Ninja Turtles comic question

[Smeagol]

When I was little, my mom used to buy me this Ninja Turtles comic book thing. It wasn't the size of a regular comic book, more like one of those Archie comic things. Anyway, all four of the turtles were in it, but one of them, Rafael if I recall, was completely black. I don't mean African American, I mean the color black. Does anyone else remember this, and, even better, does anyone know why his color changed? I've been looking all over Yahoo and haven't been able to find anything regarding it. If no one knows, it's cool. I'm just curious.

[triplexpac]

If memory serves me right, he was wearing a ninja suit or something. I don't know why that would make him pitch black, buthey. It was a phase of some sort he was going through...

I have a couple of comics with him in that suit anyways. I think one took place in a desert.

[Smeagol]

Oh. I just figured a bad guy poisened him or put a spell on him or something.

[triplexpac]

Yeah, it's nothing so mysterious... I think I remember that the turtles didn't really understand what was going on with Raph, why he wanted to dress up like a ninja and such.

At least that's what I remember it being, maybe I'm way off.

[Guest The Psychotic One]

I had a few issues where the turtles participated in some kind of intergalactic wrestling competition. The turtles had to dress up differently, and one of them was in all black.

[Big Hydro]

i remember the only time i ever saw them in comic form was at this store i used to go to when i was younger. and i remember in it they met a cheap rip off of the Power Rangers...then the comic just ended. anyone know what was up with that?

[Smeagol]

Someone should bring Plankton into this discussion. IIFC, he is a big Ninja Turtles comic fan.

[maddog]

I didn't even know the Turtles had a comic!

Damn.. I feel slow.

I was the biggest turtle fan ever and didn't know of their comic?! Wow..

[DMN in the House]

There was actually more then one comic.

The more serious, most of the time anyway, black and white version, which got pretty off the wall in its own right at times, and the Archie version.

The black and white version kicked ASS though.

[GhostMachine]

Wanna hear something funny? One of the two men who created the Turtles married Julie Strain, a former Penthouse Pet who does softcore porn movies!!!

As for the original b&w comic....there are a few major differences:

Baxter Stockman and April O'Neil were African-American.

Casey Jones was either supposed to be part Asian, or they just did a bad job of drawing him and he came out looking like he was.

No separate colors for the Turtles. They all wore red.

And, Shredder was killed in his first battle with the Turtles. (He got decapitated)

[DMN in the House]

It still rocked ass though.

And I think Casey Jones was alway supposed to be part asian. He had that look to him at times in the cartoons as well.

[Guest The Psychotic One]

then the comic just ended. anyone know what was up with that?

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IIRC, it usually took 2 or 3 issues to complete one small story, which is why it appeared to end abruptly after each issue.

[Plankton]

The Turtles were held captive and forced to wrestle in the Intergalactic Wrestling Federation (I'm pretty sure that's what it was called). They were given costumes and Raph's was a full body black suit. After they got back to Earth, Raph decided he liked the costume and wore it for a while. I don't know if there was ever a really good reason given other than he just sort of liked it, but he stuck with it for a while until he switched back to normal. I don't think a reason was given for that either, but my memory's a little fuzzy.

[Clawson]

And, Shredder was killed in his first battle with the Turtles. (He got decapitated)

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Just like in the new cartoon eh. Except I'm not sure if Leo killed him or not then, I haven't seen the show in a while.

[Big Hydro]

Wanna hear something funny? One of the two men who created the Turtles married Julie Strain, a former Penthouse Pet who does softcore porn movies!!!

As for the original b&w comic....there are a few major differences:

Baxter Stockman and April O'Neil were African-American.

Casey Jones was either supposed to be part Asian, or they just did a bad job of drawing him and he came out looking like he was.

No separate colors for the Turtles. They all wore red.

And, Shredder was killed in his first battle with the Turtles. (He got decapitated)

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that makes me wanna read the comics, do either you or plankton know any websites where i could read up on them?