Publishers / Mirage / Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987) / #4
4February 1988
$1.50; 2.25 CAD

Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #4

Mirage · February 1988

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Identification plate

Series
Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Mirage, 1987 series)
Issue
#4
Publication date
February 1988
Key date
January 1988
Indicia publisher
Mirage Studios
Price
$1.50; 2.25 CAD
Pages
36

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover2pencils: Jim Lawson; inks: Jim Lawson; colors: Steve Lavigne
1Turtle Trackstext article1letters: typeset
2-illustration1
3I, Monstercomic story30script: Jim Lawson; pencils: Jim Lawson; inks: Ryan Brown; letters: Steve Lavigne
4-promo (ad from the publisher)1
5Pin-Up Pageillustration1pencils: Butch Adams; inks: Butch Adams

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Collected Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #11989On eBay ›
Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #12007On eBay ›
Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1
ISBN 978-1-61377-416-8
2012On eBay ›
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Compendium #1
ISBN 978-1-68405-931-7
2022On eBay ›

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