Description:

G.I.Joe figures usually began as resin hard copies. These resin models were used to create the molds. The molds were used to press out a run of "First shots" or "Test shots". These test shots were done in many different colors and lacked a date stamp until the production run began.

Pictured above is a test shot of Mutt (1992). Note that his accessories are sealed in a plastic bag. The prototype is molded in several colors and the entire figure is unpainted. Like most test shots, there is no date stamp on the figure.

Additional Images:

In a Hasbro product catalog, Mutt was pictured with a blue version of the missile launcher that came with Shockwave (1992). Likewise, Shockwave was pictured with Mutt's (but with a blue net rather than the produced green one). In television commercials, this blue-netted launcher was then pictured with Mutt.