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Publishers / Mirage / Raphael, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle (1985) / #1 [Second Printing]

1 [Second Printing]November 1987
$1.50; 2.25 CAD

Raphael, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle #1 [Second Printing]

Mirage · November 1987

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Identification plate

Series: Raphael, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle (Mirage, 1985 series)
Issue: #1 [Second Printing]
Publication date: November 1987
Key date: November 1987
Price: $1.50; 2.25 CAD
Pages: 44

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Contents

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Kevin Eastman; inks: Kevin Eastman; colors: Kevin Eastman	Casey Jones, Raphael
1	Turtle Tracks	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	1	script: Peter Laird
2	Me, Myself, and I	comic story	26	script: Peter Laird, Kevin Eastman; pencils: Peter Laird, Kevin Eastman; inks: Peter Laird, Kevin Eastman; letters: Steve Lavigne	Donatello, Casey Jones, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael
3	Fun with Guns	comic story	14	script: Kevin Eastman; pencils: Kevin Eastman; inks: Kevin Eastman; letters: Steve Lavigne	Casey Jones, Raphael
4	-	illustration	1	pencils: Chris Baldwin; inks: Chris Baldwin

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Shell Shock #[nn]	1989	On eBay ›
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: 25th Anniversary Collection #[nn] ISBN 978-1-61377-742-8	2013	On eBay ›
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Ultimate Collection #6	2015	On eBay ›
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Ultimate Collection #6 ISBN 1684058570	2022	On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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