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[dankingery]

sorry fellows, struck out on all fronts with todays trip. only made two stops though. i'll be going out again on sunday maybe.

i was looking over some of my still carded figs, yes i haven't cracked them yet. i bought so much at once and have been so busy i haven't had a chance to play with them yet. anyway, i was looking at the iron man 001 packaging. i was amused to see that on the back of the card at the top above the "001" it says: "begin transmission..." this is the only one of my carded figs that say this, and i'm willing to assume that none of the others say it. just kind of a cool intangible to the series.

i also can't believe that i hadn't added to my list of must haves a hulk buster iron man. with all these hulks running around this place, someone will have to keep them in line.

[Scumdogg]

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I win!!!

Went back to the Target i just hit a couple days ago, and these were finally out. They had two of each except Wolverine/Torch, which only had 1. Odd, because that one's supposed to be 3 to a case with the others 2 to a case, right?

I'm glad there were extras though, because some of them actually had some pretty serious paint issues. And a few of the figures i did end up with, although the paint is good, are going to need some legs boiled. They're pretty hastily stuffed into the packages, so there are a couple serious warping issues. Nothing i can't fix though, and i was glad to find 'em all in one shot.

[dankingery]

hey, thanks for making me jealous. THANKS!

[Universal Ruler Supreme]

AWWW!!! I'm immediately jealos. Been dying to get a hold of That Torch, Claw, and Thunderball. I hope so bad that I can find a set of these. I sure hope Hasbro knows how well these packs are going to sell and made plenty to go around.

And as for case assortment Scum, there are a few different types. Chances are Target had 2 or 3 cases and put them all out at once. As these are I think 3-2-2 per pack per case. They switched it around a bit with distribution. Hasbro is severly hit and miss with case assortments though. Only one of my Wal-marts in the whole world over here has had the Star Wars Comic packs Amanaman 2 packs in stock, and they had well over 12 of them, where as no other store I've been to has had even 1. But that's just an example.

[Scumdogg]

Upon opening these i have a few more things to report. Limb warping was not as bad as it appeared in the package, but overall there are still two legs (cap and thunderball) and one arm (cap) that need fixing.

Spider-Man was missing some blue paint on one leg that i couldn't really see due to the packaging. I am torn over whether to bother fixing it or just be content that i'll probably end up with one of the other thousand red and blue Spidey figures in this line.

Captain America doesn't have the elastic bands on his shield anymore...the square holes for it are there but i imagine they were cut to save money. I'll probably just make my own, i think those elastic strips are pretty cheap.

Every single comic was severely creased due to the way they were packaged, but that's not too big of a deal.

[dankingery]

i think you'll definitely have another shot at a blue and red spidey. if you look at any other line for marvel you'd quickly see that he makes up 50% of all figures in any line regardless. they could have an "absolutely no spiderman figures" line and he'd still make up at least 50% of all the figures. it's almost like he defies the laws of the universe.

that kind of sucks that the packaging is responsible for warping the figures. let's hope the ones you got are the exception and not the rule. i can't believe companies still haven't figured out how not to ruin their products before they hit the consumers hands. as far as comic creasing, i don't really think these are going to be as collectible as the original run. i'd say just be glad you've got a cracking good read for on the throne.

[Universal Ruler Supreme]

Well, at least my Invaders pack has shipped. That gives me something to look forward to while I'm hunting for these guys.

You just know it's gonna probably be killer hard to get that Cyclops/Hulk two pack when it comes out.

[Scumdogg]

i think you'll definitely have another shot at a blue and red spidey. if you look at any other line for marvel you'd quickly see that he makes up 50% of all figures in any line regardless. they could have an "absolutely no spiderman figures" line and he'd still make up at least 50% of all the figures. it's almost like he defies the laws of the universe.

that kind of sucks that the packaging is responsible for warping the figures. let's hope the ones you got are the exception and not the rule. i can't believe companies still haven't figured out how not to ruin their products before they hit the consumers hands. as far as comic creasing, i don't really think these are going to be as collectible as the original run. i'd say just be glad you've got a cracking good read for on the throne.

Oh yeah, these comics are definitely for reading. I've already gone through the first issue. I'll probably be picking up the new Secret Wars omnibus they're putting out anyway, so when all these 2-packs are out i'll probably end up giving all the single issues to my nephew or something.

As for the condition of the figures, they're not horrible..just not quite up to the standards i've seen in the single-packs. These ones just seemed like they were awkwardly stuffed into the blisters...and like i said, it's nothing i can't fix. I've seen MUCH worse QC issues on $12 DCUC figures.

I'm definitely excited to have found them so quickly. Much to my surprise i think Thunderball is my favorite out of this wave. He's gigantic, and the colors on him are great. Looks like he popped right out of the comic.

[Ericnilla]

wow. i havent seen these at the stores yet. nothing new at all on my side.

[dankingery]

you back east guys seem to get the best stuph first. i'd move but my wife might wonder what happened to me.

[Scumdogg]

you back east guys seem to get the best stuph first. i'd move but my wife might wonder what happened to me.

Just set up a complex dummy/tape recorder system a la Ferris Bueller's Day Off, and move out here already. She'll be none the wiser.

[Universal Ruler Supreme]

Bob Layton's Art Gallery Sale page.... http://www.comicartf...s...&Order=Date

Notice a few pics in there?

[dankingery]

nice little preview for secret wars. good detecting there urs.

[Ghost Lion]

Those packs look cool, other than no straps, how awesome is the Cap?

[Scumdogg]

Those packs look cool, other than no straps, how awesome is the Cap?

Pretty awesome. Other than the head and the straps i'm pretty sure he's the same as the ultimate Cap, but those little wings make all the difference for me.

[Universal Ruler Supreme]

nice little preview for secret wars. good detecting there urs.

Not me, some other guy found them on another board a few days ago. I just kept forgetting to post the link.

[Scumdogg]

nice little preview for secret wars. good detecting there urs.

Not me, some other guy found them on another board a few days ago. I just kept forgetting to post the link.

I did the same thing, meant to post it a few days ago. I am so looking forward to that mohawk Storm, always wanted a figure of her.

What are there now, only like three unnamed spots for this line?

[dankingery]

since they did a stan lee figure before, do you think they'll do one for universe? since they're not afraid of doing 2-packs, how about a stan lee - jack kirby set.

EDIT: as expected, the scalpers are starting to hit ebay with secret wars. what's the price for a set?

Edited by dankingery, 01 August 2009 - 11:36 AM.

[Scumdogg]

since they did a stan lee figure before, do you think they'll do one for universe? since they're not afraid of doing 2-packs, how about a stan lee - jack kirby set.

EDIT: as expected, the scalpers are starting to hit ebay with secret wars. what's the price for a set?

Retail? Mine were $12.99 a pack at Target. If you wanna be sure you could also pre-order them for $14.99 a set at TRU's website. That's probably the safest way to go, and what i was planning to do before i found 'em.

[dankingery]

hmmm.. there's a buy it now on ebay that's roughly that price breakdown but there's a $10 shipping price on top of that. i'm going to bite down on a plank and sit in the corner and try to be patient and just get them in the store here.



ahhh, who the eff am i kidding, i'll end up buying that damn thing in a couple of days....

[Sniper33]

I think the last figure I bought for this line was prob the Wolverine Sabertooth 2 pack. They were nice looking but there ws nothing that i really wanted.

[Universal Ruler Supreme]

You mean Xmen Origins line Sniper? or are you confusing this line with the Legends?

Well, A winner is me! I found all 3 packs earlier today at Target, and stopped at another Target after that for shizznits and Giggles, and they had them there too. I havn't opened them yet. But you can tell that these things were rushed. There are some paint splatters on my Thunderball and Torch. But that's okay I guess. The paint on Klaw isn't that great either, and there is a purple splotch running out of the line on his head. What's so bad is the ones I bought, except maybe the Torch/Wol pack, were the best looking ones I found. In fact! One of the Thunderball figures at the store had his chest on Backwards! His arms were on the wrong side and everything! I was tempted to get it as and sell it as a factory packaging error! But opted against it, in case I needed the money for the 3 packs if my Toys'R'Us had them. ...Sadly they still don't.. I hate my TRU. They never get anything on time.

Anywho, I'm really excited to go open and play with the darned things. They were $12.99 here as well! which was great! I had them in my Toysrus.com shopping cart ready to push the button at any moment, but with such big quality issues as I saw at the store, I was glad I didn't go that route.

[dankingery]

hmmmm... i'd really hate for this line to take a downward spiral towards low quality. every figure, except for the dirt face hulk, i have has top notch paint apps.

[Universal Ruler Supreme]

Well, paint apps have been hit and miss with me so far, but I have all the wave 1 to 4 figures and variants with exception of Gray Hulk. I think the Quality is due to Hasbro getting to excited about the excitement this line has revived about a possible long running and case shattering Marvel line. They are releasing stuff too fast and too early right now. They need to Simmer Down Now! But I want them all now so BAD!!! The fans are pushing for quick releases as well right now though.. You kind of want a big whopping lot of characters really quick to help ensure Hasbro's determination to keep the line going. I have a feeling 2010 is going to see great figures and a great increase in production quality.

But my advice....buy these in person, or from auctions that show the actual item. Cause there are quite a few crosseyed Thunderballs and melty looking Klaws out there.

MAN I want that Hulk/Cyclops pack.

[dankingery]

yeah, looking at that hulk is the closest i've ever come to being turned on by a man.