Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures [Heroes in a Half-Shell] #[nn] for Sale - First Appearance of Raphael - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures [Heroes in a Half-Shell] (Archie, 1988 series)
Issue: #[nn]
Publication date: 1988
Key date: 1988-00-00
On-sale date: 1988
Indicia publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Price: [none]
Pages: 100
ISBN: 0-394-84169-7

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Donatello - 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.

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

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

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Michael Dooney; inks: Dave Garcia	Donatello First, Leonardo First, Michelangelo First, April O'Neil, Raphael First, Splinter First, Hamato Yoshi First
1	Heroes in a Half-Shell!	comic story	30	script: Michael Dooney, David Wise, Patti Howeth; pencils: Michael Dooney; inks: Dave Garcia; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Steve Lavigne
2	Turtles Are A-maze-d!	activity	1
3	Hidden Words!	activity	1	letters: typeset
4	Heroes in a Half-Shell!	comic story	30	script: Michael Dooney, David Wise, Patti Howeth; pencils: Michael Dooney; inks: Dave Garcia; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Steve Lavigne
5	What Is a Ninja?	text article	1	letters: typeset
6	Turtles Trivia!	activity	1	letters: typeset
7	Baseball Cards	illustration	2	letters: typeset
8	Heroes in a Half-Shell!	comic story	30	script: Michael Dooney, David Wise, Patti Howeth; pencils: Michael Dooney; inks: Dave Garcia; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Steve Lavigne

Before you buy

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Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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