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7December 1989
$1.00

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures #7

Archie · December 1989 · on sale 1989-09-26

First appearance: Cudley the CowlickFirst appearance: StumpFirst appearance: Sling3 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures (Archie, 1989 series)
Issue
#7
Publication date
December 1989
Key date
1989-12-00
On-sale date
1989-09-26
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 Cudley the Cowlick - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

First appearance of Cryin' Houn' - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1
1"You Don't Need Drugs to ..."public service announcement1Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Dilton Doiley, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle, Moose Mason
2"Yeah, you could say I'm a little upset"comic story28script: Dean Clarrain, Ryan Brown; pencils: Jim Lawson; inks: Gary Fields; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Gary FieldsCudley the Cowlick First, Donatello, Jess Harley, Krang, Leatherhead, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael, Shredder, Sling First, Stump First, Oroku Saki, Bebop, Cryin' Houn' First

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 07189646970712
Canadian - Newsstandprice 1.25 CAD; barcode 07189646970712
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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Before you buy

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Series context

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Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q76812708 (Cryin' Houn'), first-appearance property (CC0)

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