DC Comics Presents #26 CGC 9.2 – UK Price Variant | 1st Appearance of the New Teen Titans

DC Comics Presents #26 — CGC 9.2 UK Price Variant

A major Bronze Age DC key featuring the first appearance of the New Teen Titans. This iconic issue previews the legendary team created by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez and introduces several characters who would become central to DC lore — including Raven, Cyborg and Starfire.

This is a UK Price Variant — a copy distributed to UK newsagents in 1980 with a UK pence price on the cover instead of the US cent price. UK Price Variants are recognised by CGC as a distinct category and were printed in a fraction of the volume of the standard US run, making them a quietly scarce sub-collectible inside an already significant key issue.

Encapsulated by CGC at 9.2 (Near Mint-) with White Pages — a strong, display-ready grade for a 45-year-old book.

Key Details

• Title: DC Comics Presents
• Issue: #26
• Publisher: DC Comics
• Publication Date: October 1980
• Grade: CGC 9.2 (Near Mint-)
• Page Quality: White Pages
• Variant: UK Price Variant
• Era: Bronze Age

Why It Matters

• Three first appearances on one cover. 1st Raven, 1st Cyborg, 1st Starfire — alongside the debut of the New Teen Titans team itself.
• UK Price Variant. Recognised by CGC as a distinct variant. UK PVs were a small share of the print run distributed only to UK newsagents — population is far smaller than the standard US copies.
• Wolfman & Pérez team-up. The creative pairing that went on to redefine modern DC with Crisis on Infinite Earths. This issue is the launch point for that creative partnership at scale.
• Cyborg sits in the modern Justice League. The character has been a feature of recent DC films and television; demand for his first appearance compounds with on-screen presence.
• 9.2 with White Pages. Strong grade for a 1980 book — and high-grade UK Price Variants are notably harder to source than their US counterparts.

Creators

• Story: Marv Wolfman
• Cover: Jim Starlin
• Art: George Pérez & Steve Mitchell

A creative line-up that doubles as a hall of fame. Wolfman and Pérez went on to define the next decade of DC with The New Teen Titans ongoing series and Crisis on Infinite Earths. The cover by Jim Starlin — the creator of Thanos — adds another legendary signature to the issue.

Collector Notes

DC Comics Presents #26 is one of the most important DC keys of the Bronze Age. The introduction of the New Teen Titans revitalised DC storytelling in the early 1980s and launched one of the publisher's most successful team franchises.

High-grade copies of this issue remain in strong demand among collectors due to its significance and the enduring popularity of Raven, Starfire and Cyborg. The UK Price Variant adds a second layer of scarcity on top of the issue's existing key status — UK PVs are not a different print run but a smaller-volume distribution variant, and CGC tracks them separately.

For collectors who already own a US copy, a UK PV in 9.2 White Pages is an upgrade and a complement, not a duplicate. For collectors building from scratch, this is the version with both the key issue and the scarcity story.

Shipping

Your CGC slab is carefully packaged using slab-specific inner protection and a rigid outer box, then shipped insured to keep the case intact in transit. Dispatched daily from Canterbury, Kent.

• UK Dispatch: Within 24 hours
• International: Tracked + signed
• Insurance: Included on slabs