Ghostbusters 6-Inch Ray Stantz

Ghostbusters Ray Stantz with Egon Spengler and Slimer
Ghostbusters Ray Stantz with Egon Spengler and Slimer

Two done, two to go!  Some fans have been waiting 25 years to get good action figures of the Ghostbusters,  and with the 6-inch Ghostbusters line from Mattel, we’re getting closer to getting done.  Ray Stantz is the second 6-incher in the line – he went on sale on Mattycollector.com two weeks ago and is still available in limited quantities.  Egon Spengler in a slimed deco (yes, we know he was never slimed) was the first figure in the line and was sold as a San Diego Comic-Con and Mattycollector exclusive.

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DC Universe Classics Wave 12 Spectre and Mary Batson Variant Pics

About six weeks ago, Mattel released the press pics of the 2-ups for DC Universe Classics Wave 12.  At the time, they announced that Mary Batson aka Mary Marvel would have a 50/50 variant in her white costume and that Spectre would have a glow in the dark chase variant.

Here are the official pics of the variants, posted by Mattel today on their Facebook page.  In contrast with the original press pics, I believe these are production samples, not 2-ups.

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  • The Glow in the Dark variant of Spectre. He is the chase figure for this wave.
  • A 50/50 variant for Mary Batson in her white outfit!

via Facebook | Mattycollector.com’s Photos – DCUC Wave 12.

DC Universe Classics Wave 13 with Trigon Collect and Connect Revealed?

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Gladiator, a poster on the TNI forums, has posted what appear to be 2-up pics of DC Universe Classics 13, perhaps confirming the heavily rumored line-up for the wave.

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Will Your Local Wal-Mart Carry DC Universe Classics Wave 10?

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If you are having problems finding DC Universe Classics wave 10, the second Wal-Mart exclusive wave, here’s a little help.  Pendragon’s Post has published a list of the roughly 3,000 Wal-Mart stores that have action figure sales high enough to warrant selling wave 10.  Please note that this isn’t a list of stores that have them in stock – just a list of the stores that are eligible to carry it.

The list is published in image format (51 images total), but it’s sorted alphabetically by state, so that should help you narrow it down.  California residents – our stores are listed on pages 4 – 7.

Pendragon also posted some notes from his conversation with a Wal-Mart PR representative about DCUC 10.  Good stuff!

On Wave 5, Walmart only had it in 1,800 of their stores. At least this time, it doubled to 3,000 stores, but still not great.

So I made a call to Walmart and spoke to Melissa O’Brien, Senior Manager PR & Brand Reputation for Walmart. This is what she told me:

  • DC Universe is hard to keep in stock because it does sell out quickly. They do realize this is a popular item and it why they increased the order from 1,800 stores to 3,000 store. Unfortunately, they wouldn’t tell me the exact number ordered.
  • They are considered a collectible and not a standard toy like GI Joe or Transfromers, and that makes for smaller purchasing amounts for DCUC.
  • They determine with stores get Wave 10, by the total number of sales in each store. The higher the overall action figures sales are, the greater the chance that store will get DCUC.
  • They do not want to put them on-line because they feel that this would be unfair to collectors. Walmart feels by selling DCUC in stores, the collectors have a better chance of finding them.
  • Walmart doesn’t always know the exact date of a shipment, and since DCUC are more limited in manufacture, they may not come in as often as other Mattel items.
  • If you can not find them, to contact your local store (see the list below). New toy stock usually arrives on Tuesdays and Wedsdays.

via PENDRAGON’S POST: FINDING DCUC WAVE 10 AT WALMART.

DC Universe Classics Arkham Asylum Batman – 2dtoys

As a customizer myself, I’m not usually one to hit eBay looking for custom action figures.  But every once in a while, a truly exceptional piece gets put up for sale.

This one is a Batman from the Arkham Asylum video game, by DoubleDealer of 2dtoys fame.  It uses a DC Universe Classics base, but that’s really not doing the figure justice – every element of the figure has been sculpted or textured, including a truly magnificent original head sculpt.

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Batman is made in the DC Universe style standing 6 inches tall with 26 points of articulation. His unique costume in the video game was painstakingly recreated in remarkable detail. You might not see it in the photographs but he even has that unique texture all over his suit. It also features a new accurate head professionally sculpted from scratch. Even after the extensive full body sculpting, this figure is still fully poseable.

via Custom Marvel Legends DC Universe Arkham Asylum Batman – eBay (item 310176463015 end time Oct-28-09 19:26:23 PDT)

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