Comic Title: New Teen Titans #44
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: June 1988
On Sale Date: March 1, 1988 Shipping Date March 1, 1988
Source: Amazing Heroes, #136

Copyright Date March 1, 1988
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1988

Shipping Date February 23, 1988
Source: Direct Currents, #2

Shipping Date March 1, 1988
Source: Direct Currents, #1
Listing dates were out of sequence

Cover Price: $1.75
Page Count: 32
Editor: Barbara J. Kesel (Randall)

Title: "The Cuckoo Conspiracy"
Pages: 27

Feature(s):
Teen Titans (Post-Crisis)

Writer: Jean-Marc Lofficier
Writer: Randy Lofficier
Penciller: Michael T. Collins
Inker: Romeo Tanghal
Letterer: Albert Tobias De Guzman
Colorist: Adrienne Roy

Reprinted In:
New Teen Titans Omnibus Vol. 5 HC (2021)
New Teen Titans Vol. 14 TPB (2022)

Feature Character(s)

• Teen Titans (last appearance in New Teen Titans #43; next appearance in New Teen Titans #45)
• Nightwing (last appearance in New Teen Titans #43; next appearance in Batgirl Special #1)
• Wonder Girl (last appearance in New Teen Titans #43; next appearance in New Teen Titans #45)
• Changeling (last appearance in Teen Titans Spotlight #20; next appearance in New Teen Titans #45)
• Cyborg (last appearance in Teen Titans Spotlight #20; next appearance in New Teen Titans #45)
• Starfire (last appearance in Infinity Inc. #51; next appearance in New Teen Titans #45)
• Raven (last appearance in New Teen Titans #43; next appearance in New Teen Titans #45)
• Jericho (last appearance in New Teen Titans #43; next appearance in New Teen Titans #45)
• Danny Chase (last appearance in New Teen Titans #43; next appearance in New Teen Titans #45)

Villain(s)

• Godiva (last appearance in New Teen Titans Annual #3; no further appearances)
• Catalyst (last appearance in Blue Beetle #20; next appearance in Firestorm #98)
• Doctor Klaus Cornelius (last appearance in Blue Beetle #22; no further appearances)
• Hans and Dietrich (assassins; both die in this story; no further appearances)
• Godiva's henchmen (no further appearances)

Guest Appearance(s)

• King Faraday (last appearance in New Teen Titans Annual #3; next appearance in Suicide Squad #28)
• Squire (Sir Cyril; earl of Wordenshire; see comment; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• John Chase (last appearance in New Teen Titans Annual #3; next appearance in Suicide Squad #28)
• Cherie Chase (last appearance in New Teen Titans Annual #3; next appearance in Suicide Squad #28)
• Franklin Chase (Danny's grandfather; no further appearances)
• Cuckoo (a British secret agent; dies in this story; no further appearances)
• Sue Lawley (a television reporter; no further appearances)
• Davina Dix (a government agent; no further appearances)
• Several government agents (no further appearances)

Cameo Appearance(s)

• Doom Patrol (in Changeling's thoughts)
• Robotman (in Changeling's thoughts)
• Elasti-Girl (in Changeling's thoughts)
• Chief (in Changeling's thoughts)
• Negative Man (in Changeling's thoughts)
• Mento (in Changeling's thoughts)

Comments:
This story was originally intended for publication in New Teen Titans #40, but was delayed for several months.

The Cuckoo's escape shown at the beginning of the story was referenced in Blue Beetle #21.

Sir Cyril, the post-Crisis version of Squire from the British super-hero team Knight and Squire, is introduced in this story. The pre-Crisis Squire first appeared in the second story of Batman #62.

Synopsis:
The Titans visit a secure government facility for retired agents where they meet Danny's grandfather, Franklin Chase. During the visit, King Faraday arrives and introduces them to Sir Cyril, a British agent. Cyril has brought an agent named Cuckoo to the facility for debriefing after he gathered information on a cabal of corrupt industrialists led by Klaus Cornelius.

To prevent the information from getting out, Cornelius hires Godiva to kill the Cuckoo and steal the information. Godiva and her minions attack the facility. The Titans help in the defense. The team is briefly captured, but Danny and his grandfather stage a rescue. Godiva escapes capture after killing the Cuckoo, but Danny recovers the data tape which contains the secret information.