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Ordered. Very excited!

Molten Man seems a lock, and Prowler best fits the villain-ally descriptor. Hydro-Man and Shocker both neatly fit the 10- and 11-year clues. "Two very recently made characters" most certainly includes Spider-Man, while "one new costume, one costume that hasn't been made in a while" makes me think Symbiote Spidey, because I would assume any non-SM characters in the wave would not have so many costumes in their 'mate history that the "not in a while" clause makes sense. Past that it gets blurry for me. If the above guesses are right, there are four left that need to fit the following clues: 1 Hero, 3 Villains 1 of which is a new character, 1 of which has been "recently made" 1 8-year old re-do: I only see Vulture in 2010, but he's had Zombie, animated, and MCU mates since... could be "Classic Vulture Re-Do," specifically? Assuming it wouldn't be Lizard b/c he's had a proper comic figure since. Kraven's as good a guess as any, for a nice "Last Hunt" 2-pack with Symbiote Spider-Man. ...that leaves a recently-made character, and a new character. The new character having not been mentioned as of Sunday at 5:30pm. One hero, one villain.

I like surprises.

Hmm. Revised guess: Prowler. Molten Man. Symbiote Spidey. Shocker. Hydro-Man. Rhino. Beetle. Comic Speed Demon. +Silvermane or Living Brain Oh wait ... two heroes. I dunno. Nightwatch?

I think I'm like Chuck in that I never get tired of Spider-Man (provided this is a SM wave). Keep bringing on new villains, I'm all-in. For ex: I was both surprised and delighted by classic Chameleon in TRU 25. (although y'all need to sneak in a proper classic Chameleon head with eye slits and goggles into another pack sometime...)

If they do Shocker, will it be classic puffy suit? Or modern Superior Foes? Also Beetle could technically be an update, since they did she-beetle.

I think I'm going to use Bebop to customize a Razorback. Even if it means RB's boar will be "kewl" with those 80s shades.

I also think Zach mentioned one of the unmade characters was the ToyFare exclusive figure.

Living Brain factored into Superior Foes comics - BAF? That would leave an unmade character Zach was surprised hadn't been made yet... Not Tombstone, Beetle or Boomerang. Or Jackal or Hammerhead (both anim done or on the horizon). Owl?

I see what you did there. But only when I returned.

If Boomerang is in the wave, I really hope it's the classic purple and blue costume. The modern black and white does nothing for me

The possibility/recency of "Greatest Stories" does keep this open quite a bit. Spidey wasn't in that, so Molten Man could easily be in a one-off Spidey two-pack, and there'd still be three hero slots with room for one dupe from GS 1.0, likely Hulk, Logan, or Cap. But who would the BAF be?

HMMM.... Thanks for the hints Zach! I am zeroing in on "...an old ToyFare exclusive figure." There weren't many that haven't been made, in some format. I think that list would only include Sync and Molten Man. Barring an error in recollection on Zach's part, I think a safe bet would be Molten Man. Recent theme - Spider-Man? It could work. And as I type this I see Glantern was already all over this line of thinking. There's lots still to mine in the Spider-verse, so I'd be hopeful for any number of characters to take up the two remaining "new character" slots. I am assuming that the two recently done, the third semi-recently, and the three long overdue do not overlap? That means: six from recent-to-overdue, plus three brand new characters (incl. BAF). What If... this were some variant of "Spider-Man vs. Sinister Syndicate" ? Hydro-Man (long overdue re-do, 11yrs) Shocker (long overdue re-do, 10yrs) Rhino (long overdue re-do, 6yrs, OK this doesn't fit lol) Speed Demon (recent new costume? technically different than animated) Beetle (never done) Molten Man (never done, ToyFare) Boomerang (never done) Spider-Man (symbiote, recently made, this costume not done for a while) BAF - one of these, or anyone's guess! From the same era, Tombstone is also "never done," and Green Goblin could be one of the re-dos (from a cursory search for comics in which Molten Man appears).

Alright! Time for hints! Maybe? Bueller?

I'd take it. Cobra / Hyde DD (Wally Wood style) / Mr. Fear Gladiator / Typhoid Mary Owl / Leap-Frog/Frog-Man BAF: Jester

Picked up these two sets today. Phoenix's hair works well, great extra piece for your other JGs even if you're not partial to caveman marvel. I was surprised by IF's ponytail - blew my plans for a custom Moondragon.

Should the coelacanth get its own mate, or just be an accessory? There are scale issues to consider.

When I followed one of the secret links, it was just a Chef Duff mate with Desperately Seeking Susan hair.

My pipe dream section of my wish list includes any/all Marvel Monsters... you know, the classics who first appeared in Amazing Fantasy, Tales to Astonish, and Journey Into Mystery. Tim Boo Baa, Fin Fang Foom, Zzutak, Taboo, Xemnu, Gorgilla, Blip, Dragoom, etc.

Are things slowing down with "regular" LCS wave planning? Fun Facts: since 2003, the average number of LCS waves annually has been 4.8 ...with a peak 8 waves in 2009 ...and a low 2 waves in 2006 2016 saw 7 waves, while 2017 dropped to 3 We're currently looking at 3 waves for 2018, 4 if a W77 materializes before EOY

Will we see 77 at SDCC? What else?

Might be time to sneak in some old fan choice items: Cap-Wolf, Hydro Armor Iron Man, Classic Multiple Man... And then of course, there are our poll winners: Gladiator (Shi'ar), Uatu and Deathlok.

Only a box was planned, iirc. Mixed waves are on pause until after the movie.

Spot/Spider-Man, Madame Masque/Holo iron Man, Astonishing Rogue/Xface Cyclops

Ah, I get it. "Inmate" as in inmate of the "Art Asylum." Mini-Inmate... MiniMate... I see what you did there. I actually never knew that.