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Mirage Studios Iron-on Transfer Original by Peter Laird 1984

Artist: Peter Laird (All)

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Mirage Studios Iron-on Transfer Original by Peter Laird 1984 Comic Art

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Finished iron-on transfer

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Title:	Mirage Studios Iron-on Transfer Original by Peter Laird 1984
Artist:	Peter Laird (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Illustration
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	294
Likes on CAF:	12 13
Comments:	6
Added to Site:	8/11/2024
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Description

In the back pages of the first few issues of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, readers could find ads offering iron-on transfers of the TMNT that could be purchased straight from Mirage Studios. This original is the basis for one such transfer. This page was done by Peter Laird in 1984 and features all 4 turtles surrounded by Foot Ninjas with a large image of Shredder looming in the background.

It's very difficult to get TMNT art from this early on, so I feel extremely fortunate to add this to my collection. I've also included an image of the colored transfer. The original is a 1:1 scale of the transfer.

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Kavi H
Member Since 2018

Posted on 8/11/2024

super cool to see such early and important TMNT art such as this, amazing. thanks for sharing it!

Steve C
Member Since 2021

Posted on 8/12/2024

Love this! It's always great to see early work from Peter, and this piece has sooo much going for it!

Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005

Posted on 8/12/2024

Beautiful piece of nostalgia as readers wanted more TMNT after each issue and directed their attention towards the merch ad in those early issues. They got iron ons images and saw the separate figures and this major one with everyone on it. This was probably the most ordered one!

Duke Fleed aka #1 Groo Fan
Member Since 2013

Posted on 9/8/2024

Just beautiful!

Stan F
Member Since 2019

Posted on 9/27/2024

Awesome piece congrats!

Charles Liggins
Member Since 2015

Posted on 2/2/2025

The iron-on art is some of my favorite early art. So cool to see this one surface. Congrats!

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