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Publishers / Mirage / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1984) / #5 [Second Printing]
5 [Second Printing]May 1987
$1.50; 2.25 CAD

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #5 [Second Printing]

Mirage · May 1987

First appearance: Casey JonesFirst appearance (advertisement): ShredderFirst appearance (advertisement): Oroku Saki
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Identification plate

Series
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Mirage, 1984 series)
Issue
#5 [Second Printing]
Publication date
May 1987
Key date
May 1987
Price
$1.50; 2.25 CAD
Pages
52

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

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

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: Michael Dooney; inks: Michael Dooney; colors: Michael DooneyDonatello, Fugitoid, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Professor Honeycutt, Raphael
1Turtle Tracksforeword, introduction, preface, afterword1script: Peter LairdLeonardo
2-comic story37script: Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird; pencils: Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird; inks: Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird; letters: Steve LavigneDonatello, Fugitoid, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Professor Honeycutt, Raphael
3We Temporarily Interrupt this Comic Book for a Special Announcement!!!in-house column1letters: typeset
5Ghouls Night Outcomic story8script: Eric Talbot; pencils: Eric Talbot; inks: Eric Talbot; letters: Eric TalbotDonatello
6-illustration1pencils: ? (signed "DAARC"); inks: ? (signed "DAARC")Donatello, Casey Jones First, Leonardo, Michelangelo, April O'Neil, Raphael

Plus 2 pages of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Shell Shock #[nn]1989On eBay ›
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Classics #7
ISBN 978-1-61377-798-5		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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