Tiny Titans

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Tiny Titans
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Cover to Tiny Titans #1 (April 2008). Art by Art Baltazar.
Publication information
Publisher DC Comics (Johnny DC)
Schedule Monthly
Format Ongoing series
Publication date April 2008 – May 2012
Number of issues 50.
Main character(s) Robin
Wonder Girl
Starfire
Beast Boy
Cyborg
Raven
Cassie
Kid Flash
Creative team
Writer(s) Art Baltazar
Franco Aureliani
Artist(s) Art Baltazar

Tiny Titans was an Eisner Award-winning comic book series by Art Baltazar and Franco Aureliani. It was published by DC Comics, beginning publication in February 2008. The first issue was also released as part of the annual Free Comic Book Day promotion in May 2008. The series concluded its run with the 50th issue, released March 21, 2012 (cover date May 2012). During its history, Tiny Titans won the Eisner Award for Best Series for Kids twice, in 2009 and 2011.

Tiny Titans stars alternate versions of DC Universe characters, primarily those from the Teen Titans series. It is set in a kid-friendly, Elementary school environment. Issues typically consist of several individual stories as opposed to one cohesive storyline.

Recurring characters and jokes[edit | edit source]

Although the comical nature of the stories feature a wide variety of characters, several are part of recurring jokes.

  • Robin is one of the more featured characters and is generally considered the leader, though no one seems to take him seriously. In one attempt to prove his character, Robin briefly changes his name and costume to Nightwing, but still fails to garner any respect.
  • Beast Boy and Terra appear as part of a very one-sided relationship, in which Terra responds to Beast Boy's silly romantic advances by throwing rocks at him.
  • Deathstroke (Slade) is the principal of the kids' school, Sidekick City Elementary. The kids tend to think of Principal Slade as a mean guy, and they are usually right.
  • Psimon is often called Brainiac because of his exposed brain, and he always has to remind Wonder Girl what his name is, but she does not listen.

The team catch phrase is "Aw yeah, Titans", which everyone eventually says, except Miss Martian and Kid Devil, who are infants. The catchphrase has been referenced by many other mainstream comic books.

References to DC continuity[edit | edit source]

Popular culture references[edit | edit source]

  • Due to Ted Kord being dead, Blue Beetle's guardians are shown to be The Beatles, who quote the titles of their songs.
  • In issue #3, Robin and his friends discover penguins with helmets and rockets in the Batcave. It is revealed that they are from "that penguin movie", and the Tiny Titans later suggest they should watch the film to learn how Batman dealt with them.
  • In issue #17, Robin again makes a movie reference when he complains about a rubber costume he got for his birthday, saying it feels like he is in a movie.
  • In issue #18, when Robin ends up in detention, his continuous talking results in him receiving more detention. Talon then states that one more day would turn his brain to mush.
  • The Tiny Titans often have Pet Club meetings with their various pets (e.g., Ace the Bat-Hound or Krypto the Superdog). The first rule of Pet Club is, "We don't talk about Pet Club", a reference to the movie Fight Club.
  • In issue #13, Wayne Manor is depicted strongly resembling its television counterpart, just in brighter colours. At the end of the issue, Robin also quips "same bat-time, same bat-channel", a phrase often used at the end of an episode.

Collected editions[edit | edit source]

Vol. # Title Material collected Pages ISBN
1 Welcome to the Treehouse Tiny Titans #1-6 144 1-40122-078-9
2 Adventures in Awesomeness Tiny Titans #7-12 144 1-40122-328-1
3 Sidekickin' It Tiny Titans #13-18 144 1-40122-653-1
4 The First Rule of Pet Club... Tiny Titans #19-25 160 1-40122-892-5
5 Field Trippin' Tiny Titans #26-32 160 1-40123-173-X
6 The Treehouse and Beyond! Tiny Titans #33-38 144 1401233104
7 Growing Up Tiny! Tiny Titans #39-44 128 1-40123-525-5
8 Aw Yeah Titans! Tiny Titans #45-50 128 1401238122

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