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The concept arose from a humorous drawing sketched out by eastman during a casual evening of brainstorming and bad television with laird. Vintage teenage mutant ninja turtles rose art inlaid puzzle pieces 1990. The teenage mutant ninja turtles were created in an american comic book published by mirage studios in 1984 in dover, new hampshire. If you like it check out some of my other comic book videos that contain highly sort after silver age comics. The turtles meet a young girl who is actually a time traveler on a mission to change her own future. The first comic book from mirage studios published. Below is the first concept sketch of all four teenage mutant ninja turtles from 1983 by. The turtles are cornered by the purple dragon gang and a fight erupts. Using money from a tax refund, together with a loan from eastmans uncle, the young artists selfpublished a singleissue. Teenage mutant ninja turtles 1st series comic books from mirage. Nov 18, 2010 teenage mutant ninja turtles comic books 1st prints issue 14. Teenage mutant ninja turtles volume 1 number 1 voice comic. Teenage mutant ninja turtles 1984 comic read teenage.
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The renowned pair of artists came together sharing a mutual inspiration from legends jack kirby and frank miller. Teenage mutant ninja turtles mirage studios wikipedia. The issue was an oversized black and white comic which parodied a number of popular comic books at the time. The uk title for this game is teenage mutant hero turtles i. Teenage mutant ninja turtles paperback march 1, 1990.
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Conceived by kevin eastman and peter laird, it was initially intended as a oneshot, but due to its popularity it became an ongoing series. With the resurgence of the 1980s heroes, theyre everywhere again. Superheros serie finie usa 3 albums anglais 1990 17039. Teenage mutant ninja turtles original motion picture special. Sep 07, 2012 mirage studios teenage mutant ninja turtles volume 1 number 1 comes to life in this voice comic.
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