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Volume One

It was 1981 and two artists, by chance or Fate, met and became friends. Their mutual respect for comic artist Jack "King" Kirby led them to work together on various projects... until that momentous evening when Kevin and Peter first sketched out the characters that would become our beloved TMNT.

The Turtles' beginnings were humble: they originated in a self-published black and white comic book that Eastman and Laird produced together in their homes. The initial print run of that first issue was only 3,275 copies, but word spread quickly and Kevin and Peter suddenly found themselves writing, drawing and self-publishing one of the most successful independent comic series of its day. The linked images below will transport you back in time to experience the original version of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird!
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Click on the cover image to read a synopsis of that issue:
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1

First Printing: May, 1984

The Turtles' origin is told.

By Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird.
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #2

First Printing: October, 1984

Turtles VS the Mousers.

By Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #3

First Printing: March, 1985

The great chase.

By Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird
Raphael #1
Raphael: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle
#1 In a One-Issue Micro Series

First Printing: 1985

"Me, Myself and I"

By Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #4

First Printing: 1985

Rescuing Master Splinter.

By Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird
Fugitoid #1
Fugitoid #1

First Printing: 1985

The Fugitoid's origin.

By Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #5

First Printing: October, 1985

Teaming up with Fugitoid.

By Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird
Michaelangelo #1
Michaelangelo: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle
#1 In a One Issue Micro Series

First Printing: December, 1985

"The Christmas Aliens"

By Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird
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Donatello: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle
#1 In a One-Issue Micro-Series

First Printing: February, 1986

"Kirby and the Warp Crystal"

By Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #6

First Printing: February, 1986

The Triceraton Homeworld.

By Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #7

First Printing: May, 1986

All is revealed.

By Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #8

First Printing: July, 1986

Team-up with Cerebus the Aardvark
Cerebus © & ™ 2014 Dave Sim

By Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird and Dave Sim
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #9

First Printing: September, 1986

"The Passing"

By Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird, Michael Dooney, Ryan Brown and Jim Lawson
Leo #1
Leonardo: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle
#1 In a One Issue Micro Series

First Printing: December, 1986

"What Goes Around... ...Comes Around!"

By Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird, Steve Bissette, Michael Dooney and Ryan Brown
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #10

First Printing: April, 1987

"Silent Partner"

By Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird and Michael Dooney
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #11

First Printing: June, 1987

"True Stories"

By Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #12

First Printing: September, 1987

Survivalists

By Peter Laird
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #13

First Printing: February, 1988

"The People's Choice"

By Michael Dooney
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #14

First Printing: May, 1988

"The Unmentionables"

By Kevin Eastman and Eric Talbot
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #15

First Printing: August, 1988

"Dome Doom!"

By Peter Laird and Jim Lawson
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #16

First Printing: July, 1988

"A Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Story"

By Mark Martin
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #17

First Printing: November, 1988

"Distractions"

By Eric Talbot and Kevin Eastman
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #18

First Printing: February, 1989

"The Shell of the Dragon"

By Mark Bode and Kevin Eastman
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #19

First Printing: March, 1989

"Return to New York" Book One

By Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird and Jim Lawson
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #20

First Printing: April, 1989

"Return to New York" Book Two

By Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird, Jim Lawson and Eric Talbot
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #21

First Printing: May, 1989

"Return to New York" Book Three

By Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird and Jim Lawson
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #22

First Printing: June, 1989

"Bill's TV Repair Ser. - A Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Story"

By Mark Martin
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #23

First Printing: July, 1989

"Totally Hacked!"

By Mark Martin
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #24

First Printing: August, 1989

The River Part One: "Down to the River"

By Rick Veitch
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #25

First Printing: September, 1989

The River Part Two: "River Hymn"

By Rick Veitch
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #26

First Printing: October, 1989

The River Part Three: "Old Man River"

By Rick Veitch
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #27

First Printing: November, 1989

"Dreams of Stone"

By Michael Dooney
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #28

First Printing: February, 1990

"Sons of the Silent Age"

By Stephen Murphy and Jim Lawson
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #29

First Printing: March, 1990

"Men of Shadow"

By A.C. Farley
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #30

First Printing: April, 1990

"Sky Highway"

By Rick Veitch
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #31

First Printing: July, 1990

"Souls Winter"

By Michael Zulli
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #32

First Printing: August, 1990

Egyptian Adventure

By Mark Bode, Kevin Eastman and Eric Talbot
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #33

First Printing: June, 1990

"Turtles Take Time"

By Jan Strnad and Richard Corben
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #34

First Printing: September, 1990

"Toitle Anxiety"

By Rich Hedden and Tom McWeeney
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #35

First Printing: March, 1991

"Souls Withering..."

By Michael Zulli
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #36

First Printing: August, 1991

"Souls End"

By Michael Zulli
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #37

First Printing: June, 1991

"Twilight of the Ring"

By Rick McCollum and Bill Anderson
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #38

First Printing: July, 1991

"Spaced Out!" Part One of Three

By Rich Hedden & Tom McWeeney
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #39

First Printing: September, 1991

"Spaced Out!" Part Two of Three

By Rich Hedden & Tom McWeeney
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #40

First Printing: October, 1991

"Spaced Out!" Part Three of Three

By Rich Hedden & Tom McWeeney
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #41

First Printing: November, 1991

"Turtle Dreams"

By Matt Howarth
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #42

First Printing: December, 1991

"Juliet's Revenge"

By Rick McCollum & Bill Anderson
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #43

First Printing: January, 1992

"Halls of Lost Legends"

By Paul Jenkins & A.C. Farley
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #44

First Printing: February, 1992

"The Violent Underground"

By Rick Arthur
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #45

First Printing: March, 1992

"Leatherhead, Too"

By Dan Berger
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #46

First Printing: April, 1992

"Masks" Part One of Two

By Michael Dooney & Keith Aiken
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #47

First Printing: May, 1992

"Masks" Part Two of Two

By Michael Dooney & Keith Aiken
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #48

First Printing: June, 1992

"Shades of Gray" Part One of Two

By Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird, Jim Lawson & Keith Aiken
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #49

First Printing: July, 1992

"Shades of Gray" Part Two of Two

By Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird, Jim Lawson & Keith Aiken
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #50

First Printing: August, 1992

"City at War" Part One of Thirteen

By Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #51

First Printing: September, 1992

"City at War" Part Two of Thirteen

By Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird, Jim Lawson & Keith Aiken
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #52

First Printing: October, 1992

"City at War" Part Three of Thirteen

By Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird, Jim Lawson & Keith Aiken
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #53

First Printing: November, 1992

"City at War" Part Four of Thirteen

By Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird, Jim Lawson & Matt Banning
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #54

First Printing: December, 1992

"City at War" Part Five of Thirteen

By Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird, Jim Lawson & Keith Aiken
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #55

First Printing: January, 1993

"City at War" Part Six of Thirteen

By Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird, Jim Lawson & Keith Aiken
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #56

First Printing: February, 1993

"City at War" Part Seven of Thirteen

By Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird, Jim Lawson & Keith Aiken
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #57

First Printing: March, 1993

"City at War" Part Eight of Thirteen

By Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird, Jim Lawson & Keith Aiken
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #58

First Printing: April, 1993

"City at War" Part Nine of Thirteen

By Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird, Jim Lawson & Jason Minor
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #59

First Printing: May, 1993

"City at War" Part Ten of Thirteen

By Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird, Jim Lawson & Keith Aiken
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #60

First Printing: June, 1993

"City at War" Part Eleven of Thirteen

By Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird, Jim Lawson & Keith Aiken
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #61

First Printing: July, 1993

"City at War" Part Twelve of Thirteen

By Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird, Jim Lawson & Jason Minor
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #62

First Printing: August, 1993

"City at War" Part Thirteen of Thirteen

By Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird, Jim Lawson & Keith Aiken
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