Superhero Teams: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, the Powerpuff Girls, Tokyo Mew Mew, Big Bad Beetleborgs, Manhattan Clan, the Incredibles

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 72. Chapters: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Powerpuff Girls, Tokyo Mew Mew, Big Bad Beetleborgs, Manhattan Clan, The Incredibles, Legion of Net.Heroes, Dinosaucers, Science Ninja Team Gatchaman, Street Sharks, Birdman and the Galaxy Trio, Minoriteam, Battletoads, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents, Teamo Supremo, Justice Machine, Elementals, The Ripping Friends, Stone Protectors, Strangers, Nightstalkers, Drak Pack, Four Aces, The Power Team, The New Wave, The Freedom Force, Southern Knights, Planetary Brigade, Defenders of Dynatron City, Civic-Minded Five, League of Champions, Manta and Moray, Superstretch and Microwoman, Re: Gex. Excerpt: The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (or simply Ninja Turtles) are a fictional team of four teenage anthropomorphic turtles, who were trained by their anthropomorphic rat sensei in the art of ninjutsu and named after four Renaissance artists. From their home in the storm sewers of New York City, they battle petty criminals, evil megalomaniacs, and alien invaders, all while remaining isolated from society at large. The characters initially appeared in comic books before being licensed for toys, cartoons, video games, films, and other merchandise. During the peak of its popularity in the late 1980s through early 1990s, the franchise gained considerable worldwide success and fame. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles originated in an American comic book published by Mirage Studios in 1984 in Dover, New Hampshire. The concept arose from a humorous drawing sketched out by Kevin Eastman during a casual evening of brainstorming with his friend Peter Laird. Using money from a tax refund together with a loan from Eastman's uncle, the young artists self-published a single issue comic intended to parody four of the most popular comics of the early 1980s: Marvel Comics' Daredevil and New Mutants, Dave Sim's Cerebus, and Frank ...