Tag: playmates
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What Happened to the Alternate Krang Bodies?
In writing about the Krang Android Body designs, I came across two designs by Stephen Murphy and Dan Berger, which were pitches to Playmates for alternate Krang bodies. The first, “Krang’s Gladiator Body” and the other “Krang’s Gross Dimension X Body.” Two unique pieces of TMNT history.
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Review: Super7’s Super Cyborg Krang and Krang History
The design of the TMNT 1987 cartoon’s Krang and his android body is interesting. As a kid, watching those episodes, I absolutely loved it. Does it make sense? Nope. Did it matter? Not really. I believe that Krang’s design, including the body, is one of the more iconic visuals to come from the cartoon. Krang,…
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The 1991 Groundchuck Variant and Common from Playmates’ Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Line
There were two Groundchucks in 1991, and the variant is the one with the yellow skull on his left shoulder pad and silver hair. Groundchuck was a part of the 1991 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles releases from Playmates. The figure is pretty close to the character that debuted as a part of the Teenage Mutant…