Talk:Leatherhead (1987 TV series)/@comment-44256337-20191027230324/@comment-995426-20191030065809

Let me check the dates... Huh, whaddya know...that's a genuine surprise.
 * Slash (1990 action figure): Released 1990.
 * Slash (1987 TV series): First appeared in Slash - The Evil Turtle from Dimension X, published September 29, 1990, written by David Wise.
 * Slash (Archie): First appeared in Search and Destroy, published August 1991, written by Stephen Murphy (as Dean Clarrain), illustrated by Chris Allan.

As for Leatherhead... Also checks out.
 * Leatherhead (Mirage): Designed by Ryan Brown, first appeared in Leatherhead (Tales issue)]], published August 1988, writer uncredited, illustrated by Jim Lawson.
 * Leatherhead (1989 action figure): Released 1989, designed by Brown.
 * Jess Harley (a.k.a. Leatherhead): First appeared in Of Turtles and Stones and Mary Bones, published November 1989, plot by Brown and Murphy, written by Murphy, illustrated by Ken Mitchroney.
 * Leatherhead (1987 TV series): First appeared in Leatherhead: Terror of the Swamp, published November 3, 1989, written by by Michael Reaves.

I don't know for certain exactly who originally designed Slash. But Mirage's Ryan Brown originally designed both early visual templates for Leatherhead, and Brown specifically based the second version on Lance Henriksen.

As for the other characters... Huh...I totally overlooked that the cereal comics Wingnut came first, and was written as an antagonist. Ray and Mondo, however, were first written as allies, and prior inspiration for Ray's design came from The Puma Blues (1986 to 1989).
 * Man-Ray (Ralston Purina), first appearing in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Cereal Comics, published 1989.
 * Wingnut (Ralston Purina), first appearing in TMNT Cereal Comics.
 * Jack Finney (a.k.a. Man Ray, a.k.a. Ray Fillet), created by Brown and Murphy, first appearing in Something Fishy Goes Down, published October 1989, written by Brown and Murphy, illustrated by Mitchroney.
 * Mondo Gecko (1990 action figure), released 1990, designed by Brown.
 * Wingnut & Screwloose (1990 action figure), released 1990.
 * Wingnut (Archie) and Screwloose (Archie), first appearing in Wild Things, published February 1990, written by Murphy, illustrated by Mitchroney.
 * Ray (1987 TV series), first appearing in Rebel Without a Fin, published October 27, 1990, written by Reaves.
 * Mondo (Archie), created by Brown, first appearing in Mondo Metal, published March 1991, written by Clarrain, illustrated by Mitchroney and Marlene Becker.
 * Mondo Gecko (1987 TV series), first appearing in Michelangelo Meets Mondo Gecko, published September 14, 1991, written by Gary Greenfield.
 * Wingnut (1987 TV series) and Screwloose (1987 TV series), first appearing in Zach and the Alien Invaders, published late 1991 (article does not give the exact date or credits).