Ninja kick the damn rabbit!
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 37

COMIC DETAILS

Comic Description: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #37 Signature
Grade: 9.8
Page Quality: WHITE
Certification #: 0969299015
Owner: Turtle

SET DETAILS

Winning Set: Ninja kick the damn rabbit!
Date Added: 5/26/2010
Research: Currently not available

Owner's Description

9.8.....Top Census Universal Grade<br />21......Universal Copies in Top Grade<br />9.8.....Top Census Signature Series Grade<br />1........Signature Series Copies in Top Grade<br /><br /><br />First Printing: June, 1991<br />NUMBER OF STORY PAGES: 40<br />COVER:..........Rick McCollum & Bill Anderson<br />WRITER:........Rick McCollum & Bill Anderson<br />PENCILER:....Rick McCollum & Bill Anderson<br />INKING:..........Rick McCollum & Bill Anderson<br />LETTERS:......Rick McCollum & Bill Anderson<br /><br />NOTES: <br /> "Twilight of the Ring"<br />This is yet another issue that puts my favorite turtle, Don, in a focal role. This one is interesting because it shows some of Don’s spiritual side even though he’s typically the most scientific-minded of his brothers. <br /><br />SOURCE:<br />I bought this one already-graded and signed from CGC a board member. Thanks, Rich!<br /><br /><br />SYNOPSIS:<br />The TMNT are exploring the woods, led there by Donatello on a spiritual quest. Earlier in the week, Splinter had sent Don to a specific place in the forest, where the young terrapin said he had met the "Father of all reptiles," some sort of ghost or spirit. The rest of the guys doubt Donatello's story, but Splinter angrily admonishes them for not being in touch with their heritage, one that stretches back millions of years to when the dinosaurs roamed the earth. Splinter states that everything is a ring, and what rises must fall... and as the mammals overtook the planet when the reptiles died off, so too will the mammals cease to exist. Raph, Leo and Mike are still doubtful of Don's vision, so their Sensei sends them into the woods to find the spirit as well.<br /><br />Donatello has trouble retracing his path, and the others become more cynical than ever. That evening, after setting up camp, Mike takes a walk on his own. As Michelangelo ponders the reptiles VS. mammals scenario, an ominous clawed hand emerges from the woods...<br /><br />The next morning, the other Turtles awake to find their brother missing and set off to search for him. Donatello once again leads the way, feeling the pull of an unknown source that Raphael and Leonardo are unaware of. On the second evening a heavy fog sets in, and the brothers become separated. In short order, Don and Leo discover that Raphael has gone missing.<br /><br />The next morning Donatello is acting strange and talking in a strange voice. This eerie activity sets Leo off and he yells at Donatello. Don explains that they're on the Eternal Ring, that they are the avatars of the reptilian race... but the Ring has been broken and the Turtles must repair it.<br /><br />"He told me so." Don states.<br /><br />"Who told you this?" demands Leonardo.<br /><br />"The Father of us all." replies a euphoric Donatello.<br /><br />This statement only angers Leonardo further, but the two set off to find their siblings. As they progress through the briar infested woods, Leo has to struggle with Herculean effort to cut a path, and yet Donatello passes through the woods with ease.<br /><br />Shortly thereafter, Don and Leo are ambushed. The brothers manage to fend off their attacker without getting a good view of it. During the battle, Leonardo even managed to cut off one of its arms, which is long and hairy and ends with a giant clawed hand.<br /><br />That evening, as Leo keeps watch, Donatello emerges from the woods in a cape and cowl, covered in war paint. "I will be the shaman to oppose him," Don says in the eerie voice. That night, both Turtles have the same dream, of time passing and their cold blooded ancestors being replaced by the warm blooded mammals. They feel fear from the events and anguish at the potential lost to their kind... their kindred spirits beckon them. When they awake, Leo states "They must be let loose. But why? And How?"<br /><br />"You are learning." Donatello tells him.<br /><br />"Your brother Donatello gave me joy when we met. I thought it would release me from my grief. I tried to go. But joy is ephemeral - while melancholy lasts forever."<br /><br />"This is my nexus, my holy spot. This is my prison, where I am trapped by my sadness. Dream my child... dream of extinction. Dream of death. Once we were, now we are not. You and yours are what we could have been - had not the hairy ones come. All the scaly brethren are my children... but the hairy ones killed them... THEY ATE MY EGGS!<br /><br />Leo's sleep is suddenly interrupted by the monster, who has finally decided to attack. The lone Turtle leaps into action as the voice continues. Leonardo finally delivers the death blow.<br /><br />Below, Raph and Mike have found Donatello and are struggling to climb the rocks. Mike sees the cloud turtle, and Donatello tells them that it's a good omen, that the quest is complete. Raph insists that they continue onward, but Don's injuries prevent him from going further.<br /><br />"He's still nuts," Raph sneers, "Leo needs us."<br /><br />Mike hands Don a blade for protection, "Take this. Stay on guard."<br /><br />"It doesn't matter." insists Don.<br /><br />"We freed him," Leo states, "The wheel is moving again. The ring is whole."
  
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