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Of Wolves and Men is issue #67 of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures, published in April 1995 by Archie Comics. It is the first issue of the Moon Eyes Saga. It contains a backup story, North to Alaska, Part 1.
Appearing in Of Wolves and Men[]
Major Characters[]
Minor Characters[]
Locations[]
- Alaska
- Fairbanks
- Fairbanks International Airport
Synopsis[]
Two wolf people are howling at the moon in the Alaskan forest when the female of the pair is shot by a hunter. A green jeep flees the scene as the male, Mokoshan, howls in despair over his fallen mate.
Meanwhile, The TMNT, April, Oyuki and Ninjara are camping in the same forest. Ninjara hears the howling and is upset because it reminds her of her people. When Raphael asks if she's okay, she snaps at him.
The following morning the group bids farewell to Tattoo, who is flying to Japan with Oyuki, who will be covering the Sumo-Fest that Tattoo will be competing in. Ninjara bids Tattoo farewell and tells him how his presence reminds her of home and her family, which she misses.
Later, our heroes are driving through the woods in a green jeep similar to the one the hunter who shot the fox woman was driving. Ninjara and Raphael continue to fight, Ninjara is upset over Raph's cynicism. Another vehicle approaches and inside is an old man and a boy, who stop to see if everything is all right as services in the area are few and far between. April assures the man that all is fine, they had only pulled over to study the map, and the fellow drives off. The reporter and her friends decide to camp in the spot for the night and build a fire and pitch tents. Don explains how the Aurora Borealis works and Ninjara dejectedly gets up to take a walk. Raph follows and asks her what the problem is and she explains that she feels adrift in her life with the TMNT, that she's not following her own path but that of the Turtles. Raph states that he thought she liked being with them, and Ninjara points out that Raph doesn't know what she thinks because he never asks her.
Suddenly, Ninjara hears howling in the distance and runs off to investigate, leaving Raph behind. Leo joins his bemused brother and the two set off in pursuit of the unhappy fox. The teens find Ninjara frozen on all fours, staring into the woods. Raph asks her what she's doing and she angrily points out the countless pairs of eyes peering at them from behind the curtain of foliage. The trio is suddenly surrounded by a pack of wolves. Leo suggests that they calmly vacate the area, but Ninjara refuses to leave. One wolf approaches her and stares into her eyes, and she states that it's trying to tell her something, or someone, is coming. Just then, April, Mike and Don crash through the brush with weapons drawn. Ninjara observes that she didn't expect the arrival to be her compatriots, when another being arrives - the wolf man from the beginning of the issue, who introduces himself as Mokoshan and tells our heroes he's going to kill them for trespassing.
Trivia[]
- The title of this issue is a reference to the Metallica song "Of Wolf and Man".
- The comic includes the bonus story "North to Alaska, Part 1".