Comic Title: Showcase Presents:Teen Titans Vol. 1 TPB
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2006
On Sale Date: April 12, 2006 Direct Market Date April 5, 2006
Source: Previews, Vol. 16 #1 (#205)

Direct Market Date April 12, 2006
Source: ComicList, New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, April 12, 2006

Cover Price: $16.99
Page Count: 528
Editor: Anton Kawasaki

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "The Fifth Titan"
Pages: 24

Feature(s):
Teen Titans (of Earth-1)

Writer: Bob Haney
Penciller: Bill Molno
Inker: Sal Trapani

Reprinted From:
Teen Titans #6 (1966)

Feature Character(s)

• Teen Titans (last appearance in Teen Titans #5; next appearance in Teen Titans #7)
• Robin (last appearance in Batman #186; next appearance in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #70)
• Kid Flash (last appearance in Flash #165; next appearance in Teen Titans #7)
• Aqualad (last appearance in Aquaman #30; next appearance in Aquaman #31)
• Wonder Girl (last appearance in Teen Titans #5; next appearance in Teen Titans #7)

Guest Star(s)

• Beast Boy (last appearance in Doom Patrol #106; next appearance in Doom Patrol #107)

Villain(s)

• Baltzer, Verna, and their circus (no further appearances)

Guest Appearance(s)

• Doom Patrol (last appearance in Doom Patrol #106; next appearance in Doom Patrol #107)
• Chief (last appearance in Doom Patrol #106; next appearance in Doom Patrol #107)
• Robotman (last appearance in Doom Patrol #106; next appearance in Doom Patrol #107)
• Negative Man (last appearance in Doom Patrol #106; next appearance in Doom Patrol #107)
• Elasti-Girl (last appearance in Doom Patrol #106; next appearance in Doom Patrol #107)

Comments:
The Teen Titans learn Beast Boy's secret identity in this story.

Beast Boy, had he joined, would have been the sixth Titan, despite the story title, as Speedy's membership is overlooked.

Synopsis:
Frustrated in his efforts to be accepted by the Doom Patrol, Beast Boy tries out for the Teen Titans, only to find that he cannot join either team without his guardian's permission because he is underage (at this point, Gar Logan's guardian is Nicholas Galtry, who does not know his secret identity). Disgruntled, he joins a carnival run by Baltzer, unaware that the crooked animal-trainer and his hypnotist henchman are using him as part of a scheme to rob their audiences. Investigating, the Teen Titans disguise themselves as an acrobatic team, the Masked Mazeppas, and join Baltzer's troupe in order to uncover evidence against him. When their true identities are revealed, the Titans are forced to battle a hypnotized Beast Boy in his many animal forms, before they are able to break his trance and team up with him to stop Baltzer.