The eighth episode of "Taking Flight" takes a look at the post-Crisis origin of the Teen Titans in Secret Origins Annual #3 as well as some of the history of the origin of the Teen Titans in The Brave & The Bold #54, Teen Titans (1st series) #14 and 53, as well as the miniseries Teen Titans: Year One.  

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  10/1: Ame-Comi Girls #4 ($0.99) Power Girl continues to battle Brainiac in the Earth’s core while the team fight’s Brainiac’s army on the ship.   Craftsman Bolt On System Saves The Justice League #1 (Free) A story about a technician on the Watchtower.   10/2: Batman: Arkham Unhinged #45 ($0.99) Construction on Arkham City continues, Commissioner Gordon receives a disturbing letter, and Gotham is swept up by a TV talent show.   10/3: Batman: Gotham Adventures #21-22 ($0.99 each) Batman elicits the help of a blind jazz musician in #21, and Batgirl teams with her father to…

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  Part two of this series looks at the rest of the Super Family and other Limited Series, minis, and maxi-series starting Superman.   Same Day and Date: Superboy (2011-) #1-4 ($1.99 each a month after initial release) Supergirl (2011-) #1-4 ($1.99 each a month after initial release)   Back Issues: Adventure Comics #4, 7-10 ($2.99 each) #5, Special Featuring The Guardian ($1.99 each) From 2009-2011, DC relaunched the legendary title, Adventure Comics, as a Superman Family tie-in and it would feature Superboy and The Legion of Super-Heroes, whom were the main features…

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  12/13: Batman: Arkham Unhinged #9 ($0.99) We get more of a look into The Joker and Penguin’s long standing feud in the Arkham City universe.   12/14: Batgirl (2011-) #4 ($2.99) Batgirl reaches the climactic confrontation with Mirror.   Batman and Robin (2011-) #4 ($2.99) NoBody’s origin and plan for the Dynamic Duo is revealed.   Batman: Gotham Knights #50 ($1.99) A new era for the book as A.J. Lieberman kicks off the 2004 Hush Returns storyline.   Batman: Shadow of the Bat #48 ($1.99) The 1996 Bat-Book Crossover Contagion starts in this issue.   Batwoman (2011-) #4 ($2.99) Things…

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  12/6: Batman: Arkham Unhinged #8 ($0.99) Flashback to the Penguin’s first meetup with the Joker.   12/7: Batman: Gotham Knights #49 ($1.99) A bunch of things wrap up in this issue. Scott Beatty’s three part Bane story, Beatty’s run itself and the Black & White co-feature that was in the book since the start.   Batman: Shadow of the Bat #47 ($1.99) Second part of the Cornelius Stirk story from early 1996.   Batwing (2011-) #4 ($2.99) Some of Batwing’s origin is shown in this month’s issue.   The Brave and The Bold (2007-2010) #13, #15, #16 ($1.99 each) Issue…

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  The New 52 is having the 5th Week Blues this week, but, there is plenty of Bat related goodness from the fine folks at DC Digital!   11/29: Batman:  Arkham Unhinged #7 ($1.99) This week we get a look inside Arhkham City with The Joker and Penguin.   11/30: Batman: Gotham Knights #48 ($1.99) Continuing 2003’s Veritas Liberat where Batman, Nightwing and Robin track down Bane as Bane is tracking down Kobra.   Batman: Shadow of the Bat #46 ($1.99) The…

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  As part of DC’s ongoing every so often release of major characters and teams back catalogues in 101 comic 99 cent sales, the weekend of the 19-20 was the Teen Titans turn. Newly digitized titles were:   The Brave and The Bold (1955-1983) #54, #60 ($1.99 each) The birth of the team (Robin, Kid Flash and Aqualad) is in issue #54 in 1963, and Wonder Girl makes her debut with the team in issue #60 in 1964.   DC Comics Presents (1978-1986) #26 ($1.99) The Wolfman/Perez era of The…

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  Batgirl (2008) #1-6 ($1.99 each) 2008’s Adam Beechen penned Cassandra Cain Batgirl mini-series as Cass goes after her father.   Batman #713 ($1.99), Batman (2011-) #1 ($2.99) HOLY PERFECT TIMING BATMAN!  August of 2011’s finale to the first volume of Batman’s titular title, freshly legally digitized the same day as the “New 52” era first issue of Batman, written by Scott Synder.   Batman #1,000,000, Robin #1,000,000, Young Justice #1000000 ($1.99 each) Continuing the DC One Million epic Bat Universe pieces.

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This winter the 70th anniversary of Captain America, Steve Rogers’ debut was celebrated. In March though, another 70th anniversary was marked, though not to the fanfare that it should have. Detective Comics issue # 38, with an April cover date, hit the stands with a brand new character bursting out of a frame being held up by a beaming with pride Batman. Dubbed on the cover as “the sensational character find of 1940” Robin, The Boy Wonder, aka Dick Grayson, would get his origin story in that issue, as well as appearing alongside Bruce swinging on the cover of…

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  Who is Barbara Gordon's arch-nemesis? When will she stop being a hero? Which Robin would I date? I answer these questions and more on the latest episode. I re-announce the "Make an Intro Contest" as well as promote the petition to get the Batgirl: Year One DTV back into production. I review Adventure Comics #381, Detective Comics #388, Detective Comics #389, Batgirl #9 and #10, and Kevin joins me once more to help me review Brave and the Bold #33. I round out the episode with…

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