Ninja kick the damn rabbit!
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 45

COMIC DETAILS

Comic Description: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #45 Universal
Grade: 9.8
Page Quality: WHITE
Certification #: 0982802005
Owner: Turtle

SET DETAILS

Winning Set: Ninja kick the damn rabbit!
Date Added: 8/9/2010
Research: Currently not available

Owner's Description

9.8.....Top Census Universal Grade<br />2........Universal Copies in Top Grade<br />9.6.....Top Census Signature Series Grade<br />1........Signature Series Copies in Top Grade<br /><br /><br />First Printing: March, 1992<br />NUMBER OF STORY PAGES: 32<br />COVER:..........Dan Berger<br />WRITER:........ Dan Berger<br />PENCILER:....Dan Berger<br />INKING:...........Dan Berger<br />TONING:.........Ryan Brown<br />LETTERS:.......Rob Caswell<br /><br />NOTES: <br />"Leatherhead, Too"<br />I like the complexity behind Leatherhead’s character so it was nice to see him featured in a story again. It was also nice to get a glimpse of Dan Berger’s only solo book from volume 1. He’s a great artist and has always been very helpful answering questions whenever I write an email to Mirage. Thanks Dan!<br /><br />SOURCE:<br />I picked this copy up already-graded from the former Brian Tatge collection via Motor City Comics. <br /><br /><br />SYNOPSIS:<br />The TMNT have returned to New York City to investigate reports of an increase in street crime allegedly being perpetrated by gangs of ninjas. The issue opens with the Turtles defeating a group of Foot Soldiers who had ambushed them. Four of the Foot flee into the sewers and seek refuge in the lair that the TMNT had abandoned when they moved to Northampton, Massachusetts.<br /><br />The Foot enter the Turtles' old sanctuary only to be met by Leatherhead, who has taken over the space. The gigantic gator quickly dispatches three of the four, but the last of the Foot talks Leatherhead into accepting them as allies. As it turns out, Leatherhead has been trying to build a Transmat for the past few years in order to teleport himself to the Utroms' homeworld, where he feels that he can live in peace. Unfortunately for the mutant, his size prevents him from being able to do the fine work needed to build the device, so he needs the help of small hands to make his dreams come true. The Foot think that Leatherhead is insane, but fearing for their lives and desiring a powerful leader to take Shredder's place, they do their best to help him.<br /><br />The work progresses quickly and Leatherhead leaves to fetch some equipment that he's secreted away. While the gator's gone, the TMNT return to their old lair and find the Foot Soldiers working on the Transmat. Just before a battle ensues, Leatherhead returns and defuses the situation. Leatherhead explains his plans to the TMNT and they agree to help him finish the device. Thus the odd team comprised of the Foot, Leatherhead and the Turtles work together to make a Transmat.<br /><br />Once everything is complete, Leatherhead climbs aboard the machine and bids his allies farewell. Donatello pushes the buttons that start the Transmat, but something goes wrong, and Leatherhead is merely singed by cosmic energy, rather than teleported to the Utroms' homeworld. The failure is more than Leatherhead can handle, and he flips out, smashing Foot and Turtle alike in his rage - blaming both for trying to keep him trapped on Earth. As he's smashing the place up, Leatherhead suddenly decides that killing his adversaries would be too easy.<br /><br />"Mark my words, you fiends!" the enraged gator cries, "I will have my revenge! You will pay for my suffering tenfold! I'll find a way! Nyah hah hah!"<br /><br />With this curse, Leatherhead flees the lair. Donatello tries to stop him, but Leo insists that Leatherhead needs time to be alone.<br /><br />Later, on the rooftops, the TMNT muse about Leatherhead's fate.<br /><br />"This humungous city full of millions of different people and we're forced into isolation." Don begins, "We're up here all -"<br /><br />"Alone?" Raph finishes.<br /><br />"Yeah," Mike adds, "But at least we have each other."<br /><br />"Yes... we do." concludes Leonardo.
  
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