Mighty Mutanimals
| Mighty Mutanimals | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Archie Comics |
| First appearance | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures #19 (April 1991) |
| Created by |
Ryan Brown Stephen Murphy |
| In-story information | |
| Base(s) | island on Earth |
| Member(s) |
Man-Ray Leatherhead Wingnut Mondo Gecko Dreadmon Jagwar Screwloose Slash Muckman Dr. Rockwell |
Mighty Mutanimals are a fictional superhero team spin-off from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise. The team first appeared in the comic books series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures, where they formed as a team of mutant animals who were allies of the TMNT. Additional versions of the team and concept have appeared in subsequent incarnations of the franchise.
Mighty Mutanimals was first published as a three-issue mini-series released between May and July 1991, which was later released in a collection in Winter 1991. A follow-up regular series totalling nine issues was released from April 1992 until June 1993.
The series was cancelled due to low sales, but the Mutanimals received their own 7-part backup-series in the pages of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures beginning in issue 48 and ending in issue 54. This series saw the assassination of the Mutanimals at the hands of the high-tech Gang of Four. Issues 55-57 continued the aftermath of their death and its effect on the Turtles' storyline. The creator of the Mutanimals, Ryan Brown, has stated that the reason for this decision was that the Mutanimals were supposed to be something completely different from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Since the series, and proposed cartoon show, were cancelled, he no longer wanted his creation to become a second-fiddle act. Instead, he thought The Mutanimals could have a much more lasting impact if they were killed off.
The Mighty Mutanimals made a small cameo appearance in Tales of the TMNT #58. Dean Clarrain, Ken Mitchroney, Mike Kazaleh, and Garrett Ho all worked on the comic book mini-series.
Though the team was called " Mutanimals " implying that the members were all " mutant animals ", only 3 were " true" mutants, Ray Fillet, Mondo Gecko, and reserve member Merdude. LeatherHead ( Archie's version) was a human transformed by magic, same goes for Dreadmon, who was more or less a werewolf created by voodoo. Wingnut, Screwloose and Slash ( Archie's version), were all aliens from Dimension-X. And Jagwar was a demi-god son of a human mother and Jaguar spirit/god.
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