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When Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird conceived of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in the early 1980s, they envisioned the group as a parody of contemporary X-Men and Daredevil comics. Indeed, the shadowy ninja group in TMNT comics are called the Foot Clan, poking fun at the Hand ninjas from Frank Miller's Daredevil run. The Turtles' wise mentor is called Splinter, playing on Daredevil's mentor named Stick. We could draw parallels between Miller-era Daredevil and TMNT until the cows come home. 

It's fitting, then, that the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles x Magic: The Gathering set bring the beloved franchise full circle with its roots in Daredevil comics. In the upcoming Marvel Super Heroes x Magic: The Gathering set, there is a card called Elektra, Daughter of the Hand featuring the ninja assassin from Daredevil comics. Because this is Elektra, after all, the card features a mechanic called Sneak, which was first introduced into the game with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles set earlier this year. 

There would be no Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles without Elektra and The Hand (where do you think Raphael gets his sai weapons and red mask from?), and it's good to see TMNT repay the favor for Elektra and related characters in the Marvel Super Heroes Magic set. Now, both Elektra and the Turtles can sneak their way around the Magic multiverse. 

Elektra (and other heroes and villains in the Marvel Universe) will sneak into your local game shops on June 26, 2026. 

Whether you are a Commander player, a regular at your local game shop's FNM event, or simply love collecting Magic: The Gathering cards, you've landed in the right place. From Universes Beyond to the furthest reaches of the Magic Multiverse, we've got you covered here at Popverse. 

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