Like many
of you, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were a huge phenomenon during my childhood. They’re still popular now, but
it really was a whole different level back then. The action figure line alone
was huge, spawning all manner of wild spin-offs which spanned both awesome and
totally crap – sometimes at the same time.
One of the
more inspired was a Universal
Monsters/TMNT crossover range of action figures. Two waves were released,
covering The Mummy (Raphael), Dracula (Donatello), Frankenstein’s Monster
(Michelangelo), The Wolfman (Leonardo), the Metaluna Mutant (Raphael), the
Invisible Man (Michelangelo), the Creature from the Black Lagoon (Leonardo) and
the Bride of Frankenstein (April).
To
celebrate those heady days of the early 90s, Junkship have recently released a
series of pins based on the first wave of those figures – The Mummy, Dracula,
Frankenstein’s Monster and The Wolfman. I missed the initial release of these
pins last year, but fortunately they were re-released last month.
They showed
up today, and they are excellent. Though I like all of the designs, my
favourite is possibly Donatello. I think the combination of purple, green and
black works most effectively out of all of them, with the glow in the dark
elements adding a nice touch. Following close behind is Raph, who’s primarily
glow-in-the-dark, which makes him an automatic favourite.
I don’t
really collect pins as such, but last year I put together a battle vest – and along with
the patches, quite a few have found their way onto the denim. So when I came
across these pins combining my love of Universal Monsters and the Ninja Turtles, I knew that they were a must-buy. You can
get your own set here
– but be fast. After the success of the initial run, I imagine they’ll sell
through pretty quickly.
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