Recommended music: Kiss – Heaven’s On Fire
Right on schedule, this #TurtleTuesday, we’re rocking out with yet another NECA Toys Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Michelangelo!
Today, we’ve got this Musical Mutagen Tour Michelangelo figure based on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Coming Out Of Their Shells concert tour. The tour played around the US from 1990 to 1991 and overseas in 1992. There was also an accompanying studio album that I personally picked up on cassette at Pizza Hut.
NECA Toys likely couldn’t get the rights to the tour name to put on the package. However, their nickname for this San Diego Comic-Con set works well, too, as it seems to be a nod to The Beatles’ “Magical Mystery Tour” album.
This version of Mikey sports a denim jacket, knee pads, and leg warmers. He also sports a little star accessory that decoratively snaps into his eye socket. I believe this is supposed to resemble Paul Stanley’s iconic makeup in the rock band Kiss. Known as “The Starchild,” Paul also has a star design over his right eye.
Finally, Michelangelo is the turtle paired with the beatmaker/synthesiser. The original album actually said Mikey was on lead guitar, and the album art pictured him with a star-shaped guitar. Now, it seems this has gone to Raphael. Michelangelo has taken over the saxophone, which initially matched up with Raph. I’d expect nothing less for the “party dude.”
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