Publishers / Mirage / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1984) / #17
17November 1988
$1.50; 2.25 CAD

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #17

Mirage · November 1988

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Series
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Mirage, 1984 series)
Issue
#17
Publication date
November 1988
Key date
November 1988
Indicia publisher
Mirage Studios
Price
$1.50; 2.25 CAD
Pages
44

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover2pencils: Eric Talbot; inks: Eric TalbotMichelangelo
1Distractionscomic story34script: Kevin Eastman, Eric Talbot; pencils: Eric Talbot; inks: Eric Talbot; letters: Steve LavigneKlunk, Michelangelo
2-foreword, introduction, preface, afterword1script: Eric Talbot; pencils: Eric Talbot; inks: Eric Talbot
3The Shell of the Dragonpromo (ad from the publisher)2pencils: Mark Bodé; inks: Kevin Eastman, Eric TalbotDonatello, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael
4One billion year ago we had a thought...promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Kevin Eastman, Eric Talbot; inks: Kevin Eastman, Eric Talbot
5B-dah b-dee b-dah b-dats all folks!illustration1pencils: Eric Talbot; inks: Eric Talbot

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Collected Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #31990On eBay ›
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Ultimate Collection #3
ISBN 978-1-61377-138-9
2012On eBay ›
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Color Classics Vol. 2 #42014On eBay ›
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Ultimate Collection #3
ISBN 9781684053308
2018On eBay ›

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