TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #9 COMIC BOOK VINTAGE 80s PREQUEL SAMURAI RARE OOP!

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #9 COMIC BOOK. FEATURING FULL COLOR COVER Published by Mirage Studios in 1986. The original TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLE Indie/Underground Comic Book created by KEVIN EASTMAN and PETER LAIRD. "The Passing" A young man wakes screaming from a recurring dream about samurais in battle, wielding a flag with an enigmatic symbol... The Turtles are training with Master Splinter. The Sensei offers them pointers and then retreats to his room to meditate. While in practice, Splinter senses someone searching for something... The next day Splinter ends the Turtles' practice early so he can meditate once again, searching the astral plane for the presence he felt the day before. Finally the Sensei reaches Gosei Hatsumi, a proud man who lies in his deathbed in Japan. Hatsumi has been searching the astral plane for someone who could help him continue the Gosei lineage. When Splinter asks what he could do to help, Hatsumi explains that the spirit force of the great Gosei Samurai Clan has been passed down from father to son throughout time. Now is his time to pass it along to his son, Kenji, but he lives in New York City and has turned to evil. Hatsumi hopes instead to pass the spirit force on to his grandson, before he too is turned to the dark path and the bushido spirit of the family is lost. Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird thought they were making a joke about the countless mutant and kung-fu heroes in comics. So what better than to name their improbable series, “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”? Little did they know that their joke would soon develop a cult of devoted fans, eventually turning them into an international phenomenon. The Turtles: Donatello, Raphael, Michelangelo, and Leonardo, along with their rat sensei Splinter, are now one of the hottest tickets in town. Stars of stage, screen, and countless comics (including this, the original), they combine humor and action in a way that appeals to young children and hip intellectuals. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE ORIGINAL MIRAGE TURTLES COMICS ARE A LITTLE MORE EDGIER AND LESS KID-FRIENDLY THAN THEIR CARTOON COUNTERPARTS! COLLECTOR'S ITEM! Highly sought after. RARE and OUT OF PRINT! Impossible to find! VINTAGE COLLECTOR'S ITEM PUBLISHED BY MIRAGE STUDIOS!