Trap

Debuting in 1990 courtesy of creators Dean Clarrain and Ken Mitchroney, Trap is a Copper Age curiosity who found a home in Archie's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures — the beloved series that pushed beyond the cartoon tie-in format into genuinely adventurous storytelling. With only four catalog appearances, Trap is a rare presence, but those issues place this character in remarkable company: alongside Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo, Donatello, and the wonderfully bizarre Cudley the Cowlick, the roster alone signals that TMNT Adventures was never afraid to get weird and wonderful. For collectors hunting the deeper corners of early-'90s Turtle lore, Trap is exactly the kind of obscure gem that makes the hunt worthwhile.