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I actually beat both NES TMNT and Ninja Gaiden as a kid (got them both on the same birthday, 1989?). But to this day, I'm not sure how. I can barely get past the dam stage in TMNT now.

On 4/16/2024 at 11:11 AM, Jesse-Lee said:

Picked up a four-book lot on eBay, they showed up today - the #4 2nd print was the obvious reason I wanted it, happy to finally own this book!

Man, that #4 2nd printing cover makes me super nostalgic. My first exposure to Mirage TMNT was a poster of that artwork (as a 10-year old, I added pupils to their eyes because I thought their blankness a mistake). I also thought their red bandanas were a mistake. I still have that poster. 

On 4/6/2024 at 8:39 AM, Webhead2018 said:

I wish I could afford a af15 asm 1 asm 2. Oldest I have is a whipped 3. But the others even low grade are so far from what I could afford.

My 2 is a 0.5 trimmed with a non-story page missing. Lowest of the low but it's there 

Interesting to hear a take from a Swiss native. I visited the German part of Switzerland in 2019 and noticed there was very little comic (and pop culture in general) prevalence there compared to the US. I visited a comic shop (in Winterthur, maybe). There seemed to be a large presence of Disney ducks, Marsupilami and Schlumpfe, with some superhero sprinkled in. I don't remember seeing many back issues. 

On 3/19/2024 at 12:08 PM, jaybuck43 said:

It's crazy how Turtles has exploded just in the last few years.  You could get Eastman early art for $1000 a few years ago.  High Grade first prints were under $5,000.  

Yeah, at the time of selling that cover, I sold some Adventures interior pages as well, around $30 - 50 each. Hard to imagine now, but $100 seemed good for the cover at that time. 

On 3/18/2024 at 11:00 PM, Gazoony said:

Wow! I love that one!

Do you mind letting me know what you let it go for?

I'm a bit embarrassed to say, just under $100. Sold it on Ebay in the early 2000s, probably at the lowest point of the TMNT's popularity. I picked it up from Chris Allan himself at a con in '94 (he had quite a bit of covers for sale at that time, wish I'd picked up more). Unfortunately, I haven't seen this one since selling it and have no clue where it's at today. 

On 3/18/2024 at 3:19 PM, Gazoony said:

Hi guys!

 Would any of you have any TMNT Adventures covers for sale? I'm collecting the run right now and all the covers got me feeling nostalgic reading them as a kid, and I'd love to have a OA cover. Not looking for any one in particular.

Thank you! 🥳🐢🧀

Wish I could help.. I used to own this one but it's long gone . Good luck! 

Very cool event! What a treat that Chris Allan was there. I haven't seen him in person at a con since Philly '94. 

Cool news, the show hasn't been on TV in decades. 

On 7/19/2023 at 9:10 PM, Turtle said:

This is coming up Saturday night!  I'll be there! 

Enjoy! I'd go if it was close. Just checked and it's a 7 hour drive. 

That's such a great statue set. I love that setup. 

I think Fugitoid is often overlooked because of what you mentioned (no Turtles on cover), but also it’s not really integral to the overall story arc and it doesn’t introduce any new characters. 

On 5/6/2023 at 6:53 AM, sorrenmj said:

I am curious to know what do people think about this? TMNT 1st printing signed by Frank Miller? Is it OK to have an artist who did not work on the comic sign it do you think?

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Something I’ve never seen before. Can’t say I’d have much interest but the signature is sort of justified since the TMNT 1 cover is a direct homage to Miller’s “Ronin”. His signature almost looks like a Turtle head sketch. 

I once owned a coverless copy with a reproduction cover (purchased as a bonafide first print). However, thanks to these boards I found out that the interior was actually that of a 3rd printing. I'd tread very carefully with this listing..as I'd imagine anyone would. 

It's the frontispiece page in Tales of the TMNT, volume 2, #25, July 2006 (Mirage Studios). Mike Hawthorne is the artist. 

I love that book, but I hate how misleading it is. I wish there was a disclaimer somewhere in the book stating it's not really a second printing. 

In 2018, I included my ASM #2 and 3 (both Universal CGC 4.0s) in a trade. They were valued at about $1k each. Literally right after shipping the books, similar grades suddenly were selling for $2k or higher. 

On 3/11/2023 at 4:54 AM, sorrenmj said:

Now you have the rare opportunity to display them all together somehow! Or print them onto tees ;) (I'm kidding really don't print them on to tees!)

 I plan to keep them all intact. If I were to display them, it would have to be in a way to prevent sun / light damage. It sure would be a cool display. Maybe down the road. 

#1 3rd printings were like $10 for so many years at conventions. The good old days. 

On 1/30/2023 at 2:20 PM, rich_TMNT said:

Very cool.  This is quite an accomplishment - the four Turtles and Fugitoid are very tough to find, especially in great shape like the ones you found.  

Not everyone realizes there are two different sets of these (1984 & 1986) so that makes this all the more special.  Congrats!

Thanks! I acquired my first one in 1998, so completing it was a looong journey. I wasn't too picky about condition, but lucked out on many of them in that respect. The '86 Mike was framed on someone's wall for decades, so it's a bit faded, and the Fugitoid has some foxing or something near the bottom. Otherwise all are in pretty nice shape considering they're pushing 40. 

On 1/24/2023 at 9:34 AM, jaybuck43 said:

I always joke around with Dee that I'm just going to give her a pile of cash to let me rummage around in their basement for a half hour and keep whatever I carry out.  A huge chunk of my rare stuff comes from them.  

Man, how cool would that be? A few of my other ones originated from them as well. They’re a huge reason I was even able to complete this set.

On 1/23/2023 at 10:57 PM, jaybuck43 said:

Yea, the lavines sold one last month in like 2 seconds, they very rarely come up.

Mine also originated from the Lavignes in another stash from 2016. I’ve never seen it “in the wild” other than these two. Extremely rare indeed.