CATALOG RECORD
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures #1
first appearance of Raphael, Donatello, Leonardo and others
WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Raphael (Archie) — introduction
- Donatello (Archie) — introduction
- Leonardo (Archie) — introduction
- Michelangelo (Archie) — introduction
- April O'Neil (Archie) — introduction
- Splinter (Hamato Yoshi, Archie) — introduction
- Shredder (Archie) — introduction
- Krang (TMNT, Archie) — introduction
- Bebop (Archie) — introduction
- Rocksteady (Archie) — introduction
Dates
- Cover date
- August 1988
- On sale
- May 17, 1988
- Pages
- 36
Values
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Editions and covers (4)
Copies of #1 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Direct edition$1.00 cover
Direct
No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
Source ↗ - Newsstand edition$1.00 cover
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 07695614531708 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page - Newsstand edition1.25 CAD cover
Canadian - Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 07695614531708 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page - Canadian price edition1.25 CAD cover
Canadian - Direct
Printed cover price 1.25 CAD.
This edition’s page
Story arc: Heroes in a Half Shell
This is part 1 of 3. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures #1
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures #2
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures #3
Creators
Stories
- Heroes in a Half Shell! · 30 pages
Characters
Reprinted in
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures [Heroes in a Half-Shell] (1988), Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles Adventures (1990), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 100 Page Spectacular (2012)