Marvel Superhero Squad!

[DarkJedi5]

I would kill to see some Alpha Flight characters!

[MarvelWarrior]

I want to see Darkhawk, A comic version of Peter Parker, JJJ, 616 Rhino, Shocker.

[jedi master sal]

I would kill to see some Alpha Flight characters!

Oh hell's yeah. Sasquatch and Puck!

[Beast]

I'd love these:

Ultron
Black Widow
Mystique
Doc Samson
These from your list are at least coming according to Wal-Mart computers.

Also, Marvel.Com has a feature up about the Hulk SHS series.

Wave II should be starting to show up in stores any day now.

http://www.marvel.com/news/.3803.Incredible_Toys~colon~_Hulk_SHS_Gallery

[plisnithus7]

Thanks for the update.


Ultron is awesome news.

But Blackbolt comes with the same King Hulk...

[Beast]

Some good news. Anyone who missed Black Cat, Puma, and Mysterio when they were released last year... they're back in stock at Hasbro Toy Shop. So maybe this gives us hope of seeing Beast/Iceman and others again soon.

Spidey/Black Cat: http://www.hasbrotoyshop.com/ProductsByBrand.htm?BR=805&SBR=468&ID=22038
Spidey/Mysterio: http://www.hasbrotoyshop.com/ProductsByBrand.htm?BR=805&SBR=468&ID=22037
Venom/Puma: http://www.hasbrotoyshop.com/ProductsByBrand.htm?BR=805&SBR=468&ID=22039

[plisnithus7]

When do we get Professor X and Kitty?

[Beast]

When do we get Professor X and Kitty?
They're supposedly coming in August in a Wal-Mart Exclusive Collector's Pack.

[Beast]

Here's some sort of promo art for Marvel: Superhero Squad.

Not sure if it's for the toyline, the upcoming video game, or the upcoming animated series.

[plisnithus7]

Well, I think it's a safe bet Mystique will be coming in the not too distant future.

[Beast]

Well, I think it's a safe bet Mystique will be coming in the not too distant future.
She was listed on the Wal-Mart computer systems as coming with Weapon X.

[Beast]

Entertainment Earth confirmed the 3rd Wave of Hulk SHS today.

Grey Hulk & Leader
Hulk & Zzzax
Red Hulk & Doc Sampson
Hulk & Son Of Hulk

Some SHS news from the various Q&A's showing up right now.

Glad that we're finally getting some news, since so many people have been foaming at the mouth waiting for Professor Xavier and Shadowcat w/ Lockheed to be released. Sounds like we won't be getting Collector's Pack #2. But we may be getting at least some of the figures from it. Hopefully for those who missed Series IV Beast he's in there also.

From Toymania's Q&A with Hasbro.

5. Any chance of a Superhero Squad boxset featuring the 90s X-Men Animated characters and designs (Cyclops, Wolverine, Storm, Beast, Gambit, Rogue, Jubilee, Jean Grey, Professor X)?

Answer: There will be a cool new boxset coming out late in the Fall (at Toys R Us) that will feature an X-Mansion theme. It isn't specifically 90's, but it does feature Professor X, Kitty with Lockheed and 6 other X-Men faves. You'll get your 1st look at this one at SDCC this week!

http://www.toymania.com/news/messages/10479.shtml

And from Cool Toy Review Q&A with Hasbro:

Cool Toy Review: Will there be any play sets in the future for super hero squad figures. a xmen jet, danger room , avengers mansion, etc. I also wanted to say thanks because my son really like these guys and it is so cool to hear him play with them and hear him talk about all there powers it really brings me back to when i used to collect comics.

Hasbro: Love to hear it! Sharing the whole Marvel Universe with the youngest of fans is the best part of the Squad line. That's why we recently added the bio bursts to the back of every package - so that parents and kids alike could learn about the super powers for each and every figure. For 2008, there's a new Hulk themed gamma playset hitting Toys R Us stores right about now. There will also be a lot of great items coming out for the Squad brand in 2009, but we can't give those details away just yet.

http://www.cooltoyreview.com/story/front....wers_115807.asp

Also watch this space: http://www.furyfiles.com/

[Beast]

A very cool look at how much Marvel is pushing the Superhero Squad brand at SDCC. This is a massive display that is part of the Marvel Booth, which is hyping not only the Hasbro toy line, but also the upcoming Animated Series and the Video Game. Mike aka "SDComics" from AFI snapped the pic today. Cannot wait. :D

http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10691&start=195

[Beast]

Regardless of what the above Q&A seemed to indicate, Hasbro did go ahead with simply releasing the originally planned 'Collector's Pack #2'. Which is great, since I didn't want to lose out on any of the retools and repaints. Can't wait for Xavier and Shadowcat w/ Lockheed. And that vac metal Silver Surfer is the shiz. The only one who isn't as much of a big deal anymore is Spider-Man. The rest rock. :thumbsup:

http://marvelousnews.com/index.php?catid=23&itemid=11613

[Beast]

First scoops from SDCC from AFI...

New Super Hero Squad

Nighthawk
Black Panther/Storm
Kang/Thing
Gargoyle/Thing
Human Torch(clear yellow)/Hulk
Green Goblin/Sandman (comic versions)
Winter Soldier/Crossbones
Rachel Summers Marvel Girl/"condom head" Classic Cyclops
Many Jane (with spider-man mask in hand)/Spider-man hanging from lamp post
Captain America/Falcon
Black Costume Spider-man/Doc Ock
Captain America/Red Skull (with cosmic cube)
Wolverine (brown and tan)/Magneto
Master of Kung Fu/Sentry
Not sure how these pack out, but he also saw: Classic Ultron, Weapon X, Pyro, Ultimate Rhino and a BIG new Planet Hulk

Also a "Gamma Lab Adventure Playset with Hulk figure

http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/main/?p=875

It's obvious that some of the information is early.
And that some of those are figures from 4-Packs. But there's some cool stuff coming.

[Beast]

Marvelous News has some of the first pictures from SDCC.

Some great figures coming. Look, Mystique. Nearly naked Weapon X! Heh. :D

http://marvelousnews.com/index.php?catid=23&itemid=11616

[Beast]

Some more pics and angles from other sites. You can clearly see the Hulk Wave 3 now.

Also, love the Movie Iron Man Mark I and Iron Monger figures. :)

http://74.52.193.82/events/main.php?g2_itemId=108531

http://sdcc08.superherotimes.com/showgallery.php?cat=540

[plisnithus7]

--the guy is black w/ yellow piping and swords
--the knight w/ the fat lance

I suppose that's just a generic SHEILD agent.

[Beast]

The first one is Ronin. Clint Barton's (Hawkeye) new superhero idenity.
The knight is Dreadknight. One of Iron Man's villains.

http://www.comicvine.com/ronin/29-41928/
http://www.comicvine.com/dreadknight/29-16084/

[MacCubbish]

I'm new to this list. From what I've seen so far, it'll be a tremendous help and support for me in my collecting.

I started out with just the Spider-man figures, for my son. I haven't read a comic book in years, I stopped when they got too expensive and storylines started getting confusing and complicated. I've gone into comic shops now and again, and thumbed through the latest issues of my former favorites, and don't even recognize them any more, they've changed so much.

I started reading comics in the early 60s as a pre-teen, and would have been thrilled to have had the SHS figures back then! So in addition to buying the Spider-man figures for my son, the inner child in me is making me collect my own set of figures! I'm "old school", and really into groups, so I have the 4 original Fantastic 4 members (and the other characters that came with them); the original Avengers (Captain America, Thor, Iron Man, Hulk, Wasp, Antman, and Hawkeye -- missed getting Vision, and waiting for them to come out with Quicksilver & Scarlet Witch, Hercules, Black Knight and Wonder Man to complete "Wave 2" of Avengers!); the Defenders (Dr. Strange, Hulk, Namor, Silver Surfer -- wish they would come out with Valkyrie, and glad to see Nighthawk is coming soon); and my favorite group, the X-men! I have Cyclops & Magneto, Phoenix & Wolverine, Angel & Colossus, Storm, Sabertooth, but missed Rogue & Gambit, Iceman & Beast, and Nightcrawler & Juggernaut. Too expensive shopping for them on eBay, so just biding my time until they do a re-release maybe? Excited about upcoming Prof. X & Kitty Pryde and Rachel, and hoping for Havok & Polaris, Banshee, and maybe Thunderbird and Sunfire. Jubilee & Cannonball would be cool too.

As for Spider-man, still waiting for that Kraven figure, and glad to see Electro coming out to complete the Sinister Six (with Doc Ock, Mysterio, Sandman & Vulture). And YES!!! At last, Mary Jane!!! (What, no Aunt May or J. Jonah Jameson???) I just wish they would quit double packaging all the villains with Spidey! I have more Spideys than I know what to do with now!

Sorry to be so long-winded in my first post, but just excited to find someplace to discuss this wonderful series of collectibles! :thumbsup:

[Beast]

Not a problem. Glad you're enjoying the line as much as the rest of us.

Once we have some clear news from SDCC, I hope to update the list.

[Beast]

The Hasbro/Marvel Panel today gave us some looks at SHS Wave 8-10.

Superhero Squad - Wave 8:
Spider-Man & Ultron
Nick Fury & Skrull Soldier
Spider-Man (Symbiote) & Ronin
Weapon X & Mystique

Superhero Squad - Wave 9:
Spider-Man & Shang-Chi
Cyclops & Marvel Girl (Rachel)
The Thing & Kang
Insulated Spider-Man & Shocker

Superhero Squad - Wave 10:
Captain America & Black Widow
Spider-Man & Tombstone
Spider-Armor Spider-Man & Rhino
AXM Beast & Avalanche

[MarvelWarrior]

What's the release date of these new figures? Especially the Spider-man and Prof. X? When is Electro coming out? My Mary Jane pack has been delayed until July 27th from Hasbro to ship, grr..

[Beast]

Not entirely sure. I know the Prof. X/Shadowcat set is due this fall at Toys R Us.

Some more pics from SDCC of the Superhero Squad figures.

http://www.cooltoyreview.com/SDCC08/Hasbro/SHS/default.asp

[RUSHBOY]

Hey beast, why does 1st appearance Iron Man have black hands/gloves ?
Was he like that in the comics ? He looks awesome by the way !!
:thumbsup:

[Beast]

Hey beast, why does 1st appearance Iron Man have black hands/gloves ?
Was he like that in the comics ? He looks awesome by the way !!
:thumbsup:
That's the movieverse one you're referring to, I believe.

In the movie Iron Man's gloves were heavy black insulated gloves.

Since the armor was made up of whatever was available, they were probably for metal forging.

[RUSHBOY]

That's the movieverse one you're referring to, I believe.

In the movie Iron Man's gloves were heavy black insulated gloves.

Since the armor was made up of whatever was available, they were probably for metal forging.

Sweet , thanks for the info !! Now I need to see the movie again ! :thumbsup:

[Jedi_slayer]

hope these work for you guys. took them in SDCC

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/cjf28/sdcc061.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/cjf28/sdcc062.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/cjf28/sdcc063.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/cjf28/sdcc064.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/cjf28/sdcc065.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/cjf28/sdcc066.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/cjf28/sdcc067.jpg

[punisher]

The Hasbro/Marvel Panel today gave us some looks at SHS Wave 8-10.

Superhero Squad - Wave 8:
Spider-Man & Ultron
Nick Fury & Skrull Soldier
Spider-Man (Symbiote) & Ronin
Weapon X & Mystique

Superhero Squad - Wave 9:
Spider-Man & Shang-Chi
Cyclops & Marvel Girl (Rachel)
The Thing & Kang
Insulated Spider-Man & Shocker

Superhero Squad - Wave 10:
Captain America & Black Widow
Spider-Man & Tombstone
Spider-Armor Spider-Man & Rhino
AXM Beast & Avalanche

What happened to Blade/Punisher, Cap America/Red Skull, Elecktro and Sentry? I thouhgt they were series 8.

There is a Sipder-man Vulture on ebay right now going for $50 with a couple of days left.

Great thread! Thanks. Glad I found it.

[punisher]

Hasbro has new pics of Mega Packs of Ult Hulk and Ult Wolverine and Galactus with a new version of Mr Fantastic. The Wolverine is one of the best so far!

I just found this today. It is so funny to read the history of these things. I can't even imagine finding a Rouge or Storm in Wal-Mart. My son and I have had to pay a premium on ebay for a large part of our collection. We just started collecting in May with the Iron Man sets.

I am hoping to win a Dr Strange, Antman today on ebay.

I really want Blade and Punisher. Also the pics of Iron Monger at SDCC are awesome. Think I might have smashed the glass and did a grab and run for that one. (for my son, of coarse!)

[Beast]

Thanks for the heads up. Both Mega Packs look great.

Nice to see they actually went with the more classic colors on the Galactus repaint. The last one was purple and blue instead of pink and purple. And I love the metallic paints being used. And finally, a 616 Mr. Fantastic.

Also love the Ultimate Hulk vs. Wolverine set. Heh, it's still darn funny as hell that the comic is getting a pair of figures way before it's even completed due to all the delays. I wonder if Wolverine will rip in half?

[Beast]

Marvelous News has new Hi-Res pics of the 3rd Wave of the Iron Man 4-Packs.

Iron Monger Attacks (1st Appearance Iron Man, Iron Monger, War Machine, Iron Man)
The Danger Of Dreadknight (Dreadknight, Zhang Tong (Mandarin), Stealth Armor Iron Man, Iron Man)

http://marvelousnews.com/index.php?catid=23&itemid=11649

Really love both sets. A huge improvement on the 2nd Wave, which featured a lot of prepaints. The Iron Monger set appears to be primarily movie based, judging by the designs. But the real star is the Dreadknight pack. I wonder how come they couldn't use the Mandarin name though. Maybe it's just for PC reasons? It's amusing when you think about it, that due to the nature of SHS, Mandarin can't have all 10 rings with his four fingered hands. ;)

[Beast]

Still not having much luck finding Wave 2 of the Hulk SHS figures as of yet.

But here's a pic of Wave 3. Oddly enough someone find some of them in a store already, even though they weren't in the computer system. Makes me wonder if it's some sort of shipping mix-up. Wish there was more new about the sets. Shame that we didn't get a Red Hulk with Doc Samson after all.

[punisher]

Someone on ebay has ZZZax and Doc Sampson packs. Don't know where they got them, but I hope that is a sign they will be in stores soon.

Just search on Superhero Squad and you should find them.

The same person has the entire set with The Leader and Son of Hulk for $90. I think I'll wait until they come to stores. It sounds like they found them in a store and the bar codes did not even scan. Must have gone out by accident.

[RUSHBOY]

Still not having much luck finding Wave 2 of the Hulk SHS figures as of yet.

But here's a pic of Wave 3. Oddly enough someone find some of them in a store already, even though they weren't in the computer system. Makes me wonder if it's some sort of shipping mix-up. Wish there was more new about the sets. Shame that we didn't get a Red Hulk with Doc Samson after all.

I can't wait to get all of these and I still need all of the wave 2 sets also !! Son of hulk looks cool but why is he grey ? Is that a tribute to 1st appearance hulk who was also grey !! :thumbsup:

[Beast]

Finally found Wave 2 of the Hulk SHS figures today at K-Mart.

Even better, they had a Buy 1 get 1 50% Off on Hulk toys going on. So I only paid $19.04 for all 4. Given there's a number of repaints in the wave, the price makes me much happier than if I had paid full price. No clue why they stuck so many repaints in Wave 2, and so many new figures in Wave 3.

Hulk and Absorbing Man is a pretty good set. However it does suffer from a few problems. Hulk only features waist and head articulation, but due to his pose the waist articulation is pretty much useless. That happens a bit too often in this line, but what can you do. Absorbing man is really nice, other than featuring only one point of articulation. His hand holding the ball and chain, which somewhat limits his poseability. I do like the choice of the grey and purple striped prison pants though. Even though I'm unsure if they appeared in the comics.

King Hulk and Black Bolt while being a great set, has some serious faults. The King Hulk figure is a slight repaint of the figure that came in Hulk Wave 1, which came packed in with the Hulkbuster Iron Man. King Hulk's fleshtone is a slightly darker green and his armor is now dull silver instead of shiny. The figure most folks will be buying the set for is Black Bolt, but he's not exactly spectacular. He features no articulation what so ever, however the sculpt and paintjob is fantastic otherwise. Hopefully we'll see a better Black Bolt somewhere down the line.

The Wolverine and Gray Hulk set is another of the occassional 'Repaint Sets' that Hasbro uses to help cost out figure waves. Wolverine's a repaint of the Wave 1 Wolverine that came with Sabretooth. This time the blue parts of his costume have been given a blue metallic paintjob. The Gray Hulk is also a repaint, this time of the Hulk from the Wave 1 set that came with a Hulkbuster. It's not a "necessary" set, but it is a nice one.

The Thing and She-Hulk set is also really nice. Thing is a bit short, but it works okay with the hunched pose that he's in. Love the sculpt that they used for him, will look good when we get some different Mr. Fantastics and Invisible Womans to make different team eras. She-Hulk however, while she's a nice figure I don't really like the attached beam. It makes it so that her arm articulation is effectively useless. Since it's unlikely that you're going to pose her any other way but with her arms over her head to support the beam.

[Beast]

Big Bad Toy Store has a really good picture of Wave 10 now.

SHS Series X:
Ronin & Spider-Man (Black Costume)
Spider-Man & Ultron
Mystique and Weapon X
Skrull Soldier & Nick Fury

Really nice wave. But I wish they'd get away from 2 Spideys per wave.

[Beast]

Hulk Super Hero Squad Wave 3 is up for sale on HTS now.

Hulk and Leader: http://www.hasbrotoyshop.com/ProductsByBrand.htm?BR=872&ID=22646

Hulk and Doc Samson: http://www.hasbrotoyshop.com/ProductsByBrand.htm?BR=872&SBR=650&ID=22583

Hulk and Son of Hulk: http://www.hasbrotoyshop.com/ProductsByBrand.htm?BR=872&SBR=650&ID=22584

Hulk and Zzzax: http://www.hasbrotoyshop.com/ProductsByBrand.htm?BR=872&ID=22582

[DarkJedi5]

Crazy! I haven't even seen wave 2 in stores yet! It seems stores have pulled the plug on the Hulk. Having trouble finding the newest wave of the other SHS too. The new Iron Man sets sure are clogging the shelves though.

[Beast]

Crazy! I haven't even seen wave 2 in stores yet! It seems stores have pulled the plug on the Hulk. Having trouble finding the newest wave of the other SHS too. The new Iron Man sets sure are clogging the shelves though.
I've seen Wave 2 a couple times. Picked my set up at K-Mart.

She-Hulk and Thing is the pack that's the most difficult to find.

[punisher]

Looks like the Hulk Wave 3 is officially up at hasbro. Too bad there are so many repaints. The same thing with the wave for Mystique and Weapon X Wolverine. The last thing I need (I mean "my son needs") is more spider-men.
Something tells me that Mystique is going to be one that you need to grab right away when you can get it. Another Rouge or Ice-man.

I hope the next Iron Man wave hits stores before Christmas.

Anyone hear anything on 'City in Crisis' and 'Winter Soldier Saga'? I thought they were supposed to start shipping on Aug 20.

The store near my house all got a huge shipment of the last 3 waves. Tons of Deadpool/Punisher, Doc Ock/Black Suited Spider-man, Cap America/Cable, Ghost Rider/Flame Cycle, etc. Wonder if Hasbro is trying to unload all of those in prep for all of the new ones???

[Beast]

Yeah, mentioned it being up a few posts ago. I've come to accept that we're going to see a couple repaints/repacks in waves. Since it allows them to cost out the waves better so that they don't have to start raising the price. Frankly they need to start repainting and repacking some of the harder to find figures though.

My guess is that Iron Man Wave 3 will start hitting sometime around the end of September in time for the DVD and Blu-Ray release of the movie. Especially since one of the 4-packs is movie based.

Haven't heard anything about the release of the next two 4-Packs of yet. Shouldn't be too much longer I would assume. But none have turned up on Ebay as of late. Hopefully they go back up for sale soon.

[punisher]

Frankly they need to start repainting and repacking some of the harder to find figures though.

Good point. We get a ton of Spider-man and Wolverine, but it would be nice to see another Storm, Rouge, Iceman, She-Hulk or Vulture. Toss a Kraven repaint in with one of the Spider-man poses and repaint him in the Black Suit.

Looking forward to the Shocker that was diaplayed in SD. Now we just need a Chameleon to round out the Incidious Six.

[DarkJedi5]

I would love to see some repacks of HTF characters. I missed Iceman/Beast and Vulture and Kraven and now I have a feeling I'm not going to see She-Hulk either....

[Beast]

Well, Storm and Black Panther are being repainted with white accents in the upcoming New Fantastic Four 4-Pack. So that at least gets those out there for those who missed them. Beast was repacked with flocked fur in the Apocalypse Mega Pack. And Iceman is being repainted in a somewhat 1st appearance look with yellow boots and speedo in the upcoming TRU Collector's Pack. I'm sure we'll see some more eventually.

As for Kraven, he was never released. There are a few that were snatched off the production lines as always happens. But I'm betting we'll see him released at some point. Maybe in '09, if we're lucky.

[Beast]

Marvelous News has Hi-Res Carded and Loose Pics of SHS Wave 9 and 10.

Wave 9:
Captain America & Red Skull
Punisher & Blade
Sentry & Spider-Man
Spider-Man & Electro

http://marvelousnews.com/index.php?catid=23&itemid=11696

Wave 10:
Nick Fury & Skrull Soldier
Ronin & Black Costume Spider-Man
Spider-Man & Ultron
Weapon X & Mystique

http://marvelousnews.com/index.php?catid=23&itemid=11697

[Beast]

Super Hero Squad Collector's Pack #2 is apperantly out now. It's exclusive to Toys R Us and is just starting to show up in stores now. There's been reports of a few finds so far. It's certain we'll see more as time goes on. The only problem is that due to it being a Toys R Us exclusive, it's $29.99 just like Collector's Pack #1 was.

[Clanure]

Stopped by my local TRU today, but no luck. They had a fresh case of Collector's Pack #1 though.

[Beast]

Well, it's not figure news. But it may encourage more sales. :)

Here's the promo for the upcoming Superhero Squad comic book from Marvel.

[DarkJedi5]

What's in collector pack 2?

[Beast]

What's in collector pack 2?
Collector's Pack 2 is..

Professor X (New)
Shadowcat and Lockheed (New)
Cyclops
Iceman
Juggernaut
Silver Surfer
Wolverine
Spider-Man

And, here's the villain promo for the upcoming SHS Comic Book.

[plisnithus7]

Who is the red guy with claws in the hero promo?

[JediTricks]

Well, it's not figure news. But it may encourage more sales. :)

Here's the promo for the upcoming Superhero Squad comic book from Marvel.That comic makes me feel all "WTF" inside. As toys, these are cute as hell. As literature, these fail for me on so many levels.

[Beast]

That comic makes me feel all "WTF" inside. As toys, these are cute as hell. As literature, these fail for me on so many levels.
The Superfriends comic is supposedly pretty fun and popular. So we'll see.

[SmokedPorter]

Hi all, great site you've got here. Hey just out of curiosity, how close in size are Superhero Squad & DC's Super Friends? Anyone have a side-by-side pic?

[skystreak]

Hi all, great site you've got here. Hey just out of curiosity, how close in size are Superhero Squad & DC's Super Friends? Anyone have a side-by-side pic?

SuperFriends are pretty big. They are a shade smaller than the old Spidey and Friends. However, the new Imaginext Batman and Supeman are pretty clos ein size to SHS. They are different in style, but close in size. I can't imagine any little kid having a problem playing with them interchangably.

[Beast]

The last set of Iron Man 4-Packs are up for sale on HTS right now.

Sucks that it was one day after the promo code expired. But what can ya do.

Iron Monger Attacks: http://www.hasbrotoyshop.com/ProductsByBrand.htm?BR=820&SBR=450&ST=SO&ID=22922&PG=1

The Danger of Dreadknight: http://www.hasbrotoyshop.com/ProductsByBrand.htm?BR=820&SBR=450&ST=SO&ID=22923&PG=1

[Clanure]

So what's the word on the series 5 spider-man sets? Is Vulture really that hard to find, or has that set just not been distributed enough yet? Also, has anyone substantiated the rumors about Collector's pack 2? I find it hard to believe that they are out there when they haven't popped up on ebay yet.

[Beast]

So what's the word on the series 5 spider-man sets? Is Vulture really that hard to find, or has that set just not been distributed enough yet? Also, has anyone substantiated the rumors about Collector's pack 2? I find it hard to believe that they are out there when they haven't popped up on ebay yet.
Wave 5 of the Spider-Man SHS figures only showed up at Wal-Mart stores. Which makes the Vulture and Sandman sets pretty HTF in most respects. Probably two of the rarest sets. Oddly enough, these sets were only included in endcap display trays for Wal-Mart, which is why they got distributed at all. However the Kraven set that was also planned for Wave 5 wasn't included in these displays, so therefor never came out at all.

And yes, I've seen loose pictures of Collector's Pack 2 on the SHS forum. They're out there.

[Beast]

The new Iron Man 4-Packs come with new Super Hero Squad posters. There's three different posters to collect, though oddly the person who found them said all three were in each box. An Avengers vs. Skrulls one, a Spider-Man themed one, and a Hand Ninjas vs. Various Heroes one. The back shows all the 2008 releases.

The Spider-Man Saves The Day and Winter Soldiers packs are shown, as well as the next 4-Packs after that. Super Teams: New Fantastic Four with repaints of Storm, Black Panther, Human Torch, and Thing. And Super Teams: The Defenders with Nighthawk (New), Silver Surfer (Chrome), Hulk (Repaint), and Gargoyle (New). Hopefully those 4 4-Packs will show up soon. Hopefully the New Fantastic Four set will fill the need people have for Storm.

[Clanure]

What's the SHS forum? I haven't been there yet.

I'm really surprised Collector's Pack 2 is really out there. Usually the scalpers have that stuff listed on ebay the same day.

Well, I guess I'll add the Vulture and Sandman sets to my buy 'em when I see 'em list. I'm a completist, so I may have to pay scalper prices on these.

[Beast]

Thanks to Ash Talon for bringing this to my attention on another forum.

But it appears that there will indeed be a seperate Wolverine line for Super Hero Squad next year.

From the info: "183620 Wolverine Heroes 4 Pa $10.99", it's clear they're going with 4-Packs like Iron Man. Which I'm glad about, after all the multiple Hulks in the Hulk 2-Packs.

Hopefully this means we'll see comic based packs like Iron Man as well. The 4-Packs would be a great place to fill some holes in regard to Wolverine and X-Men based figures.

Blob, Omega Red, Lady Deathstrike, a good Sabretooth, X-23, Jubilee, etc.

[DarkJedi5]

Or some Alpha Flight! Hahaha yeah, I can dream though, right?

[Beast]

Or some Alpha Flight! Hahaha yeah, I can dream though, right?
Well, Hasbro apperantly does love Alpha Flight. So hopefully we'll see some of them eventually.

[MacCubbish]

Super Hero Squad Collector's Pack #2 is apperantly out now. It's exclusive to Toys R Us and is just starting to show up in stores now. There's been reports of a few finds so far. It's certain we'll see more as time goes on. The only problem is that due to it being a Toys R Us exclusive, it's $29.99 just like Collector's Pack #1 was.

I picked up my Pack #2 yesterday at TRU! The packaging has an X-mansion theme, and includes the long-awaited Prof. X, Kitty Pryde w/ Lockheed the dragon, old-school Iceman, black-suited Juggernaut, Cyclops (same uniform as in the Mega Pack w/ Sentinel), brown-suited Wolverine, and then Spiderman hanging from the ceiling and Silver Surfer, which I don't know why they would include in an X-men themed package?!?

So they ARE out there now... I have already seen one Pack #2 on eBay, but it's gonna be expensive!

[Beast]

Here's info on the comic book from Marvel.

Marvel Announces Super Hero Squad: Hero Up! One-Shot!
It's time to Hero Up!

Marvel is proud to announce that SUPER HERO SQUAD: HERO UP! One-Shot will be released in January 2009, based on the successful Hasbro action figure line featuring Marvel's greatest heroes & villains. Written by fan favorite scribe Paul Tobin (MARVEL ADVENTURES: SUPER HEROES) and featuring art by the can't-miss team of Marcelo DiChiara & Chris Sotomayor, this extra-sized one-shot features all your favorite Marvel characters. Experience the Marvel Universe like never before, as the heroes & villains of Super Hero City clash in epic confrontations! Take a stroll down to the Xavier Institute, past the FF's Baxter Building…but don't stray too far, because dastardly Doctor Doom's domain is the next block over…! Plus, learn more about your favorite heroes with bios and more! This issue ships with two covers—one featuring the heroes of SSH and the other featuring the villains!

Also, don't miss the SUPER HERO SQUAD POSTER, featuring all the heroes and villains of Super Hero City!

In 2009, comic book fans everywhere will be asking "Are You Ready To Hero Up?" and there's only one place to find the answers— SUPER HERO SQUAD: HERO UP! One-Shot!

SUPER HERO SQUAD: HERO UP! ONE-SHOT
Written by PAUL TOBIN
Art & 50/50 Covers by MARCELO DiCHIARA & CHRIS SOTOMAYOR
All Ages …$3.99
FOC—12/18/08, On-Sale—1/7/09

SUPER HERO SQUAD POSTER
Poster by MARCELLO DiCHIARA & CHRIS SOTOMAYOR
24 x 36... $8.99
FOC—12/11/08, On-Sale—1/7/09

http://www.marvel.com/news/comicstories.5564

[RUSHBOY]

So we still dont know who the red guy with the claws is ?
I guess we will know when the comic book comes out !!
:thumbsup:

[shortcat]

where are you seeing a red guy with claws?

[plisnithus7]

He's in the heroes poster in Beast's post #299.

[Beast]

There was a couple Q&A questions about SHS on Kastor's Corner.
Kastor: Who are the artists/sculptors on the SHS line? Is it a team or an individual?

Hasbro: There's a pretty big Super Hero Squad team that includes lots of designers, sculptors, engineers, painters and the list goes on and on. For that reason we usually don't call out specific individuals. If we did it wouldn't be a short list, it would be more like film credits.

Kastor: You mentioned in the last Q&A that you had no new Squad Megas slated for the immediate future. Does that mean that Ultimate Hulk, Deco Galactus, and the rumored Wendigo and Mega Sandman were canceled?

Hasbro: A couple of the figures that you mentioned have been fully developed (Ultimate Hulk) and will still get used in the Squad line but not in the 2 pack format.

[Beast]

Marvel.Com has some previews of strips from the upcoming SHS comic.
A new strip will be posted every weekday. They're cutesy but kinda cool.

http://www.marvel.com/news/comicstories.5802.Hero_Up
http://www.marvel.com/comic_strips/Marvel_Super_Hero_Squad.7.Burgertime%21

[Beast]

Hopefully the long delay since the last wave may finally be over. Wave 9 w/ Captain America & Red Skull, Sentry & Spider-Man, Punisher & Blade, and Spider-Man and Electro is showing up overseas. As well as the long delayed 4-Packs of Spider-Man Saves The Day and Winter Solider Saga. About time. Also, Wave 10 is showing 'Coming Soon' on HTS.

[DarkJedi5]

I've been looking forward to these for a long time now but I'm still frustrated because I haven't been able to find the new TRU collector set. This can be a maddening hobby....

[Beast]

I've been looking forward to these for a long time now but I'm still frustrated because I haven't been able to find the new TRU collector set. This can be a maddening hobby....
I haven't seen it yet either. I've asked friends and such to keep an eye out.

[skystreak]

I haven't seen it yet either. I've asked friends and such to keep an eye out.

I managed to snag this one the other day so Santa wouldn't have a hard time finding it as Christmas gets closer ;). While I do like some of the figures in the pack, I am a bit underwhelmed at the price.

8 figures for $30 seems a bit high to me.

I would have passed on it if I hadn't had 2 coupons for TRU ($10 off and a $10 gift card).

[DarkJedi5]

Well the two packs sell for what 6-7 bucks now? So that would be 8 figs for $24-28, yeah so you're paying extra for only two new figs and a bunch of repaints. Unfortunately I think I still have to buy it cause I missed Iceman the first time....

[Beast]

Looks like the first pics of SHS Wave 12 have finally been released by Entertainment Earth. Can't wait for this wave myself. Love the lil Avalanche and AXM Beast especially. :)

Captain America & Black Widow
Spider-Armor Spider-Man & Rhino
Tombstone & Spider-Man
Avalanche & Beast (Astonishing X-Men)

[RUSHBOY]

I'm hoping they make Firestar soon so we can have the trio of Spiderman and his Amazing friends !! (spiderman, iceman, firestar) Maybe one day we will get lucky !!

[Beast]

Firestar would be nice. Not sure who they'd pack her with.

Well, of course it would likely be Spidey. Since Hasbro loves the Webhead.

We need a AXM Emma Frost now as well. To complete the team.

[RUSHBOY]

I found wave 9 at walmart !! I picked up a punisher vs blade and also spiderman vs sentry . Both sets are very cool !!

[Beast]

No Cap and Red Skull? Who doesn't love a cute lil Nazi?

Very cool that you found them. Now hopefully they'll start turning up everywhere.

It's been a really long time since the last wave turned up. Dang.

[DarkJedi5]

Stumbled across one of the collector packs at TRU on Sunday. It was the last one and while I wasn't crazy about the Juggernaut (his arm was a little wonky) I had to get it. I missed Iceman the first go around but I have to say that I think the vac-metal Surfer may be my favorite.

[Beast]

A few upcoming figures showed up for sale on Ebay from Hong Kong.

Really like the Cyclops and Marvel Girl set. Annoying that the four new sets in Wave 11 are only One Per Case. Gonna order a case to ensure I don't miss them.

As for the S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent and Skrull. No clue if that's a running change or what. We saw that Nick Fury was initially packed with the Skrull. So no clue what's going on there.