Tiny Titans

Tiny Titans
Cover toTiny Titans#1 (April 2008), art byArt Baltazar.
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics (Johnny DC)
Schedule	Monthly
Format	Ongoing series
Genre	Superhero
Publication date	April2008– May2012;2014–2015
No.of issues	56
Main character(s)	Robin Speedy Wonder Girl Starfire Beast Boy Cyborg Raven Cassie Kid Flash Aqualad
Creative team
Written by	Art Baltazar Franco Aureliani
Artist(s)	Art Baltazar

Tiny Titansis acomic bookseriesbyArt BaltazarandFranco Aureliani.It was published byDC Comics,beginning publication in February2008.The first issue was also released as part of the annualFree Comic Book Daypromotion in May 2008. The series concluded its run with the 50th issue, released in March 2012 (cover dated in May). During its history,Tiny Titanswon the Eisner Award for Best Series for Kids twice, in 2009 and 2011. In 2014–15, the series was revived asTiny Titans: Return to the Tree House,a six-issue miniseries.

Tiny Titansstars alternate versions ofDC Universecharacters, primarily those from theTeen Titansseries. It is set in a kid-friendly,elementary schoolenvironment. Issues typically consist of several individual stories as opposed to one cohesive storyline.

Recurring characters and jokes

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

• Robinis 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 toNightwing,but still fails to garner any respect.
• Beast BoyandTerraappear 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 theprincipalof the kids' school, Sidekick City Elementary. The kids tend to think of Principal Slade as a mean guy, and they are usually right.
• Psimonis often calledBrainiacbecause of his exposed brain, and he always has to remind Wonder Girl what his name is, but she does not listen.

The team's catchphrase is "Aw yeah, Titans!", which everyone eventually says, exceptMiss MartianandKid Devil,who are infants. The catchphrase has been referenced by many other mainstream comic books.

References to DC continuity

• InTiny Titans#12, theMonitoris ahall monitor,who is constantly thwarted by theAnti-Monitor.
• In the same issue,Principal SladeleavesLunch Lady Darkseidin charge of the school. Darkseid declares that the Tiny Titans will have to do their finals that day, and that it is theFinals Crisis.
• InTiny Titans#13, page 16 shows a "signed portrait" ofDan DiDio,as well asBilly Batson and the Magic of Shazam!#1,Final Crisis#1,The New Teen Titans#1,andSuperman#199.
• Issue #17 sees Robin having to claimBatman's cowl,which has been claimed by a cow.
• Issue #25 not only has the return ofConner Kent (Superboy),but the Tiny Titans also get a hold of different colored rings representing the emotional spectrum ring from theGreen Lanterncomics. Members of theGreen Lantern Corpsshow up to retrieve the rings from the children.

Popular culture references

• Due toTed Kordbeing dead,Blue Beetle's guardians are shown to beThe Beatles,who quote the titles of their songs.
• In issue #3, Robin and his friends discover penguins with helmets and rockets in theBatcave.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 isin a movie.
• In issue #18, when Robin ends up in detention, his continuous talking results in him receivingmore detention.Talonthen states thatone more daywould turn his brain to mush.
• The Tiny Titans often have Pet Club meetings with their various pets (e.g.,Ace the Bat-HoundorKrypto the Superdog). The first rule of Pet Club is "We don't talk about Pet Club", a reference to the novelFight Cluband itsfilm version.
• In issue #13, Wayne Manor is depicted strongly resembling its counterpart from the1960sBatmantelevision series,just in brighter colors. 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

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
(9)	Return to the Treehouse	Tiny Titans: Return to the Tree House#1-6	128	1401254926

In other media

The Tiny Titans versions of Robin, Cyborg, Starfire, Beast Boy, and Raven appear inTeen Titans Go! vs. Teen Titans.They are summoned alongside other versions of the Teen Titans to take on Hexagon. In the graphic novelTeen Titans Go! To the Library!by Baltazar and Aureliani, theTTGTitans enter the Tiny Titans universe.

See also

• Super Jrs.
• X-Babies
• Mini Marvels

External links

• Tiny Titansat the Comic Book DB (archived fromthe original)