Publishers / Mirage / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1984) / #16
16September 1988
$1.50; 2.25 CAD

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #16

Mirage · September 1988

First appearance (promotional): Leatherhead
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Identification plate

Series
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Mirage, 1984 series)
Issue
#16
Publication date
September 1988
Key date
September 1988
Indicia publisher
Mirage Studios
Price
$1.50; 2.25 CAD
Pages
44

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Why this issue matters

First appearance (promotional) of Leatherhead - the earliest appearance on record is a publisher promotion, not a story; a canonical story debut may come later.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Mark Martin; inks: Mark Martin; colors: Mark MartinDonatello, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael
1photo comiccomic story1script: Mark Martin; pencils: Mark Martin; inks: Mark Martin; letters: Mark MartinMark Martin
2A Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Storycomic story32script: Mark Martin; pencils: Mark Martin; inks: Mark MartinDonatello, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael
3Commandosaurspromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Peter Laird, Stephen R. Bissette; inks: Peter Laird, Stephen R. Bissette
4Legend of Leatherheadpromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Jim Lawson; letters: Steve LavigneDonatello, Leatherhead First, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael
5Melting Potpromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Kevin Eastman, Eric Talbot; inks: Kevin Eastman, Eric Talbot
6-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Kevin Eastman; inks: Kevin EastmanDonatello, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Oroku Saki, Raphael, Shredder
7-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Peter Laird; inks: Peter Laird; letters: Steve Lavigne
10Mirage Studios Mail Orderpromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird; inks: Kevin Eastman, Peter LairdOroku Saki, Shredder
11Turtle Tracksforeword, introduction, preface, afterword1script: Kevin Eastman, Mark Martin; pencils: Mark Martin; inks: Mark Martin; letters: Mark MartinLeonardo
12Achmedcomic story1script: Mark Martin; pencils: Mark Martin; inks: Mark Martin; colors: Mark Martin

Plus 2 pages of advertisements and other matter across 2 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Collected Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #51990On eBay ›
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Classics #2
ISBN 978-1-61377-357-4		2012On eBay ›
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Color Classics #3
ISBN 978-1-68405-639-2		2020On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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