Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1984) 1
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Issue #1
Published 1984 by Mirage Studios.$19,000
View scans- Paper: White
- Slab: Significant inner well scuff(s); Minor side/edge crack(s)
- Label #3789196001
$12,500
View scans- Paper: White
- Slab: Significant inner well scuff(s)
- Label #2037318001
$10,000
View scans- Paper: White
- "Kevin Eastman" and sketch written on interior cover in marker.
- Label #3804337004
First printing. This first printing is the only printing that has an ad for Gobbledygook #1 & 2. Origin and 1st appearance of the Turtles and Splinter. Shredder appearance. According to Overstreet, the first printing is the only printing that has an ad for Gobbledygook #1 & 2. The four later printings of #1 can be identified as such by the printing information on the inside front cover. Counterfeit copies exist for this issue, most of which have a half inch wide white streak or scratch marks across the center of the back cover, as well as a bluish black instead of a deep black on the black part of the cover. Counterfeit copies also have very white inside paper and the inside cover is a bright white. $1.50 cover price, 7.5" x 11" Cover price $1.50.
