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Titans Lair
Originally designed for secure and stable records storage for WayneCo information services, this underground facility has been upgraded several times. Its location is still a secret.
Titans' Lair is a one-level, modified cavern on the outskirts of Gotham City. The only electronic equipment available to the members was a short-wave radio and a television receiver. The Titans received mail from teenagers needing help, and they sponsored airtime on a special television channel called the Hot Closed Circuit, so anyone could deliver a five-minute appeal to the Teen Titans. Wonder Girl usually picked up the mail, most of it coming from teens with questions or kids in trouble.
The Titans' Helicopter emerges from behind a billboard advertising a television show. It is presumed that there is a river, possibly the Gotham River, close by, since Aqualad has access to the Lair from the North Atlantic Ocean.
The Titans abandoned the Lair for a time, during their training program with Loren Jupiter. They eventually reclaimed it as their headquarters. However, when Dr. Light discovered the location of Titans' Lair, the Titans were forced to find a new headquarters.
Teen Titans #2 [1966]: Garn, a caveboy, and Akkuru, his giant enemy, are frozen in suspended animation by a prehistoric glacier and revived in modern times. First Titans Lair, although not referred to as such until #5.
Teen Titans #5 [1966]: At the request of Dr. Paul Turner, head of the Lacklock Camp and a friend of Robin's, the Teen Titans track down the Ant, a teenaged costumed criminal suspected of being a former inmate of Lacklock, Eddie Whit. The Titans learn that Whit is being blackmailed by his crooked employers. Together with Eddie's younger brother and the inmates of Lacklock, the Titans lure the real crooks into the open and dismantle their operation. First "official" Titans Lair.
Teen Titans #44 [1976]: The Teen Titans reorganize after a two-year hiatus, with Robin, Kid flash, Wonder Girl, Speedy, and Mal as full-time members. Robin, Kid Flash, Wonder Girl, Speedy and Mal are lured to Titans' Lair by a false distress signal, where they battle Dr. Light, who seeks revenge on the JLA; The Teen Titans do not work as a team and are defeated, except for Mal. Titans Lair location discovered by Dr. Light. Last appearance of Titans Lair.
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Gabriel's Horn
This headquarters became a necessity after Dr. Light discovered the location of Titans' Lair. The Teen Titans banded together for their second incarnation and soon helped Mal Duncan and Karen Beecher buy Gabriel's Horn, a discotheque in Farmingdale, Long Island. The headquarters was located one level down and was one simple, large room. Besides the electronic equipment, there was a large table for discussion and strategy sessions. Some minor medical equipment completed the inventory. The upper level remained an operating disco, where the Titans would hang out off-duty, and Roy Harper's band, Great Frog, would play. The group remained at this location until they disbanded.
When the Titans broke up again, Mal and Karen kept Gabriel's Horn going for a while, then sold it. The basement was presumably cleared of all incriminating equipment, although no one knows the equipment's final fate.
Writer Bob Rozakis on Gabriel's Horn: "There was a club that was the model for Gabriel's Horn two blocks from my house. The building is still there, but it is an insurance agency now. That was the most specific of all the Long Island locales I used. And, actually, I grew up in Elmont, Long Island (as anyone who remembers my days as a letterhack can tell you)."
Teen Titans #44 [1976]: The Teen Titans reorganize after a two-year hiatus, with Robin, Kid flash, Wonder Girl, Speedy, and Mal as full-time members. Robin, Kid Flash, Wonder Girl, Speedy and Mal are lured to Titans' Lair by a false distress signal, where they battle Dr. Light, who seeks revenge on the JLA; The Teen Titans do not work as a team and are defeated, except for Mal. Titans Lair location discovered by Dr. Light. Last appearance of Titans Lair.
Teen Titans #45 [1976]: Mal receives Gabriel Horn and becomes Hornblower. Aqualad rejoins, and the Teen Titans agree to Robin's suggestion of building their new headquarters under a Long Island discotheque, which they soon name "Gabriel's Horn;" The establishment is funded by Bruce "Batman" Wayne. Mal, after an argument with the other Titans, is caught in a blast set by the Wreckers and finds himself in a contest for his very life with Azrael, the Angel of Death. He believes this to have been a mere hallucination until he awakens to find himself in possession of a mystic horn given him by the angel Gabriel. Gabriel's horn, when blown, gives him unspecified powers to use whenever the odds are against him in battle. First appearance of Karen Beecher, Mal's girlfriend. First appearance of Gabriel's Horn headquarters/nightclub.
Teen Titans #49 [1976]: The Bumblebee officially joins the Teen Titans in order to save Gabriel's Horn from a gang of skateboarding hoodlums named the Rocket Rollers; Aqualad helps on this case and then faints: Kid Flash rushes Aqualad to Atlantis to determine the cause of his illness. Bumblebee joins the team.
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Titans Tower I
Titans' Tower was originally built for the New Teen Titans by Dr. Silas Stone, after his son Victor became a member. Located on an island in New York's East River, the Tower was designed with comfort and utility in mind, resulting in a place where the Titans could meet, play, relax and even live. The island is a woodland park of about 40 acres.
When the original Titans' Tower was destroyed by Trigon the Terrible during the Titans' final battle with him, the heroes commissioned one of New York's top architectural engineering firms to rebuild it. The new Tower was almost exactly like the original, with only a few minor technological advancements.
Access to the Tower and island is via air or water. The T-barges, both cargo and passenger types, are the most often used means of transport. Users require a Titan ID card in order to operate any craft, but angry mobs of protesters have been known to invade the island by using small boats.
Located by the East River in New York City, Titans Tower was the most visible of the Titans' bases thus far. Perhaps this explains the numerous attacks it suffered by the enemies of the team, until its final destruction by the Wildebeest Society.
Following the destruction of the Tower, the Titans were in a constant state of flux. During this time, they used Steve Dayton's Estate as a temporary meeting place and headquarters.
George Pérez on designing Titans Tower: "There is a building in New York that is similar to the Titans Tower. It may not look it, but it is architecturally sound. It can stand. I want to show somebody doing maintenance work on the thing. Have somebody gardening. I want to show a little Japanese gardener, "My god, this tree has fallen down three times. Tell Changeling to clean up after himself when he becomes a Tyrannosaurus."
DC Comics Presents #26 [1980]: featuring a 16-page preview to New Teen Titans! The mysterious empath Raven invades Dick Grayson's dreams and shows him a glimpse of his near-future as part of the Teen Titans. First appearances of Raven, Cyborg & Starfire. Beast Boy now known as Changeling. First Titans Tower I.
New Teen Titans #7 [1981]: Titans' Tower is unveiled. The Fearsome Five renew their assault on the Titans, using Silas Stone, Cyborg's father, and the dimensional transmitter in Titans' Tower to bring Psimon back; Once the Fearsome Five is defeated, Silas reveals that he is dying of cancer; After two months of reconciliation between himself and his son, Silas dies. Death of Silas Stone.
Secret Origins #46 [1989]: Secret Origin of the Titans Tower. Vic Stone recalls the history and origin of the Titans Tower. Other 'secret origins' of DC headquarters are featured as well in this issue.
New Titans #76 [1991]: Nightwing and company are shocked as an evil Jericho speaks and manifests a lion soul-self. They escape and reconnoiter at the Titans Tower, which is attacked by Wildebeest agents and is destroyed! Last appearance of Titans Tower I.
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Titans Liberty Island Base
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Following the Titans Hunt, changes in roster and conflicts from without and within led Nightwing (Dick Grayson) to leave the Titans. Arsenal led the team in his place and sought to tighten up the team into a more streamlined unit. He met with Sarge Steel who proposed that the Titans work for the U.S. Government in exchange for getting rid of the lawsuits that continued to hound them. Arsenal agreed.
The Titans had also secured a satellite (USS Argus) from a group of eco-terrorists. One of Arsenal's stipulations was that the Titans could keep the satellite for their use. Sarge Steel begrudgingly accepted.
The president requested that the Titans have a headquarters on Earth as well as the space satellite. In turn, the government turned an old train station from the thirties to Steel to create a headquarters for the team. The Titans headquarters was housed in the former CRRNJ (Central Railroad of New Jersey) Terminal building which is part of the Liberty State Park near Jersey City, New Jersey. The placement of the new headquarters was as selected by Sarge Steel, Director of Checkmate, After Arsenal gathered the New Titans, Checkmate arranged for Presidential legislation providing the Titans with their new home.
Located in New Jersey, but right across the river from Manhattan, it provided privacy and accessibility. The five story headquarters contained a conference room, computer rooms, a gym, and individual bedrooms. It also featured an advanced telecommunications system, using the satellite USS Argus as a link. The largely automated satellite base was in a polar orbit, which allowed for extensive earth watch coverage. Information on the activities of super- organizations, individuals and groups could be gleaned using the satellite. The Argus was serviced by a fleet of three small direct-to-orbit aircraft.
The Titans remained at this headquarters until Sarge Steel cut their government funding and they disbanded.
The Titans Satellite Base [USS Argus]
The Titans Satellite base was a space station originally launched into space by the Balkan crimemocracy, Zandia, for the purpose of establishing a planet-wide, militarily overwhelming high ground. The satellite's original name was Zbik. From a space platform, various acts of aggression and terrorism became much more difficult to halt. Missile launches and high-powered laser attacks on the ground were almost impossible to thwart. This international terrorism was ultimately suppressed by the Titans.
The United States Military's meta-human-oriented agency, Checkmate, renovated the station so as to perform the task of information gathering in both the lightwave and electromagnetic spectrums. The station was christened USS Argus (United States Space station) as the refitting was performed primarily by the U. S. Navy.
Checkmate intended to use the sensor sweeps for purposes of national security. Intelligence gathering and analysis would be performed aboard the station. Checkmate also installed less harsh, though still spartan, crew accommodations, a "swimming sphere" style of water supply, improved storage facilities, a supplemental space-sciences-oriented laboratory and a life-supporting hydroponics laboratory. Ultimately, the Checkmate office tasked the USS Argus to the Titans, to be used for their purposes, with the stipulation that they would also oversee the long-term storage and archiving of ultra-dangerous, alien or meta-human-originated weaponry.
Personnel transportation to and from The Argus was primarily via a matter transporter device formerly belonging to the meta-human group called the Justice League of America. There are individually dedicated transporter devices for each team member of the Titans. In addition to the transporters, there were three shuttle craft which provide physical connection from the Earth to The Argus.
New Titans #0 [1994]: Under government control, Arsenal leads a new team of Titans, including Impulse, Damage, Green Lantern, Darkstar, Mirage, and Terra. Government funded and based in New Jersey. First issue with new Titans members Terra II, Mirage, Impulse and Damage having already joined the team. First appearance of Liberty Island headquarters.
New Titans #124-125 [part 1 & 5], Green Lantern #65 [part 2], Darkstars #34 [part 3], Damage #16 [part 4] [1995]: The five-part "Siege of the Zi Charram" crossover storyline. The Titans travel to space and become embroiled in an intergalactic conflict. Double-sized New Titans #125 features detailed information and schematics of the New Titans Liberty Island Headquarters and USS Argus Satellite Base.
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Solar Tower
Millionaire Loren Jupiter funded a second team of Titans that included Atom (de-aged from events in Zero Hour), Argent, Prysm, Risk and Joto. This team used Jupiter's Solar Tower as their headquarters.
The solar tower is located in the business district of Metropolis. The Titans make use of the middle ten floors so as not to disrupt the rest of the buildings tenants. The main floor contained a video store (‘Knockout Video') as a cover, so no one would know the Solar Tower housed the Titans.
The headquarters contained a high-tech training room, a common area with a state-of-the-art entertainment center, and individual bedrooms for each member. Neil Richards (formerly Mad Mod, now Jupiter's ally) designed the floor space for the entire headquarters.
The Titans remained at this headquarters until a battle with Haze that seemingly cost Joto his life. Following that, Jupiter - fearing the dangerous lifestyle he had unwittingly encouraged - disbanded the team and refused to fund them.
The Stain
Undaunted, Argent reorganized the team, and they set up a new headquarters above the Stain, a trendy Metropolis hangout for teens. Not as high-tech as the Solar Tower, it was an adequate headquarters and meeting place. The team disbanded shortly after.
Teen Titans #6 [1997]: The Titans move into their new headquarters located above a video store in Metropolis. It's a day in the lives of the Teen Titans as told from Risk's unique perspective as he writes a letter home trying to decide if he should tell his mother about his alien origins. First appearance of the Titans new headquarters in Mr. Jupiter's Solar Tower, a video store called "Knock Out Video."
Teen Titans #17 [1998]: The Titans reunite in a guest-star filled issue. After their adventures with Superboy, Supergirl, Impulse, and Robin; the reunited Argent, Prysm and the Atom try to restart the Titans by having an open house for all the DC Universe's youthful heroes, and get much more than they bargained for when they are attacked by the Veil. Captain Marvel Jr. and Fringe join the Teen Titans in this issue. First Appearance of "The Stain", a dance club in Metropolis.
Teen Titans #18 [1998]: What do you get for a thirty-something guy who's reliving his teen years? Not much, as the Titans discover as they try to share some birthday cheer with the young Atom. Only Arsenal may have a chance of cheering up the Atom when he calls in a favor from Wally West. Meanwhile, Captain Marvel Jr. is having second thoughts about having joined the team; and the other new member, Fringe, goes on the rampage in Metropolis. Plus, this issue showcases the new Titans HQ above "The Stain," Metropolis' hottest arcade/club.
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Titans Tower II
The New Titans Tower was built using some of the schematics laid out by Vic Stone during the Technis Imperative. Now reforming as a team, the Titans once again settled on a small island located by the East River in New York City.
The New Titans Tower wasn't actually a tower at all. Enemies engaging in attempts to destroy T-tower would find their efforts wasted on an essentially invulnerable holograph. The real titans base was actually subterranean, and provided new security measures, improved information control and consolidated services and support for the Titans. These included increased and secure guest facilities with automated hospital and surgical theaters, increased laboratory space with future expansion and heightened computer sensitivity and global information systems penetration.
The Titans Tower soon became overcrowded with members and non-members alike; In addition to Titans members, the Tower was populated with Lian Harper, Dolphin, Cerdian, Rose Wilson, five kids who escaped from a D.E.O. orphanage, and a mysterious youth known as Epsilon. Epsilon was eventually revealed to be under possession by a D.E.O. orphan named Kevin. When the real psychotic Epsilon emerged, he cut a swath of destruction that resulted in the utter destruction of the second Titans Tower.
Although Tempest was working on a new design to rebuild Titans Tower, this group of Titans disbanded before it was built.
The Titans Secret Files #1 [1999]: Learn about the history (and future) of the new team of Titans in this one-shot. In an origin story, the original members and the new additions get together for the very first time, and we learn what happened to those who didn't make the cut. In a "lost pages" segment (written by Jay Faerber, with art by Rick Mays), discover what took place between the end of Arsenal's Titans and the beginning of the Atom's group. Plus: a look at Donna Troy's photo album; bedtime stories for Lian; a "brush with greatness" with Argent; and profile pages of Titans old and new -- plus some new villains -- by Adam Hughes, Mark Buckingham, Dan Jurgens, Dwayne Turner, Tom Raney, and more. Features schematic & description of Titans Tower II.
Titans #1-2 [1999]: Following close on the heels of the events in the JLA/TITANS miniseries, the original Titans decide to set up shop, rebuilding their headquarters (a new Titans Tower) and enlisting a second, non-core group of Titans to help them. And the entire, 10-member roster gets a workout when the team is attacked by the reformed H.I.V.E.! First appearance of Damien Darhk, H.I.V.E. II and H.I.V.E. Mistress II in issue #1. First appearance of Titans Tower II.
The Titans #37 [2002]: Dakota Jamison enlists the Titans' aid to help a DEO orphan named Kevin Tanaka, who has the ability to project his mind into another body; Epsilon revealed to be Kevin in an adult body. But Kevin's fragile state lets the real, vicious Epsilon finally break through. Epsilon unleashes his full fury at the Titans - destroying the Titans Tower in process! Destruction of Titans Tower II.
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Titans Tower III
Located in San Francisco Bay beside the Golden Gate Bridge, the newest Titans Tower offers the latest in high-tech amenities. Vic (Cyborg) Stone designed the Tower but the city of San Francisco, with the help of some Silicon Valley folks, paid for it. The bankroll of the new tower comes with a price: The Teen Titans are responsible for escorting super-powered criminals to a new prison fortress located on Alcatraz Island.
Both a state-of-the-art training center and uber-crash-pad - this Titans Tower is the weekend destination for the young heroes of today.
Teen Titans (third series) #1 [2003]: The newest Teen Titans gather at the newly built Titans Tower in San Francisco. First appearance of Titans Tower III.
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