Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Mirage Studios)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT) is a comic book series that was published by Mirage Studios between 1984 and 2014. Conceived by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird, it was initially intended as a one-shot, but due to its popularity it became an ongoing series. The comic created the Turtles franchise of five television series, seven feature films, numerous video games, and a range of toys and merchandise.
Cover of the second print of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #4. Art by Michael Dooney.
New Hampshire Historical Marker for the “Creation of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” in Dover, New Hampshire
Volume 3, issue #10. Cover art by Frank Fosco and Erik Larsen.
Mirage Studios was an American comic book company founded in 1983 by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird in Dover, New Hampshire. The company was best known for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT) comic book series and the subsequent franchise it has spawned.
Faux manhole at the site of the original studio in Dover