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2. Can we get a list of confirmed (official) running changes/variants up to wave 2 2010? Pictures have turned up online of a darker Daredevil, a Blonde Black Widow, Warpath in red + blue, Wolverine(with a corrected head), phasing Vision, and a white shirt Luke Cage.

Answer: Part of the fun of running changes are the elements of surprise. We will inform the community more of the variants to come, along with past variants. We are looking at various ways to list/announce these figure variants.

They really couldn't even confirm the existence of a variant of a figure from the first wave?

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1. In a previous Q+A, it was stated that the next wave of Mighty Muggs should be expected this year. There's been some confusion as to their avenue of release. Are all Mighty Muggs now exclusive to Toys R Us? Are all Mighty Muggs considered to be one series, exclusive to TRU, and released in themed waves (GIJoe/Transformers/StarWars/Marvel) or can we expect to see multiple themes released at or near the same time?

Answer: We realize that there are still Marvel Mighty Muggs that have yet to be released. We are working on the final plan for those figures and hope to have some news for you later this year.

Hope so. Mighty Muggs are awesome and I want them to start producing more.

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MarvelousNews: Is the classic Iron Man in the upcoming Target exclusive 2 Pack with Black Panther a reissue of the previous MU version or is it the version from the Iron Man 2 line, and are the Punisher and Black Panther figures that come in the packs using the Daredevil body?

Hasbro: We are always looking to update our body selections. Black Panther and Punisher are new versions. Black Panther now has his cape! Punisher is based on Punisher War Journal style.

Editors Note: We couldn't help but notice Hasbro didn't actually answer our question here. They said they are always looking to update their body selections, but nothing about if they actually did on these figures. Instead they pointed out a couple differences that have nothing to do with the actual sculpts, like the Black Panther now having a cape and Punisher having different paint apps to reflect his appearance in Punisher War Journal.

The editor's note was a little unnecessary because they basically did answer the question. We already know that both the Punisher and Daredevil bodies are retired so yes, the Punisher and Black Panther figures in the two pack are brand new figures.

And as far as the original question goes, Iron Man is obviously a reissue of the MU line version because the IM2 line uses ball joints. They won't randomly throw that in there.

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Kastor: Can you give us an idea when the following figure will be available at retail? What waves will we see these mixed in with?

• Wave 6 phasing Vision
• Warpath in blue and red deco
• Black Widow hair changes
• Silver deco change to Luke Cage with white shirt

Marvel Team: Keep your eyes peeled, you just never know when/where these figures will show up!

Good lord, why can't they answer such a simple question?

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1) We are very excited about this year's upcoming Marvel Universe releases, especially Galactus. Will the Galactus figure have a Try-Me option on the packaging and when will it be released?

The Galactus figure will have a try me feature. Look for it at retail late fall.

Figures.com wasted their questions this time around. We already knew it had a try me feature. They told us that at Toy Fair.

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2) We couldn't help but notice the 'Avengers Assemble' sticker on the side of the Iron Man 2 figure packages. Does this Easter Egg somehow tie in to the upcoming Avengers film?

Hasbro loves Easter Eggs! And just like Nick Fury says in Iron Man 1, he's building a team!

Yeah, definitely wasted their questions. Come on, it was very obvious that's what the 'Avengers Assemble' thing was for.

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3) Will the upcoming comic packs focus more on a 'one-shot' comic appearance like the Star Wars comic packs or will it continue in the tradition of the Secret Wars packs?

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The new comic packs will feature some of Marvel's greatest battles. Be on the look out for new comic packs soon!

And this we knew too: that the next wave of Comic Packs were individual books.

All in all, a lame batch of questions. It's understandable that Hasbro can't give concrete answers for some things, like when Legends figures will be out (they simply don't know). But not being able to at least confirm or deny that a dark Daredevil exits at this point is kind of silly.