Issue Description

This issue is told from the perspective of April's diary entries. Everyone goes to Casey's late Grandmother's place, where Leo recuperates, and April absorbs the loss of all of her belongings. Don keeps his mind occupied making repairs around Casey's Grandmother's place which is pretty run down, and he even starts writing something. Mike worries April the most, he doesn't goof around any longer and is being uncharacteristically training, in solitude, in the back of the barn. Everyone has a need to be alone.

Raph scares April, he's temperamental, so she keeps her distance, but she notices that he doesn't sleep much and she's heard him leave the house late at night, presumably to stand guard. Casey seems like a child to April, and he's "doin' projects!" with Raph all of the time.

After April falls through the ice while she was on a walk, and Leo pulls her out, she realizes that her new friends are worth far more to her than the lost possessions. Meanwhile, Splinter has his sons train as a collective and reminds them that life is good, and life goes on.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1984)

Publisher

Mirage

Volume Description

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Vol.1

The first TMNT Comic book series. Created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird and self published, the comic sold surprisingly well and kicked off the independent sales boom of the eighties. Eastman and Laird both wrote and illustrated the first eleven issues of the comic before taking a break from collaborating with each other and took turns (along with other Mirage staff) to write solo stories and collaborate with others. The nineteenth issue saw both the creators reuniting on writing duties with Jim Lawson providing the art for the the three part "Return To New York" story.

By now the turtles had become huge in the mass media thanks to an animated series and merchandising blitz. This however left little time for the Eastman and Laird to participate in the comic as they were overseeing numerous licensing deals as well as fending off lawsuits from greedy opportunists. The comic soon became an anthology book with a revolving door of guest writers and artists showcasing up and coming talents such as Richard Corben, Michael Zulli, and Rick Veitch among others, some of which worked within the Mirage continuity, while others did their own vision of the turtles, ranging from ultra comedic to ultra serious and the downright bizarre. During this time Mirage regulars such as Michael Dooney and A.C. Farley also did several issues.

The forty-eighth issue saw the return of Eastman and Laird as writers. Lawson once again provided the art for the two part "Shades of Grey" story. The fiftieth issue was first part of a thirteen part "City at War" story and was a silent issue with no text whatsoever that was written and drawn by both Eastman and Laird. The rest of the story was once again drawn by Lawson. This multi-part epic ended the first volume of the TMNT. The book was relaunched with a second volume a few months later this time published in color.

Collected EditionsTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Classics Vol. 1 (#13 & "Shell Shocked")Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Classics Vol. 2 (#16 & 22-23)Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Classics Vol. 3 (#27-29)Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Classics Vol. 4 (#32, 33 & 37)Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Classics Vol. 5 (#34 & 38-40)Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Classics Vol. 6 (#42-44)Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Classics Vol. 7 (#45-47)

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