Marvel Select

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Marvel Select is a line of action figures based on heroes from the Marvel Universe. The line is designed and produced by ToyBiz, but distributed by Diamond Select Toys; this means that, rather than mass-market stores, Marvel Select figures are available only from specialty retailers.

The figures are sculpted in a strict 7" scale - unlike other toy lines, where figures' size can be unrelated to one another, the Marvel Select figures are carefully designed to create a standard look. Each of the releases comes with a deluxe diorama, and is packaged in a large blister pack designed to appeal to collectors. Large artwork on the left side of the package allows the figures to be displayed like books on a shelf.

The original plan was to release 36 figures, one per month. The figures were originally based mainly on the Ultimate Marvel and Marvel Knights characters, while the mass-market toy lines dealt with the main-universe characters. However, this practice was soon phased out, allowing all the lines to expand.

[edit] Released Figures

  1. Ultimate Spider-Man with a burglar webbed to a wall.
  2. Punisher with smashed pinball machine, arsenal of weapons and thug victim figure.
  3. Elektra with castle tower display base, ninja arsenal and additional hand and leg attachments for different fighting grips and poses
  4. Ultimate Captain America with flag, shield and WWII battlefield
  5. Black Widow II with cave wall and storage drums
  6. Origin Wolverine with forest display and wolves
  7. Black Cat apartment wall, safe, jewels and Spider-Man
  8. Ultimate Iron Man with removable forearm armor and recharging station
  9. Ultimate Hulk with printed scenic city base
  10. Ultimate Venom (Classic Venom variant) with an unmasked Spider-Man webbed to the wall
  11. Ultimate Wolverine with injured Magneto
  12. Green Goblin with Goblin Glider and kidnapped Spider-Man
  13. Ultimate Thor with defeated Giant-Man
  14. Dr. Doom with goblet, pistol, a variant hand, and a detailed throne base with banners
  15. Dr. Octopus with Spider-Man
  16. "Here Comes Tomorrow" Phoenix (Fiery Phoenix variant) with flame base
  17. Emma Frost (Diamond Emma variant) with detailed fireplace and mantle display base
  18. Black Costume Spider-Man with rooftop gargoyle ledge
  19. She-Hulk with crushed car
  20. Ultimate Carnage with desiccated corpse
  21. Thanos with alternate Infinity Gauntlet hand and Death (with separate face-mask)
  22. "Days of the Future Past" Wolverine with Katherine Pride and wanted poster ruins
  23. Uatu the Watcher with stand
  24. Spider-Woman I (First Appearance variant with short hair and Spider-Woman II exclusive variant) with Hydra Agents
  25. Moon Knight with Khonshu Statue
  26. Cloak and Dagger

[edit] Announced Figures

She-Hulk was chosen in a fan poll run by ToyFare magazine, allowing respondents to pick which of five characters (also including Sandman, Thanos, "DoFP" Wolverine and New X-Men Beast) would be produced as an exclusive for the 2005 summer conventions. Since two of the other candidates have since been released, it seems ToyBiz and DST had plans for all five, and the vote was just to see which would be released as the exclusive. Iron Spider is just a repaint of Black Costume Spider-Man and will be released as an exclusive.

Additionally, DST offered a "Best Of Marvel Select" assortment, allowing retailers to re-order several popular, sold-out figures: Ultimate Spider-Man, Ultimate Hulk, Green Goblin and Thanos.

[edit] External links

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