Matt Logan

MATT LOGAN

Real Name: Matthew Kevin Logan

Class: Human

Occupation: Aspiring screenwriter

Group Affiliation: None

Known Relatives: Garfield Logan (Beast Boy, cousin), Marie Logan (aunt, deceased), Mark Logan (uncle, deceased)

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Hollywood, CA

First Appearance: Beast Boy #1 (January, 2000)

Powers: Mat was a skilled gamer and a somewhat creative writer.

History: (Beast Boy #1, 2) - Matt Logan was an aspiring screenwriter, and cousin of superhero Changeling Gar Logan. Gar returned to Hollywood to reclaim his past glory, and staid with Matt. Matt had received several rent notices, and was in danger of being fired from work, but he didn't care because he was obsessed with his latest videogame. He told Gar he had lots of ideas to pitch him, but first they'd schmooze at the Opium Den club. The bouncer wasn't impressed with either of them, so Gar turned into a mouse and snuck into the club, letting Matt in. A young woman recognized Gar from Space Trek, and told him he was her hero. Gar replied that he was nobody's hero, and he had better things to do than talk to a fangirl. Matt thought he was being a jerk, but when Gar saw her being intimidated by another man he intervened. The man threw him into the bar before running into an alley behind the club with the fangirl. Gar followed, but was knocked out by an assailant. When he came to he found the man's bloodied body, and the police had arrived. Gar was locked up, and he tried to call Matt for bail, but Matt's phone had been turned off because he kept forgetting to pay his bills. Gar spotted an evil doppelganger from his cell, and escaped to pursue him, believing he was the real murderer. The doppelganger eluded him, and Gar returned to Matt's place. Bounty hunters Fear and Loathing attacked him, and much to Matt's chagrin they destroyed his apartment. The bounty hunters were only there to stall Gar, and fled once the police responded.

(Beast Boy #3, 4) - Gar was tossed in prison again, along with Matty, arrested as an accomplice. They were outfitted with DEO power inhibitors, even though Matty protested that even though he was Gar's cousin he didn't have any superpowers. Matty told Gar not to worry because he'd almost passed a semester of criminal justice, but the police weren't impressed with his negligible knowledge of the law. Flamebird returned to bail them out, but was unaware she couldn't pay with a personal check. Gar was cleared when reports came in of Nightwing fighting his doppelganger. Furthermore the doppelganger had already kidnapped Gar's Space Trek co-stars Tim Bender and Vicky Valiant, so he clearly had a grudge. Nightwing picked up Gar and offered to help him catch his double, but Gar was still angry he hadn't been invited to join the Titans, and said he wanted to stand on his own two feet. Gar and Matty returned home only to find that Matty had finally been evicted. The double left behind xianqui pieces, so Gar searched Chinatown, and found a woman resembling a younger Madame Rouge waiting for him. The young woman was Gemini, daughter of Madame Rouge, and she was raised to hate the Doom Patrol, and blamed Gar for Rouge's death, so she decided to ruin his name by impersonating him. She summoned Fear and Loathing to attack Gar, while she took his Hollywood co-stars away, planning to kill them, hoping the blame would fall on Gar. Flamebird arrived to help Gar fend off the bounty hunters, allowing him to pursue Gemini. Gar battled her, saved his co-stars, and knocked out Gemini with a punch after a shapeshifter duel. The media was abuzz about Gar, and Don Dickerson, the producer of Space Trek, said he had roles lined up for him. Gar hung up on him, sick of how fickle Hollywood was. Flamebird offered her apartment to Gar and Matt, and they moved in. Matt was thrilled because he'd developed a crush on the heroine. Flamebird put the idea of bringing back Titans West in his head, and he admitted he had a hard time saying no to a cute blonde.

Comments: Created by Geoff Johns, Ben Raab & Justiniano.

Matt Logan received a profile in Titans Secret Files #2.