

In the spring of 1984, a strange new comic book sat beside cash registers in select shops, too big to fit in the racks, and too weird to ignore. Eastman and Laird's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles presented a completely original breed of super hero. It was too bizarre, too crazy. It broke all the rules and should never have worked. Until it sold out. Again and again and again. For 30 years. Now, peek under the shell and see how this so-called "happy accident" defied every naysayer to become one of the most popular and beloved franchises in the world.

Peter Laird

Kevin Eastman

Steve Barron

Judith Hoag

Fred Wolf

David Wise

Michael Ian Black

Robert Ben Garant

Karl Aaronian

Townsend Coleman

James Avery

Barry Gordon

Rob Paulsen

Cam Clarke

Peter Renaday

Pat Fraley

Mark Freedman

Bobby Herbeck

Thomas K. Gray

Brian Henson

Kevin Clash

Ernie Reyes Jr.

Sophie Campbell

Michael Dooney

Renae Jacobs

Dan Trachtenberg

Jeff Cannata

Alex Albrecht

Ryan Brown

Gary Richardson

Lloyd Goldfine