Mirage Studios

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Vol 1 #22

Name: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Vol 1 #22
Brand: Mirage Studios
SKU: P3447S
Price: 12.00 USD
Availability: InStock

Comic Title: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Volume: 1

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Vol. 1 #22, published by Mirage Studios, features a surreal, time-bending story rather than the usual action fare. The events, set in April O'Neil's apartment, involve a bomb threat and a time-traveling girl, which results in the Turtles being transformed into cyborgs. Key plot points

The bomb in the TV: The issue begins with the Turtles ransacking April O'Neil's apartment after she receives a bomb threat in the mail. The bomb is ultimately discovered inside her television set. When Raphael presses the remote, a missile fires directly at them.
The Turtle-bots: The missile explosion destroys the Turtles' bodies. To save them, Splinter transfers their brains into robotic bodies. The four Turtle-bots set out to find the person responsible for the attack.
The mad TV repairman: The Turtles trace the bomb to "Bill's TV Repair." Bill, a deranged and vengeful repairman, had planted the bomb in April's television because she rejected his advances. He attacks the cyborg Turtles with a giant TV robot.
The time traveler's distraction: A subplot involves Dale Evans McGillicutty, a time-traveling girl introduced in a previous issue. An alien named George tricks her into traveling back two million years and pacifying the earliest humans, supposedly to prevent war. In reality, the alien plans to conquer Earth after humanity becomes passive.
Reality reset: The Time Traveler's actions cause a reality-altering paradox. While the Turtles are fighting Bill's robot, the timeline is reset. This returns the Turtles and Splinter to their organic bodies and to a normal April's apartment, although with no memory of the events.
Mutagen reversal: In a final twist, the time paradox continues to affect reality. While April is watching TV, the Turtles and Splinter lose their memories and revert to their original, unmutated animal forms.