TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #3 1985 CGC JSA AUTHENTIC AUTOGRAPH 9.4 NM (FIRST PRINTING - VARIANT COVER "LAIRD EDITION").
Mirage Studios. This is "White Laird's Photo" variant, from a limited run of 300 copies of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #3 produced (ahead of the main print run) specifically for the 1985 New Hampshire Comic Convention (as detailed in Kevin Eastman's letter (see previous lot) as well as that year's New York Comic Con. This initial variant lacked a lighter blue shade in many areas of the comic and, as a result, had many more white areas than the main print run, including on "Laird's Photo" sign, resulting in the variant name. Signed on inside front cover by Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles creators Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. Pin-up by Matt Howarth. Wraparound cover. Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird story and art. Kevin Eastman cover. White pages. Lawrence Klein Collection.
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Mirage Studios. This is "White Laird's Photo" variant, from a limited run of 300 copies of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #3 produced (ahead of the main print run) specifically for the 1985 New Hampshire Comic Convention (as detailed in Kevin Eastman's letter (see previous lot) as well as that year's New York Comic Con. This initial variant lacked a lighter blue shade in many areas of the comic and, as a result, had many more white areas than the main print run, including on "Laird's Photo" sign, resulting in the variant name. Signed on inside front cover by Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles creators Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. Pin-up by Matt Howarth. Wraparound cover. Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird story and art. Kevin Eastman cover. White pages. Lawrence Klein Collection.
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