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Why the teenage mutant ninja turtles first appearance. The archie comics series was titled teenage mutant ninja turtles adventures and began as a direct adaptation of the popular cartoon series in the late 1980s. The complete history of teenage mutant ninja turtles. Teenage mutant ninja turtles 1984 comic books mycomicshop. Eastman cowrites teenage mutant ninja turtles for idw and can sometimes be found at the san diego comic art gallery.
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