Michelangelo

One of four ordinary pet turtles exposed to a mutagenic ooze in the sewers of New York City, Michelangelo grew into a humanoid ninja trained by the rat sensei Splinter. The fun-loving, nunchaku-wielding member of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, he appeared in Archie's comic adaptation.

The life of the party in a half-shell, Michelangelo burst onto the Archie Comics scene in 1988 — right at the height of Copper Age Turtle-mania — and has kept the pizza-fueled fun rolling across an impressive 36 years of publication. Brought to life by Michael Dooney and David Wise in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures, he shares his pages with an iconic cast: the wise Splinter, the fearsome Shredder and Oroku Saki, and the ever-resourceful April O'Neil. With appearances spanning Mighty Mutanimals and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Giant Size Special alongside his 81-issue catalog presence and at least one key collector issue to his name, this is a character whose Archie-era adventures offer a distinct, vibrant chapter in one of comics' most beloved franchises — well worth tracking down for any serious Turtles enthusiast.