There have been plenty of crossover events between the Marvel and DC Comic universes over the years , but it may be a third outside property that most   intrinsically ties together the   two risible Word of God powerhouses : TheTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles .

It ’s a   poorly - go along confidential that   the Ninja Turtles were surreptitiously mean to share   the sameorigin story with Matt Murdock ’s Daredevil . The   chemical that blinded unseasoned Matt was mean to be the very same Ooze that turned everyone ’s favorite   baby turtles in the Heroes in a Halfshell rooter have loved for the past few decades . And the Daredevil / Marvel connections and homages do n’t end there . While Matt Murdock retrieved his training from an   older master called Stick , the Turtles had Splinter . Instead of forever facing off with Daredevil ’s The Hand , the Turtles ' nemesis   is The Foot Clan .   TMNT Maker Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird were   gloriously broad about it all .

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Comic book art: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles leaping into action.

So if the Ninja Turtlestechnically sort ofexist within the Marvel Comics population , that mean whatever other universes they belt down up in are also arguably intertwine . So , say , when   the reptilian heroesteamed up with Batman , could a conclusion be suck up that the Turtles exist in both the Marvel and DC Universes ? The   Turtles   have fight side - by - side with   the Power Rangers   ( with TMNT archway nemesisShredder even once became the Green Ranger ) , so that drags another franchise into the mix . The Ghostbusters apparently share the same universe of discourse , considering they ’ve teamed up with the Turtles on more than one occasion . So does that mean Angel Grove , CA exists in the same earthly concern as Gotham and Wakanda ? Does Pete Venkman drive past Avengers Tower on his fashion to work in the Ghostbusters ' New York ? The connexion , tentative though it may be , spread out a can of worms   in terms of   possible fan hypothesis .

infer further as to how many different fancied universe the Turtles bind together ,   and the various and exponential branches those connections create is a head - spinning exercise in nerdiness . The Ghostbusters have cross route with the Mars Attacks noncitizen , so there ’s another fabricated humanity to add to the mix . The Punisher and Archie have interbreed path multiple times , so does that mean Riverdale exists in this universe of discourse ?   As a matter of fact , even   Batman has met Archie   in the past , adding slightly more acceptance to this admittedly silly idea . TheJustice League and the Power Rangershave co - mingled ,   offering even more " cogent evidence . "

Is there honestly any credence to the hypothesis that theTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtlesalone are responsible for uniting most every pop culture universe in the world ? Of of course not . evidently this is all just fun fan speculation to be taken with a   heaping pile   of salt . Comic Koran role and franchise crossovers are often akin to a kid take hold of their favorite action figures at random and smashing them together , break a new fabricated universe out of whole material . But what ’s the point of pop acculturation fandom if not to explore the boundary of one ’s imagination ? If nothing else , all this evidence that creators enjoy test those boundary and play with their toys just as much .

Old April O’Neil (foreground) and the new NInja Turtles from TMNT Last Ronin

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