July 1984
"The Judas Contract: Book Four - Finale!"
By Marv Wolfman and George Perez
If you're into comic books, there's no way you haven't heard about the legendary "Judas Contract" arc of Teen Titans during which Deathstroke methodically destroyed the Titans and revealed to them that one of their own was actually working for him. The reveal was shocking, as the Titans realised that one of their closest friends had betrayed them to their greatest foe.
The moment is cemented by our discovery that Deathstroke and Terra have been having a sexual relationship, which not only makes him a sadistic villain, but a paedophile as well. It's a surprisingly dark thing to see in a pre-Crisis comic book, and proves just why Teen Titans was the biggest book of the early '80s.
The storyline has been adapted, roughly, into the "Teen Titans" cartoon series, maintaining Terra's deception and betrayal, while removing some of the more mature elements, although these are still heavily implied throughout.
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