Ninja Turtles Comic Checklist - Page 8

**Venom** · 04-08-2011, 10:36 PM

I really like the cover to that book for some reason; it's very stylish.

Bjarni · 04-09-2011, 02:16 PM

Does this count?

That one on the left seems to be a traced Raph from TMNT #1.

**Venom** · 04-11-2011, 09:10 PM

Heh, the one in the middle is also Raph from the issue #1 cover! More of a parody, but I like it!

wilddiverse · 04-12-2011, 12:03 PM

Secret Origins v2 #48 - hard call whether it 'counts' as an appearance. There's a lot on the checklist that has just a ninja turtle visible in a crowd shot, this one's a bit different only because the parody characters are referred to as frogs, presumably for legal reasons.

wilddiverse · 04-15-2011, 11:29 PM

And the absolutely crucial appearance in Equine the Uncivilized #3:

...looking spiffy in their cummerbunds.

wilddiverse · 04-16-2011, 01:29 PM

Know Your Obscure TMNT Appearances marches on!

from Equine the Uncivilized #6:

On the cover, Leonardo leads the pack chasing the titular character. That's Panda Khan in a hole as well-- Space Beaver got cropped out.

In the story, the Turtles work as bouncers at Club Akbar and Huginn's Valhalla-- Equine gets bounced.

... and the Turtles go fishing for snacks at the character jam party on the last page.

John Pannozzi · 04-25-2011, 07:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wilddiverse

Know Your Obscure TMNT Appearances marches on!

from Equine the Uncivilized #6:

On the cover, Leonardo leads the pack chasing the titular character. That's Panda Khan in a hole as well-- Space Beaver got cropped out.

And note the appearance by Stan Sakai's other rabbit character, Nilson Groundthumper.

KM3K · 05-10-2011, 05:51 PM

Venom, thanks for this list! I never realized there were so many 80's turtle appearances in random independent comics.

I found a couple of things I don't see in your list:

Comics Interview #79: It features the Turtles, though it's mainly interviews related to the first movie. Cover: https://d1466nnw0ex81e.cloudfront.ne.../4216121_1.jpg

Independent Comic Book Sampler #2. I'm not sure what this is, but it has the TMNT on the cover. I found it while googling. Does anyone have any info on it? Both issues of it look interesting. Some links about it:
http://www.tmnt-ninjaturtles.com/blog/?p=17
http://gunkldunk.wordpress.com/2008/...ampler-2-1988/
https://www.mycomicshop.com/search?TID=135001

wilddiverse · 05-10-2011, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by KM3K

Independent Comic Book Sampler #2. I'm not sure what this is, but it has the TMNT on the cover. I found it while googling. Does anyone have any info on it? Both issues of it look interesting.

The copy of this I ordered from MileHighComics shipped yesterday so I'll be able to give a report in a week or so if no one else has information about it--
my understanding is it's a listing of creators and their books from the 80s independent comics boom.

wilddiverse · 05-12-2011, 10:42 PM

Order came faster than expected-- the book is an odd thing full of bios, art, and short comics by all the creators listed on the cover, along with information on how to get copies of their work.
It's small, only 5 1/2" x 4", so actual size is smaller than these cover scans:

The regular cover is the black & white one (4000 copies), the green & white cover was limited to 50 copies--
10 were given as prizes in a write-in contest announced in the back of the book and the remaining copies were given to the contributors.
(No, I don't have a copy of the green one.)
A colored version of this cover was used as the cover of Comics Interview #27.

I edited the two TMNT-related blurbs onto a single page:

And the highlight: a Kevin Eastman pin-up:

All in all, it's an interesting little artifact showcase of the independent comics explosion that the TMNT ignited in the 1980s.

wilddiverse · 06-26-2011, 08:40 AM

Okay, time to bother Venom about updating his checklist:

- Digital Webbing Presents 24 has 3-4 variant covers.
- Fire Sale has no TMNT content, just a cool one-page Eastman story.
- TMNT/Savage Dragon Mini Comic (Action Figure pack-in) has 7 covers.
- Turtle Force Fan Club Mini Comic AKA Street Collectors Edition.

- Independent Comics Sampler #2 not listed - has Eastman TMNT pin-up.
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1-3 (cereal mini-comics) not listed.
- Warriors of the Forgotten Sewer mini-comic/toy pack-in not listed.

and it seems like Tundra Sketchbook #9 - Michael Dooney should be included as its contents include TMNT material that outclasses most of the pin-ups in random B&W 1980s comics.

For example:

EDIT: There's also five pages of Soul's Winter TMNT sketches in Tundra Sketchbook #3 - Michael Zulli.

**Venom** · 06-26-2011, 10:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wilddiverse

Okay, time to bother Venom about updating his checklist:

- Digital Webbing Presents 24 has 3-4 variant covers.
- Fire Sale has no TMNT content, just a cool one-page Eastman story.
- TMNT/Savage Dragon Mini Comic (Action Figure pack-in) has 7 covers.
- Turtle Force Fan Club Mini Comic AKA Street Collectors Edition.

- Independent Comics Sampler #2 not listed - has Eastman TMNT pin-up.
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1-3 (cereal mini-comics) not listed.
- Warriors of the Forgotten Sewer mini-comic/toy pack-in not listed.

and it seems like Tundra Sketchbook #9 - Michael Dooney should be included as its contents include TMNT material that outclasses most of the pin-ups in random B&W 1980s comics.

EDIT: There's also five pages of Soul's Winter TMNT sketches in Tundra Sketchbook #3 - Michael Zulli.

Aw dammit *grumbles off to edit list...

Actually the Turtle Force mini-book is listed. I thought I was the one that told ya about Dooney's sketchbook several months back?

Digital Webbing #24 I'll change to Andy Tong TMNT variant, since the others are different covers. For some reason that just doesn't fit into completionist territory in my mind. The TMNT cover does, but not so much the other ones.

Archon_Turtle · 07-06-2011, 04:14 AM

Quote:

TMNT Collected Book Volume One (2009/Hardcover)

There is a Hardcover? Am I just forgetting something?

**Venom** · 07-06-2011, 10:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Archon_Turtle

There is a Hardcover? Am I just forgetting something?

Yep, a limited run that was sold out at SDCC '09.

Demon-Alukard · 07-06-2011, 11:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Venom

Yep, a limited run that was sold out at SDCC '09.

I believe, it is the TMNT: A Quarter Century Celebration by Heavy Metal, not the Collected Book One.

Archon_Turtle · 07-07-2011, 07:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Demon-Alukard

I believe, it is the TMNT: A Quarter Century Celebration by Heavy Metal, not the Collected Book One.

DA is correct. There is no hardcover version of the 2009 volume 1 collected. The only HC out of the 2009 SDCC was TMNT 25 Hardcover.

**Venom** · 07-07-2011, 08:34 AM

Duly noted.

wilddiverse · 07-21-2011, 11:36 PM

More fodder for your blotter:
Colt #2 (first printing) from KZ Comics in 1985 has a Laird pin-up of Colt the Armadillo and Leo.
The first 3000 copies printed have a Laird pin-up, the remaining 10000 have a Fred Hembeck pin-up.
Whoomp!:

*Powder* · 07-21-2011, 11:50 PM

Radical! I give you my props, lots of cool appearances have been turning up courtesy you lately.

Archon_Turtle · 07-25-2011, 12:00 PM

New for the appearances list!

Fantastic Fanzine #11
I could have sworn I saw this on the list at one point, was it removed?

Book features and interview with Kevin and Peter, and features Turtle and Fugitoid art.

The Comic Block #6

Features a very very early (the issue date is June of 84) TMNT ad. The art is original specifically made for the ad:

04-08-2011, 10:36 PM	#141
Venom Space Knight Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Colorado Posts: 3,635	I really like the cover to that book for some reason; it's very stylish. __________________

04-09-2011, 02:16 PM	#142
Bjarni Hench Mutant Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Iceland Posts: 285	Does this count? That one on the left seems to be a traced Raph from TMNT #1. __________________ My YouTube account

04-11-2011, 09:10 PM	#143
Venom Space Knight Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Colorado Posts: 3,635	Heh, the one in the middle is also Raph from the issue #1 cover! More of a parody, but I like it! __________________

06-26-2011, 08:40 AM	#151
wilddiverse Stone Warrior Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Chicago-ish Posts: 698	Okay, time to bother Venom about updating his checklist: - Digital Webbing Presents 24 has 3-4 variant covers. - Fire Sale has no TMNT content, just a cool one-page Eastman story. - TMNT/Savage Dragon Mini Comic (Action Figure pack-in) has 7 covers. - Turtle Force Fan Club Mini Comic AKA Street Collectors Edition. - Independent Comics Sampler #2 not listed - has Eastman TMNT pin-up. - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1-3 (cereal mini-comics) not listed. - Warriors of the Forgotten Sewer mini-comic/toy pack-in not listed. and it seems like Tundra Sketchbook #9 - Michael Dooney should be included as its contents include TMNT material that outclasses most of the pin-ups in random B&W 1980s comics. For example: EDIT: There's also five pages of Soul's Winter TMNT sketches in Tundra Sketchbook #3 - Michael Zulli. __________________ Great Typo, Unfortunate Truth: "The once gritty, satirical, hard-hitting Turtles became cuddly, fun-loving, pizz-swirling heroes to little kids" <Picture of a dead turtle> Last edited by wilddiverse; 06-26-2011 at 03:17 PM.

07-07-2011, 08:34 AM	#157
Venom Space Knight Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Colorado Posts: 3,635	Duly noted. __________________

04-12-2011, 12:03 PM	#144
wilddiverse Stone Warrior Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Chicago-ish Posts: 698	Secret Origins v2 #48 - hard call whether it 'counts' as an appearance. There's a lot on the checklist that has just a ninja turtle visible in a crowd shot, this one's a bit different only because the parody characters are referred to as frogs, presumably for legal reasons.

04-15-2011, 11:29 PM	#145
wilddiverse Stone Warrior Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Chicago-ish Posts: 698	And the absolutely crucial appearance in Equine the Uncivilized #3: ...looking spiffy in their cummerbunds.

04-16-2011, 01:29 PM	#146
wilddiverse Stone Warrior Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Chicago-ish Posts: 698	Know Your Obscure TMNT Appearances marches on! from Equine the Uncivilized #6: On the cover, Leonardo leads the pack chasing the titular character. That's Panda Khan in a hole as well-- Space Beaver got cropped out. In the story, the Turtles work as bouncers at Club Akbar and Huginn's Valhalla-- Equine gets bounced. ... and the Turtles go fishing for snacks at the character jam party on the last page.

05-10-2011, 05:51 PM	#148
KM3K Random Punk Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Amherst, NY Posts: 47	Venom, thanks for this list! I never realized there were so many 80's turtle appearances in random independent comics. I found a couple of things I don't see in your list: Comics Interview #79: It features the Turtles, though it's mainly interviews related to the first movie. Cover: https://d1466nnw0ex81e.cloudfront.ne.../4216121_1.jpg Independent Comic Book Sampler #2. I'm not sure what this is, but it has the TMNT on the cover. I found it while googling. Does anyone have any info on it? Both issues of it look interesting. Some links about it: http://www.tmnt-ninjaturtles.com/blog/?p=17 http://gunkldunk.wordpress.com/2008/...ampler-2-1988/ https://www.mycomicshop.com/search?TID=135001

05-12-2011, 10:42 PM	#150
wilddiverse Stone Warrior Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Chicago-ish Posts: 698	Order came faster than expected-- the book is an odd thing full of bios, art, and short comics by all the creators listed on the cover, along with information on how to get copies of their work. It's small, only 5 1/2" x 4", so actual size is smaller than these cover scans: The regular cover is the black & white one (4000 copies), the green & white cover was limited to 50 copies-- 10 were given as prizes in a write-in contest announced in the back of the book and the remaining copies were given to the contributors. (No, I don't have a copy of the green one.) A colored version of this cover was used as the cover of Comics Interview #27. I edited the two TMNT-related blurbs onto a single page: And the highlight: a Kevin Eastman pin-up: All in all, it's an interesting little artifact showcase of the independent comics explosion that the TMNT ignited in the 1980s.

07-21-2011, 11:36 PM	#158
wilddiverse Stone Warrior Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Chicago-ish Posts: 698	More fodder for your blotter: Colt #2 (first printing) from KZ Comics in 1985 has a Laird pin-up of Colt the Armadillo and Leo. The first 3000 copies printed have a Laird pin-up, the remaining 10000 have a Fred Hembeck pin-up. Whoomp!: __________________ Great Typo, Unfortunate Truth: "The once gritty, satirical, hard-hitting Turtles became cuddly, fun-loving, pizz-swirling heroes to little kids" <Picture of a dead turtle>

07-21-2011, 11:50 PM	#159
Powder So tired of this place Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shell Ri La Posts: 26,809	Radical! I give you my props, lots of cool appearances have been turning up courtesy you lately. __________________ I'm convinced that none of you have ever experienced joy

07-25-2011, 12:00 PM	#160
Archon_Turtle I'm SUPER into myself Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: California Posts: 4,667	New for the appearances list! Fantastic Fanzine #11 I could have sworn I saw this on the list at one point, was it removed? Book features and interview with Kevin and Peter, and features Turtle and Fugitoid art. The Comic Block #6 Features a very very early (the issue date is June of 84) TMNT ad. The art is original specifically made for the ad: