Dear MIMP collectors: This page was first created already in the late 90s. Not
much was know back then about all the MIMP variations. Since that time many
color variants have been found. This page will not be maintained as a source
for all known variations. I recently added subjective information about rare neon variants as a final update to this page in January 2016. Happy collecting, Wolfgang
Series 1 monsters (#1-48) first came in four colors: light olive, red, yellow, dark purple.
#1-24 were available in two different colors of these, #25-48 in all four different.
Later four "new hot colors" were added: neon green, light red, neon yellow, light purple.
First it seemed that #1-24 exist in their corresponding new brighter colors and #25-48 exist in all four "new hot colors". Now it's clear that all Series 1 figures exist in all four neon colors. Rare neon color variants were released country specific e.g. in France or Italy. Rare neon colors typically are those where the corresponding classic colors don't exist.
Some figures were also available in other colors, these came with the Board Game, Nabisco Frosted Wheat Squares or the Monster
Rock Music Cassette. Those colors are cyan, orange, dark green, and magenta.
Some more color information from ://monsterinmypocket.wikia.com/wiki/Series_1 :
The Series 1 monsters were available in 1-packs, 4-packs, 12-packs and 24-pack display cases. The
two different 24-packs had all 48 monsters, one the odd-numbered monsters, the other
the even-numbered monsters.
Series 1, glowing in the dark figures
Here are pictures of some packs:
Series 1 12-pack "new hot colors" (US)
Series 1 24-pack A (US) "New hot Colors"
Series 1 Single Pack from Italy
See also Scott Andrew Hutchins's
Figures Packaging Guide.
Figures:
x: available
*: Triton in the in-pack leaflet has a trident, but the figures don't have.
Contributors: Wolfgang Schloegl, Kreg Ertman, Frank Krolicki, Scott Andrew Hutchins, Ben Palczynski, el_EdGaR, Christopher
Releases in other countries included a number of unusual colours. Italian releases came in blue, orange-red, yellow, neon green and gold, while Mexican, Argentine and Peruvian figures included a large array of colours including black, white, clear or translucent. Argentine and Peruvian figures tended to be of a lower quality than the European and North American releases.
light
olive red
yellow
dark
purpleneon
green light
redneon
yellow
"chartreuse"light
purple
"thistle"
1.
Great Beast 
x
-
-
x
x
R
R
x
2.
Hydra 
x
-
-
x
x
R
R
x
3.
Werewolf 
x
x
-
-
x
x
R
R
4.
Behemoth 
-
x
-
x
R
x
R
x
5.
Griffin 
x
-
-
x
x
R
x
x
6.
Tyrannosaurus Rex 
x
-
-
x
x
R
R
x
7.
Cockatrice 
x
x
-
-
x
x
x
x
8.
Cyclops 
-
-
x
x
R
R
x
x
9.
Tengu 
-
x
-
x
R
x
R
x
10.
Triton * 
-
x
x
-
x
x
x
x
11.
Kraken 
-
x
x
-
R
x
x
R
12.
Jotun Troll 
-
-
x
x
R
R
x
x
13.
The Monster 
x
x
-
-
x
x
R
R
14.
Manticore 
-
x
x
-
R
x
x
R
15.
Karnak 
-
-
x
x
x
R
x
x
16.
Coatlicue 
-
x
x
-
R
x
x
R
17.
Bigfoot 
x
-
-
x
x
R
R
x
18.
Baba Yaga 
x
x
-
-
x
x
R
R
19.
Kali 
x
-
mc
x
x
x
x
x
20.
Catoblepas 
x
mc
x
x
x
x
x
x
21.
Harpy 
x
-
-
x
x
x
x
x
22.
Haniver 
-
-
x
x
x
x
x
x
23.
Hobgoblin 
x
x
-
-
x
x
R
R
24.
Windigo 
x
x
-
-
x
x
x
x
25.
Red Cap 
x
x
x
x
R
x
x
x
26.
Medusa 
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
27.
Goblin 
x
x
x
x
x
R
x
x
28.
Cerberus 
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
29.
Zombie 
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
30.
Chimera 
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
31.
Ghost 
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
32.
Ogre 
x
x
x
x
x
x
R
x
33.
Vampire 
x
x
x
x
x
x
R
x
34.
Roc 
x
x
x
x
x
x
R
x
35.
Gremlin 
x
x
x
x
x
R
x
x
36.
Vampiress 
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
37.
Ghoul 
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
38.
The Phantom 
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
39.
Mad Scientist 
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
40.
Winged Panther 
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
41.
Mummy 
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
42.
Charon 
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
43.
The Beast 
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
44.
Witch 
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
45.
Spring-Heeled Jack 
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
46.
Invisible Man 
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
47.
Skeleton 
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
48.
Hunchback 
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
-: not available / not known
R: rare color
mc: according to Scott Andrew Hutchins these came with the
Monster Clash game.