foreign countries. Miscellaneous novelties devoid of manufacturer names and the scant,
crudely-painted knockoffs that can be found in many a Flea Market toy kiosk.
Stepping outside the realm of Pro-Wrestling once again; surfs up for Blog #214 and the
Super Toys Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles four-pack.
The packaging reads "SUPER TOYS - super power".
Photo credit: https://www.mycomicshop.com/
While, using the same colour of paint for each turtle is a sign of laziness form the painting
department, I like to pretend these bootleg figures are a throwback to the original TMNT
comics from the early 1980's.
bootleg Dragon Ball toys in the early 2000's. It's "nice" to see the tradition still alive and well
in this day and age....
Each figure stands about 5 inches tall and is made of hard plastic.
Since each figure is held by a single screw, their sides tend to open up. For those
that feel inclined, I would imagine a bit of super glue would fix this issue.
There are actually two versions of this four-pack available. This particular version
includes Michelangelo's Nunchaku and Donatello's Staff. The other version contains
Leonardo's Katana and Raphael's Twin Sai.
was also extra hard to hold (I was only able to get the turtles to hold it when grasped
with two hands).
Next up is everyone's favourite sewer rat: Master Splinter.
As quality is always a mixed bag with bootlegs, Splinter gets the worst paint job of the four
figures.
Whereas every other figure in this set has movable arms, Splinter is the only figure
from the set who can twist his head.
Lastly, we have the villainous Shredder!
Shredder is rocking a mixture of silver and brown paint with large, blue eyes.
The shredder figure is another example of how easily these bootleg figures can open up
from their sides.
While I'm not the greatest expert on modern TMNT adaptations, I believe this Shredder
is based on the 2003 cartoon series adaptation, and is known as "Utrom Shredder".
For a villain that towers over the turtles in the cartoon and movie, Shredder is the smallest figure
in the four pack.
Closing thoughts:
Growing up, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were a major part of my childhood. Whether it
was collecting the toys, watching the cartoon series, renting the movies on VHS or having a
blast with my younger brother playing Turtles In Time on our Super Nintendo; the Teenage
Mutant Ninja Turtles helped define what being a 90's kid was all about.
Nostalgia aside, the Super Toys Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle four-pack aren't the best TMNT
bootlegs around; nor are they the worst in terms of quality. But, for $3 at your local dollar store,
what's there to complain about?
As I mentioned before, collectors will need to purchase both versions of this set to collect all
four weapons (and even then, you'll be stuck with identical duplicates of the four figures from
the first set; red bandanas and all).
I'll keep an eye out for more bootleg figures to review in the future. Until then: COWABUNGA!
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