IDW will release a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 facsimile in August 2026, recreating the landmark 1984 debut of the popular comic series. The facsimile restores the original oversized Mirage format with 44 black-and-white pages priced at $6.99, featuring a foil cover edition for collectors and longtime fans.
NEWS TEXT: SCOOP: A Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 facsimile, originally from May 1984, arriving August 2026 from IDW in its original dimensions IDW will release a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 facsimile in August 2026, recreating the landmark 1984 debut.
This TMNT #1 facsimile restores the original oversized Mirage format, with 44 black-and-white pages priced at $6.99. A foil cover edition joins the standard Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 facsimile for collectors and longtime fans. Originally limited to about 3,000 copies, TMNT #1 began as a gritty indie parody and became a pop culture phenomenon, as first published by Mirage Studios in 1984.
Unlike other reprintings of the issue in question, this facsimile will be at the original Mirage oversized dimensions, roughly 7⅜" x 10⅞", it's 44 pages, black-and-white, at $6.99. As well as the original, a foil version of the original cover will be available, albeit less of a facsimile. But it will dazzle and excite. And here, on Bleeding Cool, without watermark, is an exclusive look at the cover....
This facsimile edition aims to bring users back to the sewers of New York City, providing a faithful representation of the legendary first issue, which made a significant impact on the industry back in 1984. The creators, Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird, self-published TMNT #1 in May 1984 as a black-and-white independent comic, drawing attention with an oversized magazine-style format, on cheap newsprint, with a wraparound cover by Eastman.
Only about 3,000 copies of the actual first printing were made, which, combined with massive later demand, makes high-grade copies extremely valuable today. To fund the publication, Eastman took a $500 tax refund and a $700 loan from his uncle, as mentioned on the inside cover. The story is dedicated toand Frank Miller on the inside front cover, and the inside back cover had an ad for Gobbledygook, which will be reprinted in the facsimile.
The creators funded TMNT #1 with Eastman's $500 tax refund and a $700 loan from his uncle. It has been reprinted numerous times, but this facsimile is notable due to its restoration of the original oversized Mirage dimensions and its faithful representation of the issue's original content. This Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 facsimile will be a limited edition, with about 3,000 copies available for purchase
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