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Publishers / Mirage / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1984) / #8
81986
$1.50; 2.10 CAD

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #8

Mirage · 1986

First appearance (cover): RenetFirst appearance: Savanti RomeroFirst appearance: Lord Simultaneous
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Identification plate

Series
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Mirage, 1984 series)
Issue
#8
Publication date
1986
Key date
1986
Indicia publisher
Mirage Studios
Price
$1.50; 2.10 CAD
Pages
52

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Why this issue matters

First appearance (cover) of Renet - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover2pencils: Kevin Eastman; inks: Kevin EastmanCerebus, Donatello, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael, Renet First, Savanti Romero First
1Turtle Tracksforeword, introduction, preface, afterword1script: Kevin Eastman; pencils: Kevin Eastman; inks: Kevin EastmanCerebus, Donatello
2-comic story45script: Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird, Dave Sim; pencils: Kevin Eastman, Dave Sim, Peter Laird, Gerhard; inks: Kevin Eastman, Dave Sim, Peter Laird, Gerhard; letters: Steve Lavigne, Dave SimCerebus, Donatello, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael, Lord Simultaneous First, Renet First, Savanti Romero First
3Mirage Newsin-house column1letters: typeset
4-letters page1.33script: various; pencils: Donald Petty (computer drawing); inks: Donald Petty (computer drawing); letters: typesetDonatello
5Original Art Wanted!in-house column0.25letters: typeset
7Those New Wave Wacked-Out Kinda Nutty Loony Subterranean Extra-Terrestrial Pseudo-Scientific Gargantuan Ego Centric Bigger Than Life Mutant Commando Teenage Home Wrecking Heart Breaking Gut Wrenching Completely Psychotic Punk Rockin' Killer Kiwis!illustration1script: Kevin Eastman; pencils: Kevin Eastman; inks: Kevin Eastman; letters: Kevin Eastmana Killer Kiwi

Plus 0.42 pages of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Collected Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #11990On eBay ›
Turtlemania Special #11986On eBay ›
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #3
ISBN 0-915419-28-9		1987On eBay ›
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #11988On eBay ›
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Collected Book #12009On eBay ›
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Works #2
ISBN 978-1-61377-763-3		2013On eBay ›
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Ultimate Collection #2
ISBN 978-1-61377-088-7		2011On eBay ›
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Color Classics #2
ISBN 978-1-68405-430-5; 1684054303		2019On eBay ›
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Ultimate Collection #2
ISBN 978-1-68405-161-8		2018On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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