Published Mar 1, 2026, 12:00 PM EST

Mutant Turtles: Superman Legend is almost the weirdest thing in the history of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Magic’s wildest TMNT deep cut comes from a forgotten 1996 anime that still rules

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Magic: The Gathering ’s new set of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cards is full of surprisingly deep cuts, from a two-headed pizza mutant that honors an abandoned toy concept to a card for an obscure weather-changing device featured in exactly one episode of the original cartoon. Yet the most surprising inclusion appears on a special variant of the Leonardo, Cutting Edge card, which features the leader of the Turtles with a design only seen in the 1996 direct-to-VHS lost gem anime Mutant Turtles: Superman Legend .

The katana-wielding team leader stands tall, clutching a weapon in one hand and a large purple crystal in the other. His chest is emblazoned with a large capital T and his face mask points upward like the X-Men hero Wolverine.…