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Publishers / Mirage / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1984) / #2
2[October 1984]

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #2

Mirage · [October 1984]

First appearance: April O'NeilFirst appearance: Baxter Stockman1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Mirage, 1984 series)
Issue
#2
Publication date
[October 1984]
Key date
October 1984
Pages
44

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Why this issue matters

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover2pencils: Peter Laird; inks: Peter Laird; colors: Peter Laird
1-letters page1script: Peter Laird
2-comic story38script: Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird; pencils: Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird; inks: Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird; letters: Kevin EastmanDonatello, Leonardo, Michelangelo, April O'Neil First, Raphael, Splinter, Baxter Stockman First
3-letters page1script: Peter Laird
5Pin-Up Pageillustration1pencils: Peter Laird; inks: Brad W. FosterDonatello, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael

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

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Second PrintingSee the GCD record for identification notes.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Collected Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #11990On eBay ›
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #[1]
ISBN 0-915419-09-2		1986On eBay ›
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #11988On eBay ›
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Collected Book #12009On eBay ›
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Color Classics #22012On eBay ›
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Ultimate Collection #1
ISBN 978-1-61377-007-8		2011On 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 ›
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #2 [Third Printing]1986On eBay ›

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Series context

‹ #1 [Fifth Printing]4 of 72#2 [Third Printing] ›

Sources

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