that issue came out in 1977, I was 9 years old. It had everything I loved about comics as a kid. lots and lots of superheroes; most of whom I knew little or nothing about.
the Teen Titans East I already know : Robin, Speedy, Wonder Girl, Kid Flash. add Bumblebee, Mal and Harlequin - characters I knew nothing about.
the Teen Titans West were new to me : Lilith, Golden Eagle, Hawk and Dove, Bat-Girl and Beast Boy.
of course such a funky, free-form could not exist for long. Lilith is dead, as is Harlequin. Golden Eagle was retconned, Bat-Girl became Flamebird.
while I believe that comic books are better in total quality nowadays - I miss cool concepts like Titans West or the Defenders.
writers like Geoff Johns seem intent in destroying anything that might be too much fun.
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