Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #26

All four Turtles surge forward in full battle-ready formation on this October 1989 cover by Rick Veitch — Raphael's sai gleaming in the foreground, Michelangelo's nunchaku swinging on their chain, and the rest of the team pressing in tight behind them with weapons raised. Veitch's muscular linework gives the group a raw, kinetic energy that feels right at home in Mirage's gritty black-and-white era, even rendered here in striking blue and pink tones. "Old Man River" promises something a little different from the usual city rooftop action, and this charging, shoulder-to-shoulder image of all four brothers makes it easy to dive right in.