Kevin Eastman & Peter Laird - Raphael #1 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles TMNT (1985) vs. Casey Jones
Artists: Kevin Eastman (Penciller) , Peter Laird (Penciller)
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DescriptionSo I first came across the TMNT with issue #3 where I quickly became a fan. There were several one shots soon after and of course I had to get them too.I remember as a young teen daydreaming about some of my favorite comics becoming Cartoons and this is one of those that worked out. The colorful masks, Pizza and California personality wasn't quite right, but I wasn't gonna complain. Loved the show too and bought the toys. While I haven't been obsessed in a long time, I still have a very warm spot in my nostalgic heart for the original comics and what they represented. Am thrilled to finally have a page from that time by the original creators. Would love one more example, ideally from the original run by the 2 creators. If you have one and would consider parting with it, please reach out. As always, appreciate you checking out my gallery. Social/Sharing |
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Kavi H 
Member Since 2018
2 - Posted on 8/1/2025
Wow! A great fight sequence of panels on this amazing early Mirage Studios work/page by Eastman & Laird, and from Casey Jones' first appearance! absolutely love the original TMNT run (and the individual character one shots). huge congrats (also super jealous!) dude!
E DLS
Member Since 2005
2 - Posted on 8/1/2025
I'm usually not one for nostalgia, but as I grow older, I've found it to be more and more unavoidable. Like you, I started with The Turtles pretty early. I jumped on with issue #2. I scrambled to track down the first issue, but by then it had already become a comic unicorn and first printings were not easy to find, much less afford (so I think I have a 2nd or 3rd printing around here somewhere). And when Mirage became a full blown studio with all the Turtles spinoffs, I had to have them too. While I love the early more innocent days of studio, by the time they became a "franchise" and a "property", I had already begun to get a little disillusioned. Anyway, thanks for taking me back with this wonderful early page. I would say that it's been a fun trip down memory lane but the crick in my back says otherwise.
J. Lim
Member Since 2008
2 - Posted on 8/1/2025
Wow ! This brings back all the feels of picking this up when I was a lot younger. There's nothing like Casey Jones fighting Raphael. Great pick up!
JN 80
Member Since 2016
2 - Posted on 8/1/2025
Hurts the m to f ratio in your collection..but casey is worth it!!
Tyler T
Member Since 2020
2 - Posted on 8/1/2025
Oh wow! A wonderful, early Toitles interior that really boasts a great fight sequence and panel layout. That last panel is RAD! Great page! (crowd goes wild)
Toni S
Member Since 2019
2 - Posted on 8/1/2025
That's a very beautiful page from an iconic title!!!!
James Dornoff
Member Since 2019
2 - Posted on 8/1/2025
So great to capture pieces of our childhood. Cool detail about you day dreaming about these comics coming to life in animation form. It's now come to life in so many ways and that day dream has come true in a variety of ways. Cheers to day dreaming about things we love.
Dave W
Member Since 2006
2 - Posted on 8/1/2025
You can't resist the pull of Turtle Power nostalgia! Great page - congrats!
Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005
3 - Posted on 8/1/2025
Well, that'll be the page
When you say good buy
Yes, that'll be the page
When Duke makes me cry
You say you're just a teen
You know it's a sai
'Cause that'll be the page
When I fight
Well, you gave me ninja loving
And your Turtle kicking
And your punch and misses
And your Raffi too
Duo you love me, Casey
Still you tell Fleed, maybe
That someday well
I'll be through
Troy C. Punswick
Member Since 2008
2 - Posted on 8/1/2025
40 years old already...where has the time gone?!?!?! Congrats on the awesome pick up!!!
Ruben DaCollector
Member Since 2008
1 - Posted on 8/1/2025
If this exact page was fro the regular series, it probably would have cost you twice as much! Fantastic action!
Derek Crabbe
Member Since 2020
1 - Posted on 8/2/2025
"Cricket? Nobody understands cricket! You gotta know what a crumpet is to understand cricket!"
Steve N. Comic/Fantasy Art
Member Since 2017
1 - Posted on 8/2/2025
Raphael was easily my favorite as a kid. That attitude!
Chuck Arnold
Member Since 2014
1 - Posted on 8/2/2025
This Raphael one-shot was my first-ever Turtles comic. I bought it the same day as The Dark Knight Returns #2, and to 13 year old me, it was absolutely mind-blowing. From that day on, I was completely hooked on the Turtles. Fantastic page.
Stan F
Member Since 2019
1 - Posted on 8/2/2025
Boom huge congrats this is what I'm taking about amazing page!
Michael Kirton
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 8/2/2025
Holy, your updates never cease to amaze. Congrats!
Sewer Lid Collectibles
Member Since 2007
1 - Posted on 8/2/2025
Awesome pickup! I wish I kept more of these Raphael pages but glad still have one. Can't go wrong with Casey and Raphael!
Matt Kennedy
Member Since 2014
1 - Posted on 8/12/2025
We caught-on to the turtles at the same time. I think I first saw them mentioned in the editorial column of Heavy Metal and within days was vending next to them at a convention in Boston. That Raphael one-shot is still my favorite TMNT book of all time.
Jeff Singh
Member Since 2004
1 - Posted on 8/16/2025
Nice battle page. Great to see art from this early in the run. Hope to see it in person soon.
K Gearon
Member Since 2011
1 - Posted on 9/1/2025
Love the way this one speaks to Casey's character! Classic page by the classic duo. Congrats!
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