein

Natasha Knight - Nocturna

Jeannette

Violet Paige - Mother Panic

Asa - Nightmare Nurse

Jenny Cressi - Jenny Crisis

Harriet Pratt - March Hare

Dawnstar

Stephanie Brown - Spoiler; Batgirl (purple) (Gotham Knights show only, sapphic-coded elsewhere)

Mari Jiwe McCabe - Vixen (Harley Quinn show only)

Unspecified Sapphic/Queer

Nubia (blue)

Barbara Ann Minerva - Cheetah

Andrina Curry - Princess Andy

Hippolyta

Nyssa Raatko

Anaya

Iphthime

Etta Candy

Diana Prince - Wonder Woman (purple) note: she is explicitly bisexual in some comics

Djinn note: she is arguably bisexual coded

#dc comics #dc universe #sapphic characters #sapphic #wlw #nblw #lesbian #bisexual #pansexual #wuh luh wuh

Update: the delay on the roy harper reading checklist is because i am going through and deleting any instances of the comic "Century, the 100 page monthly comic!"

from what I can tell, any stories printed in that were printed elsewhere. It is also near impossible to find any copies of any issue of these comics, and the ones that exist are hundreds of dollars. they aren't on any 🏴‍☠️ websites despite my extensive searching, there are no exact publication dates, and i in good conscience can't put it on my spreadsheet when i cant provide any evidence that it is possible to read these issues.

if anyone has found a place where these can be read, dm me on my main @thetrashthatsmilesback and i will gladly add them back to the reading checklist.

#roy harper #reading guides #dc reading guide

Okay so I finished the roy harper reading checklist ages ago but forgot to post it.

I'm out and about right now, and I want to do a final check to make sure it's 100% accurate, but once I hope to post it by Tuesday

So if youre looking for a roy reading checklist, I'll post it by Tuesday. I also have a klarion reading checklist ready to go that I'll post at that time as well

#roy harper #reading guides #reading checklist #comic guides #klarion the witch boy #dc reading guide

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in germany, chris evan‘s roles (including steve) are mostly voiced by dennis schmidt-foß, but as johnny storm he‘s voiced by benedikt weber, and it made for a really cool moment during dp&w. bc wade’s super convinced that he‘s steve, but all the german people who watch the german dub of marvel movies religiously are already like huh??? bc that‘s NOT steve rogers‘ voice, and then when it’s revealed that he‘s actually johnny, wade‘s like "ah yeah, i should’ve known from the voice". and idk, it’s not hilarious or anything, but it just made me soo happy that they used wade‘s 4th wall breaks differently in different languages. just felt the need to share this

#thats actually so fun omg

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Teen Titans Chronology

Era 1: Superhero Names & Funky Nicknames

The Brave and the Bold (1955) #54 The Brave and the Bold (1955) #60 Showcase #59 Teen Titans (1966) #1-20 The Brave and the Bold (1955) #83 Teen Titans (1966) #21-22

This is the peak silly era. Goofy nicknames, (mostly) goofy one-off villains, occasional team-up, etc. As far as I'm aware, none of their real names are ever mentioned within their own title and it's just their superhero names.

It starts with Robin, Kid Flash, Aqualad (in the first Brave and Bold), with Wonder Girl being the first addition when they are officially first called the Teen Titans (in the second Brave and Bold), so I'm counting the Fab Foursome (Cool Quartet? Fantabulous Foursome?) of them as the starting point. They're a team up to #18 with occasional guests from Speedy (#4 - with notes that there were an "avalanche of mail" asking for his inclusion, #11), Beast Boy (#6 - rejected by the Teen Titans and apparently previously the Doom Patrol for not having a guardian's permission slip, interesting note that he already had movie offers here), and Starfire (#18 - definitely not who you're thinking of and instead a Russian boy).

Issue #19 is when they become "Fab-Four-Sometime Five" where Roy joins and Garth takes a break, so the main four changed. There are then two more team ups with Jericho (#20 - also not who you're thinking of but some boy name Joshua) and with Hawk and Dove (#21).

I think only Mad Mod became a long-term villain (?) but the list includes: Mr Twister, the Astounding Separated Man, Beast-God of Xochatan, Akkuru, Ding Dong Daddy Dowd (Demon Dragster), Diablo, The Ant (less villain and more blackmailed by Mr Krask), Mr Baltzer, Mad Mod, Honey Bun (and a spy Karl Larner), Captain Tiger, The Scorcher, The Gargoyle (who makes a reappearance in #35), Captain Rumble, The Dimensional Caper (from Dimension X), Le Blanc, Punch (Sylvester Sepastopol), Fat Cat.

Era 2: Real Names, New Teammates, Mr Jupiter, and Solo Storylines

Teen Titans (1966) #22-31 The Brave and the Bold (1955) #94 Teen Titans (1966) #32-34 World's Finest Comics #205 Teen Titans (1966) #35-39 The Brave and the Bold (1955) #102 Teen Titans (1966) #40-43

This part of the story starts to have a bit more personality and it is a lot more character-driven as opposed to (short) plot-driven stories. Their real names are finally used and they're shown to hangout as civilians and not just superheroes.

This starts at the end of #22 when Donna Troy is given a name, a backstory (one of many), a new apartment, a roommate Sharon, and a makeover. Dick and Wally was previously named in #83 of The Brave and the Bold, but Roy gets named in #24. In a way, this makes Donna feel very much like the living center of the Titans for me, her development begins with the Titans and she's intrinsically tied to it very personally (and this also feels reflected in how Garth views Donna as the "TITANS FOREVER" among all of them). After all, at this point, there's no separate comics she is in unlike the other 4 main titans. She is also the only single character that appears in every single comic with no exception (other than the very first, but they weren't known as Teen Titans then either).

There aren't so much guests as much as two new permanent members - Lilith who joins right before Mr Jupiter comes into the picture in #25 and Mal who joins right after in #26. During this time, 6 of them are mostly all there and are led and trained by Mr Jupiter. The longest disappearance is when Dick goes to college (from #25-32 except for a single appearance in #28) and occasional disappearance when they stay behind to take care of Mr Jupiter's lab (sometimes it is unexplained but I chalk most disappearance up to this). From #26 onwards, all but 6 issues are not related to Mr Jupiter (#28-29 led by Garth, #31 led by Wally, #34 and #42 led by Donna, and #43). This era also seems to establish Wally (and Donna) as de-facto leader when Dick is not around.

All other guests are really more part-time members such as Hank and Don who do their summer stint from #25-#30, Gnarrk who first appears in #32-33 and comes back in #39, and Garth who appears in #28-29 and #40.

For the first time (as far as I'm aware), a known villain gets brought into the story - Ocean Master (Orm) and an alien leader Mofo in #28-29 with Garth going after him. This part also established the easy-to-get-into-fights, easy-to-get-out-of-fights (among themselves) dynamics that I associate with the Titans. They start to place more importance on their insecurities and friendship.

There are also 2 main "friends get brainwashed" (for extended period) type storyline during this period of time (which later seems to become quite commonplace among the Titans): once with Donna (#34 which Wally doesn't see) and once with Garth (#40).

This is also the only era which has quite a lot of additional separate solo storylines. It start with Donna if you count "The Origin of Wonder Girl" in #22 (although it's kind of more like an additional story where everyone appears), and then Wally and Garth (with Tula) in #30. Garth (#30, #35, #36, #38) and Lilith (#36, #38, #41, #43) have the most with 4 each, Roy (#35, #38) and Hank&Don (#31, #39) have two each, and Mal (#35) and Dick (#36) have one each (like Donna and Wally). Superboy (young Clark) actually also has two - one with Dick (#36) and one with young Ollie (#37) that doesn't even have any of the Titans in it.

Crucially, contrary to how modern comics love to portray Batman and Robin's view on the Teen Titans, Batman actually fully supports the Teen Titans in the original and has never been shown to do otherwise almost at all. In fact, he is the one with the most team-ups with the Teen Titans and the team-ups almost always happen because he needs helps "relating to the teens" and he specifically calls on them, with full respect for them (even purposely allowing Wally and Donna to punch him real hard that one time to solidify their cover). The only mentor who does show disapproval is actually Aquaman (in Era 3), who does so because Garth gets mysteriously sick which he blames on the Teen Titans (sort of half-correctly).

Interestingly, up to this point there are actually more team appearances of what I'm calling Alternative 5 or Alt5 (Wally, Donna, Roy, Lilith Mal) than of Fab5 (Dick, Wally, Donna, Garth, Roy). In fact, up to this point there were 12 appearances of Alt5 over 5 appearances of Fab5. This is mostly because Roy and Garth actually have very little team-ups because Roy became a permanent basically the same time that Garth stopped being a permanent member.

Titans Villains (other than Ocean Master hat one time) in this era: Hell's Hawks, Harry Tout, Dr Pauling, Councilman Buckminster (Santa Claus), Demoness possessing Magda Drachwyck (Miss Wickersham), Calibano Della Loggia (x2), Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, Black Earl of Moray, Captain Barstow's Phantom, Lord Beetle

Era 3: When Fab5 was Defined, More Teammates, Teen Titans West, and Splitting Up

Teen Titans (1966) #44-53 The Brave and the Bold (1955) #149

There was a more than 3 years gap from the last issue #43 in February 1973 to issue #44 in November 1976 which translated to a 2 year in-comic hiatus of the Teen Titans. There's also a change of regular writer from (mostly) Bob Haney to Bob Rozakis. All this culminated in a change in tone of the characters being a bit more aggressive and antagonistic towards each other, especially with Roy (note: Snowbirds Don't Fly happened in 1971 so it's not because that occurred in between the break since it actually happened before the break). They fight a lot more this era and the storylines are longer and bleed more into one another.

Another obvious change is that Wally is shown to be way more into Donna than before (in his thoughts especially) instead of their more casual flirting. Wally does eventually confess to Donna who rejects him in this era. The other "official" relationships are Mal/Karen and Lilith/Gnarrk (funnily because Mal/Lilith was a thing for a bit).

In story, Mr Jupiter decides to close shop (unknown reason) and so they broke up, with Mal taking care of the labs and the rest pursuing their individual careers instead as they agreed upon (but Mal is unhappy about). This... doesn't really make sense because I'm not sure what "individual career" Donna has, but never mind.

Lilith is no longer in the main team (later explained that she settled in the West Coast with Gnarrk which is very contradictory to her last statement in #43 that the Teen Titans is her family). Garth comes back from #45 when he is mysteriously summoned by Mal's horn and it's like he never left. He wants to resign in #51 because his insecurities making him physically sick, but he agrees to finish the mission and they all ended up disbanding anyway. Karen appears first in #45 as Mal's girlfriend and joins as Bumblebee in #49, but Duela joins the team first in #46. Because of these lineup changes, Fab5 appearances started to catch up to Alt5 until eventually Alt5 (15 appearances) just barely edges out Fab5 (13 appearances). Interestingly, Dick-Wally-Donna-Roy-Mal actually end up appearing most (17 appearances).

They (it's honestly mostly Dick, Wally, and Donna) discuss the idea of a new headquarters first suggested by Donna in #45 (like I said, she's very much the living centre of the Titans). Dick makes the decision (because he is Leader-Man and Bruce is funding it) to have their headquarters as a restaurant front, Gabriel's Horn (named after Mal's horn given by the angel Gabriel in #45), run by Mal and Roy (the jobless duo apparently) in #46 and they set it up in #49. Mal and Roy also started forming the rock band The Great Frog (a job!) in #45 which plays in their restaurant.

Teen Titans West first meet up and is established in #50 with some familiar faces (Gar, Hank, Don, Lilith, Gnarrk) and some complete newbies (Bette, Ch'al) to the roster. Issues #51 and #52 have the East and West team up, resulting in basically every Titans ever joining with the exception of Tula (but then again, at this point she only appeared in Garth solo story and never in the main storyline). At the end of which, they have a big feast (sponsored by Dick) and decided to part ways to improve and work towards eventually becoming the future Justice League (as they were always meant to).

The final story #53 establishes their origin and formation story which includes Roy, but had Roy basically saying he wanted to be involved only whenever he wanted and not permanently (ahem commitment issues), establishing Fab5 as the clear founders of the Teen Titans in the last issue.

There is a third "friends get brainwashed/used" (for extended period) type storyline with Lilith (#50-52), except she's not evil, but her powers are manipulated for evil. With Duela, there is also the first instance of villain's children in the Titans (in future there is Joey and Rose most prominently), setting up the stage for Titans raising villain's children. They actually brought Two-Face in to visit Duela at least once (right after a crime too???) which is... interesting?

This era has many more appearances of known villains including Dr Light, The Fiddler, Two-Face, and Mr Esper (Captain Calamity). The final issue is where Antithesis first appear (he is a recurring villain or at least comes back in future issues), and the remaining unimportant ones are: The Wreckers, Flamesplasher (x2), Sizematic (x2), Darklight (x2), and Rocket Rollers led by Brian the Brain.

Finally, there are some unexplained mysteries. Where the hell did Mal's horn go since it went missing in #49? Who is the blonde "Little Queen" that Garth meets from #36 (because I don't think it's Nirka McDuff from #40)? Who are Lilith's parents? What's up with Mr Jupiter? Is he Donna's dad (#35)? Do they ever make use of the possibly haunted mansion and fortune they inherited in #43? Why did Mr Jupiter not bother to make Roy, Wally, and Lilith face their fears (#38)? Does he think redheads have no fears? Are we going to address the fact that Lilith is apparently Juliet reborn (#35-36) and decided to give up Romeo (who she was very enamored by for a while) for Gnarrk?

To be continued~

I'm going to start a series called "correct teen titans" where it's things they have actually said in the comics. I'll be taking submissions for this. Preferably submissions will have issue numbers with them, but it's not mandatory, I'll be double checking sources anyway so if you find a funny screenshot on reddit/Pinterest/etc you can submit it and I'll figure out if it's real or not.

The quotes can be from anywhere, it doesn't have to be titans comics/team-ups, that's just preferable. If you come across a quote from your titan blorbo that sounds fake, send it and it will count.

#new teen titans #silver age titans #titans #teen titans #titans west #dc titans #fab five #fab 5 #you've heard of #incorrect quotes #now get ready for #correct quotes #because titans comics are unhinged

nightwing-rg

Upcoming! A comprehensive Roy Harper Reading Checklist!

The idea is that you will be able to make a copy of the googlesheet, and then mark off which comics you've read!

After I finish Roy's, I hope to follow it up with Dick, Wally, Donna, Garth, and the namesake of the blog - Christopher Kent. I might even continue to make them as time goes on, but I am starting with these.

nightwing-rg

I have obviously fixed these to the earth 2 they are, but some of them were made earth 1 retroactively. Some of these comics also have earth 1 Superman but earth 2 green arrow and speedy. I am working under the timeline arrangement where Snowbirds is the first appearance of Earth 1 Green Arrow and Speedy, though that is contested from what I've read - some arguing that the first earth 1 green arrow and speedy is in more fun comics. I am sticking to Snowbirds being the first appearance of Earth 1 because it's simple and wouldn't have been a retroactive assignment.

Upcoming! A comprehensive Roy Harper Reading Checklist!

The idea is that you will be able to make a copy of the googlesheet, and then mark off which comics you've read!

#upcoming reading guide #dc reading guide #comic recs #reading order #roy harper #lian harper #red arrow #speedy i #arsenal

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