Raphael

Raphael is the hot-headed, sai-wielding member of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles who crossed over into DC's Superman comics in 1990, joining brothers Leonardo, Donatello, and Michelangelo in a Copper Age meeting of worlds that also featured their arch-nemesis Shredder.

A crossover curiosity with genuine collector appeal, this Raphael made his catalog debut in the pages of Superman #42 in 1990 — a Copper Age meeting of worlds that finds the hot-headed Turtle sharing adventures with Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo, and even the villainous Shredder across a handful of memorable issues. Published under the Mirage banner and turning up across Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Superman, and Adventures of Superman over nearly two decades, his nine appearances are the very definition of a targeted back-issue hunt. Small in number but rich in crossover charm, this is exactly the kind of find that makes digging through long boxes so rewarding.