Condensation? Oil? Something inside plastic window of Retro-Heroes

[megomania]

I still have two Green Arrows sealed. One was out of the mailer box, the other I took out of the mailer box yesterday (traded the mailer boxes to a member). Neither of them have this "stuff" on the inside of the bubble; I have two sets of Wave 1 and both have it although the set I bought off ebay from Game City has less than the ones from TRU.

I got to looking at the difference in the height of the plastic bubble on GA vs. Wave 1. The bubble on GA is 1 1/2" high whereas the bubble on all four Wave 1 figures is 1 3/8". Wave 1 figures seem to be packed in there pretty tight - all of their noses are pressed up against the plastic. GA has some extra room. Not sure if this has anything to do with the substance inside the plastic..

[BlackKnight]

I believe my Sinestro Has it ...
He didn't arrive with it, I do not think at all ..., I do not remember seeing it..., just went and Looked at him, when I sceen this Thread, and he's got it. I sure hope this won't make them Mold. Interesting.

[Spyweb007]

Set them FREE! Save them from the OOZE!

[beartex2000]

Just got Lex and Sinestro at the Hurst, Tx. Store and they also have the "ooze". The clam shell doubles as a sneeze guard I guess.

[AAAAA]

for the time being guys I suggest put your carded figures in a cool semi-darken area,.around 60-70 degrees, until we known what were dealing with

[bizzaro megomauler]

Let me guess, those ones aren't stuck in the "gotta pee pose" anymore?

[BlackKnight]

Someone needs to find out if this crap is Toxic ...
If they do this as well opened, but you don't see it, because it's not in a Confined Space ., Is this going to affect the Longevity of the Figure (s) ..., as far as , is something on them Decomposing ? ... I have never scene this with a figure, now I am a bit worried.

[AAAAA]

Someone needs to find out if this crap is Toxic ...
If they do this as well opened, but you don't see it, because it's not in a Confined Space ., Is this going to affect the Longevity of the Figure (s) ..., as far as , is something on them Decomposing ? ... I have never scene this with a figure, now I am a bit worried.

usually mold release is not toxic & are silcone base,water vaper either.
the fabric Persertive , usually is formaldehyde or copper napthenate
really low on the toxic latter.
I do not think it leeching from the head or body because lex purple fabric is not showing blotches of soak cloth nor is the head sweating.

[saildog]

I removed all but one of the figures I bought from the package. I did this by cutting a flap in the bottom and gently removing the figure. I didn't notice any residue at the time. Reading this thread prompted me to check the now empty packages and every one of the empty packages have what appears to be the same stuff as has been reported.

What I see inside the bubble seems to be confined to (at most) the upper-third of the bubble (apparently confined to the area where the head was). It almost looks like pitting in the plastic, but I scraped a spot and it came off. It is not really noticeable until I hold it up to light, but it is there.

Now, all of these figures have been out of the bubble for a couple of weeks and none of them show any signs of residue on the figure, but I left a Green Arrow on the card and in the box and it has the same residue inside the bubble and appears to have the runny-nose look that has been reported Is my Retro Superman's nose melting the bubble? - Mego Talk. It didn't have that when it arrived.

I don't have any theories, but I wanted to report what I have observed.

[Orion]

What I see inside the bubble seems to be confined to (at most) the upper-third of the bubble (apparently confined to the area where the head was). It almost looks like pitting in the plastic, but I scraped a spot and it came off. It is not really noticeable until I hold it up to light, but it is there.

Weird. Based on this information, is it possible it is not the figure itself that is giving off the liquid, but the plastic used to seal the figure on the card?

[AAAAA]

Weird. Based on this information, is it possible it is not the figure itself that is giving off the liquid, but the plastic used to seal the figure on the card?

sure could be glue splat
,as anybody reported on the outfits
or the vinyl head is reacting with the clear blister

[saildog]

Weird. Based on this information, is it possible it is not the figure itself that is giving off the liquid, but the plastic used to seal the figure on the card?

That's what I am wondering, as well. I don't have any theory on it, just that I never noticed anything when I received the figures (but, I wasn't looking for it at that time). However, empty or not, the residue is present in all six of the bubbles. The only figure that shows any residue is the one still on the card.

[Orion]

That's what I am wondering, as well. I don't have any theory on it, just that I never noticed anything when I received the figures (but, I wasn't looking for it at that time). However, empty or not, the residue is present in all six of the bubbles.

It will be interesting to see if any one else chimes in after looking at their empty packages.

[AAAAA]

That's what I am wondering, as well. I don't have any theory on it, just that I never noticed anything when I received the figures (but, I wasn't looking for it at that time). However, empty or not, the residue is present in all six of the bubbles. The only figure that shows any residue is the one still on the card.

can you seal your empty package in a ziploc baggie, mattel might want to look at it

[Agent of SHIELD]

I don't have any photos, but I'll try to describe how it looks. It's not really obvious at first glance because the stuff is clear, but if you look at it with the right lighting, it's noticeable.

The figures touch the inside of the plastic at the top of the head, not the face.* (Do the windows need to be made a little larger? Green Lantern look the most cramped. Which figure is the tallest?)

Mine don't have the "sneeze" effect as seen in someone else's photos, but it may have begun that way, and then if the cards were stored vertically a short time later, gravity had its effect on the mystery substance.

What I do see inside each bubble are a few thin vertical lines of some clear substance. The lines begin in the middle of the bubble and then run downward for a few inches, and stop well before the bottom. (So none of the lines makes it as far as the holes in the bottom.)

I hadn't noticed a relationship between where the stuff starts and the head of the figure.



* I'll need to double check if the face touches the plastic, since I don't have the figures right in front of me.