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Publishers / Mirage / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1984) / #27
27December 1989
$1.75; 2.50 CAD

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #27

Mirage · December 1989

First appearance (advertisement): Leonardo
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Identification plate

Series
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Mirage, 1984 series)
Issue
#27
Publication date
December 1989
Key date
December 1989
Indicia publisher
Mirage Studios
Price
$1.75; 2.50 CAD
Pages
44

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Why this issue matters

First appearance (advertisement) of Leonardo - the earliest appearance on record is an advertisement, not a story.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Michael Dooney; inks: Michael Dooney; colors: Michael DooneyComplete Carnage, Donatello, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Radical, Raphael, Raven Shadowheart
1Introductionforeword, introduction, preface, afterword1script: Michael Dooney; pencils: Michael Dooney; inks: Michael Dooney
2Dreams of Stonecomic story36script: Michael Dooney; pencils: Michael Dooney; inks: Michael Dooney; letters: Mary KelleherDonatello, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael, Splinter, Complete Carnage, Radical, Raven Shadowheart
3Mirage Mini Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: various; inks: various; letters: typeset
4PORTFOLIOpromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Kevin Eastman; inks: Kevin EastmanDonatello, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael
5You Are The Dinosaurspromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Michael Zulli; inks: Michael Zulli
8Mirage Studiospromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Michael Dooney; inks: Michael Dooney

Plus 2 pages of advertisements and other matter across 2 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Collected Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #71991On eBay ›
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Classics #3
ISBN 978-1-61377-538-7		2012On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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