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	0l A HIPPY HIPPO The Hippy Hippos bail from the planet Hypo-Hypo. A psychedelic swamp plague millions of miles from Earth - Hypo-Hypo breeds harmless yen hard-fighting creatures. Big - fat and happy-go-lucky - these fur-out tough guys spend moss of their time racing around their wild homeland. They hang about in gangs of three or four wearing groovy sunglasses - flowery shirts - bong hair and beads. There's nothing better than having a Hippy Hippo as a friend - and there's nothing worse than to have one as an enemy. FACTFILE. Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird - creators of The Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles - met in 1902. Kevin nays "All we did is create a comic book because we fey comic books"
	02 SHREDDER AND KRANG These two power-hungry creatures strive to overcome the Turtles and conquer Earth They don't see eye to eye and end up in a dire predicament when their one sided plans fail. If it wasn't for the Hero Turtles - Shredder and Krang would hurtle our world into chaos. FACTFILE. All the Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles speak in Califorian surfer talk. This form of speech has been around since the 1960's and in both laid back and gung-ho
	03 SPLINTER Transformed by mutagen from a master ninja into a rat - Splinter is the Hero Turtles mentor and friend. By using his superior mind and superb ninja skills - he keeps Krang and Shredder at bay. Dispensing wisdom and advice - Splinter books after his Turtles and protects Earth from disaster. FACTFILE. The Hippy Hippos were creased by an Australian poet Marho Veznaver - who was actually born in the 'Hippy' period of the 1960's. He in a Hero Turtle specialist and studies the ancient art of ninjitsu.
	04 TURTLE MEETS HIPPO The Hero Turtles and Hippy Hippos clash as their font meeting. After setting out lots of confusion - both gangs realise that Krang wan responsible for the havoc in the streets of New York. The horde of Hippy Hippos are hilarious and heroic fighters. Trained since birth so fight evil foes with cool ferocity and funky fury - they love defending their right no have fun in the face of adversity. Lost in an urban sprawl - the Hippy Hippos go totally crazy until our Turtle Heroes sort them out after a cowabunga get together. FACTFILE. Each of the Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles - Donatello Raphael - Michaelangelo and Leonardo - are named after an Italian painter who lived over 400 years ago.
	05 LEONARDO Master sword wielder and leader of the Turtles - Leonardo is the voice of reason. Wearing blue - he makes sure his brother Turtles keep cool in sticky situations. Leonardo brings the Hero Turtles and Hippos together no fight a common enemy - the evil Krang. FACTFILE. In took a mere sex minutes of doodling by Eastman and Laird to crease The Hero Turtles. 'It was entirely spontaneous - son calculated at all' says Eastman.
	06 KRANG Krang is evil and clever - bus he lacks a body. Just a brain alone - cannot achieve universal domination. Using the criminal cunning of Shredder Krang comes closer to gaining a body and planetary supremacy. FACTFILE. A first edition of The Teenage Mutant Hero Turtle comic in now worth at leant �150.
	07 THE ROBOT WOLVES When Krang's plan to use extra-terrestrial forces against the Hero Turtles goes wrong Shredder takes over. H e invents a fierce army of robot wolves. The frightening fighting machines obey their evil master and set off to destroy the Hero Turtles and their sew-found allies - the Hippy Hippos. FACTFILE. The Robot Wolves - created by Marko Veznaver - were inspired by centuries old fables from Greece - and Japanese science fiction stories.
	08 RAPHAEL Raphael is a likeable hot-bead - sometimes witty - sometimes wicked - he's the driving force behind every Turtle battle. Raphael's had temper is matched by his desire to crash Krang and his vicious right-bond man - Shredder. Thin rebel in red in a Turtle who means business. FACTFILE. There were only 3000 copies of the first of The Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles comics printed. They were black and white. Now in colour - the comic sells by the million.
	09 THE HIPPY HIPPOS VERSUS THE ROBOT WOLVES The fat groovy fat groovy hippopotamuses prove to be more than a handful for the wolves. Through sheer size and muscle power - these amiable aliens easily beat the wired-up wolves. The hippo swamp masters of the planet Hypo-Hypo brought thier children up to fight fearsome yes fair. FACTFILE. In America - the Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles TV series is shown daily on 130 stations.
	10 DONATELLO Donatello loves computers and is a real whizz as inventing wacky gadgets. He wears a purple mink and fights with a staff - bus only if he really boo to. He'd prefer to just tinker about. Pace to face with Shredder's own awesome invention The Mega-Laser Gun! be feels both fear and envy! FACTFILE: Eastman and Laird - creators of The Hero Turtles have become overnight millionaires. They have sold over �400 million in merchandise and �65 million from the film
	11 SHREDDER Shredder is an evil genius with a powerful body and mind capable of creating diabolical devices. His arch-enemy is Splinter - the wise Ninja who fights for the forces of Good. Shredder's latest invention - the Mega-Laser Gun threatens the very existence of our heroic Turtles. FACTFILE. Both Eastman and Laird - creators of The Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles - were influenced by Jack Kirby - creator of the legendary 'Spiderman' - 'The Incredible Hulk' and 'Captain America'
	12 MICHAELANGELO This Hero Turtle wears orange and is wild prankster. A mean fighter wish a big smile - he chases parties and pizzas wish real determination Michaelangelo tries in mix fighting with fun and usually ends up in a radical mess! FACTFILE. Before helping so crease The Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles - Peter Laird was a freelance artist. As the time of his success - he wax drawing flowers for the gardening page of a newspaper.

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