Released December 2001
TMNT: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1
Key Issue
Synopsis
On the moon, a robot speaks with an Utrom as the Utroms build a base on the moon. On Earth, the turtles are fighting of the Madhattan Maulitia. The turtles decided to move up to the rooftops to avoid the Maulitia, but we're surprised to find them there with snowmobiles. After giving the Maulitia a beating, our heroes steal a few snowmoblies and head home. Michelangelo gets left behind and accidental gets hit by the bus he tries to flag down, but is helped by a mysterious figure. Donatello's snowmobile blows up due to poor maintenance and reveals a mysterious truck.Elsewhere, Casey and April Jones, now married, head to the doctor to get information on their baby. In Northhampton, Shadow trains with Master Splinter and Metalhead while waiting to hear the results.
Variants
Synopsis
On the moon, a robot speaks with an Utrom as the Utroms build a base on the moon. On Earth, the turtles are fighting of the Madhattan Maulitia. The turtles decided to move up to the rooftops to avoid the Maulitia, but we're surprised to find them there with snowmobiles. After giving the Maulitia a beating, our heroes steal a few snowmoblies and head home. Michelangelo gets left behind and accidental gets hit by the bus he tries to flag down, but is helped by a mysterious figure. Donatello's snowmobile blows up due to poor maintenance and reveals a mysterious truck.Elsewhere, Casey and April Jones, now married, head to the doctor to get information on their baby. In Northhampton, Shadow trains with Master Splinter and Metalhead while waiting to hear the results.
Key Facts
- Premiere issue of the fourth and final Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series published by Mirage
- The series was interrupted multiple times by outside media deals that required the attention of the creative team
- Beginning with issue #4, the estimated print run is below 10k
- Beginning with issue #17, the estimated print run is below 5k
- Issues #29 - #31 are
- Copies ordered by retailers of the first issue: 12,361
- Limited to 1,000 copies
Details
- Cover Date
- December 2001
- Pages
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- UPC
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- Cover Price
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- Final Order Cutoff
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Creators
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WriterPeter Laird
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LettererPeter Laird
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InkerPeter Laird
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Cover ArtistMichael Dooney
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ArtistJim Lawson
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Cover ArtistPeter Laird