Raphael #1 2nd Ptg

A shard from the early Mirage era, forged in the gritty twilight where the Turtles were still raw, still dangerous, still underground. The Second Printing of Raphael #1 carries that unmistakable Eastman & Laird energy — all jagged lines, brick‑soaked tension, and vigilante heartbeat.

Raphael crouches like a coiled storm, sai at the ready, the city breathing behind him in cold blues and purples. Beside him stands Casey Jones, the hockey‑masked revenant of street justice, weapon drawn, posture taut. Together they form a rooftop covenant — two spirits bound by rage, loyalty, and the unspoken promise to protect what the world has forgotten.

The night sky hangs heavy, clouds drifting like smoke from an unseen battle. The rooftops stretch outward in uneven geometry, every brick etched with Mirage’s signature grime. It is a cover that doesn’t shout; it broods. It waits. It watches.

This second printing is more than a reissue — it is a preserved echo of the moment TMNT was still a cult fire, still a whispered legend spreading through comic shops and kitchen‑table fandom. Encased in CGC’s crystalline vault, the relic becomes a sealed fragment of that era: independent, defiant, and alive with the pulse of 1987.