🔑 TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES ADVENTURES #1 [ARCHIE COMICS] *1ST KRANG* 1988 VF-

Series Title: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures (Archie, 1988 series)

Issue #: 1

Story Title: Heroes in a Half Shell!

Date of Publication: August 1988

Edition: Direct Edition

Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.

Country of Origin: United States

Language: English

Cover Price: 1.00 USD

Cover Artists: Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird

Artists: Michael Dooney, Dave Garcia

Writers: Michael Dooney, David Wise, Patti Howeth

Characters: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo, Raphael), April O'Neil, Splinter, Shredder, Krang, Bebop, Rocksteady, Foot Clan

First Appearances:

• 1st appearance of Krang
• 1st cameo appearance of Bebop and Rocksteady (as animals, prior to mutation)
• Debut of the Turtles’ individual colored masks in comic books (red, blue, purple, orange)

Key Facts:

• First issue of the long-running Archie Comics series based on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated cartoon.
• Comic book adaptation of the animated series, marking the Turtles’ transition into mainstream color comics.
• Introduces Krang and the initial appearances of Bebop and Rocksteady.
• Saddle-stitched with glossy colour cover on newsprint interior.
• Highly collectible key issue that helped launch the massive TMNT boom of the late 1980s.

Page Count: 36 pages

Condition: Please refer to the accompanying photos for condition, we are amateur graders, all best efforts are taken when indicating a likely grade. Should you require further photos, please contact us. Includes archival bag and board.

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