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Publishers / Mirage / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1984) / #1 [Fourth Printing]
1 [Fourth Printing]September 1985
$1.50; 2.00 CAD

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 [Fourth Printing]

Mirage · September 1985

First appearance: RaphaelFirst appearance: DonatelloFirst appearance: LeonardoOrigin: DonatelloDeath of Hamato Yoshi
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Identification plate

Series
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Mirage, 1984 series)
Issue
#1 [Fourth Printing]
Publication date
September 1985
Key date
September 1985
Price
$1.50; 2.00 CAD

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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 April O'Neil - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

Origin story on record for: Donatello, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Oroku Saki, Raphael.

Death on record for: Hamato Yoshi, Oroku Saki, Shredder.

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-cover2pencils: Kevin Eastman; inks: Peter Laird; colors: Kevin EastmanDonatello, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Oroku Saki, Raphael, Shredder
1Turtle Tracksin-house column1script: Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird
2-comic story40script: Peter Laird, Kevin Eastman; pencils: Peter Laird, Kevin Eastman; inks: Peter Laird, Kevin Eastman; letters: Kevin EastmanDonatello Origin, Hamato Yoshi Death, Leonardo Origin, Michelangelo Origin, Oroku Saki Origin, Raphael Origin, Shredder Origin, Splinter Origin
3Sketchbookillustration5
5-illustration1pencils: Ryan Brown; inks: Ryan BrownDonatello First, Leonardo First, Michelangelo First, April O'Neil First, Raphael First, Splinter First

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

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Series context

‹ #12 of 72#1 [Fifth Printing] ›

Sources

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