Ninja kick the damn rabbit!
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 17

COMIC DETAILS

Comic Description: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #17 Signature
Grade: 9.8
Page Quality: WHITE
Certification #: 0162123002
Owner: Turtle

SET DETAILS

Winning Set: Ninja kick the damn rabbit!
Date Added: 5/31/2010
Research: Currently not available

Owner's Description

9.8.....Top Census Universal Grade<br />1........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: November, 1988<br />NUMBER OF STORY PAGES: 34<br />COVER:.........Eric Talbot<br />STORY:..........Kevin Eastman and Eric Talbot<br />PENCILS:.....Eric Talbot<br />INKING:.........Eric Talbot<br />TONING: ......Eric Talbot<br />LETTERS:.....Steve Lavigne<br /><br />NOTES: <br />"Distractions"<br />Normally, I’m not a huge fan of endings that resolve everything with “and then he woke up” or “it was all a dream”, but it was nice to have Mikey developed a little more as a character. It’s a little-known fact that Michelangelo is an aspiring writer. <br /><br />SOURCE:<br />This was purchased raw on Ebay and I took it to the San Diego Comic Con in 2009 for signatures. Steve Lavigne and Eric Talbot have proven to be difficult to contact since the show, so I’m happy that I’ve got their signatures at least once in my collection. <br /><br /><br />SYNOPSIS:<br />The story opens back in feudal Japanese days with Michelangelo setting up a campfire in the woods. An old man and his two children are surprised to meet Mike, but after introductions are made, they all share supper. The man is Toshiro, his young son is named Sakai and his teenage daughter is Tai. They explain that they're going to Kyoto to meet their cousins because it is unsafe to stay in their province. Michelangelo tells them that he is searching for his brothers, as they were separated when they first arrived here. The family thanks Mike for his hospitality, but explain that their journey is long and so they must be off. As the people depart, Mike douses his fire and decides that he too should be on his way. Mikey then hears horses approaching at a fast clip and moves to investigate. Mike spots the family just as they're confronted by the rider, Tachi, and his men.<br /><br />Tachi screams at Lord Toshiro that he was a fool to flee and that the Daimyo has ordered his death. The lead horseman then orders his men to kill the old man and boy, and claims the girl as his own. Before anyone moves, Michelangelo bursts onto the scene and takes out the henchmen on horseback.<br /><br />While Mike is fighting the others, Tachi scoops up Tai and tells the heroic terrapin that his interference will cost him his life. Before riding off, the man states that Tai will be his bride and he will return to kill Toshiro.<br /><br />After Tachi has escaped with Tai, Lord Toshiro explains that the abductor is Daimyo Orkai's son, and that his daughter is being forced to marry him. The marriage would end Toshiro's rule over the realm and give Tachi complete control of the land, giving him twice as much farmland and people to exploit. Michelangelo decides that he cannot allow this injustice to take place and sets off to rescue Tai.<br /><br />Mike manages to get into the Daimyo's encampment and rescue Tai, but he has to fight numerous battles along the way. Eventually we discover that the Daimyo is an evil sorcerer. After multiple skirmishes with various adversaries, Mike is victorious in the final conflict with Tachi. Lord Toshiro arrives with an army of farmers to reclaim his throne, and he banishes the wicked Orkai from the land. Princess Tai asks Mike to stay with them, but Mikey insists that he must leave to find his brothers. The lone ninja walks off alone as a sad Princess Tai watches.<br /><br />On the final page we find out that this whole story was being written by Michelangelo in his journal. Mikey scratches his head and turns to his pet cat and asks, "Well, that's the story so far. What do you think, Klunk - too corny?"
  
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