Archie Released July 1994

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures #58 (1994) First Print

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures #58 is an issue of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures series from Archie, released July 1, 1994. Written by Dean Clarrain with artwork by Gary Fields. Notable appearances include Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. This page represents the regular first-print edition. Separate pages are available for the 1 incentive, retailer-exclusive and later-printing variant cover.

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Published July 1994
Cover Price $1.25

"Adrift" and "How the Pre-TMNTs Got Their Colors". As Michelangelo sits caged on the Coast Guard ship, he reflects back on his past. We learn (in a light hearted adventure) how Master Splinter had trouble telling the TMNT apart back when all four Turtles wore red bandanas. As the pre-teen Turtles use their talents to foil the scheme of some comic book thieves, they find a comic book featuring Donald Duck's nephews - and they decide to adopt the duck's caps as a way for Splinter to tell them apart. Splinter explains that eventually the hats wear left behind, but the color schemes were transferred to the bandanas.

Key Facts

  • Origin of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles colored headbands