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TMNT Toys: Original Comic Book Raphael & Donatello

Posted on November 7, 2014 by Walt

Several weeks ago, I posted about finding the Original Comic Book Leonardo and Original Comic Book Michelangelo figures. I was surprised at the lack of Raphael and Donatello, and figured I’d be “hunting” for those for awhile. Thankfully, the packaging is distinctive from the rest of the line, making it very easy to spot the Original Comic Book Turtles over any other figures in the set without having to poke through all the figures on the pegs.

Over the first weekend of November I came across the Raphael and Donatello figures at a Toys R Us and bought ’em immediately, rather than risk them disappearing for awhile…especially with the “holiday shopping season” fast intruding.

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As of present, now having all four of these, I may track down the Michelangelo and Donatello “Battle Shell” turtles (aka “Storage Shell”), and then Tiger Claw. Otherwise, I’m pretty much set, outside of (someday) talking myself into buyig the Shellraiser (aka “Turtle Van”) for this line.

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TMNT Toys in the Wild: Original Comic Book Leonardo & Michelangelo

Posted on October 17, 2014 by Walt

It was just very recently I saw something about exclusive figure-and-comic Leo & Mikey “Original Comic Book” versions. Of course, those are to be “Exclusive” to Toys R Us.

However, I found the “basic” figures at Target recently for $1 cheaper than usual (on sale this week), and opted to go with these rather than waste time and money later trying to “hunt” them down.

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I definitely like the look, and glad they’re “colorized” rather than being a black and white figure. The original comics may have been black-and-white, but that’s a factor of the medium, not the characters.

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I’m also glad for the variant color scheme both on the front and backing of the package, making it extremely simple to look for these without having to touch every single figure on a peg.

I nearly put these back…but they were just way too cool to me to pass up. I just hope finding Raph and Don won’t be too much hassle…!

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Of course, given the turtles all originally wore red masks, I may actually have to use these photos to keep the characters straight later, if they’re separated from their weapons.

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It’s also interesting to see the various different art styles on the packaging…I’m almost surprised they didn’t change up the logo to the classic, for these…but they’re still part of the “current” overall line of TMNT toys.

But of all the “variant” turtles…the Original Comic Book versions seem the most distinct, and by far the most “worthy” “variants” of all…at least to me!

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