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Publishers / Mirage / Raphael, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle (1985) / #1
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$1.50; 2.00 CAD

Raphael, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle #1

Mirage · 1985

First appearance (cover): Casey Jones
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Identification plate

Series
Raphael, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle (Mirage, 1985 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
1985
Key date
1985
Indicia publisher
Mirage Studios
Price
$1.50; 2.00 CAD
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

First appearance (cover) of Casey Jones - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

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.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Kevin Eastman; inks: Kevin EastmanCasey Jones First, Raphael
1Turtle Tracksletters page1script: Kevin Eastman
2Me, Myself, and Icomic story26script: Peter Laird, Kevin Eastman; pencils: Peter Laird, Kevin Eastman; inks: Peter Laird, Kevin Eastman; letters: Kevin EastmanDonatello, Casey Jones First, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael
6-illustration1pencils: Kevin Eastman, Peter LairdDonatello, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael
8"Pin-Up Page!"illustration1pencils: Chris EckerDonatello, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael
9-illustration1pencils: Kevin EastmanCasey Jones First, Raphael

Plus 5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 4 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Collected Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #11990On eBay ›
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #11988On eBay ›
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Collected Book #12009On eBay ›
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Ultimate Collection #1
ISBN 978-1-61377-007-8		2011On eBay ›
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: 25th Anniversary Collection #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-61377-742-8		2013On eBay ›
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Color Classics: Micro-Series #12012On eBay ›
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Microseries #12011On eBay ›
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Ultimate Collection #1
ISBN 9781631409905		2017On eBay ›
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Compendium #1
ISBN 978-1-68405-931-7		2022On eBay ›
Raphael, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle #1 [Second Printing]1987On eBay ›

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Series context

1 of 2#1 [Second Printing] ›

Sources

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