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TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES

volume 4 collects issues #5–8 of tales of the teenage mutant ninja turtles volume two , including the stories "blind faith," "scars," "darkness weaves," and "virus" as well as back-up stories by classic Turtles writers and artists Jim Lawson, Dean Clarrain, Chris Allan, Eric Talbot, Steve Murphy, Dan Berger, and co-creator Peter Laird.

Lawson • Murphy • Clarrain • Allan • Berger

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VOLUME 4

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JIM LAWSON Cover colors by

JOANA LAFUENTE Collection Edits by

JUSTIN EISINGER AND ALONZO SIMON Collection Design by

CLAUDIA CHONG These reprints were intended for mature audiences and do not reflect the values of Nickelodeon or IDW Publishing. Except for the addition of color, the comics are presented here as originally published.

Special thanks to Joan Hilty, Linda Lee, and Kat Van Dam for their invaluable assistance.

ISBN: 978-1-61377-939-2

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TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES, VOLUME 4. APRIL 2014. FIRST PRINTING. © 2014 Viacom International Inc. All Rights Reserved. Nickelodeon, TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES, and all related titles, logos, and characters are trademarks of Viacom International Inc. © 2014 Viacom Overseas Holdings C.V. All Rights Reserved. Nickelodeon, TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES, and all related titles, logos, and characters are trademarks of Viacom Overseas Holdings C.V. Based on characters created by Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman. © 2014 Idea and Design Works, LLC. The IDW logo is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. IDW Publishing, a division of Idea and Design Works, LLC. Editorial offices: 5080 Santa Fe St., San Diego, CA 92109. Any similarities to persons living or dead are purely coincidental. With the exception of artwork used for review purposes, none of the contents of this publication may be reprinted without the permission of Idea and Design Works, LLC. IDW Publishing does not read or accept unsolicited submissions of ideas, stories, or artwork.

Printed in Korea.

Originally published by Mirage Publishing as TALES OF THE TMNT VOLUME 2 issues #5-8.

ISSUE #5– “BLIND FAITH” JIM LAWSON INKS AND LETTERS BY PETER LAIRD Frontispiece BY MICHAEL DOONEY STORY AND PENCILS BY

ISSUE #6– “SCARS” STEVE MURPHY SCRIPT BY DEAN CLARRAIN ART BY CHRIS ALLAN LETTERS BY ERIC TALBOT PLOT BY

ISSUE #7– “DARKNESS WEAVES” STEVE MURPHY & ERIC TALBOT SCRIPT BY STEVE MURPHY PENCILS BY JIM LAWSON INKS & LETTERS BY ERIC TALBOT FRONTISPIECE BY MICHAEL DOONEY PLOT BY

ISSUE #8– “VIRUS” DAN BERGER & PETER LAIRD SCRIPT AND ART BY DAN BERGER LETTERS BY ED DUKESHIRE FRONTISPIECE BY MICHAEL GAYDOS PLOT BY