Summer Wing Pony High Flyer
High Flyer was one of six small butterfly ponies introduced as
part of the Summer Wing set in 1988. Although the size of a baby
pony, she is actually meant to be an adult, just built on a
miniature scale. Unlike the flutter ponies, Summer Wing ponies
had static wings, which were made of one piece of plastic held
down by a square stopper in the middle of the back.
High Flyer was sold in the UK and in North America in the same
style of box. Italy was an outlier, as the box there was blue.
In other places it seems to have been yellow.
High Flyer Mint in Box (US Box)
Image from Shivhae
Summer Wing Ponies came with metallic ribbons and flower picks,
like the Flutter Ponies, but the centres of the flower pick
flowers were not coloured. In America, they were also sometimes
sold with Mummy
Charms, as can be seen in the example above.
Little Flitter's hair is fading pink, and fades VERY easily,
even if not exposed to sunlight.
High Flyer's Character
High Flyer sometimes appeared in the pony comic, although she was
not always coloured correctly. One such example was a story in
which she helped in making a pink pancake for a giant with Glow
and Little Flitter. That sounds exactly like a job for tiny
butterfly ponies to do!
How many Summer Wing Ponies does it take to make a pancake?
UK My Little Pony Comic, 1988
