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Publishers / Mirage / Donatello, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle (1986) / #1
1August 1986
$1.50; 2.10 CAD

Donatello, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle #1

Mirage · August 1986

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Identification plate

Series
Donatello, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle (Mirage, 1986 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
August 1986
Key date
August 10, 1986
Indicia publisher
Mirage Studios
Price
$1.50; 2.10 CAD
Pages
44

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover2pencils: Peter Laird; inks: Peter Laird; colors: Kevin EastmanDonatello
1Turtle Tracksforeword, introduction, preface, afterword1script: Peter Laird
2Kirby And The Warp Crystalcomic story31script: Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird; pencils: Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird; inks: Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird; letters: Steve LavigneDonatello, April O'Neil, Raphael
3Pin-Up Pageillustration1pencils: Stan Sakai; inks: Stan Sakai; letters: Steve LavigneDonatello, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Miyamoto Usagi, Raphael

Where to read it

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Ultimate Collection #2
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Transdimensional Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #[nn]
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Ultimate Collection #2
ISBN 978-1-68405-161-8		2018On eBay ›
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Compendium #1
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