Most of my attention this week has been focused squarely on topics such as the 2015 Marvel Legends figures and the quickly-exploding assortment of toys and collectibles based on this year’s Avengers: Age of Ultron movie. But now it’s time to step back and chat about a toy line that’s just a notch (or two) below Marvel Legends and Age of Ultron on the popularity scale: Marvel Super Hero Mashers! While we wait for the rest of the Hasbro 2015 Marvel figures to arrive, three new Mashers have already snuck up for sale online: Marvel Mashers Agent Venom, Hobgoblin and A-Bomb!

Although it wasn’t until this week that we finally got official confirmation of the case ratios and release dates for the first waves of Hasbro Marvel Legends 2015 and Marvel infinite Series 2015 figures, there’s one Marvel action figures line that Hasbro has already got the first wave of 2015 figures out into stores for, and it’s one of my favorites to talk about: Marvel Super Hero Mashers!

Marvel Mashers figures were a surprise hit at retail for Hasbro in 2014, and in 2015 the lineup is expanding further with popular classic and modern characters. The first Marvel Masher series of the year– Marvel Mashers Wave 6–contains three all-new figures: Marvel Mashers A-Bomb, Hobgoblin and Agent Venom.

The Marvel Super Hero Mashers Wave 6 case ratios are as follows:

• (2) Marvel Mashers Spider-Man Figure
• (1) Marvel Mashers Logan Wolverine Figure
• (1) Marvel Mashers Skaar Figure
• (1) Marvel Mashers Iron Man Figure
• (1) Marvel Mashers A-Bomb Figure
• (1) Marvel Mashers Hobgoblin Figure
• (1) Marvel Mashers Agent Venom Figure

Following the massive amount of success surrounding last year’s Walgreens Exclusive Marvel Legends Agent Venom figure, it shouldn’t stun anyone to see Agent Venom make his debut in Marvel Super Hero Masher figure form. In fact, the paint apps on this Mashers Agent Venom figure look much cleaner and better-executed than those of his Marvel Legends figure!

While not as en vogue as Agent Venom, the Hobgoblin and A-Bomb Mashers round out the set. Hobgoblin is a little bit disappointing to me with his lack of a cape and glider and his weird purple pumpkin bombs, but I am excited to see Hasbro release their first well-articulated 6″ A-Bomb figure!

I believe A-Bomb is the very first Marvel Superhero Mashers figure released without a Marvel Legends coutnerpart, so this A-Bomb figure’s release is a pretty big deal. I won’t lie–this A-Bomb Masher isn’t the best-looking figure in the world, but I think it’ll still delight kids who watch Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. and have been wanting a fun A-Bomb action figure.

Thus far I’ve only seen Marvel Super Hero Mashers Series 6 figures for sale on the aftermarket, but I’d expect to see these figures arrive at more retail locations in the very near future. I’ll post an update once I spot them, as I’ll be hot on the trail of the Marvel Masher Agent Venom figure until I find him for my own collection.

Do any of the figures Hasbro has created for this year’s first batch of Marvel Super Hero Masher figures get you pumped up, Marvel collectors? Will the first fully-articulated 6″ scale A-Bomb figure be joining your collection this winter?