Publishers / Archie / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures (1989) / #42
42March 1993
$1.25

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures #42

Archie · March 1993 · on sale 1993-01-05

First appearance: DonatelloFirst appearance: RaphaelFirst appearance: Leonardo2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures (Archie, 1989 series)
Issue
#42
Publication date
March 1993
Key date
1993-03-00
On-sale date
1993-01-05
Indicia publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Price
$1.25
Pages
36
Barcode
00912846970603
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Donatello - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Raphael - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Leonardo - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Michelangelo - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Future Shark Trilogy Part 1 of 3cover1pencils: Peter Laird; inks: Ryan BrownDonatello, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael, Armaggon
1Future Tensecomic story23script: Dean Clarrain, Chris Allan; pencils: Chris Allan; inks: Brian Thomas; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Gary FieldsDonatello, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Oroku Saki, Raphael, Shredder, Splinter, Hamato Yoshi, Alim, Armaggon, Donatello First, Leonardo First, Manx, Merdude
2-illustration5

Printings and variants

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Series context

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Sources

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