Crossword: Heroes in a shell: From garage to the internet

Facts about evolution: from creation in a garage to Playmates plastic toys.

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• The artist who drew the first sketch of the green warrior out of boredom on a November evening in 1983.
• The co-author who invested his tax refund and his uncle's money to print the first issue.
• An independent studio from Dover, named jokingly due to the lack of a real office.
• A California company that took the risk of releasing a cult line of plastic toys.
• A green radioactive gel, which was often accompanied by a jar of slime when bought with a figure.
• A treat under the shell that became the basis for a plastic disc toy launcher.
• A chained weapon that was replaced with soft plastic and ropes for sale to European children.
• A puppet master whose studio created realistic costumes for the 1990 film adaptation.
• A modern company that releases detailed collectible figurines for geeks.
• The place in New Hampshire where the first plasticine and paper sketches of the brand's heroes were born.
• Three thousand copies of the first black and white issue, which collectors are hunting for.
• A transparent plastic dome on cardboard in which 1988 figures were sold.
• The surname of Master Yoshi, whose story was changed for the animated series to simplify the marketable lore.
• The name of the clan enemy Saki, whose figure with iron masks became a sales hit.
• A sculpting material from which the co-authors molded the very first 3D models of the heroes.
• A piece of plastic merchandise that sold out by the billions in the late eighties.
• An evil mutant turtle from the second film, created specifically to expand the toy series.
• A mutated wolf that debuted on the cinema screen and in the 1991 product catalog.
• The mechanic of turning a regular reptile into a humanoid in a popular series of transforming toys.
• The television number 'six' where the reporter in the yellow jumpsuit worked.