So, these Disney-Marvel figures...

[Stormbreaker]

For fun, here are a few posts I made on another forum (the Marvel Masterworks Board) last year:

Of those of you who were of actual MEGO playing age, who were your top unmade wants as a kid?

Mine were Iron Fist, Hercules, Nova (Rich Ryder), and Hawkeye. I think I wrote a letter (more like scrawled a letter) outlining my choices, and sent it in to that old Super Hero Catalog (I thought they were the manufacturers!). I recall suggesting that Hercules should have one open hand and one closed fist, like the Lizard, so that he could hold his golden mace.

Ahh, those halcyon days of youthful innocence…

Along with Herc, Iron Fist, Nova, and Hawkeye, a ‘70s black suit Namor and Stingray would have made for cool figures.

Daredevil must have been on the “To do next” list. And maybe Doctor Doom.

The Warriors Three would have been amazing.

I keep on thinking of the list of “What could have been.” ‘70s Captain Britain with his Star Scepter and the Black Knight? Oh mercy…

[TrekStar]

My top unmade wants as a kid? I remember wanting the Flash, because his sidekick Kid Flash was made, it never made any sense, the other titans had there mentors.

The Submariner, I had to put a Mr. Spock head on a nude Robin with the green trunks.

Spider-man only had 2 villains which I had, but I wanted Electro, Doctor Octopus and the Vulture.

[Stormbreaker]

My top unmade wants as a kid? I remember wanting the Flash, because his sidekick Kid Flash was made, it never made any sense, the other titans had there mentors.

The Submariner, I had to put a Mr. Spock head on a nude Robin with the green trunks.

Spider-man only had 2 villains which I had, but I wanted Electro, Doctor Octopus and the Vulture.

Flash and GL would have been great to have back then.

Nice recipe for Namor!

As for other villains, I had most of the Power Records, including the Hulk vs Abomination and Rhino. Abomination always had a cool look.

[basilfan]

‘70s Captain Britain with his Star Scepter and the Black Knight...have you been reading my diary? Two Marvel heroes I've always loved.

But the real answer is Nightcrawler, my 2nd-favorite Marvel hero. Also love Mystique as drawn by John Byrne & Jocasta. And I'm not ashamed to admit I have a soft spot for The Ringer.

As far as DC is concerned, it's Blue Beetle (Ted Kord), Elongated Man, Brainiac 5, Arion (what a line of figures that would be!),and Katana. At least there's a chance for that last one, considering we have a few of the Outsiders. And Changeling. Not Beast Boy, Changeling.

[puckace]

The second wave has shipped? That’s great to hear! I predict it’s Cap, Iron Man, Hulk, and someone new, just based on the art on the Spidey wave boxes.

But oh, how I wish it was the FF. The Thing is my favorite MEGO to this day, as well as being among my very top favorite Marvel characters. (ROM edges him out. )

Thing was my favorite Mego as well along with Spiderman. I'd love to see a FF set.

As for Megos I always wanted as a kid.

1. Doctor Doom
2. The Flash
3. Black Panther
4. Star Wars characters from the OT

I'd be very happy to see the set you suggested with Cap, Iron Man, and Hulk along with either Black Panther or Doom.

[Oldtoydave]

If you look at the newsletter last week and kinda read between the lines I think I (might have) figured it out

the news letter had two 4’s in it. I don’t think that’s by accident
also Paul has said July for the release date.
and said he’s waiting on Disney to give the go agead
disney also knows how popular this first release was and the second will be a big splash

what gets released in July? The Fantastic Four.
i think Disney wants to time the Mego announcement sometime either right before or right after the Superman film comes out 7-11 to direct the attention back to Marvel and the F4.
If I were a betting man I’d say sometime between the 7th and 14th the announcement of the Fantastic Four Mego (in some capacity) is what we’ll see get announced.

I say some capacity because I don’t know if the issues with the female body and/or the muscle body we’ll see Sue and Ben. But the F4 in some form is what we’ll get

[PNGwynne]

Well, if Dis is smart they will release the FF in two sets: Say, Reed and Johnny initially with two new figs such as Doom and Sub-Mariner and then a second set with Sue and Ben. Better marketing, better inclusion of new figures, more time (if needed) for body tooling.

Somehow I feel that the next set is Avengers-themed, though. I don't really care, as long as they show up properly and the new figs are as good as Electro is.

[Stormbreaker]

Again, I think that, due to the characters portrayed on the sides of the Spidey set boxes (Cap, Hulk, Iron Man), the next set will be Avengers-themed as well.

There were supposed to be four waves in 2025. Maybe the first wave (which is obviously late) was Avengers, followed by the FF (or at least half of the FF) around this time. We’ll see soon ( I hope sooner rather than later) which assortment is up for order next.

[TrekStar]

I think when the next wave is finally released, some people will be happy and some people will be 50-50, but I think (hope) everyone will be satisfied regardless. My only concern is of course, ordering these sets without complications, cancellations and or availability like the last wave.

And as we all know ahead of time, jerks will get there greedy little hands on these before the rest of us and sell them on ebay for quadruple the actual price, hopefully all of us can avoid having to go that route.

I hope all of us here that really want this next wave regardless of which characters are in the set, are able to get them at no aggravation or stress, and at the retail price with no BS.

[daveznothere]

Looks like it got released last night. The Fantastic Four - they all look OG from 1976

[Earth 2 Chris]

Not to be THAT guy grumbling, but I wish they'd put them in the Byrne white/dark blue outfits for Reed and Sue just to mix things up, or maybe include them as alternate costumes.

Either way, it will be a nice set to have, since my Reed is still a bit zombified, and I've never bothered to replace him.

[Earth 2 Chris]

And for those who haven't seen the Disney Store leak:



Goes on sale July 9th, 8AM PT apparently.

https://www.disneystore.com/new-content/?originalTerm=Coming%20Soon&searchType=redirect&pdpRedirect=0

[daveznothere]

Yep I see them now in the coming soon. Wonder when they'll hit the shelf in the parks?

[Stormbreaker]

That’s a great surprise (for me at least)! So much for my deductive reasoning based on the Spidey set box art. . I was expecting the Avengers, but I’m glad the FF got the nod.

[Jmass]

Nice wok Davez! They look good from here! Thanks for the photos Chris!