41 Twitter Has #April O’Neil Trending With Wokies Screaming “April Was Originally Black!” (mobile.twitter.com) posted 3 years ago by Ahaus667 3 years ago by Ahaus667 +41 / -0 15 comments share 15 comments share save hide report block hide replies
the original mirage comics in the 1980s gave her white facial features, tan white skin, and a perm. she wasn't black. perms were crazy popular then https://www.google.com/search?q=80s+perms&tbm=isch
kevin eastman created april o'neil loosely based on his then-girlfriend-eventually-wife, april fisher. https://mobile.twitter.com/ladydragonjj/status/1633098077908115457 eastman had a habit of immortalizing the women he was dating in his comics.
peter laird was a co-creator, and his original notes said april was intended to be asian, but before printing decided to make her white. laird later said in interviews if you asked eastman, he'd say mixed-race. https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wpFOXFjIb7s/WnYojDaErUI/AAAAAAAATJU/JSLtFtmxqq0HxGghtWK_r-TvEVMGMRU1QCLcBGAs/s320/132132132.jpg
the first "black" april o'neil wasn't until a reprint of TMNT #32. the original print was black and white. eastman's coloring made her white. another print run made her white. and another finally made her dark skinned. http://tmntentity.blogspot.com/2018/02/was-april-oneil-originally-black-in.html