Tales of the New Teen Titans # 2 1982 VF/NM

Tales of the New Teen Titans #2 (1982) is the second issue of a four-part limited series that explores the origin stories of the team's newest members. This specific issue focuses on Raven (Rachel Roth) and is considered a seminal "deep-dive" into her tragic backstory. 

Plot Summary and Key Events

The story, titled "Raven," is framed by Raven recounting her traumatic upbringing to her teammates while they are gathered around a campfire. 

• Birth and Azarath: Raven details her mother Arella's union with the demon Trigon and her subsequent life in the pacifist dimension of Azarath, where she was taught to suppress her emotions to keep her father's influence at bay.
• First Encounter with Trigon: As a teenager, Raven opens the Great Door at the Temple of Azarath and confronts Trigon for the first time, an event that manifests her "soul self"—a dark aura that Trigon claims is his own essence growing within her.
• Quest for Heroes: Realizing at age eighteen that Trigon intends to conquer Earth, Raven flees Azarath to seek out heroes capable of stopping him.