Comments on: It’s like 1986 all over again!*

By: jay

jay — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 02:17:36 +0000

This is so true BUt it’s not just super powers and secret wars! I walked into toys r us and saw the ORIGINAL GI JOE Packaged figures, ORIGINAL He-Man Figures, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Star Wars, and the Secret Wars and DC Figures as well. THAT took me WAYYYYY back to being a kid, seeing the actual packaging that the toys we bought in the 80′s was in. It’s funny how history repeats itself.

By: abawaku

abawaku — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 11:45:24 +0000

See, this is an impossible occurrence where I live, because my local Target has a special rule that all new DCUC must be delivered to ebay immediately upon arriving at the store. They have a special staff of twentysomething associates who make sure that this happens no matter what.

By: MisterPL

MisterPL — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 02:11:57 +0000

If only they were ALL 3 3/4″ scale.

By: Brainlock

Brainlock — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 14:44:36 +0000

I guess that’s one of the “perks” of California life, you get to pay more for certain items than everyone else does.
My Target’s DCUC went from 10.99 to 11.89, WM has them for 12.97 now that they finally have them. I think they have the MU-SW 2pks for 12.97, too. I don’t recall seeing any when I ran into StL yesterday.
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at least you found a ParaDemon. Yesterday, I found 2 G.Ghosts at one Target, passed without any others to be had, and then Adam and Guardian at a TRU, which neither really impressed me enough to buy them without the rest of the wave. Maybe because they were simply new heads on re-used bodies? These were the first DCUC 8-9 I have seen, btw.

By: red Ricky

red Ricky — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 09:55:30 +0000

Well, considering I was never able to find Captain Marvel! (…and had to pretend Cyclotron was Cyborg!) Then you are absolutely positively right. It is like 1986! (That is, if you are a JLU collector.)

Dammit, I hated 1986! Why didn’t Al Gore invent E-bay and the internet back then!

By: MIRACLEFAN

MIRACLEFAN — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:59:16 +0000

I’d vote for that!

By: MattG

MattG — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 03:47:29 +0000

Now just to have late 1980s prices back.

By: Hourman

Hourman — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 03:32:11 +0000

I want my government subsidized action figure bailout, or alternatively, a cash-for-clunkers style program that will give me a discount when I trade in my shitty old DC Direct figures for their far prettier and more articulated DCU Classics counterparts.

By: Emerald

Emerald — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 02:51:33 +0000

Ouch, $13.09 each? My local Fred Meyer sells the DCUC for 9.99, with frequent 10-30% off toys markdowns….’course my Target doesn’t look anything like that as the same Firestorm, BlManta, and Fabio Aquaman have been sitting on the shelf for almost a year.
It’s even more bleak at Walmart (all 5 of them- no DCUC at all)…..

1986…..yes I remember totally disregarding Secret Wars in favor of the much superior Super Powers line. Ironic too that back then Secret Wars was by Mattel and Super Powers by Kenner (Hasbro), and now they’ve reversed. Viva la Retro!

By: Anthony

Anthony — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:25:53 +0000

I totally agree. I have never had so many choices with such little cash since the late 80′s with transformers, star wars, super powers, and secret wars. Oh, and least not forget zoids by tony. Only now I have 5 kids , a mortgage, tuitions, utility bills and what ever else adults have. It sucks on having to pass on some really cool stuff. I made a deal with myself that if I had to charge it I wouldn’t buy it. So far it’s working but I feel the darkside growing stronger…:)

By: demoncat

demoncat — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 22:56:56 +0000

could not agree more for seeing the secret wars packs by the dcclassic is like the target there is in a time warp.

By: MIRACLEFAN

MIRACLEFAN — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:56:57 +0000

WOW! how come my Target’s & Wal-Marts toy aisles don’t look like this??

By: Shawn

Shawn — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:52:57 +0000

Very awesome time indeed!