The Sad State of DC Universe Classics Distribution

[starsky]

the ones i find here in the bay area with ease are power girl, iron, eclipso, cyborg, and desaad.

[Riffster]

I could use a mary marvel

[ScottA]

The one I regret the most not finding is Gentleman Ghost, since I can't complete Giganta. I picked up some I missed at the last FX and traded/bought others from members here.

Ghost, Hawkgirl and Mantis I still need (not to mention the Matty sets).

I've been fortunate with the Walmart waves. Wave 5 I found 4 of the 5 (but only saw them once). Wave 10 found everyone (but saw the Joker only once). I'm hoping I won't have any trouble with Wave 14.

[Captain]

Cant really blame Mattel for distribution. They sell to the retailers...they dont stock the shelves.If retailers dont buy them, you wont see them. If the pegs are stuffed up with hangers on, then inventory doesnt ship to those stores...and so on and so forth. I'm sure if it was up to the toy manufacturer, they would have everything available out asap. Blame Wal Mart and TRU. Especially in Canada....I havent seen ANY DC product in our Wal Marts since spring, nada, zippo.....nuttin'!! No Brave and the Bold, No DCUC, and no DCIC. Its all WWE crap, or tons of left over Iron Man 2 figures, with the odd peg of 3 3/4 inch marvel and Spidey, and GI JOE. Lots of Avatar (the cartoon live action movie, not camerons movie) and some new Tron stuff. Thats it for action figures lately. (not including Transformers).

TRU isnt stocked much better.

[CaptainTrenchcoat]

For anyone that still needs Hawkgirl and Gentleman Ghost, there will be a Walmart 2 pack of those 2 figures. No CnC piece unfortunatley. So no completed Gigantas. No release date set yet but, check walmart.com every so often.

[BlackKnight]

For anyone that still needs Hawkgirl and Gentleman Ghost, there will be a Walmart 2 pack of those 2 figures. No CnC piece unfortunatley. So no completed Gigantas. No release date set yet but, check walmart.com every so often.

Gentleman Ghost is Worthless without the Giganta parts , and Mattel is Stupid not to include those parts and the mini Atom with that set. Fans and collectors have Complained and addressed a re-issue of the Ghost for the last yr on thier forum, and elsewhere's , It's lame that The figure re-released without the Giganta and mini Atom fell on Deaf ears so to speak.

[ScottA]

I also think the release Ghost will be all white and not have that phasing effect like the carded one has. If Mattel had included those CnC parts and the Atom it would have been a win-win for me, since I need both figures. As it stands I'll keep looking for good deals on MOC ones.

[Thor]

This reminds me of Mattel's 2002 MOTU distribution problem.

[BlackKnight]

This reminds me of Mattel's 2002 MOTU distribution problem.

The main problem with that line was the Only He-man and Skeletor figures on the pegs ..., with little or nothing Else.

[BlackKnight]

I also think the release Ghost will be all white and not have that phasing effect like the carded one has. If Mattel had included those CnC parts and the Atom it would have been a win-win for me, since I need both figures. As it stands I'll keep looking for good deals on MOC ones.

This IS what most people think as well imo.
There was a Thread addressing the Decision for the 2 pack, without the Extra's on the Matty Forum. I can no Longer find it, I think it may have gotten pulled. ... Matty Basically cited the reason for not including the parts and mini, is Cost and no Other 2 pack had such things. ... How much does it really cost after the molds are made to make a flipp'in mini, Head and pelvis ? A Buck ??? So then Charge 5 more bucks for it.

Like I wrote ... , GG Is Worthless without the Giganta Parts.

[Earth 2 Chris]

I've yet to see Mary Marvel or Desaad. And I'd like both of those.

Around here at Wal-Mart it's Mr. Miracle, Cyborg and Killer Moth. Someone actually bought all the Captain Colds apparently!

At other Wally Worlds there are a lot of Iron, Dr. Mid-Nite, modern Cheetah, and re-issued Nightwings.

K-Marts in these parts have most of the wave with Kilowog, as well as the Trigon wave with Negative Man being the big peg warmer.

Of course I never saw Gentleman Ghost, among the other hard to find figures. The last Wal-Mart wave proved pretty easy to find, except for the Joker, although I had someone pick him up for me.

Mattel's biggest blunder as far as pack-ins is reissuing Power Girl, who's silicone flotation devices will cram up Wal-Mart shelves for decades to come!

Chris

[BlackKnight]

Mattel's biggest blunder as far as pack-ins is reissuing Power Girl, who's silicone flotation devices will cram up Wal-Mart shelves for decades to come!

Chris

I've Only Ever Saw Her Once at Walmart.
And it WAS the Re-packaged WGSH Version too.


I just scored a Cyclotron Today ..., And I gotta say, He's pretty neat.