Rat King (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) cameo appearance in "Teenage Mutant Ninjas Turtles" Vol. 4, watching as Splinter succumbs to a heart attack and dies while retrieving milk from a refrigerator. Much of the Rat King's origin is later revealed in an issue of "Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" Vol. 2; the story reveals that a group of beings known as the Pantheon exists, with each member of the group having jurisdiction over a species of animal. When the time of the Pantheon member who rules the rats reaches an end, a new one is chosen, a scarred and heavily bandaged (explaining the Rat
Splinter (band) Band", Splinter recorded two more albums that were each released in just two countries. The first of these, "Streets at Night", was issued only in Japan, in 1979. Purvis and Elliott produced and arranged this album themselves. "Streets at Night" featured Alan Clark, who played keyboards, synthesizers and clavinet. During this period, Splinter were associated with the Japanese music TV station NTVM, and worked with the Japanese rock band Godiego. A single of Splinter singing the Godiego song "Ghandara" (associated with the TV show "Monkey") was released, and they also appeared on a compilation album, "Our Favourite Songs", a set