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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles  (1984)

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Mirage ⋅ 1984

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
 
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40-page printer's proof of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 (1984)

A printer's proof is a sample that is printed to examine the correctness of the issue before printing the entire run

This one-of-a-kind, historical proof was found in a small print shop in Biddeford, Maine a few years after the publication of issue #1, after the Turtles had already exploded in popularity

The men who found it traded it to Downeast Comics which operated between the years of 1986 - 1994, in Brunswick, Maine

The owner paid for the proof with store stock and held onto it before auctioning it on Comic Link in 2020 for $12,472 with 77 bids

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1

Mirage ⋅ 1984

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1
 
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$1.2k
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$3k
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$15k

Key Facts

1st team appearance and origin of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Donatello, Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo

1st appearance of Splinter, the Turtles' mentor

1st appearance and death of the Shredder

First printing: 3,000 copies

[February 2022 - Paramount+ to develop three spin-off villain features]

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1

2nd Print ⋅ Mirage ⋅ 1984

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1
 
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$200
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$700
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$2k

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Second printing: 6,000 copies

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1

3rd Print ⋅ Mirage ⋅ 1985

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1
 
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$85
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$220
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$850

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Third printing

The third printing is nearly identical to the first and second printings except for a splash of blood on the second T in Turtles

Print run: 36,000

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1

4th Print ⋅ Mirage ⋅ 1985

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1
 
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$18
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1st cover appearance of the Shredder

4th printing, wraparound cover

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1

5th Print ⋅ Mirage ⋅ 1988

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1
 
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$20
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$80
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$250

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Fifth printing, wraparound variant cover

Back-up story featuring Donatello

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1

6th Print ⋅ Mirage ⋅ 1992

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1
 
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Softcover 'Special Deluxe Edition' magazine-sized reprint

Sixth printing, limited to 500 copies

Signed by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird

There also exists a hardcover edition

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1

Reprint ⋅ Mirage ⋅ 2014

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1
 
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$45

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Reprint of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 (1984)

2014 San Diego Comic Con exclusive, limited to 200 copies

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1

Reprint ⋅ Mirage ⋅ 2020

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1
 
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$12
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$40

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Reprint of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 (1984)

48-pages, oversized format

May 2020 Loot Crate exclusive

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1

Hardcover ⋅ Mirage ⋅ 1992

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1
 
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$55
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$575

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Hardcover 'Special Deluxe Edition' magazine-sized reprint

Sixth printing

limited to 500 copies

Signed by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird

There also exists a softcover edition

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1

Convention Exclusive ⋅ Mirage ⋅ 2005

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1
 
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PBBZ [Paperback Bazaar] Comic Con 2005 exclusive reprint, limited to 3,000 copies

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1
Non-Key

Convention Exclusive ⋅ Mirage ⋅ 2014

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2014 convention exclusive

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1

GameStop ⋅ Mirage ⋅ 2007

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1
 
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$20
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$80
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$250

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Promotional comic given away at Gamestop with the purchase of the 2007 TMNT video game

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1

Shattered ⋅ Mirage ⋅ 2020

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1
 
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Reprint of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 (1984)

'Shattered' edition limited to 3,000 copies, store exclusive

Back cover printed with the Diamond Comic Distributors 'Our Comeback Will Be Bigger Than Our Setback' post-Covid 19 shutdown rally campaign

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1

Shattered ⋅ Mirage ⋅ 2020

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1
 
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$10
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$35
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$110

Key Facts

Reprint of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 (1984)

'Shattered' negative (green) color edition, limited to 500 copies

Back cover printed with the Diamond Comic Distributors 'Our Comeback Will Be Bigger Than Our Setback' post-Covid 19 shutdown rally campaign

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #2

Mirage ⋅ 1984

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #2
 
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$100
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$350
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$1k

Key Facts

2nd team appearance of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

1st appearance of Baxter Stockman and his Robot Mousers

1st appearance of April O'Neil

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #2

Preview ⋅ Mirage ⋅ 1985

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #2
 
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$400
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$1.3k

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Printer's proof that was obtained at the time of the initial print run of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #2

Four pages that are uncut, unstapled proofs of the first interior page and final page of advertisements along with center pages #20 and #21

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #2

2nd Print ⋅ Mirage ⋅ 1985

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #2
 
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$18
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$75
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$225

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Second Printing

Identical cover with "Second Printing" on interior cover

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #3

Mirage ⋅ 1985

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #3
 
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$20
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$80
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$225

Key Facts

3rd team appearance of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

1st team appearance of the Utroms, alien race of Krang

There exists a far rarer and valuable version of this issue with a color error [see variant]

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #3

Error ⋅ Mirage ⋅ 1985

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #3
 
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$225
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$810
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$2.2k

Key Facts

Color error that affected approximately 500 issues

Identified by the white lettering in Laird's name as seen in the image in the red box

For clarity, the color error is superimposed next to the non-error Laird's Photo sign

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #4

Mirage ⋅ 1985

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #4
 
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$35
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$95
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$360

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Early issue of the first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series

Wraparound cover

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #4

Error ⋅ Mirage ⋅ 1987

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #4
 
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$75
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$225
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$750

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Error edition

The cover art seen in the image was intended for the reprint of Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 but due to confusion on behalf of the printer, it was used for the reprint of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #4

The title and issue number were correctly printed on the wrong cover therefore the entire print run of nearly 60,000 copies were recalled and destroyed with approximately 1,000 error copies remaining in circulation

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #5

Mirage ⋅ 1985

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #5
 
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Early issue of the first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series

Approximate print run: 60,000

Wraparound cover

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #5

2nd Print ⋅ Mirage ⋅ 1987

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #5
 
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Second printing, wraparound cover art by Kevin Eastman

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #6

Mirage ⋅ 1986

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #6
 
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1st appearance of Zanramon, Prime Leader of the Triceraton Republic

Second printing includes a back-up story that was not printed in the first

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #6

2nd Print ⋅ Mirage ⋅ 1987

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #6
 
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Second printing, includes a back-up story that was not in the first printing

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #7

Mirage ⋅ 1986

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #7
 
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$9
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$30

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Origin of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, they discover that the ooze which caused their transformation was created by the Utroms, Krang's alien race

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #7

2nd Print ⋅ Mirage ⋅ 1989

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #7
 
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$12
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$30
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$115

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Variant second printing cover art featuring an unnamed member of Krang's alien race, the Utroms

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #8

Mirage ⋅ 1986

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #8
 
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Crossover appearance of Cerebus from publisher Aardvark-Vanaheim

1st appearance of Renet, a human who stole the Time Scepter from Lord Simultaneous

1st appearance of Lord Simultaneous, a Time Master

1st appearance of Savanti Romero, a demon and apprentice Time Master

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #9

Mirage ⋅ 1986

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #9
 
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$9
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1st cover appearance of Splinter

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #10

Mirage ⋅ 1987

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #10
 
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3rd appearance of the Shredder, later revealed to be a mystic worm with the ability to create a clone of a human

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #11

Mirage ⋅ 1987

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #11
 
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$18
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Wraparound cover art by Kevin Eastman

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #14

Mirage ⋅ 1988

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #14
 
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Cover art inspired by the film ‘The Untouchables’

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #18
Non-Key

Mirage ⋅ 1989

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #18
 
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Non-Key Issue. No additional information is available.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #19
Non-Key

Mirage ⋅ 1989

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #19
 
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Non-Key Issue. No additional information is available.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #21

Mirage ⋅ 1989

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #21
 
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Shredder appears without battle gear

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #23
Non-Key

Mirage ⋅ 1989

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #23
 
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Non-Key Issue. No additional information is available.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #28
Non-Key

Mirage ⋅ 1990

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #28
 
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Non-Key Issue. No additional information is available.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #32
Non-Key

Mirage ⋅ 1990

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #32
 
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$3

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Non-Key Issue. No additional information is available.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #53

Mirage ⋅ 1992

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #53
 
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1st full appearance of Karai, Shredder's granddaughter

City At War: Part 4 of a 13-issue story arc

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