Early Mirage - Best Short Stories?

[Peter Palmer]

Hey All!

Early TMNT comic stories spread throughout a multitude of titles. I'm looking for the ones that people like the most that have that classic Mirage feel.

My go-to example is the short story Laird did in Plastron Café featuring Donatello near the end of his life. There's also the Eastman/Corben "You Had To Be There" story placed inexplicably in issue #7 for no good reason.

So which stories have that zany Mirage feel and where were they originally printed?

I sure I will have read most of these, but I want to see if there are any I've overlooked. Looking mostly for stories that seem to fit most closely into the main Mirage "canon".

Thanks!