The Uncanny X-Men and The New Teen Titans

Marvel and DC Present The Uncanny X-Men and The New Teen Titans
Front cover art for The Uncanny X-Men and The New Teen Titans. Art by Walt Simonson and Terry Austin.
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics Marvel Comics
Format	Prestige format
Publication date(s)	1982
No. of issues	1
Main character(s)	X-Men New Teen Titans Darkseid Dark Phoenix Deathstroke
Creative team
Written by	Chris Claremont
Penciller(s)	Walt Simonson
Inker(s)	Terry Austin
Letterer(s)	Tom Orzechowski
Colorist(s)	Glynis Wein
Editor(s)	Louise Jones, Len Wein

The Uncanny X-Men and The New Teen Titans is a crossover comic book published by DC Comics and Marvel Comics, and features two teams of superheroes, DC Comics' New Teen Titans and Marvel's X-Men.

In 1982, the Uncanny X-Men and The New Teen Titans shared several similarities. Besides high popularity and strong sales, both titles were helmed by respected, established writers, in Chris Claremont (X-Men) and Marv Wolfman (Teen Titans). Given the success of each title, Marvel and DC recognized the sales potential of a jointly-published crossover, with X-Men writer Chris Claremont scripting the story and Walt Simonson and Terry Austin providing the art. The comic was lettered by X-Men letterer Tom Orzechowski, and edited by the X-Men's Louise Jones. Len Wein, the editor of The New Teen Titans, acted as DC's liaison with Marvel on the project.

Seeking to co-opt the near-limitless power of the Source, the evil space tyrant Darkseid continues his efforts to break through the Source Wall (which is depicted as a physical wall for the very first time in this story). Thinking that the energy associated with the Phoenix Force can help him penetrate the mysteries of the Source, Darkseid sets into motion a plan to recreate the Dark Phoenix by tapping into the memories of her former teammates, the X-Men, as well as drawing the residue of her power from a variety of sources, and then amplifying that residue, using energy streaming from the rupture of the Source Wall. With his help, Metron had pierced the Wall and his sacrifice effected a small rupture which bled a steady stream of energy. Both superhero teams are alerted to the dangers by the Titans' Starfire, who has knowledge of Dark Phoenix's immense destructive power.