Raphael is one of the four Ninja Turtles appearing in the comic strip Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
History[]
At some point, Raphael and his brothers came into contact with a mutagenic substance and became humanoid, then were trained by the rat master Splinter.
TMNT: Comic Strips Introduction[]
The comic strip begins with Splinter retelling the Turtles' origin story. Each Turtle takes a turn welcoming readers to the comic strips before Splinter launches into the tale. A panel shows the Turtles with their signature weapons, including a dialogue box with the name of the weapon. Raphael is shown with his Sai.
The Last Gaea Tree[]
In a sewer tunnel in Lower Manhattan, Raphael is performing his duties as sentry, though he finds it boring. He ducks out of sight when a little girl and her mom pass by. The girl sees Raph and drops her doll. She cries and says she saw a booger man, and her mom says she knows and keeps on walking. Raph rescues the doll and then Michaelangelo drops in on him. Mike also saw the mom and her little girl pass by and go deeper into the tunnels. Mike has brought pizza with tons of toppings, and the two Turtles start to eat it without waiting for the others. Just as they start to bite into the first slice, Leonardo and Donatello show up. After the meal, the Turtles discuss the fact that Splinter has been gone for two weeks. Worried, they decide to go in search of him.