Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1st Series)

Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird thought they were making a joke about the countless mutant and kung-fu heroes in comics. So what better than to name their improbable series, “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”? Little did they know that their joke would soon develop a cult of devoted fans, eventually turning them into an international phenomenon.

The Turtles: Donatello, Raphael, Michelangelo, and Leonardo, along with their rat sensei Splinter, are now one of the hottest tickets in town. Stars of stage, screen, and countless comics (including this, the original), they combine humor and action in a way that appeals to young children and hip intellectuals.

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#1 - 3rd printing

3rd Printing Cover

Feb 1985

Cover: $1.50

W: Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird · A: Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird

1st appearance of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; B&W

1 copy for $950.00
#1 - 4th printing

4th printing, Says Reprinting the first issue on cover

Sep 1985

Cover: $1.50

W: Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird · A: Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird

1st appearance of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; B&W

2 copies from $119.98
#2

Cover: $1.50

W: Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird · A: Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird

B&W; ca. 1984

1 copy for $480.00
#2 - 3rd printing

3rd Printing Cover

Mar 1989

Cover: $1.50

W: Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird · A: Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird

B&W

2 copies from $26.98
#3

May 1990

Cover: $1.50

W: Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird · A: Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird

B&W

2 copies from $149.99
#3 - 2nd printing

2nd Printing Cover by Peter Laird

Nov 1988

Cover: $1.50

W: Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird · A: Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird

B&W

1 copy for $50.00
#4

Jan 1985

Cover: $1.50

W: Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird · A: Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird

B&W

1 copy for $174.95
#5

Cover: $1.50

W: Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird · A: Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird

B&W; ca. 1985

1 copy for $124.95
#6

Cover: $1.50

W: Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird, Rowen Basilicato, Tony Basilicato · A: Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird, Rowen Basilicato, Tony Basilicato

B&W; ca. 1986

2 copies from $29.95
#6 - 2nd printing

2nd Printing Cover

May 1987

Cover: $1.50

W: Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird · A: Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird

B&W

1 copy for $64.98
#7

May 1986

Cover: $1.75

W: Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird · A: Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird

First color Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (color insert); B&W

4 copies from $34.98
#8

Jul 1986

Cover: $1.50

W: Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird, Dave Sim, Gerhard · A: Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird, Dave Sim, Gerhard

Crossover with Cerebus the Aardvark; B&W

8 copies from $9.95
#9

Sep 1986

Cover: $1.50

W: Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird · A: Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird

Rip in Time preview; B&W

8 copies from $6.95
#10

Apr 1987

Cover: $1.50

W: Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird · A: Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird, Michael Dooney

B&W

1 copy for $45.00
#11

Jun 1987

Cover: $1.50

W: Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird · A: Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird

B&W

1 copy for $70.00
#12

Sep 1987

Cover: $1.50

W: Peter Laird · A: Peter Laird

B&W

3 copies from $17.98
#13

Feb 1988

Cover: $1.50

W: Michael Dooney · A: Michael Dooney

B&W

1 copy for $22.98
#14

Cover says Feb, indicia says May

May 1988

Cover: $1.50

W: Kevin Eastman · A: Kevin Eastman, Eric Talbot

B&W

2 copies from $41.30
#15

Jun 1988

Cover: $1.50

W: Peter Laird · A: Peter Laird

Summer 1988; B&W

3 copies from $27.00
#16

Sep 1988

Cover: $1.50

W: Mark Martin · A: Mark Martin

B&W

3 copies from $36.00
#17

Cover says Nov, indicia says Jan

Jan 1989

Cover: $1.50

W: Eric Talbot, Kevin Eastman · A: Eric Talbot

B&W

1 copy for $24.00
#18

Feb 1989

Cover: $1.50

W: Kevin Eastman, Mark Bodē · A: Mark Bodē

B&W

5 copies from $26.40
#19

Mar 1989

Cover: $1.75

W: Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird · A: Kevin Eastman, Jim Lawson

B&W

4 copies from $29.00
#20

Apr 1989

Cover: $1.75

W: Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird · A: Peter Laird, Jim Lawson

B&W

2 copies from $13.20
#21

May 1989

Cover: $1.75

W: Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird · A: Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird, Jim Lawson

B&W

4 copies from $29.00
#22

Jun 1989

Cover: $1.75

W: Mark Martin · A: Mark Martin

B&W

4 copies from $12.65
#23

Cover says Jul, indicia says Aug

Aug 1989

Cover: $1.75

W: Mark Martin · A: Mark Martin

B&W

9 copies from $5.70
#24

Aug 1989

Cover: $1.75

W: Rick Veitch · A: Rick Veitch

2 copies from $2.00
#25

Sep 1989

Cover: $1.75

W: Rick Veitch · A: Rick Veitch

1 copy for $9.99
#26

Cover says Oct, indicia says Dec

Dec 1989

Cover: $1.75

W: Rick Veitch · A: Rick Veitch

1 copy for $9.99
#27

Cover says Nov, indicia says Dec

Dec 1989

Cover: $1.75

W: Michael Dooney · A: Michael Dooney

5 copies from $22.55
#28

Feb 1990

Cover: $1.75

W: Stephen Murphy · A: Jim Lawson, Kevin Eastman, Rick Veitch

4 copies from $24.50
#29

Cover says Mar, indicia says May

May 1990

Cover: $1.75

W: A.C. Farley · A: A.C. Farley

6 copies from $12.65
#30

Cover says Apr, indicia says Jun

Jun 1990

Cover: $1.75

W: Rick Veitch · A: Rick Veitch

5 copies from $22.55
#31

Wraparound cover by Michael Zulli

Jul 1990

Cover: $1.75

W: Stephen Murphy, Michael Zulli · A: Michael Zulli

B&W

6 copies from $9.68
#32

Aug 1990

Cover: $1.75

W: Mark Bodē · A: Mark Bodē

7 copies from $7.00
#33

Jun 1990

Cover: $1.95

W: Jan Strnad · A: Richard Corben

In color

3 copies from $8.36
#34

Sep 1990

Cover: $1.75

W: Rich Hedden, Tom McWeeney · A: Rich Hedden, Tom McWeeney

19 copies from $4.52
#35

Wraparound cover by Michael Zulli

Mar 1991

Cover: $2.00

W: Michael Zulli · A: Michael Zulli

4 copies from $5.00
#36

Aug 1991

Cover: $2.00

W: Michael Zulli · A: Michael Zulli

5 copies from $2.26
#37

Jun 1991

Cover: $2.00

W: Rick McCollum, Bill Anderson · A: Rick McCollum

5 copies from $6.50
#38

Jul 1991

Cover: $2.00

W: Rich Hedden, Tom McWeeney · A: Rich Hedden, Tom McWeeney

6 copies from $9.00
#39

Sep 1991

Cover: $2.00

W: Rich Hedden, Tom McWeeney · A: Rich Hedden, Tom McWeeney

7 copies from $4.10
#40

Oct 1991

Cover: $2.00

W: Rich Hedden, Tom McWeeney · A: Rich Hedden, Tom McWeeney

2 copies from $3.75
#41

Nov 1991

Cover: $2.00

W: Matt Howarth · A: Matt Howarth

4 copies from $14.95
#42

Dec 1991

Cover: $2.00

2 copies from $20.00
#45

Mar 1992

Cover: $2.00

W: Dan Berger · A: Dan Berger

1 copy for $49.00
#47

May 1992

Cover: $2.00

1 copy for $175.00
#49

Jul 1992

Cover: $2.00

1 copy for $36.00
#50

Wraparound cover by Peter Laird

Aug 1992

Cover: $2.00

W: Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird · A: Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird, Erik Larsen, Walt Simonson, Todd McFarlane, Steve Lavigne, Jim Lawson, Ryan Brown, Michael Dooney, Eric Talbot, Dan GBerger, Steve Murphy, A.C. Farley

City At War; B&W

1 copy for $14.95
#51

Sep 1992

Cover: $2.00

W: Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird, Jim Lawson · A: Jim Lawson

B&W

1 copy for $36.00
#53

Nov 1992

Cover: $2.25

W: Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird, Jim Lawson · A: Jim Lawson

B&W

1 copy for $29.95
#55

Jan 1993

Cover: $2.25

W: Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird, Jim Lawson · A: Jim Lawson

B&W

1 copy for $32.00
#59

May 1993

Cover: $2.25

W: Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird, Jim Lawson · A: Jim Lawson

B&W

1 copy for $24.00
Book #2

May 1990

Cover: $6.95

Reprints Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1st Series) #12-14; B&W

1 copy for $19.99
Book #3

Jun 1990

Cover: $6.95

Collects #15, 17, and 18; B&W

1 copy for $19.99
Book #5

Nov 1990

Cover: $6.95

W: Mark Martin · A: Mark Martin

Collects Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1st Series) #16, 22, and 23; B&W

2 copies from $22.98
Special Edition #1

Oct 1992

Cover: $2.25

W: Matt Howarth · A: Matt Howarth

The Haunted Pizza

1 copy for $2.86