Mighty Max 1992 Vintage Men’s T-Shirt

PSN-MTYMAX-1992

$29.95

Mighty Max was a 1992 UK toyline from Bluebird Toys featuring miniature horror-themed adventure playsets aimed mainly at boys. Following the Polly Pocket model of compact, portable playsets with miniature figures and accessories, Mighty Max traded shopping malls and pink apartments for cursed mummy tombs and frozen aliens. The main sets, called “Doom Zones,” opened to reveal small scenes with monsters and the hero Max—a blond kid in jeans, a white shirt with a red “M,” and a cap. Smaller “Horror Heads” were creature-shaped heads that opened to show tiny figures. Larger, less portable sets later expanded the line with more accessories and play features. In 1994, due to the popularity of the playsets at the time, McDonald’s offered a Mighty Max Happy Meal featuring exclusive playsets. The franchise also spawned a two season, 40 episode cartoon series and a video game on SNES and Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, though neither matched the toys’ popularity.

The Mighty Max backstory is pretty straight forward: “Max was bright and pretty good at getting in and out of trouble, but he’d never forget the day he broke his mom’s mysterious old statue and found the Cosmic Cap inside. How was he to know it made him ‘the Mighty One,’ able to travel instantly from place to place by means of time portals? And how were Max, his Cosmic Cap and his two friends and protectors, wise old Virgil and fearless Norman gonna’ measure up against the ultimate evil of the Skull Master!!? Stumbling from one terrifying adventure to another with only cryptic clues to help him escape… he was all alone. He was scared. But he was MIGHTY MAX, and he’d get back somehow!”

Find Your Best Fit!

Not sure what size is your best fit? We recommend taking one of your current t-shirts, laying it flat and measuring it. The measurements in the chart below are taken with the shirt laying on a flat surface. To get the length, measure from the high shoulder point down to the bottom of the shirt. To get the width, measure approximately 1-inch below the armhole, across the chest, from seam to seam. While our tees are all made using premium, pre-shrunk, ring-spun cotton, there can be some shrinkage depending on your personal wash and dry cycles. With that said, if you’re on the fence, we always suggest going up a size.

Bella+Canvas 3001 Size Chart

All sizes are provided in inches! Please note that variations in sizing of up to 1.5 inches are possible.

Garment and Printing Details

Like all our designs, this one is treated with our signature ‘relic-ing’ process which includes our own secret recipe of hand-painted chipping, cracking, fading, and just the right touch of yellowing to ensure that it looks the part of a true vintage imprint.** We lay these works of art down on premium Bella+Canvas 3001 Unisex Jersey Short Sleeve Tees, one of the softest, best-wearing t-shirts available today, via state of the art direct to garment (DTG) printing which allows us to create a vintage effect that simply can’t be accomplished with other printing methods. In short, these shirts are everything you’ve dreamed of and more – it feels soft and lightweight with just the right amount of stretch making it comfortable and flattering for both men and women.

  • 100% combed and ring-spun cotton*
  • Fabric weight: 4.2 oz (142 g/m2)
  • 32 singles for a softer hand
  • Dyed and cut in the USA
  • Shoulder-to-shoulder taping
  • Side-seamed construction
  • Tear-away label
  • Modern retail fit
  • Runs true to size

*Heather CVC Colors: 52% Airlume combed and ring-spun cotton, 48% polyester, 32 singles, 4.2 oz. Athletic Heather and Black Heather CVC: 90% Airlume combed and ring-spun cotton, 10% polyester, 32 singles, 4.2 oz. Heather Prism Colors: 99% Airlume combed and ring-spun cotton, 1% polyester, 32 singles, 4.2 oz. Heather Prism Blue: 90% Airlume combed and ring-spun cotton, 10% polyester, 32 singles, 4.2 oz. **Due to the nature of the printing process and different sizes of shirts offered, imprint position and scale may vary slightly from the product images, but we do our best to be as accurate as possible. Screen colors may vary due to differences in screens. Due to the natural nature of cotton, whites may appear off-white rather than bright white.

Design Description

Mighty Max was a 1992 UK toyline from Bluebird Toys featuring miniature horror-themed adventure playsets aimed mainly at boys. Following the Polly Pocket model of compact, portable playsets with miniature figures and accessories, Mighty Max traded shopping malls and pink apartments for cursed mummy tombs and frozen aliens. The main sets, called “Doom Zones,” opened to reveal small scenes with monsters and the hero Max—a blond kid in jeans, a white shirt with a red “M,” and a cap. Smaller “Horror Heads” were creature-shaped heads that opened to show tiny figures. Larger, less portable sets later expanded the line with more accessories and play features. In 1994, due to the popularity of the playsets at the time, McDonald’s offered a Mighty Max Happy Meal featuring exclusive playsets. The franchise also spawned a two season, 40 episode cartoon series and a video game on SNES and Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, though neither matched the toys’ popularity. The Mighty Max backstory is pretty straight forward: “Max was bright and pretty good at getting in and out of trouble, but he’d never forget the day he broke his mom’s mysterious old statue and found the Cosmic Cap inside. How was he to know it made him ‘the Mighty One,’ able to travel instantly from place to place by means of time portals? And how were Max, his Cosmic Cap and his two friends and protectors, wise old Virgil and fearless Norman gonna’ measure up against the ultimate evil of the Skull Master!!? Stumbling from one terrifying adventure to another with only cryptic clues to help him escape… he was all alone. He was scared. But he was MIGHTY MAX, and he’d get back somehow!”

So, how do I take care of my new shirt?

There honestly isn’t much to taking care of Direct to Garment (DTG) printed t-shirts, but like any garment, if you want them to last longer than not, there are a few tips.

The first thing people might get wrong is following the instructions on the t-shirt’s care tag. While it may be fine for the blank shirt, you have to keep in mind that the original manufacturer’s care instructions don’t take into consideration the DTG print that goes on top of the garment.

TL;DR: DTG printed apparel should be turned inside-out, machine-washed in cold water, meaning below 90℉ or 30℃, on a gentle cycle with a mild detergent without any fabric softener or bleach. See, easy peazy!

What is considered a mild detergent? A mild detergent is a gentle cleaning solution that contains only surface-active agents.  All Free Clear and Tide Free & Gentle are common examples of mild detergents. More intense detergents often contain enzymes or abrasives that can damage the print on a t-shirt.

Tumble-drying on hot and ironing can be detrimental to the lifecycle of the print. DTG-printed apparel can be tumble-dried on a low cycle, but hang-drying is also an option. If you must iron, make sure you use a cool iron inside-out to avoid damaging the print.

On a related note, we overprint our shirts to get the unique vintage look that we’re known for, and the first wash may show some slight fading, but this is totally normal and part of the process to get the right look!

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