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TIL that Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles initially started off as a single-issue self-published parody by its two creators, parodying Daredevil and similar comics. It slowly but surely achieved mainstream recognition after it was noticed by a licensing agent, and became a major bestselling success.

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