McFarlane doing Super Powers?

[MRP]

Not worried about preordering that wave, I'm still tracking down the current one, but I did manage to find a Metamorpho today at Game Stop.

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I still need to find a Booster Gold.

-M

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New checklist
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[TRDouble]

I pre-ordered from McFarlane too. I just opened a bunch more SPs for a display and I needed a better Superman with a foot peg, so this was welcome news. Old Superman can stay in the Supermobile.

[Earth 2 Chris]

Ordered the bundle through McFarlane. They have a decent discount for all four.

https://mcfarlanetoysstore.com/dc-super-powers-wave-9-bundle/

[Jase]

Will be preordering Bizarro, Superman, and Riddler today. I would’ve preferred that they use the shorter cape on Superman like they did for Bizarro. Depending on what they back of the cape looks like, I may order two Bizarro and use the extra cape on Superman.

[Earth 2 Chris]

I think they are trying to match a lot of the JLGL (PBHN) style guide art that has Superman with a big grin.

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It's a smile; a toothy smile.

Legion of Doom Released~2.jpg with this announcement that's two more on the Legion Of Doom to mark off.

[Werewolf]

I don't get the grimace on classic Superman. It shouldn't be this hard to get the classic Kenner Sups right.

[Earth 2 Chris]

And Riddler is repainted from Hal Jordan, just like the Super Amigos version.

https://13thdimension.com/riddler-replica-leads-mcfarlane-toys-next-super-powers-wave/

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Wave 9 preorder tomorrow
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Features The Riddler, Bizarro, Superman (Classic) and Batman (Black/Grey).

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After reading the list several times the must haves are
*Atom
*Flash (Jay)
*Lobo

Depends on what they look like:
*Robin (Jason)
*Unmasked Batman
*The Return Of Superman

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New listing of Super Powers wave 10:
Atom (Ray Palmer)
The Flash (Jay Garrick)
Batman Unmasked
Lobo
Robin (Jason Todd)
Superman (The Return of Superman)

Vehicles moved to DC Direct
Manta Ship
Batman Multicraft

[Earth 2 Chris]

In Kenner's defense, the Challenge of the Super Friends season was 6 years old by then. Sure, it was seen in syndication, and was a logical villains list to pull from, but once they went whole-hog into the Fourth World, I doubt it really came to mind much. The nostalgia and reverence for that season hadn't kicked in just yet.

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What amazed me in the 80's Kenner Super Powers was how little they released the actual members. Toybiz did release a Riddler but
McFarlane toys is slowly releasing the other members in action figure form:

Lex Luthor (Purple/Green out) (Kenner Power Suit)
Captain Cold
Scarecrow
Bizarro
Toyman
Solomon Grundy
Gorilla Grodd
Cheetah
Giganta
Riddler (Toybiz)
Black Manta (McFarlane)
Brainiac (Kenner & McFarlane)
Sinestro (McFarlane)

[MRP]

I managed to find Guy and Manta in the wild today at a Target. They only had 1 of each and these were the only Super Powers figs they had (no vehicles in sight either). This was the first time I checked a Target for these.



-M