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Publishers / Mirage / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1984) / #3
31985
$1.50

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #3

Mirage · 1985 · on sale April 1, 1985

1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Mirage, 1984 series)
Issue
#3
Publication date
1985
Key date
April 1, 1985
On-sale date
April 1, 1985
Indicia publisher
Mirage Studios
Price
$1.50
Pages
44

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover2pencils: Kevin Eastman; inks: Kevin EastmanDonatello, Leonardo, Michelangelo, April O'Neil, Raphael
1-letters page1letters: typeset
2-comic story27script: Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird; pencils: Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird; inks: Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird; letters: Kevin EastmanDonatello, Leonardo, Michelangelo, April O'Neil, Raphael
3Epiloguecomic story11script: Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird; pencils: Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird; inks: Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird; letters: Kevin EastmanSplinter
4-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird; inks: Kevin Eastman, Peter LairdDonatello, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael
6Pin-Up Pageillustration1pencils: Matt Howarth; inks: Matt HowarthLeonardo

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

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
NYCC / Laird's Photo variantSee 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 #2
ISBN 0-915419-22-X		1987On eBay ›
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #11988On eBay ›
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Collected Book #12009On eBay ›
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Color Classics #32012On eBay ›
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Ultimate Collection #1
ISBN 978-1-61377-007-8		2011On eBay ›
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #3 [Second Printing]1988On 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 ›

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Series context

‹ #2 [Third Printing]6 of 72#3 [Second Printing] ›

Sources

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