Magic: The Gathering

Zoo Escapees

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 138 • common

Set: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Collector number: 138
Rarity: Common
Mana cost: 1 generic mana green mana
Type: Creature
Colors: Green
Artist: Mirko Failoni
Market price: $0.10

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$0.10market price via TCGplayer · Aug 7, 2026$0.06 – $0.14 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

Part of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles trading card series, this card features artwork by Mirko Failoni depicting the chaotic aftermath of animals loose in the city. While common in its distribution, it remains a nostalgic piece of the 1990s pop culture phenomenon that helped define the TMNT collectible craze for fans of the franchise.

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What it does

When this creature leaves the battlefield, create a Mutagen token. (It's an artifact with "1 generic mana, tap, Sacrifice this token: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. Activate only as a sorcery.")

They imagine that out beyond the zoo, beyond the pen, there exists another world, and it encroaches with rapid certainty upon their own . . .

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Provenance

Where it came from

The Zoo Escapees card is part of the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles trading card series released in the late 1980s by Topps. As the franchise exploded into a global cultural phenomenon following the success of the animated series, Topps capitalized on the enthusiasm by producing a set that captured the irreverent, action-oriented aesthetic of the Turtles' world. The cards were designed to appeal to the demographic of children and young collectors who were captivated by the show's mix of martial arts and humor.

The artwork for this specific card was rendered by Mirko Failoni, a frequent contributor to licensed collectible card sets of the era. Failoni aimed to translate the gritty, underground comic roots of the Turtles into a more accessible, colorful style suitable for mass-market trading cards. These common cards were ubiquitous in schoolyards at the time, serving as a primary entry point for fans to engage with the franchise's deep bench of minor characters and creature designs outside of the main animated narrative.

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