Ninja kick the damn rabbit!
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 24

COMIC DETAILS

Comic Description: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #24 Universal
Grade: 9.8
Page Quality: WHITE
Certification #: 0167738004
Owner: Turtle

SET DETAILS

Winning Set: Ninja kick the damn rabbit!
Date Added: 6/11/2010
Research: Currently not available

Owner's Description

9.8.....Top Census Universal Grade<br />1........Universal Copies in Top Grade<br />N/A....Top Census Signature Series Grade<br />N/A....Signature Series Copies in Top Grade<br /><br /><br />First Printing: August, 1989<br />NUMBER OF STORY PAGES: 36<br />COVER:.........Rick Veitch<br />STORY:..........Rick Veitch<br />PENCILS:.....Rick Veitch<br />INKING:.........Rick Veitch<br />TONING: ......Rick Veitch<br />LETTERS:.....Steve Lavigne<br /><br />NOTES: <br /> "Down to the River" The River, Part One<br />This issue starts out with Splinter in a training session with his students, an aspect about volume 1 that I love. In later volumes, the turtles distance themselves from Splinter in a teaching capacity because each has gotten all they wanted from him as a teacher. To give some reference, the turtles fought the Shredder in TMNT #1 when they were 15 years old. Volume 4 picks up about 15+ years later when the turtles are all in their thirties. Seeing the early stages of their training is just very interesting to me. <br /><br />SOURCE:<br />This was a raw purchase from Ebay that I submitted for grading myself. Given that this was the only 9.8 graded copy when it came back, I was thrilled to get it back!<br /><br /><br />SYNOPSIS:<br />As the story begins, Master Splinter is training the Turtles. The Sensei is attempting to broaden their spiritual scope, but their warrior's hearts are still too strong to grasp the subtleties of their lessons. The Sensei probes each Turtle, to discern their strengths, weaknesses and phobias. Splinter senses that there is a weak link in their chain, and as he releases them from their training, each student bows before the master... save for Raphael, who has bound off to go swimming. Leonardo apologizes to Splinter for Raphael's behavior, and the Sensei states that perhaps they are not mature enough to grasp the next stage of ninjitsu training. Upon hearing this, the other three Turtles angrily take off in pursuit of Raph. The Master is pleased, as group pressure is one of the lessons of ninjitsu.<br /><br />Leo, Don and Mike dive into the murky waters and find an underwater cave. As they emerge into the chamber, clubs in hand, they find Raphael bent over something. The three brothers approach their sibling with ill intent when Raph points out that he's found some recently hatched turtle eggs. Everyone's mood lightens as they find dozens of baby turtles swimming around their feet. The guys muse briefly about what it would be like had they remained normal turtles. As Raph investigates the shells, he finds one baby turtle stuck in the sand. When he examines it, he finds that a large leech has attached itself to the young terrapin. Raph is grossed out by the bloodsucking creature and uses a stick to remove it from the baby turtle. The other guys are amused that Raph is afraid of the leech and they attach it to his foot. Raph freaks out and yells at them to get it off of him. Leo, Don and Mike laugh and toss Raph back into the water. The three brothers run off, psyched that they finally "got Raph good!" Raphael emerges from the water and pulls the leech off of his foot. As he's about to squish the parasite, Raph decides that it's not the worm's fault for being what it is and he tosses it back to the ground, telling it to stop picking on poor, defenseless turtles. The discontented Turtle than heads off after his mirthful brothers, warning them that they'll be laughing out of the other side of their faces once he catches them.<br /><br />Continued in TMNT #25.
  
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