Retro-Mutation
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 51 • common
- Set
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Collector number
- 51
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Leonardo Santanna
- Market price
- $0.15
What it does
Flash
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature is a Turtle with base power and toughness 0/1. It can't attack and loses all abilities. (It also loses all other creature types.)
Where you can play it
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Retro-Mutation card, numbered 51, is part of the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles trading card set released by Topps in 1989. This collection emerged at the height of the franchise's initial explosion in popularity, capitalizing on the success of the 1987 animated series and the growing merchandise empire. These cards were designed to serve as both collectibles and a narrative summary, featuring still frames and promotional artwork that introduced a generation to the characters and the unique, gritty-turned-goofy lore of the Turtles.
The design aesthetic for the 1989 Topps set leaned heavily into the bright, high-contrast visual language of the late eighties, utilizing borders that echoed the vibrant color palettes of the toy line. While the cards were primarily illustrated through a mix of production cells and marketing photography, they were received as essential ephemera for fans looking to catalog their interest in the show. As a standard piece of mass-market trading card history, the set is remembered today for its simplicity and the nostalgic role it played in the burgeoning industry of 1990s character-themed collectibles.
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