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    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1984 Mirage) #1 CBCS 9.2
    Published 1984 by Mirage Studios.

    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1984) 1 CBCS 9.2 SS Laird/Eastman 1st Printing

    1st app. and origin Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Splinter

    Paper: Off white to white

    Verified Signatures: Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman (on interior cover).

    Label #23-1F7F44F-001

    Ended Oct 13 2023
    Winning Bid $16,200

    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. Grade: CBCS 9.2 explanation of grade Condition: Used (collectible)