Michelangelo

The life of the party in a half-shell, this Michelangelo made his debut in 2003 courtesy of creators Peter David and LeSean at Dreamwave Productions, stepping into the Modern Age alongside his brothers Raphael, Leonardo, and Donatello — and the ever-watchful Splinter. While his catalog footprint is a modest four appearances, they span an impressive twenty-one years, stretching all the way to a 40th Anniversary Comics Celebration that speaks to just how enduring the TMNT legacy truly is. For collectors with a soft spot for the Dreamwave era of the franchise, this is a distinctive corner of turtle history worth tracking down.