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Publishers / Mirage / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1984) / #3 [Second Printing]
3 [Second Printing]November 1988
$1.50; 2.25 CAD

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #3 [Second Printing]

Mirage · November 1988

First appearance: Complete CarnageFirst appearance: Raven ShadowheartFirst appearance: Radical
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Identification plate

Series
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Mirage, 1984 series)
Issue
#3 [Second Printing]
Publication date
November 1988
Key date
November 1988
Indicia publisher
Mirage Studios
Price
$1.50; 2.25 CAD
Pages
52

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Jim Lawson, Peter Laird; inks: Peter Laird, Jim Lawson; colors: Jim LawsonDonatello, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael, Splinter
1Turtle Tracksin-house column1script: Peter Laird
2-comic story27script: Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird; pencils: Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird; inks: Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird; letters: Steve LavigneDonatello, Leonardo, Michelangelo, April O'Neil, Raphael
3Epiloguecomic story11script: Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird; pencils: Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird; inks: Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird; letters: Steve LavigneSplinter
4Complete Carnage an' Radicalcomic story6script: Kevin Eastman; pencils: Kevin Eastman; inks: Jim Lawson; letters: Steve LavigneComplete Carnage First, Casey Jones, Radical First, Raphael, Raven Shadowheart First
5-illustration1pencils: Bernie Shuman; inks: Bernie ShumanLeonardo, Splinter

Where to read it

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Shell Shock #[nn]1989On eBay ›
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: 25th Anniversary Collection #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-61377-742-8		2013On eBay ›
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Ultimate Collection #62015On eBay ›
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Ultimate Collection #6
ISBN 1684058570		2022On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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