Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #8
In "Face Off," the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles face escalating danger when a malfunctioning Baxterbot sends Raphael plummeting from a building, leaving his whereabouts unknown. With the city in chaos and the robot fleeing into the sewers, Donatello, furious at Nobody’s failure to save Raph, leads a desperate search while Leo, Mike, and Casey return home. Meanwhile, Raphael awakens in a high-tech hospital bed—bound and alone—caught in a mystery that could unravel everything. Written and illustrated by Jim Lawson, with inks by Eric Talbot and colors by Eric Vincent, this pivotal 1994 issue features a striking cover by co-creators Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman.
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After malfunctioning rockets cripple the Baxterbot, Stockman drops Raph from a building. As police helicopters engage the robot, it causes a crash but escapes to the sewers, later malfunctioning again. Leo, Mike, and Casey head home, while Donatello, angered at Nobody for failing to save Raph, teams up to search for their missing brother. They consider the possibility of police custody for Raph. Amidst the chaos, Raph awakens bound to a high-tech hospital bed.
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