DC Universe Classics Figure Frustration

**asharachal** · November 25, 2009, 02:45pm

ugh.. too many wants... and i'm still trying to complete from waves 8 on up! ugh!

**gbagok** · November 25, 2009, 09:18pm

I love the upcoming (rumored) line ups, yay for Tyr and Martian Manhunter, but Felix Faust in a Wal*Mart exclusive wave? Only 30% Zatana in the Perez costume? Dangit!

**King Kahn** · November 26, 2009, 11:06am

ATTENTION: starting friday all DC product on matty is on sale!!! go check it out.

oh man i can not WAIT!!!!! if theses waves are true they are gonna rock.

a TYR??? a PHARAOH!!! A SAMURAI!!!!! that is some SP LOVE right there. all i need is apache chief and toyman(which i am surprised he hasnt been announced)

I wonder who the BAFs are? i hope we get a new doomsday since the old one was on the puny side and since we got a new darkseid we are due for one.

if the BAFs are amazing i will buy the waves with no regrets otherwise i will just get the SP figs, Martian manhunter and a couple others.

**Skullface** · November 26, 2009, 02:11pm

Originally Posted by King Kahn

ATTENTION: starting friday all DC product on matty is on sale!!! go check it out.

Actually, it started today at noon Eastern.....

Originally Posted by King Kahn

I wonder who the BAFs are? i hope we get a new doomsday since the old one was on the puny side and since we got a new darkseid we are due for one.

if the BAFs are amazing i will buy the waves with no regrets otherwise i will just get the SP figs, Martian manhunter and a couple others.

The 2 most heavily rumored BAFs are Doomsday and Elastigirl.

**King Kahn** · November 26, 2009, 02:55pm

Originally Posted by Skullface

Actually, it started today at noon Eastern.....

The 2 most heavily rumored BAFs are Doomsday and Elastigirl.

ah my mistake. thought it was friday. either way i am gonna get that color of fear set now.

yeah i had heard those 2 were the largest rumored BAFs but until i get confirmed info i won't get my hopes up.

**gbagok** · November 26, 2009, 07:05pm

Originally Posted by Skullface

The 2 most heavily rumored BAFs are Doomsday and Elastigirl.

Helen Parr?! I love me some Holly Hunter goodness, but I thought Disney bought Marvel, not DC. Oh, Mattel was a common factor though...

(disclaimer: I know it's a different character)

They should make it Elongated Man. Then follow it with Guy Gardner, Fire, and Ice all in one wave.

**JakeofEternia** · November 26, 2009, 08:56pm

Originally Posted by King Kahn

a TYR??? a PHARAOH!!! A SAMURAI!!!!! that is some SP LOVE right there. all i need is apache chief and toyman(which i am surprised he hasnt been announced)

I wonder who the BAFs are? i hope we get a new doomsday since the old one was on the puny side and since we got a new darkseid we are due for one.

if the BAFs are amazing i will buy the waves with no regrets otherwise i will just get the SP figs, Martian manhunter and a couple others.

I agree, a CNC Doomsday is a must at this point. I'd also love to see Apache Chief done as a CNC.

**adol** · November 29, 2009, 10:34pm

Got Booster Gold and Blue Beetle today.

**Kevenn** · November 30, 2009, 12:09pm

illicitjedi found a Beast Boy for me this weekend!!! He is made of AWESOME!

**JakeofEternia** · November 30, 2009, 05:04pm

I gotta say, I'm pretty happy right now... I added the DC Superheroes Brainiac and the Wonder Twins to my collection today.

**MossMan710179** · November 30, 2009, 05:17pm

I came across wave 10 last week and picked up Power Girl on Friday!...

**Sgt. Slaughter** · November 30, 2009, 10:58pm

I searched and searched on Black Friday because there were rumors that Wave 10 would be out by Black Friday in other areas... But no luck as usual. http://www.infinitehollywood.com/200...report_30.html

**Sword-of-Grayskull** · December 1, 2009, 12:13am

Originally Posted by MossMan710179

I came across wave 10 last week and picked up Power Girl on Friday!...

MossMan, I have a bit of a favor to ask...

A few months ago a lot of us talked about wanting to change the title of the thread to "DC Universe Figure Discussion" to reflect the name change to the toyline and the broader scope of discussion that's been going on. I PMed TheShadow and to still haven't gotten a response. Then I asked Havoc directly in the thread (about 20 pages ago) and still haven't gotten a response. Would you be able to change the name for us, or do you know to whom we could go for the name change? We appreciate the help!

**Marvelous0ne** · December 1, 2009, 01:36pm

Seems one of the Walmarts near me. Wave 10's peg warmers is being Batman and Power Girl. Who knew?

**Wonderboy_JMB** · December 1, 2009, 03:20pm

I can't get to a Walmart, so no Wave 10 for me. I'm planning on waiting until after XMas and ordering them from eBay.

However, I was at Target and found the Apache Chief, Black Vulcan and Samurai JLU 3-Pack. I hope all of these guys make it to DCUC eventually!

**Thatman** · December 1, 2009, 05:07pm

Originally Posted by Wonderboy_JMB

However, I was at Target and found the Apache Chief, Black Vulcan and Samurai JLU 3-Pack. I hope all of these guys make it to DCUC eventually!

Samurai's a given, since he was in Super Powers. The other two are probably less likely, but given some of the obscure characters rumored, neither would surprise me.

**Wonderboy_JMB** · December 1, 2009, 09:43pm

Originally Posted by Thatman

Samurai's a given, since he was in Super Powers. The other two are probably less likely, but given some of the obscure characters rumored, neither would surprise me.

A large number of characters from the aborted fourth wave of Super Powers have either been part of DCUC or are planned, such as the the Wonder Twins, 80s Vigilante, Kid Flash, Deathstroke, Obsidian, Blue Devil and most recently rumored Samurai and Golden Pharaoh. Since Black Vulcan (and El Dorado) were also planned for wave 4, the Four Horsemen and Mattel may want to continue filling in those gaps. Here's hoping! And you can't have Samurai and Black Vulcan without Apache Chief! If they can make it into JLU, they could certainly make it into DCUC!

I won't hold my breath on Rocketman, Howitzer and Silicon, however.

**gbagok** · December 1, 2009, 10:02pm

Wasn't there also a robot Superman planned for the Super Powers line?

**Sword-of-Grayskull** · December 2, 2009, 08:25am

There was a 50th Anniversary Superman planned, with the blue tights replaced by gold. I always thought it would be a neat figure.

**Kevenn** · December 2, 2009, 10:45am

Actually, I'd be pretty surprised if they don't end up doing a BAF Apache Chief for DCUC.

**JakeofEternia** · December 2, 2009, 10:59am

Isn't Black Vulcan just the Hanna Barbara version of Black Lightning anyway?

**Wonderboy_JMB** · December 2, 2009, 11:05am

Originally Posted by gbagok

Wasn't there also a robot Superman planned for the Super Powers line?

Yeah, it was Superman's 50th (or "Golden") Anniversary, so there were lots of Superman-related figures planned, the gold costumed version with Flying Action, a gold repaint of the Super Mobile, a golden collector's case in the shape of Superman's upper body (similar to the Star Wars C-3PO case) plus a Robot Superman figure (the ones that used to guard the Fortress of Solitude, Pre-Crisis), Bizarro, Supergirl (inaccurately in her late 70s-early 80s hot pants, poofy shirt costume), Metallo, Mxyzptlik, a deluxe Superman figure with armor (part of a larger subset) and a new Super Glider mini-vehicle.

I still remember writing Kenner, asking them to make Supergirl (in her then-accurate headband costume... she had her own Super Powers choose-your-own-adventure type book, after all!) and they wrote me back, politely saying they had their own designers and didn't the help of an 11 year old comic dork, thank you very much. Not in so many words, naturally.

Originally Posted by JakeofEternia

Isn't Black Vulcan just the Hanna Barbara version of Black Lightning anyway?

Tony Isabella claims that since he created Black Lightning, if Hanna Barbera had wanted to use the character, he'd have been owned royalties. This may be true, and may also explain why BL wasn't used on JLU, but if so, this is a totally unique situation. I do know Marv Wolfman and Georhe Perez received royalties for the Teen Titans cartoon starring Cyborg, Raven and Starfire, three characters they created, so it's entirely possible that Black Lightning falls under the same category.... however, I don't think other characters like Blue Devil, Booster Gold and Firestorm are the same. I don't know all the technicalities and legalities.

**Thatman** · December 2, 2009, 01:20pm

Originally Posted by Wonderboy_JMB

Tony Isabella claims that since he created Black Lightning, if Hanna Barbera had wanted to use the character, he'd have been owned royalties. This may be true, and may also explain why BL wasn't used on JLU, but if so, this is a totally unique situation. I do know Marv Wolfman and Georhe Perez received royalties for the Teen Titans cartoon starring Cyborg, Raven and Starfire, three characters they created, so it's entirely possible that Black Lightning falls under the same category.... however, I don't think other characters like Blue Devil, Booster Gold and Firestorm are the same. I don't know all the technicalities and legalities.

BL's on Brave & the Bold, though - did some kind of contract run out, or something? I get very confused with all the 'who-can-do-what' bits. I know Mandragora in the JLU episode "Double Date" was supposed to be Tobias Whale originally, but due to the BL situation they changed it. I'd always thought Black Vulcan was created to avoid paying Isabella for using BL, but if BL's in the new 'toon, maybe something's changed?

**thexxwatcherxx** · December 2, 2009, 05:19pm

Hey guys, just a head's up. I found DCUC Wave 10 today at my Wal-mart. They had a couple of cases as of this post. I can grab any figure for ppl who may need them. I have a post up about it in the misc. marketplace or pm me. Thanx Paul~

**King Kahn** · December 2, 2009, 05:22pm

while they are not figures the rings are still damn cool

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