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With Toy Fair only a few days away, Marvel Legends rumors continue to run wild. One that came across my desk recently, is word of a 6" scale Marvel Legends Punisher War Van. I have no real confirmation on this one, but it does sound interesting. If true, this would likely be a larger vehicle than what we have seen for the Deluxe Rider series Hasbro has been doing. Up until now, Hasbro has primarily stuck to different types of motorcycles for that line. Toy Biz did a Punsher Van for their original Marvel 5" line, which tends to fetch a pretty penny on the secondary market these days. In the 80's and 90's, a van was Frank Castle's preferred mode of transportation. Granted in the comics and even in the Spider-Man animated series it didn't feature a big Punisher logo on the side like the Toy Biz one does. If Hasbro ends up doing such a vehicle for the 6" Marvel Legends line, I assumes it will be a solid black color. I could maybe see them adding the pop-up machine gun on the top. If this rumor actually becomes a reality, I hope they stock up the back of the van with lots of usable weapons. If we could get a lot of nicely detailed weapons for Frank to use, that alone would probably make it worth getting. If this rumor turns out to be true, we will likely find out for sure on Saturday. That is when coverage of the Hasbro Toy Fair showroom will take place. Things should begin around 1:30pm ET.

2020 has just begun, and the year is already shaping up to be another big year for Hasbro’s Marvel Legends line of 6” action figures. Toy Fair is less than a month away (2/22), and we thought we would attempt to break down everything we know, what we think we know and what we kinda know is coming out this year. What we know: The first Fantastic Four and Spider-Man waves of the year are already out on shelves. They actually started hitting shelves at the end of last year, but I think technically they are considered 2020 releases. The first Walgreens exclusive of the year, the Stepford Cuckoos Sisters has also started hitting shelves now. The first Ultimate Marvel Legends Rider Wave with Squirrel Girl and Cosmic Ghost Rider has also started hitting shelves now. The X-Men: Vintage Collection Storm in black outfit has also started hitting stores now. If you haven't caught up, you can purchase all of these minus the Walgreens exclusive at our sponsor BigBadToyStore.com. The next wave of regular figures which is based on the Black Widow movie and comics, is slated for release in late February/March. This wave includes movie versions of Taskmaster, Black Widow (black costume), Red Guardian and Yelena Belova, as well as comic versions of Winter Soldier, Spymaster and Crossbones. The Build-A-Figure is Crimson Dynamo. In February/March we will be getting a Target exclusive comic based Black Widow in white outfit and a Walmart exclusive version of the character in Grey. In March/April we will see a Deluxe Black Widow movie figure released featuring Natasha in her white outfit. Also in March/April, we will see the release of the new Marvel Legends Stan Lee figure. What we think we know: This next segment goes over things we know some about or have a pretty good idea is coming, but NOT necessarily 100% confirmed by Hasbro. Starting things off we have a wave of X-Force themed figures coming. We know for fact this wave will include figures of Warpath, Sunspot, Deadpool (Blue-X-Men Outfit) and a Strong Guy Build-A-Figure. There should be at least 3 more regular figures, possibly four that Hasbro has yet to reveal. The release date on this wave is not totally known either, but likely a April/May time frame. We also know Hasbro has an X-Men: Age of Apocalypse wave in the works for this year, which should be out in May. We don’t yet know what the Build-A-Figure for this wave will be, but we know the regular figures that are coming. The wave will consist of Dark Beast, Weapon X, Jean Grey, Morph, Nathan Summers, Wild Child and Sunfire. We are pretty sure there is at least 1 (maybe 2) Avengers themed waves coming this year, which will contain figures based on the upcoming Square Enix Avengers video game. We know for fact that Hasbro is doing an Iron Man figure for the game, which they officially announced last October. Other figures rumored for this wave include video game versions of Captain America and Kamala (Ms. Marvel), as well as comic versions of Mach-1, Rage, Leader and Captain Mar-vell. If this wave includes a Build-A-Figure, we have no word on what it might be at this time. It should be reiterated that other than Iron Man, none of these figures have been confirmed by Hasbro. A listing for a Gamestop exclusive Hulk figure recently showed up in the Gamestop computers. Most suspect this figure will also be based on the Square Enix video game, but again that is not confirmed. What we kinda know: For this final segment, we bring you this generalized list of stuff that has been discovered in various distributor listings or retail computers. None of these are confirmed by Hasbro. These listings also tend to be so generalized or use codenames that we really don’t have much in the way of specific details about what is actually being released. This really is more to just give you an idea of how much stuff is likely in the pipeline. Thanks to JTPrime for a heads up on many of these. - E8710 Avengers Legends Exclusive “Mechanic” (Mechanic is a codeword, not the actual figure name, and indications are this will be released very soon.) - 4 new Fan Channel exclusives - E74555L01 "Marvel Legends" (Vehicle assortment 2) - E73475L01 ( Avengers game Assortment 2) "Marvel Legends" - Venom 2020 Wave - Eternals 2020 Wave So there you have it, what we know, think we know and kinda know for 2020 so far. If last year was any indication, this is probably just the tip of the iceberg. Be sure to check out MarvelousNews on Saturday, February 22 for our complete coverage of the Hasbro Marvel reveals at the New York Toy Fair.

MCUCollector alerts us to a listing found on the Gamestop system indication that they will be carrying an exclusive Marvel Legends Hulk figure, possibly based on the upcoming Square Enix Avengers video game. We already know Hasbro is doing an Iron Man figure based on the game. We will be sure to update this story once more details become available.

In this segment that we call Marvelous Toy Photo Of The Day, we spotlight awesome Toy Photography from some of the hottest photographers on the Internet today. For today we are spotlighting photographer Darcreign and his Photo of the Marvel Legends Captain America and Union Jack figures titled "Patriotic Duo". You can purchase Marvel Legends figures from our sponsor BigBadToyStore.com. "Patriotic Duo" By Darcreign Be sure to give Darcreign a follow on Instagram and let him know what you think of his work in the comments below.

MCUcollector24 takes a look at the new 6" scale Marvel Legends Fan-Channel exclusive Venom figure from Hasbro. You can purchase this figure from our sponsor BigBadToyStore.com. Check out images for this figure below in our GALLERY and be sure to share your own thoughts about it in the COMMENTS SECTION.

MCUcollector24 has gotten his hands on the new Marvel Legends 6" Stan Lee figure from Hasbro. Below are some in-hand package images for the figure. He should be getting a review up soon plus more images, so stay-tuned. You can purchase this figure from our sponsor BigBadToyStore.com.

Shown below are some in-hand images via Johnny Law showing off the new Crimson Dynamo figure as well as close-up shots of the regular figures in the wave. He also has gotten his hands on the Stan Lee, Deluxe Black Widow and Walmart Black Widow figures as well. Check out the images below.The Black Widow wave is available for pre-order from our sponsor BigBadToyStore.com.

Hasbro today has announced a new Marvel Legends "Fan Vote" which they plan to kick off during Toy Fair on February 22. Right now they are only showing silhouettes of three female choices right now. One on the far right looks to be a new Elektra. The one in the middle might be a new Lady Sif and the one on the left is pretty generic looking, maybe a classic She-Hulk? You will have to sign up for an actual HasbroPulse account if you want to try and vote.

I've gotten multiple reports of folks telling me Gamestop has raised the prices on their Marvel Legends to $30. If you watch financial news at all you've probably heard Gamestop continues to suffer financially. I think most have seen it coming for a while but seems like more than ever writing is on the wall for them now. The big question is how the toy industry as a whole will react to continued shrinking retail shelf space????

In this segment that we call Marvelous Toy Photo Of The Day, we spotlight awesome Toy Photography from some of the hottest photographers on the Internet today. For today we are spotlighting photographer Pablo and his photo of the Marvel Legends Punisher War Machine figure titled "Punisher's Workshop". You can purchase Marvel Legends figures from our sponsor BigBadToyStore.com. "Punisher's Workshop" By Pablo Be sure to give Pablo a follow on Instagram and let him know what you think of his work in the comments below.

In this segment that we call Marvelous Toy Photo Of The Day, we spotlight awesome Toy Photography from some of the hottest photographers on the Internet today. For today we are spotlighting photographer Darth Primus and his photo of the Marvel Legends She-Hulk figures titled "Don't Make Her Angry". You can purchase Marvel Legends figures from our sponsor BigBadToyStore.com. "Don't Make Her Angry" By Darth Primus Be sure to give Darth Primus a follow on Instagram and let him know what you think of his work in the comments below.

In this segment called Marvelous Photo Of The Day, we spotlight awesome Toy Photography from some of the hottest photographers on the Internet today. For today we are spotlighting Photographer Aliska and her series of photos of the Marvel Legends Shang-Chi figure titled "Martial arts vs Man-Thing". You can purchase Marvel Legends from our sponsor BigBadToyStore.com. "Martial arts vs Man-Thing" By Aliska Check out more images below and be sure to give Aliska a follow on Instagram and let her know what you think of their work in the comments below.

In this segment that we call Marvelous Toy Photo Of The Day, we spotlight awesome Toy Photography from some of the hottest photographers on the Internet today. For today's photo we are spotlighting Photographer Nerdyeggroll and his photo titled "Happy Valentine’s Day Tiger". Marvel figures are available for purchase from our sponsor BigBadToyStore.com. "Happy Valentine’s Day Tiger" By Nerdyeggroll Be sure to give Nerdyeggroll a follow on Instagram and let him know what you think of his work in the comments below.

Not sure if this is okay or not, but sometimes I digibash toys, Mostly Transformers but the odd Marvel Legneds toy. So this is where I will show off some of them. Grey Beast

Hasbro today held their Q4 2019 Earnings Conference Call where CEO Brian Goldner spoke to members of the financial media. During the event there was no mention of whether Hasbro had renewed their licenses with Disney for either Star Wars or Marvel. For those not familiar, the current licenses will expire at the end of this year. While Goldner would not commit to any future plans beyond this year for those brands, or their continued releationship with Disney, he did say he remained positive on the prospects of them continuing to work together. While one would expect some kind of official announcement to come soon from either Disney or Hasbro on the future of the Star Wars and Marvel licenses, it's not terribly surprising that it did not come today. Hasbro will be holding a full Year 2019 Earnings Conference Call and Annual Investor Update at the New York Toy Fair on February 21, 2020 at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time. If there is no announcement at that point about continuing on with these licenses, then fans might want to start panicking.

In this segment called Marvelous Photo Of The Day, we spotlight awesome Toy Photography from some of the hottest photographers on the Internet today. For today we are spotlighting Photographer PosableProductions and his photo of the Hasbro Marvel Legends Avengers figures titled "Earth's Mightiest". You can purchase Marvel Legends from our sponsor BigBadToyStore.com. "Earth's Mightiest" By PosableProductions Be sure to give PosableProductions a follow on Instagram and let him know what you think of his work in the comments below.

MCUcollector24 takes a look at the new Marvel Legends Riders Series Cosmic Ghost Rider set from Hasbro. You can purchase Marvel Legends from our sponsor BigBadToyStore.com. Check out images for this figure below in our GALLERY and be sure to share your own thoughts about it in the COMMENTS SECTION.

In this segment that we call Marvelous Toy Photo Of The Day, we spotlight awesome Toy Photography from some of the hottest photographers on the Internet today. For today's photo we are spotlighting Photographer ToyTallica and his photo titled "Demogoblin". Marvel Legends figures are available for purchase from our sponsor BigBadToyStore.com. "Demogoblin" By ToyTallica Be sure to give ToyTallica a follow on Instagram and let him know what you think of his work in the comments below.

In this segment that we call Marvelous Toy Photo Of The Day, we are spotlighting awesome Toy Photography from some of the hottest photographers on the Internet today. For today's photo we are spotlighting Photographer GrootPhotography and his photo titled "Itsy Bitsy Spider". You can purchase Marvel figures from our sponsor BigBadToyStore.com. "Itsy Bitsy Spider" By GrootPhotography Be sure to Give GrootPhotography a follow on Instagram and let him know what you think of his work in the comments below.

In this segment that we call Marvelous Toy Photo Of The Day, we spotlight awesome Toy Photography from some of the hottest photographers on the Internet today. For today's photo we are spotlighting Photographer Nerdyeggroll and his photo titled "Mega Optic Hadouken". Marvel figures are available for purchase from our sponsor BigBadToyStore.com. "Mega Optic Hadouken" By Nerdyeggroll Be sure to give Nerdyeggroll a follow on Instagram and let him know what you think of his work in the comments below.

Madness80 gives us our first in-hand look at the recently announced 6" scale Marvel Legends Fan-Channel exclusive Venom figure from Hasbro. You can purchase this figure from our sponsor BigBadToyStore.com. Check out images for this figure below in our GALLERY and be sure to share your own thoughts about it in the COMMENTS SECTION.

In this segment that we call Marvelous Toy Photo Of The Day, we spotlight awesome Toy Photography from some of the hottest photographers on the Internet today. For today we are spotlighting photographer Darcreign and his Photo of the Marvel Legends Scarlet Witch And Vision figures titled "Stay Frosty". You can purchase Marvel Legends figures from our sponsor BigBadToyStore.com.

For my latest interview, I got a chance to sit down with David Vonner, who is currently a Design Manager on Mattel's WWE line of action figures. Before that David worked at Hasbro, and was the driving force behind their 3.75" Marvel Universe line. Before coming to Hasbro, David got his start making action figures at Toy Biz working on Marvel Legends and LOTR figures. We talk about all those things and more in the interview. David was at Atomic Basement Comics in Long Beach, CA during the interview. He also wanted you to know that you should support your local comic book stores.

Shown below is a in-hand look of the upcoming Marvel Legends 6" Walmart exclusive comic based Black Widow in grey outfit figure. The original image popped up on Reddit however it has not yet started hitting shelves just yet. Thanks to t0ytime for the heads up.

I personally think Marvel Select could knock this one out of the park, using the articulation scheme they gave to Avengers movie hulk. Marvel select generally impresses me with their larger figures.