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Publishers / Mirage / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1984) / #1 [Fifth Printing]
1 [Fifth Printing]August 1988
$1.50; 2.25 CAD

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 [Fifth Printing]

Mirage · August 1988

Origin: DonatelloDeath of Hamato Yoshi
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Identification plate

Series
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Mirage, 1984 series)
Issue
#1 [Fifth Printing]
Publication date
August 1988
Key date
August 1988
Indicia publisher
Mirage Publishing Inc.
Price
$1.50; 2.25 CAD
Pages
54

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Why this issue matters

Origin story on record for: Donatello, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Oroku Saki, Raphael.

Death on record for: Hamato Yoshi, Oroku Saki, Shredder.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover2pencils: Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird; inks: Kevin Eastman, Peter LairdDonatello, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Oroku Saki, Raphael, Shredder, Splinter
1-credits, title page1pencils: Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird; inks: Kevin Eastman, Peter LairdDonatello, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael
2-comic story40script: Peter Laird, Kevin Eastman; pencils: Peter Laird, Kevin Eastman; inks: Peter Laird, Kevin Eastman; letters: Steve LavigneDonatello Origin, Hamato Yoshi Death, Leonardo Origin, Michelangelo Origin, Oroku Saki Origin, Raphael Origin, Shredder Origin, Splinter Origin
3Not One Word!comic story10script: Eric Talbot; pencils: Eric Talbot; inks: Eric Talbot; letters: Eric TalbotDonatello, Leonardo, Michelangelo, April O'Neil, Raphael

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Shell Shock #[nn]1989On eBay ›
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Ultimate Collection #62015On eBay ›
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Ultimate Collection #6
ISBN 1684058570		2022On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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