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Mystique, Dr. Doom, and Neo-Classic Armor Iron Man to Round out Marvel Legends Wave 3

Pre-orders at BigBadToyStore.com have revealed the remaining list of figures to be included in Hasbro’s (Return of) Marvel Legends wave 3. We’d previously seen USAgent, Danielle Moonstar, Blade and Punisher, and presume that X-Force Deadpool wills a re-deco of the 2-pack Deadpool figure.

From the listing, we know that Iron Man will be sporting his neo-classic armor, and Dr. Doom is, well, he’s Dr. Doom! So all that’s left to reveal is which version of Mystique we’ll be getting. I’m betting on the version shown above (panel art by Manuel Garcia), that Mike Mayhew immortalized on the covers of Mystique’s solo run. This version would allow re-use of the Black Widow body.

Oh, one more remaining item – who will be the build-a-figure for the wave? I figure we’ll find out at San Diego Comic-Con in a couple of weeks.

AFP’s Marvel Universe Mega Giveaway

We’re a couple of weeks away from San Diego Comic-Con, and our good friends at Hasbro were kind enough to send us NOT ONE but FOUR cases of Marvel Universe figures to get you pumped up for the show! So, between AFP and the Fwoosh, you’re going to have four chances to win one case full of Marvel Universe figures. Here’s how to enter:

  1. Follow @ActionFigPics on Twitter *and* re-tweet the AFP’s Marvel Universe Mega Giveaway tweet.
  2. Like ActionFigurePics.com on Facebook *and* comment on the AFP’s Marvel Universe Mega Giveaway update.

For the other two chances to win, visit Fwoosh’s Marvel Universe Mega Giveaway page and hit up their Twitter and Facebook accounts.

It’s that simple – we’ll pick our lucky winners at the end of the week. Good luck!

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DC Universe Classics Super Friends

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I’ve been taking pictures of some of action figure groups I have on my shelves, but this collection of the heroes that appeared on the Hanna Barbera Super Friends cartoon isn’t one of them. No, it’s not that I have a disdain for the cartoon figures in action figure lines (more on that below) – it’s just that the bulk of the characters are part of a broader Justice League of America display on my shelves. There’s no doubt, however, that the cartoon heavily influenced the character and decos of the figures in DC Universe Classics, so as I prepare for some reorganization on my shelves, I wanted to capture this group.

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DC Universe Classics Justice Society of America (Modern)

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Closing out my group pictures of the Justice Society of America, here’s the modern team, or more accurately, the one from the run of James Robinson, David Goyer, and later Geoff Johns. Although my introduction to the modern team was with Johns’ solo work when DC restarted the series at #1, I found that I preferred reading the back issues from Robinson and Goyer. So, my shelf excludes later additions to the team like Magog or Commander Steel as a Citizen Steel stand-in. And, I’m sure to VeeBee’s disapproval, I don’t feel I’m missing out, not having a Cyclone or (to a lesser extent) Liberty Belle.

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SDCC 2012: Marvel Universe Special Edition SHIELD Heli-Carrier Reveal

I’m doing a little catch-up, so apologies if this is old news – I’d been wondering what Hasbro would for follow-up to the huge Marvel Universe Galactus and Sentinel exclusives from San Diego Comic-Con the past two years. And they’ve managed to bring an even bigger item to the show – the SHIELD Heli-Carrier. It will come with two figures – Captain America and SHIELD Agent Maria Hill, and at four massive feet long it will be about a foot longer than the planned retail release – invite another buddy over and have him stick his lunch from Subway on that section where Cap is standing (that’s where you’ll find the extra foot). If you don’t have another friend (or don’t like Subway) you could also invade the Heli-Carrier with your Masters of Evil 3-Pack exclusive.

With special SDCC packaging by Joe Quesada, this will be a massive package to cart around, if you choose to pick one up at the Hasbro booth for the price of 26 Subway subs (aka $129.99). I don’t know where I’d find room for this monstrosity, and I don’t relish the idea of lugging this around the convention floor, so perhaps HasbroToyShop.com will be the better option.

Looking at the cover art, I’ve got to wonder if the MOE 3-pack was originally slated to be a 4-pack to include Whirlwhind. Remember way back when Dave Vonner hinted that he would reveal a character that would blow us away? Whirlwhind would fit the bill a bit better than the actual Toy Fair reveal – Death’s Head. Just add that to the wild speculation file.

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