Real name: Don Mantanzas
First appearance: Teen Titans I#1 (Jan-Feb 1966)
Abilities: Can control a giant robot
Worst act: Attempted murder, mass destruction
Quote: "...and I would have destroyed you all if ze Teen Titans hadn't interfered!"
Created by: Bob Haney (script) and Nicholas Peter Carady (art)
With this we see the Teen Titans in their own series at last. This premier adventure shows the Titans being summoned to Washington, DC. Why? Seems the Peace Corps have run into problems in the small island of Xochatan. They're trying to build a small dam and a school, but giant statue is making that hard.
Yeah, giant statue. Investigating they lose the statue but get attacked by a living bulldozer. They manage to stop the dozer from killing but when the dam is finished the nearby waters rise. The waters reach a hidden pyramid and cause the ancient beast gods come to life and attack.
The team manages to fight and stop them and the culprit is revealed. Yeah, it's none other than Don Mantanzas! Local land owner and guy who was upset about the dam being built. How did he go about building a giant state in the shape of a conquistador? You got me.
A bit goofy, but not nearly as insane as Haney's other work.
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