Image Released December 1997

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #12 (1997)

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #12 is an issue of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series from Image, released December 1, 1997. Written by Gary Carlson with artwork by Erik Larsen. Notable appearances include Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Venus de Milo. This page represents the regular first-print edition.

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Published December 1997
Pages 24

Left behind in Chicago during the Turtles' epic battle with an alien vampire, Raphael arrives back in New York with a killer hangover and thoughts of revenge against the Foot Clan. Instead, he discovers that Gang War has erupted and the Foot Clan is being wiped out by the Puzorelli Family, and it's all his fault! Only Raph stands between the Foot and extinction! Meanwhile, Leo, Mike and Don fight for their lives and their souls against the parasite from the stars known as DeathWatch. Written by Gary Carlson. Pencils by Frank Fosco. Cover by Frank Fosco and Erik Larsen. B/W 24 pg. Cover price $2.95.

Key Facts

  • 1st comic book appearance of 'Venus,' a female ninja turtle created for television, revealed in comics to be the shape-shifting alien named Lurch
  • According to Gary Frank, the writer on this issue, he was to adhere to a strict rule that there is to be no female ninja turtles, as instructed by creator Peter Laird

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Cover art for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #12
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