KaptainMyke's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle TMNT Collection

kaptainmyke · 11-01-2016, 06:41 PM

What can I say? I love Ninja Turtles and always have since I was a young boy in the mid 1980s. I am most attached to General Krang and my favorite turtle is of course Mikey. My favorite April is Paige Turco but Megan Fox is waaaaay hotter. (sorry) My favorite Casey Jones is Elias Koteas. It's impossible for me to list all 650 items I own but I will share the highlights and holy grails here on the forum for you.

My collection is featured at the following places on the Internet:
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/kaptainmyk...tle-collectio/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...1&l=08edd84526

My website: http://www.kaptainmyke.com/catalog/i...index&cPath=68

kaptainmyke · 11-01-2016, 06:43 PM

Spoiler:

TMNT #1 Second Printing.
Peter Laird's personal copy from the Mirage Studios Archives.
Mirage Studios, 1984.

Book was obtained from the private collection of Peter Laird via ebay mirage studios account (at the time was called "tmnt_toys" then changed the ebay account name sometime after to "mirage-studios") with provenance and documentation. Mr Kevin Eastman signed the book in March of 2015 in Seattle at the Emerald City Comicon in person. Kevin Eastman knew immediately whose book it was and where it came from due to the printer error and how the front cover walked off the printing press, as indicated on bottom right corner of front cover. It is a super rare one of a kind book with a printer error by which this book should have been destroyed but was kept by Mr Laird in the Mirage Studios Archives Basement for 30 years.

kaptainmyke · 11-01-2016, 06:45 PM

Spoiler:

1984 TMNT #2 First Printing Signed by Eastman and Laird on the inside front cover in blue ballpoint pen.

kaptainmyke · 11-01-2016, 06:47 PM

Spoiler:

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #3
First Printing
"LAIRD VARIANT"
CGC 9.4 Yellow Label Signature Series
Signed and Sketched by Kevin Eastman
From the Personal Collection of Kevin Eastman

Very Rare
1985 Mirage Studios
limited run of 500 copies
In 1984, these were to be included at the New York Comic Con (NYCC). A printer mistake caused a very rare variation to happen in only these 500. Only about 30 are known to exist with a grading over 9.0

This one is Kevin Eastman's personal copy, as indicated on the yellow label from CGC.

kaptainmyke · 11-01-2016, 06:48 PM

Spoiler:

LEFT: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #4, 2nd printing error. (error)
RIGHT: Tales of the TMNT #1 first printing. (correct)

Only 1000 of these were not destroyed. Peter Laird states he'd "be surprised if there are more than 500"

Someone at Mirage Studios failed when they printed the Tales of the TMNT #1 cover on the 2nd printing of TMNT #4 regular series cover.

kaptainmyke · 11-01-2016, 06:49 PM

Spoiler:

1986 "How to Draw Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1"
First Printing
ERROR Edition, with no yellow color on cover.
MINT 9.4 CBCS
Certified Comic Book
White Pages

Misgraded by CGC. It was a 9.8 CGC Graded book missing error notations regarding the missing yellow ink. Sent off to CBCS for regrading and new encapsulation with a proper label. It is now a 9.4 grade LOL

kaptainmyke · 11-01-2016, 06:50 PM

Spoiler:

Turtlemania #1
1st printing ashcan
(regular white cover edition)
signed by Kevin Eastman in March of 2015 in Seattle at the Emerald City Comic Con in person.

kaptainmyke · 11-01-2016, 06:50 PM

Spoiler:

1988 Original OFFICIAL TMNT
TURTLE FORCE FAN CLUB KIT #3390
Complete, Open

This was the original fan club you would receive if mailed in the fan club form only offered in the original 1988 release rubber soft head Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles from either Donatello, Michaelangelo, Raphael, or Leonardo.

This is a complete yet opened fan club kit, serial number #3390.

Includes the following in the Fan Club:

Welcome Letter
Limited Edition mini TMNT comic book (Street Collector’s Edition #1 – raw ungraded)
4″ yellow "Mutant Power" color TMNT sticker
Official Turtle Force Wall Certificate and Membership card #3390
Royal Blue "Heroes in a half shell" Eastman and Laird art 22″ x 22″ TMNT bandanna
original packet mailing envelope

kaptainmyke · 11-01-2016, 06:51 PM

Spoiler:

1988 TMNT
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
TURTLE PARTY WAGON
Boxed, Sealed, NIB

kaptainmyke · 11-01-2016, 06:53 PM

Spoiler:

1989 TMNT
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Peter Laird's own FOOTCRUISER vehicle playset
The Foot Clan's Bad-to-the-bone attack vehicle!
New in Box (NIB)
Sealed, never opened
Light Shelf wear, some corner creases

Signed and sketched by Peter Laird in 2016 from Mirage Studios offices archives in Northampton, MA with COA

kaptainmyke · 11-01-2016, 06:54 PM

Spoiler:

1989 TMNT
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Peter Laird's SEWER LAIR PLAYSET
Double decker hangout and hideout for the turtles!
New in Box (NIB)
Sealed, never opened
Light Shelf wear, some corner creases

Signed and sketched all four turtles and splinter at my request by Peter Laird in 2016 from Mirage Studios offices archives in Northampton, MA

Encapsulated inside a hard plastic CGA Acrylic Display Case for protection.

kaptainmyke · 11-01-2016, 06:55 PM

Spoiler:

1989 TMNT Usagi Yojimbo MOC Signed by creator Stan Sakai

kaptainmyke · 11-01-2016, 06:56 PM

Spoiler:

1990 TMNT Test Shot Prototypes
15" Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Prototype Wire Frame Plush
Stitched TAG READS "LEGACY SAMPLE" on each turtle plush figure

Leo, Don, Raph, and Mike from the Mirage Studios Archives of Ninja Turtle co-creator Peter Laird. One of a kind item. A line of prototype toy plush figures that never came to be.

High Quality stitching. These would have been expensive to produce. Custom made acrylic case with certificate of authenticity from Mirage Studios. One of my favorite pieces of the collection!

kaptainmyke · 11-01-2016, 06:57 PM

Spoiler:

1991 TMNT
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Antrax from Mirage Studios with COA
MOC
UNPUNCHED

Triple Signed by Ninja Turtle co-creator Peter Laird, toy designer/creator Dan Berger, and artist Michael Dooney from Mirage Studios with COA!

kaptainmyke · 11-01-2016, 06:58 PM

Spoiler:

1991 TMNT
Chef Boyardee Exclusive Repaint
SUPER SHREDDER
Sealed

1993 Chef Boyardee TMNT All black with silver armor SUPER SHREDDER Exclusive Mailaway Figure. You needed 20 UPC barcodes to get one of these ultra rare figures. Few are still around to this day. Custom made acrylic case with included empty can of Chef Boyardee noodles.

kaptainmyke · 11-01-2016, 06:59 PM

Spoiler:

1991 Wave 4
TMNT
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
KRANG'S GIANT 11" ANDROID BODY
(11" Boxed Figure, w/ unpainted Krang!)

Box has some shelf wear around edges.
Figure is bright and shiny, MINT inside sealed bag. Still attached to original cardboard insert backer.
Antenna on head spins and is not broken. Sharp edges!

Plastic window for krang is shiny, never been opened
Krang Brain is unpainted, never touched

Most utrom brains were painted with the blue veins, as pictured on the box itself! I love this toy.
It's one of my personal favorites out of the entire collection.

MINT IN THE PLASTIC with ORIGINAL STICKER SHEET untouched!
Box is sealed inside a custom made acrylic display case from CGA for preservation.

kaptainmyke · 11-01-2016, 07:00 PM

Spoiler:

Peter Laird's 1991 TMNT Space Usagi Yojimbo
MOC
UNPUNCHED
Signed by Peter Laird
and now signed by Usagi Yojimbo creator and legendary cartoonist STAN SAKAI at the Rose City Comicon in Portland OR on Saturday, September 10, 2016.

signed by Peter Laird from his personal collection at Mirage Studios
With COA

kaptainmyke · 11-01-2016, 07:00 PM

Spoiler:

1991 Wave 1 TMNT
SUPER SHREDDER
mint on card
punched
mint bubble

SIGNED by WWE Wrestler Superstar KEVIN NASH, who played Super Shredder in the TMNT II: Secret of the Ooze Movie!

The figure is in excellent shape and was signed at the October 2012 Legends of the Ring convention in Monroe, NJ at the Crowne Plaza Hotel.

kaptainmyke · 11-01-2016, 07:01 PM

Spoiler:

1992 Mirage Studios
TMNT #44, the first appearance of Usagi in a Ninja Turtle comic book

signed by Usagi Yojimbo creator and legendary cartoonist STAN SAKAI in GOLD at the Rose City Comicon in Portland OR on Saturday, September 10, 2016.

kaptainmyke · 11-01-2016, 07:02 PM

Spoiler:

1993 Wave 6
TMNT
Peter Laird's own HOT SPOT

mint on card
punched
Punch is torn
Original retail price tag on card (which is weird because it came from Mirage Studios Archives)
card is a little rough with creases

directly from Mirage Studios Headquarters Archives, signed by co-creator PETER LAIRD with COA

11-01-2016, 06:48 PM	#5
kaptainmyke Hench Mutant Join Date: Jul 2016 Posts: 256	Spoiler: LEFT: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #4, 2nd printing error. (error) RIGHT: Tales of the TMNT #1 first printing. (correct) Only 1000 of these were not destroyed. Peter Laird states he'd "be surprised if there are more than 500" Someone at Mirage Studios failed when they printed the Tales of the TMNT #1 cover on the 2nd printing of TMNT #4 regular series cover. __________________ http://www.kaptainmyke.com Last edited by kaptainmyke; 11-03-2016 at 12:50 PM.

11-01-2016, 06:49 PM	#6
kaptainmyke Hench Mutant Join Date: Jul 2016 Posts: 256	Spoiler: 1986 "How to Draw Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1" First Printing ERROR Edition, with no yellow color on cover. MINT 9.4 CBCS Certified Comic Book White Pages Misgraded by CGC. It was a 9.8 CGC Graded book missing error notations regarding the missing yellow ink. Sent off to CBCS for regrading and new encapsulation with a proper label. It is now a 9.4 grade LOL __________________ http://www.kaptainmyke.com Last edited by kaptainmyke; 11-03-2016 at 12:51 PM.

11-01-2016, 06:50 PM	#7
kaptainmyke Hench Mutant Join Date: Jul 2016 Posts: 256	Spoiler: Turtlemania #1 1st printing ashcan (regular white cover edition) signed by Kevin Eastman in March of 2015 in Seattle at the Emerald City Comic Con in person. __________________ http://www.kaptainmyke.com Last edited by kaptainmyke; 11-03-2016 at 12:51 PM.

11-01-2016, 06:50 PM	#8
kaptainmyke Hench Mutant Join Date: Jul 2016 Posts: 256	Spoiler: 1988 Original OFFICIAL TMNT TURTLE FORCE FAN CLUB KIT #3390 Complete, Open This was the original fan club you would receive if mailed in the fan club form only offered in the original 1988 release rubber soft head Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles from either Donatello, Michaelangelo, Raphael, or Leonardo. This is a complete yet opened fan club kit, serial number #3390. Includes the following in the Fan Club: Welcome Letter Limited Edition mini TMNT comic book (Street Collector’s Edition #1 – raw ungraded) 4″ yellow "Mutant Power" color TMNT sticker Official Turtle Force Wall Certificate and Membership card #3390 Royal Blue "Heroes in a half shell" Eastman and Laird art 22″ x 22″ TMNT bandanna original packet mailing envelope __________________ http://www.kaptainmyke.com Last edited by kaptainmyke; 11-03-2016 at 12:51 PM.

11-01-2016, 06:51 PM	#9
kaptainmyke Hench Mutant Join Date: Jul 2016 Posts: 256	Spoiler: 1988 TMNT Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles TURTLE PARTY WAGON Boxed, Sealed, NIB __________________ http://www.kaptainmyke.com Last edited by kaptainmyke; 11-03-2016 at 12:51 PM.

11-01-2016, 06:41 PM	#1
kaptainmyke Hench Mutant Join Date: Jul 2016 Posts: 256	KaptainMyke's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle TMNT Collection What can I say? I love Ninja Turtles and always have since I was a young boy in the mid 1980s. I am most attached to General Krang and my favorite turtle is of course Mikey. My favorite April is Paige Turco but Megan Fox is waaaaay hotter. (sorry) My favorite Casey Jones is Elias Koteas. It's impossible for me to list all 650 items I own but I will share the highlights and holy grails here on the forum for you. My collection is featured at the following places on the Internet: Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/kaptainmyk...tle-collectio/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...1&l=08edd84526 My website: http://www.kaptainmyke.com/catalog/i...index&cPath=68 __________________ http://www.kaptainmyke.com

11-01-2016, 06:45 PM	#3
kaptainmyke Hench Mutant Join Date: Jul 2016 Posts: 256	1984 TMNT #2 First Printing Signed by Eastman and Laird Spoiler: 1984 TMNT #2 First Printing Signed by Eastman and Laird on the inside front cover in blue ballpoint pen. __________________ http://www.kaptainmyke.com Last edited by kaptainmyke; 11-03-2016 at 12:50 PM.

11-01-2016, 06:47 PM	#4
kaptainmyke Hench Mutant Join Date: Jul 2016 Posts: 256	Spoiler: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #3 First Printing "LAIRD VARIANT" CGC 9.4 Yellow Label Signature Series Signed and Sketched by Kevin Eastman From the Personal Collection of Kevin Eastman Very Rare 1985 Mirage Studios limited run of 500 copies In 1984, these were to be included at the New York Comic Con (NYCC). A printer mistake caused a very rare variation to happen in only these 500. Only about 30 are known to exist with a grading over 9.0 This one is Kevin Eastman's personal copy, as indicated on the yellow label from CGC. __________________ http://www.kaptainmyke.com Last edited by kaptainmyke; 11-03-2016 at 12:50 PM.

11-01-2016, 06:53 PM	#10
kaptainmyke Hench Mutant Join Date: Jul 2016 Posts: 256	Spoiler: 1989 TMNT Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Peter Laird's own FOOTCRUISER vehicle playset The Foot Clan's Bad-to-the-bone attack vehicle! New in Box (NIB) Sealed, never opened Light Shelf wear, some corner creases Signed and sketched by Peter Laird in 2016 from Mirage Studios offices archives in Northampton, MA with COA __________________ http://www.kaptainmyke.com Last edited by kaptainmyke; 11-03-2016 at 12:51 PM.

11-01-2016, 06:54 PM	#11
kaptainmyke Hench Mutant Join Date: Jul 2016 Posts: 256	Spoiler: 1989 TMNT Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Peter Laird's SEWER LAIR PLAYSET Double decker hangout and hideout for the turtles! New in Box (NIB) Sealed, never opened Light Shelf wear, some corner creases Signed and sketched all four turtles and splinter at my request by Peter Laird in 2016 from Mirage Studios offices archives in Northampton, MA Encapsulated inside a hard plastic CGA Acrylic Display Case for protection. __________________ http://www.kaptainmyke.com Last edited by kaptainmyke; 11-03-2016 at 12:52 PM.

11-01-2016, 06:55 PM	#12
kaptainmyke Hench Mutant Join Date: Jul 2016 Posts: 256	Spoiler: 1989 TMNT Usagi Yojimbo MOC Signed by creator Stan Sakai __________________ http://www.kaptainmyke.com Last edited by kaptainmyke; 11-03-2016 at 12:52 PM.

11-01-2016, 06:56 PM	#13
kaptainmyke Hench Mutant Join Date: Jul 2016 Posts: 256	Spoiler: 1990 TMNT Test Shot Prototypes 15" Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Prototype Wire Frame Plush Stitched TAG READS "LEGACY SAMPLE" on each turtle plush figure Leo, Don, Raph, and Mike from the Mirage Studios Archives of Ninja Turtle co-creator Peter Laird. One of a kind item. A line of prototype toy plush figures that never came to be. High Quality stitching. These would have been expensive to produce. Custom made acrylic case with certificate of authenticity from Mirage Studios. One of my favorite pieces of the collection! __________________ http://www.kaptainmyke.com Last edited by kaptainmyke; 11-03-2016 at 12:52 PM.

11-01-2016, 06:57 PM	#14
kaptainmyke Hench Mutant Join Date: Jul 2016 Posts: 256	Spoiler: 1991 TMNT Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Antrax from Mirage Studios with COA MOC UNPUNCHED Triple Signed by Ninja Turtle co-creator Peter Laird, toy designer/creator Dan Berger, and artist Michael Dooney from Mirage Studios with COA! __________________ http://www.kaptainmyke.com Last edited by kaptainmyke; 11-03-2016 at 12:53 PM.

11-01-2016, 06:58 PM	#15
kaptainmyke Hench Mutant Join Date: Jul 2016 Posts: 256	Spoiler: 1991 TMNT Chef Boyardee Exclusive Repaint SUPER SHREDDER Sealed 1993 Chef Boyardee TMNT All black with silver armor SUPER SHREDDER Exclusive Mailaway Figure. You needed 20 UPC barcodes to get one of these ultra rare figures. Few are still around to this day. Custom made acrylic case with included empty can of Chef Boyardee noodles. __________________ http://www.kaptainmyke.com Last edited by kaptainmyke; 11-03-2016 at 12:53 PM.

11-01-2016, 06:59 PM	#16
kaptainmyke Hench Mutant Join Date: Jul 2016 Posts: 256	Spoiler: 1991 Wave 4 TMNT Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles KRANG'S GIANT 11" ANDROID BODY (11" Boxed Figure, w/ unpainted Krang!) Box has some shelf wear around edges. Figure is bright and shiny, MINT inside sealed bag. Still attached to original cardboard insert backer. Antenna on head spins and is not broken. Sharp edges! Plastic window for krang is shiny, never been opened Krang Brain is unpainted, never touched Most utrom brains were painted with the blue veins, as pictured on the box itself! I love this toy. It's one of my personal favorites out of the entire collection. MINT IN THE PLASTIC with ORIGINAL STICKER SHEET untouched! Box is sealed inside a custom made acrylic display case from CGA for preservation. __________________ http://www.kaptainmyke.com Last edited by kaptainmyke; 11-03-2016 at 12:54 PM.

11-01-2016, 07:00 PM	#17
kaptainmyke Hench Mutant Join Date: Jul 2016 Posts: 256	Spoiler: Peter Laird's 1991 TMNT Space Usagi Yojimbo MOC UNPUNCHED Signed by Peter Laird and now signed by Usagi Yojimbo creator and legendary cartoonist STAN SAKAI at the Rose City Comicon in Portland OR on Saturday, September 10, 2016. signed by Peter Laird from his personal collection at Mirage Studios With COA __________________ http://www.kaptainmyke.com Last edited by kaptainmyke; 11-03-2016 at 12:54 PM.

11-01-2016, 07:00 PM	#18
kaptainmyke Hench Mutant Join Date: Jul 2016 Posts: 256	Spoiler: 1991 Wave 1 TMNT SUPER SHREDDER mint on card punched mint bubble SIGNED by WWE Wrestler Superstar KEVIN NASH, who played Super Shredder in the TMNT II: Secret of the Ooze Movie! The figure is in excellent shape and was signed at the October 2012 Legends of the Ring convention in Monroe, NJ at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. __________________ http://www.kaptainmyke.com Last edited by kaptainmyke; 11-03-2016 at 12:55 PM.

11-01-2016, 07:01 PM	#19
kaptainmyke Hench Mutant Join Date: Jul 2016 Posts: 256	Spoiler: 1992 Mirage Studios TMNT #44, the first appearance of Usagi in a Ninja Turtle comic book signed by Usagi Yojimbo creator and legendary cartoonist STAN SAKAI in GOLD at the Rose City Comicon in Portland OR on Saturday, September 10, 2016. __________________ http://www.kaptainmyke.com Last edited by kaptainmyke; 11-03-2016 at 12:55 PM.

11-01-2016, 07:02 PM	#20
kaptainmyke Hench Mutant Join Date: Jul 2016 Posts: 256	Spoiler: 1993 Wave 6 TMNT Peter Laird's own HOT SPOT mint on card punched Punch is torn Original retail price tag on card (which is weird because it came from Mirage Studios Archives) card is a little rough with creases directly from Mirage Studios Headquarters Archives, signed by co-creator PETER LAIRD with COA __________________ http://www.kaptainmyke.com Last edited by kaptainmyke; 11-03-2016 at 12:55 PM.

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