Publishers / Archie / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures (1989) / #12
12July 1990
$1.00; 1.25 CAD; 0.75 GBP

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures #12

Archie · July 1990 · on sale 1990-05-08

First appearance: MalignaFirst appearance: Trap2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures (Archie, 1989 series)
Issue
#12
Publication date
July 1990
Key date
1990-07-00
On-sale date
1990-05-08
Indicia publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Price
$1.00; 1.25 CAD; 0.75 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Maligna - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Trap - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Ken Mitchroney; inks: Ryan Brown; colors: Steve LavigneCherubae, Donatello, Krang, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Oroku Saki, Raphael, Shredder
1The Lost Worldcomic story28script: Dean Clarrain; pencils: Ken Mitchroney; inks: Dan Berger; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Gary FieldsBebop, Cherubae, Cudley the Cowlick, Donatello, Jess Harley, Krang, Leatherhead, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Oroku Saki, Raphael, Rocksteady, Screwloose, Shredder

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Canadianprice 1.25 CAD; barcode 07189646970707
Newsstandprice 1.00 USD; barcode 07189646970707

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Classics Digest #31994On eBay ›
The Collected Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures #3
ISBN 1-879450-05-4		1991On eBay ›
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures #3
ISBN 978-1-61377-554-7		2013On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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