When King released his "unabridged" version of The Stand in 1990, he updated a number of the pop-culture references in the book. In the 1978 version, a character is reading a Howard The Duck comic, and in the 1990 version, it's a TMNT book.
Anyways, Eastman/Laird created the Turtles as a parody of many of the most popular trends in mid-80's comics (ninjas topping the list). It wasn't until the 80's TV series that the concept started getting seriously silly.
Anyways, Eastman/Laird created the Turtles as a parody of many of the most popular trends in mid-80's comics (ninjas topping the list). It wasn't until the 80's TV series that the concept started getting seriously silly.