DDTEENS
Membership: Dynamite, Ghost-Driver, Mothball, Quiver, Raindrop, Scuzz (Dennis Cuzinski), Squirm
Purpose: Social group, gang
Affiliations: Charlotte Beck, Stephanie Harrington, Dave Landers, Dr. Jane Semple
Enemies: Black Powers (Bazooka, Blindspot, Chill, Indigo), Chuck Harrington
Aliases: None
Base of Operations: Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA; formerly the Clinic for Paranormal Research, south of LaCrosse, Wisconsin, USA, New Universe
First Appearance: D.P.7 I#16 (February, 1988)
History:
(D.P.7 I#16) - After most of the Clinic's Black patients quit their assigned therapy groups and formed the Black Powers, Scuzz decided he would similarly form his own gang using all of the teenaged patients at the Clinic. Assembling Joel Larson, Annie Stevenson, Michael Crawley, Evan Huebner and Heather Hanneman, Scuzz gathered them outside the Clinic at night and activated his "Scorcher" mode, using his parability to fling fiery scuzz-balls at an old car. Joel used his own parability to hurl energy-absorbing 'mothballs' at Scuzz that drained his Scorcher mode away. Unfortunately, this meant Scuzz was naked. He forced Crawley to give him his pants, then continued to have the other kids show off their parabilities. Crawley used his psychokinesis to destroy the car's remains. This upset Heather, whose parability caused a raincloud to appear. Huebner showed off his ability to enter an Anti-Body he called his "Shadowman." Finally, Annie generated a sonic wave to destroy more of the smashed car. Scuzz then told the kids they would be their own group from then on and be loyal only to each other; he dubbed them "the DDTeens." Scuzz insisted they should all have codenames and declared he was now "the Scorcher." Crawley wanted to be called "Nuke" but Evan objected because there was already a Squadron Supreme member and a Daredevil villain with the same name. Agreeing that their codenames should be unique, Scuzz dubbed Crawley "Dynamite." Joel wanted to be called "Forcebreaker" but Scuzz refused and dubbed him "Mothball." Joel mockingly suggested Annie and Heather should be called "No Great Shakes" and "Crybaby," which Annie forcefully rejected.
Before they could finish choosing their names, security guard Dave Landers arrived and ordered the kids to return indoors. Heading inside the Clinic, Scuzz and Crawley went to the cafeteria for dinner and informed Dr. Jane Semple that all the teenagers were dropping out of their therapy groups. Dr. Semple promised to inform the director, Tanis Newhouse. The DDTeens sat at a table together and Joel pressured Scuzz into standing up to the Black Powers. To maintain his status as leader, Scuzz confronted the Black Powers at their table, telling Charlotte Beck he wanted her to join the DDTeens because she was still under 20. Angry, Indigo assaulted Scuzz with a fist made of energy and began to tighten the first around him. Despite the intense pressure, Scuzz tried to keep from crying out but a tear dripped from his eye and scorched the table beneath him. Indigo cast him away, calling him an "infant." Dave Landers arrived too late to help but lectured the Black Powers to leave him alone. Joel mocked Scuzz over the episode but Scuzz vowed they'd get back at the Black Powers.
After dinner, Scuzz told the DDTeens they'd attack the Black Powers as a group. Joel was against it but Scuzz had the others assist him, first using Evan to send his Shadowman to spy on them, locating the Black Powers in the third floor lounge. Although the Black Powers were six adults against the DDTeens' five teens, Scuzz assumed Charlotte wouldn't fight them because they'd been in the same group together. Annie used a loud sonic note to disorient the Black Powers as the rest of them rushed in. While Annie was effective in battle against the Black Powers, Heather was flustered and didn't know what to do, while Dynamite was ensnared by Squirm and Scuzz was badly frozen by Chill's parability. Finally, Charlotte tried to stop the fighting by sticking everyone to the floor. This enraged Indigo, who assaulted her. In the end, Joel brought Dave to help and Joel's mothballs drained the powers of all the Black Powers. Scuzz was badly frostbitten by Chill and Dave carried him away for medical care. Joel insisted he hadn't chickened out and had even brought reinforcements but Scuzz was still angry at him for involving Dave.
(D.P.7 I#17) - As Charlotte had quit the Black Powers, Scuzz invited her to join the DDTeens, although she noted she wouldn't be a teenager for much longer. Scuzz etched 'DDTeens Rule' into her desk with his finger, much to Charlotte's irritation. The next day, Scuzz and the DDTeens (now wearing matching denim jeans and jackets) attended an assembly convened at the Clinic by director Tanis Newhouse. When director Newhouse ordered all the patients in special groups to return to their original therapy groups, Scuzz and the others objected loudly. Suddenly, Indigo and Bazooka launched an attack on Freefall and Tangler, attempting to murder them for having killed two of their friends. This provoked a riot among the patients which the DDTeens gleefully participated in (although Heather hid from the fighting). The riot ended when Lenore Fenzl exposed everyone in the room to her body's light, knocking everyone unconscious.
(D.P.7 I#21) - After the riot, Squirm joined the DDTeens. On January 3, 1988, the DDTeens had a snow fight, with Scuzz, Quiver, Raindrop and Squirm fighting against Ghost-Driver, Dynamite and Mothball. They were observed by Jensen, a journalist who had been brought to the Clinic by ex-employee Abner Heath to view where the bodies of the dead Clinic staffers Reinforcer and Receptor had been buried. When Scuzz saw Jensen taking photographs of them he realized the entire Clinic could be brought down. Rather than warn the rest of the Clinic, Scuzz decided the DDTeens should flee the Clinic and headed to Sheboygan, arriving on January 9, 1988 and inviting themselves into Stephanie Harrington's home as her new houseguests. The DDTeens didn't realize the Clinic had indeed been shut down after the county sheriff's deputies had laid siege to the facility.
(D.P.7 I#23) - The DDTeens took up residence in the Harrington's basement but Stephanie's husband Chuck didn't enjoy hosting them. On April 24, 1988, Scuzz and Mothball got into a fight in the basement and Chuck ordered them to leave that evening. Stephanie brought them to the nearest bus station and waited with them for the bus. Stephanie was confronted at the bus station by Major Edward Zentner of the U.S. Army and Dave Landers, who had been drafted. Zentner tried to recruit Stephanie into the Army but Dave turned against him and knocked him out, then told the Harringtons to flee the country for Canada. Dave warned Scuzz that when he turned 18 he'd be drafted as well then asked the DDTeens to help protect Stephanie and her family. Instead, Scuzz ordered the DDTeens back to the Harringtons' house, intending to squat there.
(D.P.7 I#25) - On June 2, 1988, Scuzz led the DDTeens to King Supermarket in Sheboygan and stole a load of groceries, with Raindrop created a raincloud in the supermarket to help them in their escape. Running to the Harringtons' station wagon, Scuzz drove them away but the supermarket staff called the police. A police car soon gave chase and as the other DDTeens distracted Scuzz with their complaints he took his eyes off the road; Scuzz accidentally drove the station wagon off the road and down a cliffside. The police called an ambulance; Scuzz was carried out of the wreck by paramedics.
(D.P.7 I#31 (fb)) - Joel and Annie both died in the wreck. The DDTeens were disbanded over the tragedy. Scuzz and Michael Crawley eventually joined the White Eventist cult.
Comments: Created by Mark Gruenwald, Paul Ryan and Danny Bulanadi.
Profile by Prime Eternal.
CLARIFICATIONS:
The DDTeens should not be confused with:
images: (without ads)
D.P.7 I#16, cover (main)
D.P.7 I#17, page 20, panel 2 (uniforms)
Appearances:
D.P.7 I#16-17 (February-March, 1988) - Mark Gruenwald (writer), Paul Ryan (penciler), Danny Bulanadi (inker), Howard Mackie (editor)
D.P.7 I#21 (July, 1988) - Mark Gruenwald (writer), Paul Ryan (penciler), Danny Bulanadi (inker), Howard Mackie (editor)
D.P.7 I#23 (September, 1988) - Mark Gruenwald (writer), Paul Ryan (penciler), Danny Bulanadi (inker), Howard Mackie (editor)
D.P.7 I#25 (November, 1988) - Mark Gruenwald (writer), Paul Ryan (penciler), Danny Bulanadi (inker), Howard Mackie (editor)
First posted: 10/27/2026
Last updated:
10/26/2026
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