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5October 1989
$1.00

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures #5

Archie · October 1989 · on sale 1989-07-11

First appearance: Man RayFirst appearance: Jack Finney3 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures (Archie, 1989 series)
Issue
#5
Publication date
October 1989
Key date
1989-10-00
On-sale date
1989-07-11
Indicia publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Price
$1.00
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Ken Mitchroney; inks: Dave GarciaDonatello, Jack Finney First, Man Ray First, Michelangelo, Oroku Saki, Raphael, Shredder
1Something Fishy Goes Downcomic story28script: Dean Clarrain, Ryan Brown; pencils: Ken Mitchroney; inks: Dave Garcia; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Gary FieldsBebop, Donatello, Jack Finney First, Krang, Leonardo, Man Ray First, Michelangelo, Oroku Saki, Raphael, Rocksteady, Shredder

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 07189646970710
Canadian - Newsstandprice 1.25 CAD; barcode 07189646970710
Canadian - Directprice 1.25 CAD

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Classics Digest #11993On eBay ›
The Collected Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures #1
ISBN 1-879450-03-8		1991On eBay ›
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1
ISBN 1-879450-00-3		1991On eBay ›
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures #2
ISBN 978-1-61377-495-3		2012On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q63912818 (Man Ray), first-appearance property (CC0)

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