Spectre Toys to Haunt Dark Shadows Festival & 2010 San Diego Comic-Con

Los Angeles, CA – July 10, 2010 - Spectre Toys is proud to announce their participation in two upcoming consumer shows: the 2010 Dark Shadows Festival and the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con. Spectre will be attending both shows and has announced details concerning their fan favorite “Dark Shadows” line of figures.

The Dark Shadows Festival (July 16, 17, &18th at the Burbank Marriott Hotel, Burbank, CA.) will be the first stop for Spectre Toys convention tour this year. There will be a very limited supply of pre release Barnabas & Angelique figures available for sale, as well as several prototypes of upcoming “Dark Shadows” figures. These upcoming figures were based on fan recommendations and polls via the Spectre Toys website (www.spectretoy.com). Make certain to stop by and see which figures will be released next! For more information on the Dark Shadows Festival, visit: http://www.darkshadowsfestival.com/page02.htm

Spectre’s next stop will be the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con. Spectre will be located at the Entertainment Earth Booth # 2342 and will have available a special “Dark Shadows”, San Diego Comic-Con Exclusive, the Chris Jennings Werewolf. This figure features Chris Jennings as the Werewolf in his tattered clothing and menacing snarl, and comes in special SDCC packaging. Also available will be a limited supply of Barnabas Collins and Angelique Bouchard figures.

Also at San Diego Comic-Con, Spectre Toys will be making a few announcements regarding further “Dark Shadows” and Spectre Toys releases and will have available the upcoming “Dark Shadows” figures prototypes. Plus, attendees will meet a special guest from “Dark Shadows”. Lara Parker, who played the illustrious witch Angelique Bouchard, will be on hand to meet fans and to sign autographs! Make certain to stop by and have Lara sign her first ever Angelique action figure! Lara will be signing on Saturday afternoon from 3 to 4 PM.

Look for Spectre Toys in the Entertainment Earth Booth # 2343.
For more information on San Diego Comic-Con, visit:
http://www.comic-con.org/cci/

Order Dark Shadows Werewolf Action Figure - SDCC Exclusive from Entertainment Earth!

Upcoming WGSH Spotlight: Lex Luthor

Courtesy of World's Greatest Toys author Benjamin Holcomb is the Lex Luthor prototype, our first of the new figures from this Mattel/EMCE collaberation.

With all due respect to fans of Mr. Mxyzptlk, this figure is helping to erase one of the original WGSH lines biggest errors, the addition of Superman's true arch enemy, the leader of the Legion of Doom himself, Lex Luthor.

Again, we have a look that 70s kids will immediately identify as being from Challenge of the Superfriends, Bravo EMCE and Mattel!

What do you think? Have your say on the Mego Forums

Read the Original EMCE announcement here

World's Greatest Toys buy a copy today!

The Mego World's Greatest Superheroes are Back!

At the "Mattel and DC Comics: A Heroic Partnership" Panel at this year's San Diego Comic Con the big announcement was the return of the 8" Superhero format!

It's the one Mego fans have been waiting for and something Dr.Mego (AKA Paul Clarke) and Joe Sena of EMCE toys have toiled on for ages.

It's a bright and sunny day in Megoland, for soon the heroes will return to toy store shelves before Easter 2010.

Wave One Includes:

Green Arrow

Hal Jordan GL

Superman

Lex Luthor

Sinestro

John Stewart GL

Read all about it here at EMCE Forum

8" Obama Figure available at San Diego Comic Con

The First Release from new company Heroes in Action is available at conventions this summer, the 8" President Obama doll features a new style 8" body not seen before.

The minature president is available in two different coloured suits, regular black and limited edition gray.

To get one at SDCC visit either the Heroes West Coast Booth (#729) or the Toy Tokyo Booth (#5237).

More details how non attendees can get one will follow. Watch for more great releases from Heroes in Action in the near future.

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Mego Superheroes in Vampirella Mag

Rob submitted this cool Mego World's Greatest Superheroes ad from Vampirella comics today, a real nice pictorial of some early superheroes, dig the Spider-Man outfit. Rob runs a staggering amount of cool blogs such as the Aquaman Shrine and one dedicated to black and white comics where this ad appeared, check em out!

Speaking of publications, if you're planning on going to San Deigo Comic Con today there is a panel every Mego head should attend:

12:00-1:00 TwoMorrows Publishing—
Join the gang from TwoMorrows Publishing for a behind-the-scenes look at what goes into creating all their fan-favorite books and magazines on comics! Author George Khoury, Modern Masters' Eric Nolen- Weathington, World's Greatest Toys Author Benjamin Holcomb, Alter Ego's Paul Hamerlinck, Write Now!'s Danny Fingeroth, and publisher/moderator John Morrow unveil new products and offer exclusive previews of upcoming items, in a multimedia presentation!
Room 3

Show Ben some Mego love and visit this panel!