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Creation & Design

Created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird as a parody of popular comic book tropes.

Early Years

The Turtles gained popularity through their comic series, leading to animated series, toys, and films.

Character Development

The Turtles have evolved from simple comic book characters to cultural icons, representing themes of brotherhood, loyalty, and justice.

Cultural Reception

The TMNT franchise has received critical acclaim and commercial success across various media.

Character Details

Real Name:
Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello, Raphael
First Appearance:
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures #71
Aliases:
TMNT, Turtles
Species:
Mutant Turtle
Gender:
Male
Affiliations:
The Foot Clan, April O'Neil, Splinter, Casey Jones
Abilities:
Martial Arts, Ninjutsu, Stealth, Agility
Equipment:
Ninja Weapons, Shells, Turtle Van
Weight:
150lbs each
Height:
5' 0"
Eye Color:
green
Hair Color:
none
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures #71
Archie ⋅ 1995
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures #71
 
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Second-to-last issue

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures #72
Archie ⋅ 1995
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures #72
 
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$90

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Final issue

Bodycount #1
Image ⋅ 1996
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Bodycount #1
 
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Four-issue limited series featuring the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

A darker, more violent take on the characters in a story that is said to be inspired by Heavy Metal magazine and John Woo films

Creed / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1
Lightning ⋅ 1996
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Creed / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1
 
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One-shot crossover of CreeD and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1
Image ⋅ 1996
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1
 
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Image begins publishing the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles from June 1996 thru October 1999

Bodycount #4
Image ⋅ 1996
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Bodycount #4
 
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Cover art by Simon Bisley featuring Raphael

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #12
Image ⋅ 1997
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #12
 
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1st comic book appearance of 'Venus,' a female ninja turtle created for television, revealed in comics to be the shape-shifting alien named Lurch

According to Gary Frank, the writer on this issue, he was to adhere to a strict rule that there is to be no female ninja turtles, as instructed by creator Peter Laird

TMNT: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1
Mirage ⋅ 2001
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TMNT: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1
 
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Premiere issue of the fourth and final Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series published by Mirage

The series was interrupted multiple times by outside media deals that required the attention of the creative team

Beginning with issue #4, the estimated print run is below 10k

Beginning with issue #17, the estimated print run is below 5k

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Issues #29 - #31 are limited to 1,000 copies, specially printed by Peter Laird

Copies ordered by retailers of the first issue: 12,361

Digital Webbing Presents #24
Variant ⋅ Digital Webbing LLC ⋅ 2005
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Digital Webbing Presents #24
 
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Scarce issue with a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles story

Limited edition cover

Digital Webbing Presents #24
Variant ⋅ Digital Webbing LLC ⋅ 2005
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Digital Webbing Presents #24
 
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Scarce issue with a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles story

TMNT: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #27
Mirage ⋅ 2006
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TMNT: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #27
 
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Copies ordered by retailers: 3,298

TMNT: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #28
Mirage ⋅ 2006
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TMNT: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #28
 
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Copies ordered by retailers: 2,678

TMNT: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #29
Mirage ⋅ 2008
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TMNT: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #29
 
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Originally available in digital format only but later printed in a limited run of what is said to be 1,000 copies

Bodycount
Hardcover ⋅ Image ⋅ 2008
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Bodycount
 
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112-page hardcover collection of the 1996 four-issue limited series

San Diego Comic Con 2018 exclusive, limited to 500 copies

TMNT: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #30
Mirage ⋅ 2009
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TMNT: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #30
 
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Originally available in digital format only but later printed in a limited run of what is said to be 1,000 copies

250 of the 1,000 copies have an original sketch on the inside back cover

Free Comic Book Day 2009: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1
Mirage ⋅ 2009
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Free Comic Book Day 2009: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1
 
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Reprint of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 (1984)

25th Anniversary edition

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1
IDW ⋅ 2011
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1
 
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Premiere issue of the first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ongoing series at IDW

Connecting cover that assembles all four turtles with the additional three variants

1st appearance of Old Hob, a one-eyed mutant cat and the first major enemy of the turtles in IDW continuity

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1
Connecting Variant ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2011
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1
 
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Variant cover art by Dan Duncan

Connecting cover with three additional issues assembles all four turtles

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1
Connecting Variant ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2011
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1
 
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Variant cover art by Dan Duncan

Connecting cover with three additional issues assembles all four turtles

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1
Convention Exclusive ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2011
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1
 
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Variant cover art by Dan Duncan

Created for the New England Comic Retailer Expo

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #2
IDW ⋅ 2011
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #2
 
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Origin of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Reintroduction of Casey Jones, in costume in the IDW series

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #2
1:5 ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2011
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #2
 
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Variant cover art by Walt Simonson

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #2
1:10 ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2011
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #2
 
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Variant cover art by Kevin Eastman

Free Comic Book Day 2013: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Non-Key
IDW ⋅ 2013
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Free Comic Book Day 2013: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
 
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2013 Free Comic Book Day giveaway

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: New Animated Adventures #1
Variant ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2013
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: New Animated Adventures #1
 
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Variant cover art by Dario Brizuela

Toys R' Us exclusive

The X-Files: Conspiracy - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1
1:25 ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2014
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The X-Files: Conspiracy - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1
 
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Variant cover art by Joe Corroney

'Tabloid Newspaper' edition

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #34
IDW ⋅ 2014
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #34
 
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1st appearance of Metalhead, a mechanical turtle

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 30th Anniversary Special #1
Variant ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2014
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 30th Anniversary Special #1
 
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Variant cover art by Chris Allan

Hot Topic exclusive limited to 1,000 copies

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles / Ghostbusters #1
IDW ⋅ 2014
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles / Ghostbusters #1
 
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Team-up of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and the Ghostbusters

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles / Ghostbusters #1
Glow ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2014
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles / Ghostbusters #1
 
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Glow-in-the-dark cover by Ozzie Fernandez

Store exclusive

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #44
IDW ⋅ 2015
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #44
 
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Death of Donatello

TMNT: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #31
Mirage ⋅ 2015
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TMNT: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #31
 
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Originally available in digital format only but later printed in a limited run of what is said to be 1,000 copies

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #45
Convention Exclusive ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2015
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #45
 
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Variant cover art by Simon Bisley

Cover art inspired by The Walking Dead #19, first appearance of Michonne

2015 convention exclusive

Batman / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1
DC ⋅ 2016
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Batman / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1
 
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Team-up of Batman and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Co-published by DC and IDW

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Funko Universe #1
1:25 ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2017
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Funko Universe #1
 
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Variant cover art by Jamal Peppers

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles / Usagi Yojimbo #1
1:10 ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2017
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles / Usagi Yojimbo #1
 
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Variant cover art by David Petersen

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles / Usagi Yojimbo #1
Variant ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2017
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles / Usagi Yojimbo #1
 
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Variant cover art by Stan Sakai

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #95
IDW ⋅ 2019
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #95
 
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Jennika transforms into a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle

Copies ordered by retailers: 15,381

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1
BOOM! ⋅ 2019
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Mighty Morphin Power Rangers / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1
 
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First team-up of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in comics

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #100
IDW ⋅ 2019
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #100
 
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Anniversary issue

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #100
Store Exclusive ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2019
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #100
 
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Variant cover art by Ciro Nieli honoring the names of all the creators who have worked on TMNT

Cover art inspired by The Amazing Spider-Man #700

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #100
1:50 ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2019
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #100
 
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Variant cover art by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #100
Store Exclusive ⋅ IDW ⋅ 2019
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #100
 
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Variant virgin cover art by Clayton Crain

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