

Version: Spawn 2v2
Title on Card: Spawn II
Series: MTCC Exclusive
Type: Repaint
Date: January 1997
Identification: Black Costume with Brown Cape
Series 3 repainted figure were never released via retail. It was instead released under the mail-order collectors' club network. Another set of separate Series 3 repaints were test marketed in Mexico, commonly known as the Spanish edition. The repainted Spawn III is in brown rather than maroon. Note that if you read the End Cap of January 1997, it proclaimed NO REPAINTS for these figures.


Version: Future Spawn v2
Title on Card: Future Spawn
Series: MTCC Exclusive
Type: Repaint
Date: January 1997
Identification: Black Wing
The 'repainted' Future Spawn (display image is mine but card image from Jin119kg's Collection) in black rather than red.


Version: Ninja Spawn 1v2
Title on Card: Ninja Spawn
Series: MTCC Exclusive
Type: Repaint
Date: January 1997
Identification: Silver Costume
The 'repainted' Ninja Spawn in silver rather than black. It contains a really ugly repainted head so covering him with a hood is compulsory. Because figures from 'Series 3 Repaint' can be brought individually and not as a set, this Ninja Spawn 'repaint' has the poorest resale record which ironically makes it the rarest of the three!


Version: Spawn 3v1
Title on Card: Spawn III
Series: Spawn Series 7
Type: Original
Date: February 1997
Identification: Masked, Fabric Cape with Owl companion


Version: Zombie Spawn 1v1
Title on Card: Zombie Spawn
Series: Spawn Series 7
Type: Original
Date: February 1997
Identification: Brown Body with Red vest and loincloth
Besides Spawn III, an oxymoronic spawn called Zombie Spawn was also introduced. You got to wonder which came first, undead as Spawn or undead as Zombie, either way, he is terribly ugly and really unlikeable.


Version: 3" Movie Spawn
Title on Card: Spawn Special Edition
Series: Toy Fair & MTCC Exclusives
Type: Original
Date: February 1997
Identification: Unique silver-washed miniature figure
This promotion souvenir to the movie, distinctive in silver was first released during the 1997 Toy Fair at New York. It subsequently appeared in both MTCC and the July 1997 Chicago Comicon.


Version: Spawn 1v5
Title on Card: Spawn
Series: Retail Exclusive
Type: Repaint
Date: April 1997
Identification: Gold-Washed
Part of a Spring release exclusive to KB Toys (in the US that is) with the original Series 1 figures washed entirely in gold. End Cap of December 1996 stated date of release as Fall of 1995 and Summer 1996 respectively!?


Version: Medieval Spawn 1v6
Title on Card: Medieval Spawn
Series: Retail Exclusive
Type: Repaint
Date: April 1997
Identification: Gold-washed.


Version: Movie Spawn v1
Title on Card: Spawn Cannes Film Festival
Series: Cannes Film Festival Exclusive
Type: Prototype
Date: May 1997
Identification: Grey-washed Movie Spawn
Spawn: The Movie was one of the participant at the Cannes Films Festival and to commemorate the event, a souvenir was released, many collectors erroneously described it as 3", it is not, it is a very healthy 6". Official site said release date is January 1997 - what they meant is that the figure was made in January 1997. It was sent to the festival which runs from May 7th to the 18th. Note that the movie was released on August 1st 1997 in the US but only in February and November 1998 in Japan and Singapore respectively.


Version: Spawn 3v2
Title on Card: Spawn III
Series: Spawn Series 7
Type: Replica
Date: May 1997
Identification: Replica of Spawn 3v1 with Wolf companion
Also in the same month we have the repaint version of Series 7. Spawn III is exactly the same except that this time he is accompanied by a wolf. Without the companion of either the wolf or owl, you cannot tell the original apart from the repaint. A display collector may or may not want to include them in their display.


Version: Zombie Spawn 1v2
Title on Card: Zombie Spawn
Series: Spawn Series 7
Type: Repaint
Date: May 1997
Identification: Grey with spawn logo on loincloth


Version: Curse of the Spawn 1v1
Title on Card: Curse of the Spawn
Series: Spawn Series 8
Type: Original
Date: June 1997
Identification: Grey Body
Curse of the Spawn is such an inaccurate title. He is Daniel Llanso the Post-Apocalyptic Spawn and one of many other Spawns in the spinoff comic series "Curse of the Spawn".


Version: Renegade Spawn v1
Title on Card: Renegade
Series: Spawn Series 8
Type: Original
Date: June 1997
Identification: Light Brown Body
Renegade Spawn is the first native Indian Spawn. The title of the figure is simply 'Renegade' but he has the marking of 'M' on his tan body.


Version: Movie Spawn v2
Title: Spawn
Series: Spawn Movie Series
Type: Original
Date: July 1997
Identification: Masked Spawn


Version: Movie Spawn v3
Title on Card: Spawn
Series: Spawn Movie Series
Type: Original
Date: July 1997
Identification: Unmasked Spawn and with a grin on his face


Version: Movie Spiked Spawn v1
Title on Card: Spiked Spawn
Series: Spawn Movie Series
Type: Original
Date: July 1997
Identification: Unmasked Spawn with spikes and sombre face
Dislay image is mine but card image is courtesy of Jin119kg's Collection


Version: Movie Burnt Spawn v1
Title on Card: Burnt Spawn
Series: Spawn Movie Series
Type: Original
Date: July 1997
Identification: Unmasked Spawn wearing trenchcoat
Originally christened Grave Digger Spawn. Unmasked with spade and trenchcoat, his title of Burnt Spawn led to confusion with another Burnt Spawn released in January 1998.


Version: Al Simmons 2
Title on Card: Al Simmons
Series: Spawn Movie Series
Type: Original
Date: July 1997
Identification: Unique figure
The second appearance of a Al Simmons figure but the first in the Spawn line, the previous occassion is under Total Chaos.


Version: Movie Spiked Spawn v2
Title on Card: Attack Spawn
Series: Spawn Movie Series
Type: Original Boxset
Date: July 1997
Identification: Masked Spiked Spawn with wings


Version: Movie Spiked Spawn v3
Title on Card: The Final Battle Playset
Series: Spawn Movie Series
Type: Original Playset
Date: July 1997
Identification: 4" Masked Spawn with spiky horns
There are 3 types of playsets in this movie series: introduce here first is 'The Final Battle' Playset.


Version: Movie Burnt Spawn v2
Title on Card: The Graveyard Playset
Series: Spawn Movie Series
Type: Original Playset
Date: July 1997
Identification: 4" burnt Spawn with spikes
The graveyard playset with Al Simmons learning his mortal death.


Version: Movie Spawn v4
Title on Card: Spawn Alley Playset
Series: Spawn Movie Series
Type: Original Playset
Date: July 1997
Identification: 4" Movie Masked Spawn
The Spawn Alley Playset featuring a Spawn with elongated chains. This last playset comes in two different editions: first is that without a figure of Todd McFarlane (the creator of Spawn) who appeared in the movie as an alley bum.

Version: Movie Spawn v5
Title on Card: Spawn Alley Playset
Series: Diamond Exclusive
Type: Replica
Date: July 1997
Identification: Replica of Movie Spawn v4 + Todd McFarlane
Display collectors need to place the two figures together to indicate its origin or if the focus is purely Spawn, discard it as a non-spawn entity. Image from the world wide web.


Version: Movie Merchandise Spawn v1
Title on Card: Spawn
Series: Placo Toys Licensed Exclusive
Type: Original 3D Figure on Keychain
Date: July 1997
Identification: Bronze diecast metal keychain
There are quite a decent collection of movie merchandise but only two with Spawn figures.


Version: Movie Merchandise Spawn v2
Title on Card: Spawn Official Merchandise
Series: Alchemy Carta Licensed Exclusive
Type: Original 3D Figure
Date: July 1997
Identification: Silver-washed crucified spawn with pin

Version: Movie Merchandise Spawn v3
Title on Card: Spawn Official Merchandise
Series: Alchemy Carta Licensed Exclusive
Type: Original 3D Figure
Date: July 1997
Identification: Replica of Movie Merchandise Spawn v2 but with pendant
Display collector can discount either v2 or v3. The latter image is from the Blackaris' Collection.


Version: Al Simmons 1v3
Title on Card: Al Simmons
Series: Selected Exclusive
Type: Repaint
Date: July 1997
Identification: "Red Armour"
The Total Chaos Series 1 Al Simmons’ exclusive was made available at both MTCC and at comic convention.

August 1997 3-Pack Movie Figures
This 3-Pack was sold as a box set by both retailers and MTCC; none of the figures is unique and this is but one version. There are several other variations containing different figures. Image from spawn.com.


Version: Movie Spiked Spawn v4
Title on Card: Spiked Spawn
Series: Spawn Movie Series
Type: Original
Date: September 1997
Identification: Masked Spiked Spawn
Released as part of the movie series and yet not part of the original cohort. This figure was released to selected retailers to replenish their stocks. McFarlane Toys' Customer Service reckoned that the release date is around the latter part of 1997. This was never exclusive only to Japan as claimed by many sellers.


Version: Spawn 1v6
Title on Card: Spawn
Series: Selected Exclusive
Type: Repaint
Date: September 1997
Identification: Green clear plastics nicknamed "Necroplasm Spawn"
The sixth version of the original spawn was released on many difference occassions, among them MTCC Gold members. In Japan, he is known as “Clear Spawn”. This is the Necroplasm Spawn that MTCC refers to when it released Necroplasm Spawn II


Version: Spawn 1v7
Title on Card: Spawn
Series: Retail Exclusive
Type: Repaint
Date: September 1997
Identification: Blue Costume with Dark Brown Head
The seventh version of the original spawn – it is clad in blue with the same charred head as seen in the June 1996's version. It was a Retail Exclusive before heading to both Red’s and MTCC. It is also commonly known as “Blue Wormhead” to distinguish it from the other Wormhead Spawn.


Version: Medieval Spawn 1sv
Title on Card: Medieval Spawn
Series: Supersize Series
Type: Original
Date: September 1997
Identification: Unique supersize edition of existing Medieval Spawn 1
The 2nd edition of Spawn Super Size Figures was supposed to be launched only when the 1st edition sold well. But the 1st edition which was meant to be in store by late June 1996 was delayed. Thus, this edition, planned for Christmas 1996 was pushed to January 1997. But in End Cap August 1997, it was mentioned that this figure would only be released through KB Toys in the US in September 1997.


Version: Pilot Spawn v4
Title on Card: Pilot Spawn
Series: Retail Exclusive
Type: Repaint
Date: September 1997
Identification: Gold-Washed
Besides the release of gold-washed Pilot Spawn (display image is mine while card image from Jin 119kg's Collection) exclusive to KB Toys in the US, it was mentioned that there is also a limited release of gold-washed Commando Spawn "sent to select comic book stores and select accounts". Release dates vary from 1995 to July 1997 but one source insists it is September 1997 - End Cap August 1997.


Version: Curse of the Spawn 1v2
Title on Card: Curse of the Spawn
Series: Spawn Series 8
Type: Repaint
Date: November 1997
Identification: Red Body


Version: Renegade Spawn v2
Title on Card: Renegade
Series: Spawn Series 8
Type: Repaint
Date: November 1997
Identification: Repainted half in green and the other half in grey


Version: Manga Spawn 1v1
Title on Card: Manga Spawn
Series: Spawn Series 9
Type: Original
Date: November 1997
Identification: Brick Red Body with Plastic Chains
The launch of the very popular Manga line of Series 9. It was explained that this series are produced in two different factories, thus the difference in paints and quality. One factory made Manga Spawn in brick red with both plastic and metal chains while a second factory turned it out in dark red. The latter, with a sword inscribed with Chinese characters is more commonly seen. The above version is that of Manga Spawn in brick red with plastic chain


Version: Manga Spawn 1v2
Title on Card: Manga Spawn
Series: Spawn Series 9
Type: Original
Date: November 1997
Identification: Brick Red Body with Metal Chains
See above for description


Version: Manga Spawn 1v3
Title on Card: Manga Spawn
Series: Spawn Series 9
Type: Original
Date: November 1997
Identification: Dark Red Body with sword inscribed in Chinese characters
This is also known as the correction figure.


Version: Manga Ninja Spawn v1
Title on Card: Manga Ninja Spawn
Series: Spawn Series 9
Type: Original
Date: November 1997
Identification: Orange Body with Brown Armour
Manga Ninja Spawn (originally called Manga Medieval Spawn) were released with two official figures.


Version: Manga Ninja Spawn v2
Title on Card: Manga Ninja Spawn
Series: Spawn Series 9
Type: Original
Date: November 1997
Identification: Gold Body with Dark Brown Armour


Version: Manga She-Spawn v1
Title on Card: Goddess
Series: Spawn Series 9
Type: Original
Date: November 1997
Identification: Light Purple Body with Gold Armour
There are three Goddess (originally titled as Manga Angela) figures before they choose the dark side as Manga She-Spawn in July 2005. Card image from Jin119kg's Collection while display image is mine.


Version: Manga Spawn 1v4
Title on Card: Manga Spawn
Series: Retail Exclusive
Type: Repaint in Display Case
Date: December 1997
Identification: Black Body