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Toy Fair 2011 – Mattel DC Universe Classics and Green Lantern Classics Report

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Mattel managed to wow me with their DC Universe Classics on display at Toy Fair yesterday, despite the persistent leaks of upcoming waves of figures in the main line. There have been broadly discussed rumors that wave 17 of DC Universe Classics would consist of the Rainbow Deputies in Blackest Night, and more recently the focus had been on wave 18 being made up mostly of the remaining SuperFriends, Black Vulcan, Samurai, El Dorado, and Apache Chief. And yes – it was all confirmed yesterday.

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DC Direct Blackest Night Series 7 Black Lantern Superman Quick Pics

The UPS Man just dropped off the DC Direct Blackest Night: Series 7: Black Lantern Superman Action Figure that I ordered from Amazon – I thought I’d throw together some quick pics for y’all!

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AFP Ask Matty Round-Up for 2/1/11

Here’s the story – our questions for December 15 missed the deadline, and then I misplaced them when we got the answers back for January 15. But we’ll be back on the Ask Matty circuit when it starts up again after Toy Fair – and I’m sure we’ll have lots of questions following their Toy Fair presentation on February 13.

In any case, thanks to the Mattel team, and forgive us for the holiday and end-of-year-oriented questions, plus being a day late on top of that!

1) The holidays are right around the corner. What Mattel collector items might last minute shoppers find on the shelf, and what are your recommendations for best gifts this season?

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The GL five-pack at Wal-Mart and DCUC Wave 15 and 16 are great buys at retail!

Note: You can see AFP reviews for these items here:

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DC Direct Black Lantern Deals on Amazon.com

Green Lantern is getting a lot of action figure love, with the Ryan Reynolds movie coming next summer. We’ve already seen Green Lantern Classics wave 1 hit shelves, and Mattel just announced its DC Universe Classics wave 17 “Rainbow Lantern” line-up.

If you’re looking for some villains, you may want to pick up some of the DC Direct Black Lantern figures that are showing up for sale on Amazon.com:

Thanks to Robokillah for the heads up. Happy shopping!

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