TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES (1984-93) #1
CGC NM+: 9.6
(Stock Image)
SOLD ON: Friday, 09/02/2016 12:58 PM
$9,400
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PUBLISHER: Mirage
COMMENTS: white pgs; Peter Laird written int. fc
Kevin Eastman/Peter Laird cover/art; Origin & 1st app of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Splinter, & Shredder; Wraparound cover
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Kevin Eastman/Peter Laird cover/art; Origin & 1st app of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Splinter, & Shredder; Wraparound cover
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white pgs; Peter Laird written int. fc
Kevin Eastman/Peter Laird cover/art; Origin & 1st app of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Splinter, & Shredder; Wraparound cover
Anybody who grew up in the 1980s understands the significance of this comic book to collectors and investors. This rare example of a Copper Age Classic is also the Action #1, the Showcase #4, and Amazing Fantasy #15 of the 80s.
Self-published by scrappy creators Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird, this book contains the origin stories of the Ninja Turtles and the Splinter, plus the introduction of Shredder and the Foot. The moody cover (an homage to Frank Miller's Ronin mini-series) features deep blacks and bloody reds as our heroes stand ready against the forces of evil. Eastman and Laird's characters were soon to be toned down and made more child-friendly. In these early books, however, they pulled no punches on the way to becoming top pop-culture icons. The time is nigh to grab your own copy before the price soars once again.
Midnight blacks and vivid reds adorn this copy of everyone's favorite 'torts. First prints are desired by all and the better the first printing copy looks, the more money one is willing to "shell" out. Many folks were rabid to have all the action figures, now they desire to have possession of their first incarnation, will you be one of the few?
Overstreet Guide 2016 NM- (9.2) value = $4,000.
Artist Information
Kevin Brooks Eastman is an American comic book artist and writer best known for co-creating Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with Peter Laird. Eastman is also the editor and publisher of the magazine Heavy Metal.
Kevin Eastman/Peter Laird cover/art; Origin & 1st app of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Splinter, & Shredder; Wraparound cover
Anybody who grew up in the 1980s understands the significance of this comic book to collectors and investors. This rare example of a Copper Age Classic is also the Action #1, the Showcase #4, and Amazing Fantasy #15 of the 80s.
Self-published by scrappy creators Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird, this book contains the origin stories of the Ninja Turtles and the Splinter, plus the introduction of Shredder and the Foot. The moody cover (an homage to Frank Miller's Ronin mini-series) features deep blacks and bloody reds as our heroes stand ready against the forces of evil. Eastman and Laird's characters were soon to be toned down and made more child-friendly. In these early books, however, they pulled no punches on the way to becoming top pop-culture icons. The time is nigh to grab your own copy before the price soars once again.
Midnight blacks and vivid reds adorn this copy of everyone's favorite 'torts. First prints are desired by all and the better the first printing copy looks, the more money one is willing to "shell" out. Many folks were rabid to have all the action figures, now they desire to have possession of their first incarnation, will you be one of the few?
Overstreet Guide 2016 NM- (9.2) value = $4,000.
Artist Information
Kevin Brooks Eastman is an American comic book artist and writer best known for co-creating Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with Peter Laird. Eastman is also the editor and publisher of the magazine Heavy Metal.