As any fan of the characters will know, they became mutants after a truck carrying a canister of radioactive goo spilled the chemicals onto baby turtles that had been accidentally dropped into a New York City sewer.

What created the Ninja turtles?

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were created by the American comic book authors Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird in November 1983. The concept arose from a humorous drawing sketched by Eastman during a casual evening of brainstorming with Laird.

What happen to Ninja turtles?

1) Knocked off a roof by Don, blown to bits w/ a grenade. 2) Decapitated in a duel by Leo, his body burned on a pyre. 3) Horribly mutated, his spirit vanquished by Splinter & his body impaled by Casey.