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Running for seventy issues (some having multiple stories inside), Mirage Studio's second volume of Tales of the TMNT makes up the bulk of stories on the Volume 4 Era Story List.
There were additional stories pitched for the title which didn't make it. It could be they were rejected, plans changed or the comic simply ran out of issues for them to appear in. Those that are known about however, are listed below, grouped by writer, along with handy clickable links to outlines and other material, or in the case of the first writer listed below, the completed stories.
Will Tupper
Tales (Vol. 2) featured four Will Tupper-penned shorts: The Mother of All Anger (#30), Credo (#33), Secret Spirit (#35) and Fathers and Daughters (#41). Each focuses on a specific character: Raphael, Donatello, Leonardo, and Casey. Although a short focusing on Michelangelo was sold to Mirage, ultimately it would not appear in the series.
That story, titled Practical Jokes, would later be completed to appear as a backup in the fan-produced Volume 3 conclusion, specifically (Vol. 3) #24.
Before its appearance in print, it would be posted on the Technodrome Forums and can be read here.
A second short from Will Tupper that didn't appear in Tales, but which would later be printed as a backup in (Vol. 3) #24 was Conflict Resolution, which tells the tale of what happened immediately following the final page of Me, Myself and I (Raphael #1).
This too would be posted on the Technodrome Forums here, but the archived page is incomplete.
Both stories can of course be read as part of (Vol. 3) #24, a digital copy of which can be found here.
Ross May
Tales (Vol. 2) #22 featured the story Change of Power. Written by Ross May, it introduced the character of the "Mistress", setting up further tales... which did not happen.
More to this story was planned, however. First up Many Deceptions was posted as an outline on Ross May's blog here. Additionally, artist Scott Cohn posted pencils for the cover and the first nine pages on his blog here.
A third, concluding part was also planned. Titled Night Rain, Ross May posted a script/summary hybrid to his blog that can be read here.
Also of note on Ross May's blog was a series of posts titled "Ninja Notes" that provide some behind-the-scenes information on the storyline:
Tristan Jones
A number of story outlines were posted by Tristan Jones on his blog and are linked below.
WARNING: At some point Tristan lost access to the blog and it was taken over. Although it hasn't been updated since 2010, there are several spam posts and dubious-looking links. If visiting, be careful where you click.
One post features four different outlines:
Power of the Media (an early version of Exposé from #59)
Rise of the Dragon (a two-parter)
Nemesis Prime
Akuma Wa-Mu
It can be read by clicking here.
There's also a untitled Bebop and Rocksteady story posted here. It should be noted that this was "pitched as a non-canon story for something like FCBD" rather than for Tales.
The majority of the outlines posted are for Jones' "Gang Wars" storyline which began with To Serve and Protect (#36). This includes the original rejected three-part follow-up Thicker Than Water, which was to "continue and conclude" the story.
The other outlines are as follows:
My Enemy's Enemy (featuring the Mistress from Ross May's storyline)
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