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The major incarnations of the franchise are as follows:
* '''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Mirage Studios)|The Mirage Comics]]''' (1984-1993, 2001-2010): Stories featuring the original incarnation of the turtles. These are notable for its semi-real time storytelling (stories written after 2001 featured the turtles in their thirties); its lack of a consistent [[Rogues Gallery]]; and alternating between "throw-everything-at-the-wall-to-see-what-sticks" and "heavily focused" approaches to storytelling. This incarnation comprises Volumes 1, 2, and 4 of the ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' comic book, two volumes of ''Tales of the TMNT'', and a multitude of one-shots and mini-series.
* '''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 series)|The first cartoon (1987-1996)]]''', with Fred Wolf at the helm: Resemblances to its source material are mostly superficial. The first cartoon featuring the turtles proved even more popular than the comics, thanks to the [[Adaptation Distillation|distillation]]/[[Flanderization]] of the four turtles to easily identifiable character types; the addition of villains Krang, Bebop and Rocksteady; the promotion of the Shredder from one-shot baddie to [[Arch Enemy]]; gleeful breaking of the fourth wall; the addition of food addiction (pizza) and a catch phrase ("Cowabunga," although there were others), and a general comedic bent. The series ended in 1996, after ten seasons, 194 episodes, and one retool which attempted to make the series more dramatic.
* '''''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures]]''''' (1988/1989-1995): Midway through its run, the original cartoon spawned its own comic book, published by Archie Comics. While it initially limited itself to adapting some of the cartoon stories, it eventually evolved into something as different from the cartoon as the cartoon was from the original comic book. This incarnation of the turtles is generally regarded favorably, with a notable contingent of fans clamoring for inclusion of its characters into future incarnations.
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