1986 Glow-in-the-dark Mirage shirts-- full set!

d_osborn · 07-12-2019, 02:49 PM

I've had a few people ask me to upload some collection pics. Most of my collection is centered around the first two films, but I might as well start with a recent score.

A full set of EARLY licensed 1986 Mirage TMNT t-shirts, screenprinted with phosphorescent (Glow-in-the-dark) ink. From the info I was given, there were only 24 Raph/Don/Mikey shirts printed as prototypes, and a full run of 576 Leo shirts that were sold.

The Leo shirt for sure looks a little different than the protos. To me, it looks like the protos are primarily one-color phosphorescent ink directly on black. The Leo production shirt is layered with a base of white ink under the green phosphorescent ink. This would be to make the green POP a bit more on top of the black. It looks like the ink color was tweaked a little between proto phase, as well.

Pretty cool! I might wear one to the gym later. I'm far from an expert on early licensed TMNT merch, so if anyone has info, I'd love to hear it!

07-12-2019, 02:49 PM	#1
d_osborn Mad Scientist Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 1,426	1986 Glow-in-the-dark Mirage shirts-- full set! I've had a few people ask me to upload some collection pics. Most of my collection is centered around the first two films, but I might as well start with a recent score. A full set of EARLY licensed 1986 Mirage TMNT t-shirts, screenprinted with phosphorescent (Glow-in-the-dark) ink. From the info I was given, there were only 24 Raph/Don/Mikey shirts printed as prototypes, and a full run of 576 Leo shirts that were sold. The Leo shirt for sure looks a little different than the protos. To me, it looks like the protos are primarily one-color phosphorescent ink directly on black. The Leo production shirt is layered with a base of white ink under the green phosphorescent ink. This would be to make the green POP a bit more on top of the black. It looks like the ink color was tweaked a little between proto phase, as well. Pretty cool! I might wear one to the gym later. I'm far from an expert on early licensed TMNT merch, so if anyone has info, I'd love to hear it!