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''[[Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters]]'' was the first [[Affectionate Parody]] comic ever of ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'', first startedcreated in 1986. Created by Don Chin and Christopher Parsonavich.

The story focused around four hamsters: [[Clint Eastwood|Clint,]] [[Chuck Norris|Chuck]], [[Bruce Lee|Bruce]] and [[Jackie Chan|Jackie]], who were sent out into space by [[NASA]] to destroy a [[Blob Monster]] threatening the world. Instead they gained powers from the mysterious substance, and their spaceship crashed into a Tibetan monestarymonastery, where they were trained in the skills of martial arts. Soon Clint finds humans after him because he wrecked the city while trying to save it. The comic follows their wacky adventures.

There were 9nine regular issues of their series, which ended in January, 1988. There was also a 4four-issue mini-series ''Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters in 3-D''. A spin-off spotlight to one of the characters, ''Clint: Hamster Triumphant'' and the one-shot ''Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters Massacre the Japanese Invasion'' (1989) completed their run. A few guest appearances in other titles were all that appeared of the characters for a while.

The reprint collection ''Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters-America the Beautiful'' appeared in 1990. The 5-issue ''Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters-America the Beautiful'' (1992) served the same purpose. A couple of one-shots followed: ''Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters: The Death of Bruce'' (1992), '' Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters: The Lost Treasures'' (1992), and ''Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters: Lost and Alone in New York'' (1993). And that seemed to be the end of the road. In 2007 it was announced there was a planned rewrite. A 4-issue miniseries was published by Dynamite Entertainment in 2008. There might yet be life in the old characters.