Something Fishy Goes Down is issue 5 of the TMNT Adventures, and was published in October 1989. It is the first issue telling an original storyline instead of adapting episodes of the 1987-1996 animated series, as well as the first issue written by Dean Clarrain, a.k.a. Stephen Murphy, who became the series' lead writer.
- Previous: #4: The Incredible Shrinking Turtles, Part 2
- Next: #6: Of Turtles and Stones and Mary Bones
Credits
- Plot: Dean Clarrain & Ryan Brown
- Writing: Dean Clarrain
- Pencils: Ken Mitchroney
- Inks: Dave Garcia
- Letters: Gary Fields
- Colors: Barry Grossman
- Edits: Victor Gorelick
Characters
- Bebop
- Donatello
- Jack Finney / Man Ray (debut)
- Krang
- Leonardo
- Michaelangelo
- Oroku Saki / The Shredder
- Raphael
- Rocksteady
Synopsis
The United States Independence Day approaches, as the Shredder tries to blow up the Statue of Liberty. The turtles are assisted by mutant manta ray Jack Finney, formerly a human working at the Burroughs Aquarium.[1]