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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures #53

Archie · Series began 1989 · February 1994

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Dates

Cover date: February 1994
On sale: November 2, 1993
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #53 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Direct edition

Direct

No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
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Newsstand edition

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 00912846970602
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Creators

pencils: Chris Allan, Jim Lawsoninks: Ryan Brown, Jon D'Agostino, Eric Talbotscript: Stephen Murphy, Ryan Browncolors: Barry Grossmanletters: Gary Fields

Stories

The Animus War Part 1 · 23 pages
April and the Turtles arrive in Jerusalem to cover a religious interfaith conference only to be met with unprecedented violence among the locals. Little do they know that the Animus has awakened and is spreading hatred in order to fulfill an apocalyptic prophecy contained in the Dead Sea Scrolls. During the conflict, a molotov cocktail goes off in Mikey's face and blinds him.
Megadeath Part Six · 6 pages
A rogue asteroid lands on Mutani-Isle.

Characters

RaphaelDonatelloLeonardoMichelangeloApril O'NeilSplinterHamato YoshiMan RayNinjaraJagwarMondo GeckoJess HarleyLeatherheadDreadmonWingnutScrewlooseSlashOyuki MashimiCandy FineAl'falqaGolaniKatmanduAriella Yahuda

Reprinted in

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures (2012)