DST Spider-Man Limited Edition Collector Set

[Iron Mego]

Removing comment, was thinking about the wrong company.

[Vinny0026]

The big question is what size will Wolverine be?? In the comics he is 5'3" so I would not want a regular ReMego of him.

I would doubt you see different size figures in this line. As great as it would be to see heros in the correct scale odds are that will not happen.
Maybe just maybe if they make a hulk they will use Docs larger hulk body.

But I would bet every other figure will use the same body in this line. IMO

[monitor_ep]

The big question is what size will Wolverine be?? In the comics he is 5'3" so I would not want a regular ReMego of him.

[melkorjunior]

It's funny, I was barely aware of who the Falcon was when the Megos were out--I think I might have seen him on a Power Records cover with Captain America--but the figure was so cool looking I just had to have it. My Mego collection consisted of: Spider-Man, Hulk, Goblin, Lizard, Torch, Thing, Iron Man, Falcon, Batman, Robin, Joker, Riddler, Penguin, Captain Marvel, Superman, Aquaman, and, until I decided he was lame, Mr. Mxyzptlk. Lots of characters I skipped because they didn't look cool to me or they just weren't "superhero-ish" enough; Mr. Fantastic I skipped because he was just sort of this regular looking guy; Thor I skipped because he had Farrah hair; Conan I skipped because he had Jacqueline Smith hair; Captain America I skipped because the head looked lame; with Tarzan I hated the flesh tights; and I never bought any of the girls. My Megos wore out or broke a lot, but the ones I always made sure I replaced through the years were Batman, Joker, Captain Marvel, Superman, Spider-Man, Lizard, Goblin, and Hulk. To me those 8 are the cream of the WGSH crop, even though Batman is almost unpardonably goofy. Hulk was a particular favorite because he could be a good guy or a bad guy when I played with him, and he kicked Superman's butt a LOT.

[TRDouble]

No Hulk?
That's just crazy talk.

LOL! I am lucky I had any Megos at all. My father was a WWII vet and he thought they were dolls. My mother had to intervene for me to have any Megos, The Six Million Dollar Man, Bullet-Man, etc. I found all this out when I was an adult, MANY years later!

That said, if they do The Falcon (which I highly doubt), I would pick that up in a heartbeat. It's not quite my Marvel version of The Teen Titans (since I had The Falcon and never owned the Teen Titans), but it's one I would love to own again, so to speak (since it would be a repro )

[melkorjunior]

For Marvel Megos, as a kid I only had Spider-Man, The Falcon and Iron Man...

No Hulk?
That's just crazy talk.

[ThePlayerOnTheOtherSide]

Me either, unfortunately. I had the regular suit as a kid and that's always been "my" Mego Spider-Man!

The other downside for me is that I like to collect and build groups, for the most part, so I don't think these are for me. Even with the extra outfits, it the same character, or variation of that character.

But while I do not see myself getting the Spidey set, I am still curious to see how the others turn out. For Marvel Megos, as a kid I only had Spider-Man, The Falcon and Iron Man, but always wanted Thor and a Captain America to go with The Falcon.

UPDATE: Big Bad Toy Store now has the set for pre-order @ $69.99

Agree completely, MY Spidey didn't have circle suit either. I didn't know such a variant existed until I found this site.

I won't be in for Spidey but if they do Thor and Iron Man I'll wait and see what the package looks like, I might be in for those.

[TRDouble]

I know I meant a minty regular Spidey. I was never a fan of the circle suit Spidey.

Me either, unfortunately. I had the regular suit as a kid and that's always been "my" Mego Spider-Man!

The other downside for me is that I like to collect and build groups, for the most part, so I don't think these are for me. Even with the extra outfits, it the same character, or variation of that character.

But while I do not see myself getting the Spidey set, I am still curious to see how the others turn out. For Marvel Megos, as a kid I only had Spider-Man, The Falcon and Iron Man, but always wanted Thor and a Captain America to go with The Falcon.

UPDATE: Big Bad Toy Store now has the set for pre-order @ $69.99

[almitysufx]

I think what Paul & Joe came up with to try to justify the $80 price that Marvel attached as a condition of the deal is about all anyone could ask. I'm sure they spent plenty of time tossing back and forth ideas on how to make a $25-30 figure worth the $80 required minimum retail price. Keep in mind that there is a price attached to each new thing they add to a set. They have 3 complete suits, 3 roto-cast heads, new hands, a set of boots, the web shooter and web cartridge belt and so on. It's not the way a bunch of folks here would have liked to have seen Marvel re-megos get released, I'll bet anything that Paul and Joe would rather have released a simple reproduction comparable to what FTC is doing but with Doc Mego quality, but it was the only option on the table, that or not having them done at all.
I would also have to guess that since this is a property of Marvel we probably will not see Doc offering Peter Parker heads, Circle suits or anything from any of these sets for sale separately on his site.

[hedrap]

Everytime a body hasn't been up to snuff, what's the consensus? Replace it with one from CAW, Zica or Doc.

Look at RA. I paid anywhere from 17-10 and replaced every body with T2 originals because CAW had gone into hiatus. The only reason my price-point varied greatly was because the line was handle so badly. When averaged out, I still paid around 15 for a great roto head and outfit.

The MSRP is 80. It's value, considering all the pieces, is probably closer to 60. Amok already has it listed at 70. Someone will undercut that price and whoever gets the closest to 60 will end up with the most orders. There are one or two guys on Ebay that I could see lowering the boom to 50+ shipping.

I think this is great because it's going to create ancillary business for Doc and CAWZica. We're going to see through testing which bodies hold the FTC and EMCE designs best. I mean, the posability of the new CAW, and that Spidey outfit could be killer. All of this is creating a sustainable community and what we have to hope for is FTC plows ahead as they've promised because we need that flood of unique character product to attract new buyers. If that holds, then Doc and DST can show Marvel that a high price is an unnecessary barrier.

[MEMEGO]

I agree with your statement 100%, thing is, if they sell, the price will keep going up, making us the victiums of corporate rip off, these figures. I for one am tired of being riped off my marvel and other companies who dont have any regards for us, they just want a fast buck.
i praise DC for keeping thier comic line at $2.99 for so many yrs, since, they can do it, this means that marvel can do it as well, but they choice not to and continue the price increase. SAD.

Glad this is happening. It's overdue.

But not glad about the price --it's outrageous. If the licensor said that's what the price had to be, they're wrong. Sorry guys, I love the idea, but the price is way, way out of line.

[ThePlayerOnTheOtherSide]

The funny thing is I think if this set had included bodies for the other two figures that it would have been a much easier sell at $90. I also think it would have made Peter Parker much more appealing to be on a figure. Ah well.

[nobody]

I hope Paul gives out Peter Parker head key chains at the meet!

[ThePlayerOnTheOtherSide]

You can't get a minty vintage circle suit Spidey for less than $80.

I know I meant a minty regular Spidey. I was never a fan of the circle suit Spidey.

[Boywonder0]

I have seen others asking this but no questions yet... What kind of body would this figure use? DST's ZICA or DST's new Dr. Mego rubberbandless body? When are we getting some pictures of the body? Been have been spilled...