Are the Soft Head or the Hard Head TMNT the first 1988 figures?

Splinter642 · 06-30-2007, 01:26 AM

I want to collect the true original 1988 figures. What came first the soft head figures, the hard head figures, the soft head figures with the fan club flier, or the figures with the pop up display?

Thanks,

Nate

*Roseangelo* · 06-30-2007, 01:28 AM

I'm not the true expert on this, but I'm quite positive that the figures with the fan club fliers were the very first (and they had the soft heads).

Splinter642 · 06-30-2007, 02:42 AM

Hmm... I noticed there is quite a price difference between a Donatello say with the flier and a Shredder with the flier on Myteefinestuff.com. Were there less Shredders made with the flier? More importantly can someone verify that the fan club flier soft heads were the 1st runs? Those might be a little too expensive for me lol, but I would like to know. I might be able to get at least some of the 1st runs (the cheaper ones). Thanks again,

Nate

*Spitfire* · 06-30-2007, 04:16 AM

Myteefinestuff.com is such a rip off, why does anyone buy stuff from them?

*MrPliggins* · 06-30-2007, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Splinter642

Hmm... I noticed there is quite a price difference between a Donatello say with the flier and a Shredder with the flier on Myteefinestuff.com. Were there less Shredders made with the flier? More importantly can someone verify that the fan club flier soft heads were the 1st runs? Those might be a little too expensive for me lol, but I would like to know. I might be able to get at least some of the 1st runs (the cheaper ones). Thanks again,

Nate

I'm not sure what they're charging...but the only figures that originally came with fan club flyers were the four turtles themselves. Any others you see with flyers (Shredder, Bebop, etc.) are extremely rare and were from an accidental run.

Also, yes, the flier soft head versions of the Turtles are first run.
There are also some later versions where the back of the package says there's a fan club flyer , but it's not there...

NoPressApril · 07-01-2007, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by MrPliggins

the only figures that originally came with fan club flyers were the four turtles themselves. Any others you see with flyers (Shredder, Bebop, etc.) are extremely rare and were from an accidental run.

Okay, I did not know that. Cool! Since i've found April with Fan Club flyer i'm convinced that Foot Soldier also exists with the flyer and I check every Foot Soldier figure that shows up on Ebay. No luck yet, but i'm not giving up.

Splinter642 · 07-01-2007, 09:22 PM

I figured the guy at myteefinestuff.com would be one of the most knowledgeable about this stuff so I wrote to him and asked a lot about the 1988 editions. Judging by his answer I'm not sure there is a fan club foot soldier, but he could have mistakingly omitted it in his response, because he didn't say there wasn't. Basically, I asked if he could confirm the following...

- the 1st batch of runs for the Turtles were the soft heads (small punch) with the fan club forms
- the 1st batch of runs for Shredder, Bebop, Splinter, and Rocksteady were the soft heads (small punch) with out the fan club forms, but there was a rare accidental run in the first batch that did include the fan club form for each of those.
- April's first batch of runs were the no stripe hard heads (but still small punch) with out a fan club form.
- The first batch of Foot Soldiers were hard heads (but still small punch) with out a fan club form

He confirmed the above as true and also added that any April, Splinter, Rocksteady, Shredder or Bebop with the form is very rare. He didn't mention the Foot Soldier there, which leads me to believe it might not exist since he did mention April.

NoPressApril · 07-01-2007, 10:54 PM

Hey welcome to the board! Thanks for the info! I really like the guy from Myteefinestuff.com he's nice and really knows his stuff. -Steven

tmntobsessions · 09-27-2007, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by NoPressApril

Hey welcome to the board! Thanks for the info! I really like the guy from Myteefinestuff.com he's nice and really knows his stuff. -Steven

Yeah he does know his stuff and is really nice..he said he is retired so he must have alot of time to research the figs actual toy value even though no one wants to pay it...he does have alot of rare figs but everytime i am tempted to buy those i end up either getting them off ebay first or just seeing them on there for cheaper which prevents me from buying them from him...i always have both his page and ebay's page up when i am bidding on figures so i can use his page as a reference, so if the items on ebay go for more than he offers then i don' bid....he always describes the figs very well aslo and if you order a figure that is...say a C8 and he somehow was mistaken and doesn't have a C8 in that model he will replace it with a C9 or better for no additional charge...nice guy..

Slash · 09-28-2007, 06:04 AM

I... Oh god, this is going to sound horrible... but... I ordered like a ton of the 10 cent weapons from his site... The poor guy had to count out a 100 of the General Traag blasters! But they look soo good with Triceratons!

Archon_Turtle · 09-28-2007, 02:04 PM

Usually his loose items are very reasonable. Just don't buy boxed items from him.

Mutated Leo · 09-28-2007, 02:51 PM

It's the Softhead versions. I recall buying them when they first came out. And they were soft and squishy!

The second versions had hard heads.

Hope that helps.

88moss18moss84 · 08-19-2026, 07:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Spitfire

Myteefinestuff.com is such a rip off, why does anyone buy stuff from them?

I wonder if you eat crow with that comment, seeing what prices are now in 2026 !! Actually they were higher 2 to 3 summers ago, they are coming down now…. I miss myteefinestuff….

They just vanished over night and were gone !!

*ToTheNines* · 08-19-2026, 08:03 AM

I miss Spitfire and myteefinestuff

*mikey0* · 08-19-2026, 08:20 AM

1988: Soft heads with fan forms

Early 1989: Soft heads without fan forms

Late 1989: Hard heads

Early 1990: Hard heads with pop-up mutant displays

1991: Hard head reissues

06-30-2007, 01:26 AM	#1
Splinter642 Mouser Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Providence, RI Posts: 7	Are the Soft Head or the Hard Head TMNT the first 1988 figures? I want to collect the true original 1988 figures. What came first the soft head figures, the hard head figures, the soft head figures with the fan club flier, or the figures with the pop up display? Thanks, Nate

06-30-2007, 01:28 AM	#2
Roseangelo Emperor Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: California Posts: 9,111	I'm not the true expert on this, but I'm quite positive that the figures with the fan club fliers were the very first (and they had the soft heads). __________________ www.ninjapizza.net www.colorsbyrosemary.com

06-30-2007, 02:42 AM	#3
Splinter642 Mouser Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Providence, RI Posts: 7	Hmm... I noticed there is quite a price difference between a Donatello say with the flier and a Shredder with the flier on Myteefinestuff.com. Were there less Shredders made with the flier? More importantly can someone verify that the fan club flier soft heads were the 1st runs? Those might be a little too expensive for me lol, but I would like to know. I might be able to get at least some of the 1st runs (the cheaper ones). Thanks again, Nate Last edited by Splinter642; 06-30-2007 at 02:58 AM.

06-30-2007, 04:16 AM	#4
Spitfire Writer • Director Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 12,035	Myteefinestuff.com is such a rip off, why does anyone buy stuff from them? __________________ Check out my online portfolio http://www.christopherpelletier.com/

07-01-2007, 09:22 PM	#7
Splinter642 Mouser Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Providence, RI Posts: 7	Re: Fan Club Foot Soldier I figured the guy at myteefinestuff.com would be one of the most knowledgeable about this stuff so I wrote to him and asked a lot about the 1988 editions. Judging by his answer I'm not sure there is a fan club foot soldier, but he could have mistakingly omitted it in his response, because he didn't say there wasn't. Basically, I asked if he could confirm the following... - the 1st batch of runs for the Turtles were the soft heads (small punch) with the fan club forms - the 1st batch of runs for Shredder, Bebop, Splinter, and Rocksteady were the soft heads (small punch) with out the fan club forms, but there was a rare accidental run in the first batch that did include the fan club form for each of those. - April's first batch of runs were the no stripe hard heads (but still small punch) with out a fan club form. - The first batch of Foot Soldiers were hard heads (but still small punch) with out a fan club form He confirmed the above as true and also added that any April, Splinter, Rocksteady, Shredder or Bebop with the form is very rare. He didn't mention the Foot Soldier there, which leads me to believe it might not exist since he did mention April.

07-01-2007, 10:54 PM	#8
NoPressApril Hench Mutant Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: as far away from reality as possible Posts: 307	Hey welcome to the board! Thanks for the info! I really like the guy from Myteefinestuff.com he's nice and really knows his stuff. -Steven

09-28-2007, 06:04 AM	#10
Slash Stone Warrior Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 630	I... Oh god, this is going to sound horrible... but... I ordered like a ton of the 10 cent weapons from his site... The poor guy had to count out a 100 of the General Traag blasters! But they look soo good with Triceratons! __________________

09-28-2007, 02:04 PM	#11
Archon_Turtle I'm SUPER into myself Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: California Posts: 4,667	Usually his loose items are very reasonable. Just don't buy boxed items from him.

09-28-2007, 02:51 PM	#12
Mutated Leo Foot Soldier Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: P-Town Posts: 143	It's the Softhead versions. I recall buying them when they first came out. And they were soft and squishy! The second versions had hard heads. Hope that helps. __________________ "He who lives without honor, ends without honor" ~Master Splinter

08-19-2026, 08:03 AM	#14
ToTheNines Col. Stinkmeaner Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 19,168	I miss Spitfire and myteefinestuff

08-19-2026, 08:20 AM	#15
mikey0 Foot Elite Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 4,751	1988: Soft heads with fan forms Early 1989: Soft heads without fan forms Late 1989: Hard heads Early 1990: Hard heads with pop-up mutant displays 1991: Hard head reissues