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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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Wow, 40 years..that's insane. Anyone here been a fan since the beginning? I discovered TMNT in late '88 when I saw the toys filling the shelves of a local department store. The "bursting out of a brick wall" packaging was really eye-catching.

The lowest of lows.. my trimmed 0.5 ASM 2! I initially meant it as a placeholder. But then I stopped collecting for a while and still haven't gone back.

Yeah.. I purchased this page from TMNT #55 for $30 as a teenager. Purchased in October 1993 at the Philadelphia Comicfest, Mirage booth. Coming up on 30 years of owning it, and I think I've mainly kept it because it's my first OA purchase, and because it's personalized to me.

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.

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.

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.