Turtle Spotting!

Sherman's Lagoon

Picked up the June edition of "Wizard" magazine today, & you won't believe it!! They had an article called "Hang Ten: The ten biggest creator's in the comic book world."

And ringing in at number 10: "KEVIN EASTMAN AND PETER LAIRD CLAIM TO FAME: Creators of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, pioneers of the mass-marketed comic book creation. WHY THEY'RE #10: Before Todd McFarlane's "Spawn" empire came two average joes with a crazy notion. Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird only planned a one-shot, black and white spoof of the popular comics of the early '80's--the teenage mutants of "X-Men" and the ninjas of "Daredevil." But when "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" #1 hit in 1984, it sold out instantly. Then four more printings were sold out. The duo's creator-owned, kitchen table operation--started with a $500 investment--became an overnight sensation, and the black-and-white small-press world *exploded* with hundreds of copycat books. Now anyone with a dollar and a dream could strike it rich. Eastman and Laird struck it *very* rich. Suddenly you didn't have to be Superman to be merchandised--the Turtles spawned toys, movies, cartoons, Flav-R-Pops, sneakers and Kraft macaroni and cheese dinners. Eastman and Laird paved the way for independent comic projects to reach Middle America, giving creators more muscle than ever before." Submitted by Leah~Nardo

Sherman's Lagoon

Fillmore, an ocean turtle, and Sherman, a shark, are talking together:
Fillmore:
"I'm not exotic enough, Sherman. That's why I have problems with getting a girlfriend!"
Fillmore: "Look at me! I'm just a very ordinary ocean turtle with a background in the suburbs and as a choir boy."
Then there's a panel where they just stare into open space for a while, and in the next panel, Fillmore suddenly exclaims:
"Why couldn't I have been born as a ninja!!??"
Sherman: "Talk about bad choice of parents."
Submitted by Lola S. Cubish

Sonic The Hedgehog

Sonic is running through a sewer system, and we see the TMNT walking in the background.
Leo says: "Guys, I think we're in the wrong sewer,"
Then Mike says: "Or in the wrong comic,"
Submitted by Lola S. Cubish

Grimjack

There was a color story by Eastman and Laird in Grimjack #26 where the TMNT had a fight in Munden's Bar.
Submitted by AJ

Adolecent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters

Um...ARBBH made a number of TMNT jokes, Boris the Bear slaughtered all of the "funny" animals, only to be attacked at a later date (TMNT were in both)
Submitted by Raph

New Titans

I believe there was an issue of "New Titans" where Baby Wildebeest had a toy TMNT...I'd have to check on that.
Submitted by Raph

Anything Goes

Anything Goes #5 had a TMNT story.
Submitted by Raph

Usagi Yojimbo

Usagi Yojimbo #10, had a Leonardo/Usagi story by Peter Laird in the back.
Submitted by Futbalhed

Usagi Yojimbo #1, 2, and 3 (color, 2nd series) had the Turtles and Splinter in them.
Submitted by Futbalhed

Boris the Bear

There was a comic published waaaay back by Dark Horse (I think it was the first book they ever published, actually) called Boris the Bear. In it, Boris kills all these B&W comic book characters including "Sloberus the aardvark" and 4 whiny turtles called Mikey, Donny, and I can't remember the names of the other 2.
Submitted by Raph and Paul

Conservation Corps

There was a crossover called TMNT meet the Conservation Corps
Submitted by Paul

Mars Attacks Image

Oh yeah, and there's Mars Attacks Image #1, where Raph makes a cameo (Just a small panel showing him about to beat the stuffing out of a Martian)
Submitted by Paul

Spider Man

Spider-Man Team-up #5 includes a reference to the Turtle's actions in the SD/DD crossover.
Submitted by Paul

Gen13

#13A, B and C were parts of a "Wizard of Oz" type story where Grunge roamed the land of "Sequential Art" (Will Eisner reference?) in a dream and encountered many comic book characters along the way. He met the TMNT briefly at the very beginning of #13B.
It was kind of a funny scene (in a sad sorta way, heh), as the turtles were practically buried in a pile of their own merchandise, complaining about the PRs stealing their fame.
Submitted by Shorebuck and Paul

Puma Blues

Puma Blues #20 had a TMNT story.
Submitted by Raph

Quest for Dreams Lost

It had a TMNT story.
Submitted by Raph.

Savage Dragon

Savage Dragon had at least two crossovers.
Submitted by Ria

there's the one-shot crossover between Savage Dragon and Destroyer Duck (Savage Dragon/Destroyer Duck #1) where the 4 Turtles appear.
Submitted by Paul

Flaming Carrot

Flaming Carrot had at least two, as well.
Submitted by Ria

Creed

Creed had a one-issue crossover recently
Subimtted by Ria

Big Bang

Big Bang number 10 has our boys in it.
Submitted by Kim and Ria.

Archie

Who could forget the Archie Meets the Turtles?
Submitted by Ria

Viking Heroes

Viking Heroes had a 2 issue (at least) crossover.
Subbmitted by Ria

First Comics

First Comics did the Martial Arts Training Manuals, and How to Draw A TMNTurtle, and I think one other TMNT book, besides the four collected graphic novels, before IT went belly up (its Illustrated Classics books didn't sell well enough).
Submitted by Ria

X-Men

There were also at least 1 TMNT ref in the X-Men comics, Forge left some guys tied up in the sewers and said he'd leave them until the gators "or the Turtles got them".
Submitted by Kim

Fantistic Four

There was a Fantastic Four issue where Franklin Richards had a Leonardo stuffed plush thingy.
Submitted by Futbalhed

Daredevil

There was an issue of Daredevil that mentioned the Turtles...it was when the Hand Clan first appeared i think. Daredevil said something like "Ninjas. And not some half-shelled Turtles. These are the real thing."
Submitted by Futbalhed

Joe Psycho and Moo Frog

The Evolution of Moo Frog:
(first it shows a small tad pole with cow horns)
The Moo Pole
(second it shows a small cow with the face of a frog)
1987
(Grazengrass Amphibidipidus) This was the first documented case of the Moo Frog. Note the definitive cow and frog characteristics.
(ok..I'm skipping a bit here..but anyways..)
(Fifth it shows a creature with cow hair, cow horns, frog eyes, and a Ninja Turtle Beak from the cartoons (you know..the common half-mouth-in-a-sneer-look?)
1990
The Turtle Phase. Induced by Ninja Mania, this mutated MooFrog was killed off by his own innate fear of inadequacy. (sides' he was silly lookin')
Submitted by Erica-tello