For those of you who were fans of the old
Mattel Marvel Secret Wars figures,
Gentle Giant has a BIG announcement for you. Following in the footsteps of their
12" Star Wars Jumbo Kenner and
Hasbro G.I.Joe: A Real American Hero figures come new line of 12" figure recreating those classic Marvel Secret Wars figures from the 80's.
The Secret Wars event crossed over several Marvel Comics titles from May of 1984 to April of 1985. The series was tied into the immensely popular Secret Wars action figure collection. Each figure included their signature lenticular shield that was unique to the series. The line spawned 2 series of figures, as well as vehicles and playsets.
Digitally scanned from the original Mattel Secret Wars figures and reproduced in 12” scale, no detail has been overlooked. Roto and injection molded and made of durable plastics, this fully-articulated jumbo figure includes a faithfully re-produced lenticular shield.
To further capture the vintage feel, Gentle Giant has packaged this figure with a Secret Wars-inspired backer card featuring original photos and artwork. Designed with the collector in mind, the figure comes in a re-sealable plastic outer clam shell to help protect and display this limited edition figure.
The first two figures to be released will be Black Costume Spider-Man and Hobgoblin. Spider-Man is currently up for pre-order now at the
Gentle Giant site for $90. For today only (11/19) you can use the promo code
SecretMarvel20 and save $20.
Based on the teaser it looks like
Wolverine and
Kang will be the next figures released after Spider-Man and Hobgoblin.
Source: Marvel