Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 40th Anniversary Comics Celebration #[nn] for Sale - First Appearance of Splinter - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 40th Anniversary Comics Celebration (IDW, 2024 series)
Issue: #[nn]
Publication date: July 2024
Key date: 2024-07-10
On-sale date: 2024-07-10
Indicia publisher: IDW Publishing
Price: $11.99
Pages: 84
Barcode: 82771403314400111

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

First appearance of Ch'rell - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

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

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

Death on record for: Splinter.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird; inks: Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird; colors: Fahriza Kamaputra
1	-	credits, title page	1	letters: typeset
2	Mirage 1 Story	comic story	4	script: Kevin Eastman, Edgar Allan Poe; pencils: Kevin Eastman; inks: Kevin Eastman; letters: Tom Napolitano	Donatello, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael
3	Monsters	comic story	8	script: Jim Lawson; pencils: Jim Lawson; inks: Jim Lawson; colors: Steve Lavigne	Donatello, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael
4	Gang Wars	comic story	8	script: Tristan Jones; pencils: Paul Harmon; inks: Paul Harmon; colors: Paul Harmon; letters: Tom Napolitano	Donatello, Casey Jones, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael, Splinter, Donatello, Oroku Saki, Oroku Saki, Shredder, Shredder
5	Downtime	comic story	4	script: Gary Carlson; pencils: Frank Fosco; inks: Frank Fosco; colors: Adam Guzowski; letters: Tom Napolitano	Donatello, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael
6	The Man Behind the Mask	comic story	4	script: Chris Allen; pencils: Chris Allen; inks: Chris Allen; colors: Chris Allen; letters: Chris Allen	April O'Neil, Raphael
7	What About Tomorrow?	comic story	4	script: Erik Burnham; pencils: Sarah Myer; inks: Sarah Myer; colors: Luis Antonio Delgado; letters: Shawn Lee	Donatello, Leatherhead First, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael, Oroku Saki First, Shredder First, Splinter First, Baxter Stockman First, Hamato Yoshi First
8	Splinter Forever	comic story	8	script: Lloyd Goldfine; pencils: Khary Randolph; inks: Khary Randolph; colors: Emilio Lopez; letters: Tom Napolitano, Shawn Lee	Ch'rell First, Donatello First, Hun First, Leonardo First, Michelangelo First, Raphael First, Splinter First, Shredder First
9	Kraang Among Us	comic story	8	script: Ciro Nieli; pencils: Ciro Nieli; inks: Ciro Nieli; colors: Ciro Nieli; letters: Shawn Lee	Donatello, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Karai, Raphael, Hamato Yoshi
10	Farewell	comic story	8	script: Andy Suriano; pencils: Andy Suriano; inks: Andy Suriano; colors: Andy Suriano; letters: Tom Napolitano	Donatello, Leonardo, Michelangelo, April O'Neil, Raphael, Splinter Death, Hamato Yoshi
11	Father's Day	comic story	8	script: Tom Waltz; pencils: Michael Dialynas; inks: Michael Dialynas; colors: Michael Dialynas; letters: Tom Napolitano	Donatello, Jennika, Casey Jones, Leonardo, Michelangelo, April O'Neil, Raphael
12	Teen Spirit	comic story	8	script: Ronda Pattison; pencils: Pablo Tunica; inks: Pablo Tunica; colors: Pablo Tunica; letters: Tom Napolitano	Donatello, Jennika, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael, Oroku Saki
13	Freddie E. Williams II Illustration	illustration	1	pencils: Freddie E. Williams II; inks: Freddie E. Williams II
14	David Petersen Illustration	illustration	1	pencils: David Petersen; inks: David Petersen; colors: David Petersen
15	Ken Mitchroney Illustration	illustration	1	pencils: Ken Mitchroney; inks: Ken Mitchroney; colors: Aaron Hazouri	Donatello, Leonardo, Michelangelo, April O'Neil, Raphael, Splinter, Hamato Yoshi
16	Dan Duncan Illustration	illustration	1	pencils: Dan Duncan; inks: Dan Duncan; colors: Ronda Pattison
17	Ronda Pattison Illustration	illustration	1	pencils: Ronda Pattison; inks: Ronda Pattison; colors: Ronda Pattison
18	Sophie Campbell Illustration	illustration	1	pencils: Sophie Campbell; inks: Sophie Campbell; colors: Sophie Campbell	Venus
19	Jodi Nishijima Illustration	illustration	1	pencils: Jodi Nishijima; inks: Jodi Nishijima; colors: Jodi Nishijima
20	Stan Sakai Illustration	illustration	1	pencils: Stan Sakai; inks: Stan Sakai; colors: Emi Fujii	Donatello, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Miyamoto Usagi, Raphael
21	Cover Gallery	illustration	1	pencils: various; inks: various; colors: various; letters: typeset

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
Michael Dooney 40th Anniversary Variant Cover	barcode 82771403314401111
Cover E - Vincenzo Federici 2020s Variant	barcode 82771403314400511
Cover RI - Michael Dialynas Virgin Variant	barcode 82771403314400811
Cover C - Emilio Lopez 2000s Variant	barcode 82771403314400311
Cover RI - Khary Randolph	barcode 82771403314401011
Cover B - Simon Bisley 1990s Variant	barcode 82771403314400211
Cover D - Sophie Campbell 2010s Variant	barcode 82771403314400411
Cover G - Michael Cho Golden Age Variant	barcode 82771403314400611
Cover RI - Esau Escorza & Isaac Escorza	barcode 82771403314400711
Convention Exclusive Wraparound Cover - Ben Bishop	See the GCD record for identification notes.
Cover RI - Dave Wachter	barcode 82771403314400911

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The IDW Collection #17 ISBN 979-8-88724-273-6	2025	On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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