From the ToyBiz series one it was extremely difficult to find the figures as very few high street stores ever stocked them.

Up until series 10 I was paying on average $19.00 per figure! After that more stores finally got the message and collecting was sweet until Hasbro got their hands on the license.

Now it’s next to impossible to find this figure in the UK. Hasbro ML series 1 only ever came out in one high street store. Hasbro has now taken the decision to stop stocking ML to the UK.

I’ve tried to contact Hasbro customer service but soon realised my folly as the staff in the UK call centre hadn’t even heard of Marvel Legends!

It looks like now I have been forced to stop collecting Hasbro ML, so from now on Mattel DC universe will get my attention.

I’m really confused at Hasbro attitude regarding shipping to the UK. The price hike and lack of paints and articulation was bad enough. Now I’m finished.

While they left Tonka and PB relatively alone, they slowly forced Kenner into doing things the Hasbro way, eventually killing the Kenner name altogether and shutting down their headquarters.

Maybe you could elaborate on this topic a bit. I’m not savvy to all the details and would be interested to read (a blog entry perhaps) about the subject.

1) I’m more of a Marvel fan than DC fan.
2) “The other guy does it too/does it worse” is not a defense.
3) I’ve never been a fan of GI JOE, Transformers, He-Man, WWE, Naruto, etc. so past accomplishments buy no love from me.
4) I think Hasbro is a better toy company than Mattel.
5) I still can’t forgive Hasbro for what they did to Kenner.

One more thing. I’m not boycotting anything. A boycott implies that you will buy the toys again if/when something changes. I’m not buying any more toys from Hasbro. Period.

I’m more of a Marvel person, anyway.

And that’s the point, isn’t it? I wonder if you’d feel the same way about Hasbro if they were handling DCUC. I suspect you wouldn’t as AFI is a decidedly pro-DC, and thus pro-Mattel, site.

As for me, I don’t like how Hasbro mishandled Indiana Jones any more than anyone else, but they gave me G.I. Sigma 6, which I think are the best pure boys action toys of the last 20 years, so they have my nerd heart.

The plastic is of a better quality. Which means I haven’t had figures breaking out of the package or falling over cause their joints are weak.

And there hasn’t been near as many problems with paint slop and stuck joints due to paint slop. And nobody looks like they’ve been swimming in a sewer like ML10 “Sewer Swimming” Cyclops.

And the price hike was going to happen no matter who was making the line. The cost of plastic had went through the roof. Why do you think other similar lines are the exact same price point as Hasbro’s Marvel Legends right now.

If they didnt pick up the marvel license. I dont believe they would have gotten out these recent waves– as the last couple were stacking up on the pegs–

Also I blame alot of their star wars decisions on Lucasfilm- as from things Ive read they had to fight to even be able to use the colors-and even stated the year before it would be in realistic style- Lucas wants nothing in that animation style to even exist—

That GG maquette– is a repaint- of the original statue and is not on model with the holiday special either

And as far as Indy goes– yes they mishandled it because they thought their Star Wars audience would leap to IJ as well.. I said they were wrong then and I think sales have shown that. I do believe they should fire their market research staff and maybe hire some new guys that arent in Phillip Wises pocket and believe everything his site talks about.

Overall they do listen and although their are some horrible decisions– some of the risks they take have changed the toy landscape for the better, Attacktix, Unleashed, Mighty Muggs, Galactic Heroes-Transformers crossovers(although I hate them)-

All the other toy companies are just trying to catch up with the new movers and shakers– although Mattel may have a larger market share– Hasbro will always rule the Boys toys aisle and action figure market.

Even as far as original creations they just cant compare– He Man will never beat out Transformers and G.I. Joe.

It’s a shame we’ll never get to see a Toht or a German mechanic or a Belloq in archaeology gear. And I didn’t know that it was mishandling of the line on Hasbro’s part until I started (religiously now, by the way) reading your site. I, for one, will miss the line quite a bit.

Ah, well…There’s always my beloved JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED series…

…for NOW, anyway.

And I honestly don’t think they mishandled the Indiana Jones line what so ever. Other than the early paint problems, which was due to the new factory… I thought the line was great. But Wal-Mart over-ordered and the line clogged pegs. And now it’s over, just as it was getting better. Hopefully we’ll have an Indy V in a few years so that Toht and others can be released.

And if you honestly think that Toy Biz would have made the figures you mentioned, I highly doubt they would have offered anything much different than Hasbro has so far. Considering Wave 1 and 2 of ML under Hasbro were Toy Biz figures that were already in production. Hasbro’s done a good job with ML so far. And especially SHS and the upcoming Marvel Universe.