All good things come to an end, and the end of my New York Toy Fair 2019 coverage is today! Earlier this week I looked at the MCU movie half of the Hasbro Marvel Legends 80th Anniversary Series, and today I’ve got the other half, which is composed entirely of classic comic book figures! Closing out my 2019 Toy Fair coverage, it’s Marvel Legends Juggernaut, Colossus, First Appearance Wolverine, Classic Thor and more!
Initial collector reaction to those reveals was overwhelmingly positive, and hype only grew further when press was allowed to see and photograph the whole series in the display room after Hasbro’s Toy Fair Presentation! Let’s have a look…
It’s hard to call anything in this wave a “headliner”, because every single character here is a headliner. All five of the comic book-based products in this set are sure-fire top sellers, in my opinion, so I’ll just look at them one at a time.
The 80 Years Marvel Legends two-pack that gets me most pumped up in the whole line is definitely the First Appearance Wolverine and Classic Hulk set. This set will be a “Fan Channel Exclusive” available via various online retailers such as EE and BBTS.
It’s been a long time since we last got a plain comic book Hulk Legends figure, and this looks like the definitive one with perfect colors for Hulk’s skin and pants and all-new tooling.
The removable tattered white shirt also looks awesome, although the shirt itself does seem like it may have been a loose fit for Bruce Banner!
I’ve never been in love with the original costume for First Appearance Wolverine, but that doesn’t mean I wouldn’t want to own a super-articulated action figure of him done to perfection either.
This figure is primarily created using the Apocalypse Series Wolverine, but that’s fine—that figure was near-perfect and is also an ideal base to use for this one. Interchangeable fists with claws retracted are also included.
The other comic book two pack is one I know many collectors are already salivating over: Marvel Legends Colossus and Juggernaut!
I was not crazy about the modern costume for the 2017 ML Colossus from the Warlock Series, and I wasn’t alone by the many posts I’ve seen on social media asking for a more classic-styled Piotr Rasputin.
This Colossus has a gorgeous paint job, interchangeable grasping hands and fists, and a classic costume that will fit right in with the ever-expanding Jim Lee roster. Wonderful addition for those who’ve been asking for it.
Meanwhile, the immensely popular Juggernaut Build-A-Figure will be making an encore appearance in this set along with newly-sculpted helmets, including a gnarly battle-damaged helmet with beaten-up Cain Marko portrait underneath!
This Juggernaut BAF has gotten really expensive on the aftermarket, and several of the figures that came with the Juggernaut Build-A-Figure parts were difficult to acquire to begin with, so this is another welcome re-release with some newness to it.
The last three figures in the series will all be single-packed and boxed: classic Captain America (exclusive to Walmart), Iron Man and Thor 6” Figures.
As crazy as it may seem with how ubiquitous this trio is these days, we very rarely get 6” classic comic book action figure versions of any of them these days.
The new Captain America will give fans the sculpted mail costume that they’ve been long for, and also includes an alternate head and hands. Captain America will be exclusive to Walmart stores (for better or worse).
Iron Man will be in his shiny gold and red armor, which will be on the correct scale and with proper proportions. Plus an alternate classic 80s helmet will be included as well, along with a Tony Stark head, effects pieces, and interchangeable hands!
Finally, we’ve got the first Classic Thor in a long time, who’s meant to pair perfectly with classic Loki from the Avengers Endgame Legends series hitting this spring.
This Thor looks utterly magnificent. I’m so used to seeing modern bearded Thor (and Chris Hemsworth Thor) that it’s honestly a little weird seeing Thor so clean-shaven and majestic looking!
As much as I love that line, that’s not what was shown—these were 6” boxed ML action figures that just happened to be on plinths closer to peoples’ cameras than the shelves on the back wall. (I do think it’s kinda funny that many people tried to argue with me about this on social media and insist they were 12” when I was literally in the room photographing these boxes and figures, though. Heh.)
The Marvel Legends 80 Years Series is scheduled to be released in fall 2019, with pre-orders opening up online likely sometime this summer. As always, I’ll update the site and send out alerts via social media once the figures go live for sale.
Are the seven figures Hasbro selected as the comic book wing of the 80 Years of Marvel series everything you hoped for? Will any of you be purchasing some (or all!) of these figures as the default classic versions for your own displays, or are you not impressed with these iconic character revisits?
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If I could pre-order them right now I would 2 sets of all of them.
They’d probably just cancel your pre-order 4 days before release.
I will be trying for them all. The fact that Cap is a Walmart exclusive is a HUGE irritant — if I could only have one, he would be it (Cap’s my favorite). Curses!
If you are collecting comic versions of Marvel Legends like me, all of these are pretty much must-have’s.
Well, maybe not the 1st-Appearance Wolverine, but whatcha gonna do?
Man, I love just about every figure here. That Hulk looks perfect, Colossus is amazing, and Classic Thor looks way better than the Classic Loki.
I was unsure about Cap and Iron Man (I have so many figures of these guys) but seeing the packaged photos have sold me. I especially like that 80’s helmet that Iron Man comes with.
The weakest characters for me would be First Appearance Wolverine and Juggernaut. Not too excited to own that particular version of Wolvie, but he makes sense for this line, so I’m fine with him. And I still have my Juggernaut BAF, so I don’t really need a second one. Still, great choice for those who missed out on him the first time around.
All in all, great selection of characters.
I don’t get the disinterest in original look Wolverine. That’s classic. I can’t wait, and it’s the one I want most. But I am going to try to get them all. That is… if I’m allowed to purchase them without paying scalper prices double their original cost.
Man, i want all of these! I wish we could get updated iron man armors (silver senturion, extremis, pointy helmet, etc.) I would love that!
P.s. im so into wolverines look!
This 80th anniv stuff is going to kill my wallet!! Thor, Cap, Iron Man, and the Hulk 2-pack are all must buys for me and that Colossus_juggie set looks awesome too. I could live without FA Wolvie but if that’s the price i gotta pay to get hulk, so be it.
I wish we’d get classic Steve Ditko Spider-Man with alternate flat-top and glasses Peter Parker head and big ol’ web wings.
I will be buying the Thor figure twice ( one for my Avengers collection, and one for my Thor collection).It’s to bad they didn’t add any accessories for Thor, like some lightning effects.
I’ll also be purchasing Iron Man and Cap and will most likely be getting the Hulk 2 pack in order to acquire Hulk. The other figures look great also, but I quit collecting any other figures not related to Avengers or Thor for two main reasons. Display space, and a large empty space in my wallet.
I guarantee we’re gonna see that Thor body reused for a 90s Eric Masterson Thor at some point.
Is the new Captain America on the same body as the Onslaught/Vintage wave one?
There’s a metallic/gold Iron Man on display and the boxed one is standard red/yellow?? What will we be getting?
They said red and gold during the presentation at Toy Fair, so I’m assuming that’s the official colors. I actually didn’t notice the one in the box was yellow until you commented just now!
looks like this juggarnaut is smaller, no?
It’s the same Juggernaut mold as the BAF. Plenty big!
Order of best to worst looking IMO
Colossus – this guy is gorgeous and gives the Marvel Select version a run for its money, must have!
Hulk – great sculpt and size. Face reminds me of Lou Ferrigno with those bushy brows.
Juggernaut – Pretty cool battle damaged helm piece but missing belt. I like Juggs with belts…
Thor – I really liked the Marvel Now Thor, never cared for the bearded Thors. I still prefer the Marvel Now one but this one may have better articulation at the waist. Great!
Wolverine – Best Wolvie body with meh mask. It’s accurate… but he looks like a yellow Nacho Libre or something.
Iron Man and Cap tie for the last place because they both look pretty good and accurate but we’ve had a million versions of these already. If Iron Man has metallic/shining paint then it’s probably worth picking up. Marvel Now Cap has chainmail sculpt too and looks better overall IMO.
Cant WAIT for these!!!!