Dig it, Groove-ophiles! Skateboarding was a big-thang during the Groovy Age, so much that the sport even made it into movies, TV shows, and the occasional comic book! In May 1977, the
Teen Titans faced the
Rocket-Rollers (a month later,
Spider-Man would face
The Rocket Racer, but we'll talk about that later...). Not a very bright bunch of baddies, they did mess up
Mal's new
Hornblower identity (
thank goodness!)--of course this version of the
Titans wasn't very bright, either--witness the
Aqualad sub-plot, the
Bumblebee sub-plot, and (on the last page) the
real reason
Mal sent
Hornblower into retirement so quickly...From
Teen Titans #49, get ready for the..."Raid of the Rocket-Rollers"!
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| Cover art by Rich Buckler and Jack Abel |
Well, at least Aqualad hit somebody. That's the high water mark for this series so far.
ReplyDeleteJames Chatterton
I had forgotten how hideous the Hornblower costume was! I'd also forgotten that this was the only period during which Donna's lasso was written as "magic", which didn't really work with the concept that Diana's was unique. I can't recall whether they fully fleshed out that storyline in this run. I know Wolfman's Donna just had a regular non-magic version.
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