1988 Playmates TMNT Foot Soldier 10 Back On An Unpunched Card with Laird/Eastman Pedigree AFA 80 Near Mint

Description

Shredder’s Right Hand Mummy

Turtle Shell Biter, Electro Shock-Mace, Turtle Carver Knife
Birthplace: Catacomb, Nebraska
Height: 6′
Weight: 175 lbs.
Age: ?

Foot Soldier are alike: speechless, robotic minions to Shredder, the evil Foot leader. Their mummified movements, turtle shell armor (made from unfortunate relatives of the Turtles), and radioactive eyes make these skeletal scumballs truly horrible additions to the Foot Clan. Many Foot Soldiers have stumbled over the Ninja-trained Turtles and many have been destroyed. Still, they are formidable foes because of their sheer numbers. Their high-tech weapons, like the shell biter, can crush the Turtle’s protective covering and get to the real meat.

From the Personal Collection of Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman, creators of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

This is one VERY RARE Find! Coming directly from Kevin and Peter, this Playmates figure is housed in an AFA Archival hard acrylic case, ideal for taking center place in your vintage TMNT Toy Collection.  The card back and blister pack remain intact and unpunched with an AFA Laird/Eastman Pedigree Grade of 80 Near Mint (C80 B80  F85)

This 1988 Foot Soldier was sent directly to Mirage Studios (Publishers of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) by Playmates Toys.  It has been housed in the Personal Collections of Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman, the creators of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles since then.

Given the provenance; straight from Playmates Toys to Mirage Studios and the collection of Peter and Kevin this super fun Foot Soldier figure, with impeccable provenance is a great addition to any Vintage TMNT  Toy Collection.

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