McFarlane DC Multiverse

That was the most difficult wave of figures I’ve ever hunted at retail. The TRU truck arrived a day earlier than I expected, and I only found the 2x packed figures remaining on the pegs. I actually met the collector that beat me to them a few months later, and we became friends, but man was I cursing fate and everything else in my path on the day it happened.

On a related note, I resorted to eVilBay after missing Jessica Cruz online at GameStop and physically at both Wal-Mart and Target. Fortunately, that doesn’t happen very often, but I only have so much time and patience to chase after these damn things.
I’m not sure if I would have ever found wave 9 if not for that day. I certainly never saw them again as a set. There were so many “gotta have” characters in that wave along with an absolutely insane BaF. It was a challenge for sure.

I also resorted to ebay for Jess. I’ve not seen her in the wild or the local specialty stores. Prices on ebay aren’t really dropping much either. I knew she’d be difficult to find. Fortunately there’s only one more Green Lantern I want and that’s Jo Mullein. And she’s not a rumor at this point and may not get done before we close out from Todd.
 
Years ago (2009), I can upon an open box on the floor at Toys R Us when they were restocking. DCUC Chemo wave (9). Grabbed the set and headed to checkout while some other dude was checking the pegs. It felt glorious. Such a great wave.
Man...my Chemo is STILL missing his left leg! I wound up buying a loose Black Adam at a convention a while back, as I'd given up on ever finding that leg piece! That wave was a difficult one to track down, for sure.
 
The Chemo wave was during my time ordering cases from cornerstore comics before they went under. I ordered every DC wave by the case from them, going back to the Signature Series. Not ashamed to admit that I used to actually drive to CSC’s warehouse to pick them up.
 
I'll take all the lulls I can get when it comes to this line. I'm still hunting for plenty that are probably not getting restocked (Gray Ghost to finish my BTAS Jonah Hex, classic Kite-Man, unmasked Super Powers Batman).

Otherwise, I'm waiting for sales on older figures that are still floating around online. I just got the Punchline two-pack today, in fact. Spent a whole $20 bucks on it from BBTS. Before that I got the Mr. Bloom 2-pack for the same price on ebay. Patience pays off when it comes to the minor guys. Still waiting to find a good price on Abyss and Failsafe. But I've got time. Don't see those two increasing in price anytime soon.

Since I've cut way down on purchases, I think I only have the new '89 comic figures, '89 Joker, and the Batmissile on my radar at the moment when it comes to upcoming figures from McFarlane.
 
I think I have seen Kite-Man for sale on the Gamestop website. Currently, I have seen Kite-Man showing up in Target stores again. I was fortunate to find a Platinum Kite-Man recently. I have seen plenty of Kite-Man figures recently but if you are looking for the platinum figure specifically, then it's a matter of good timing.
 
i was in a target recently that had a full case of kiteman in the collectibles section... 5 standard and 1 platinum

and ive seen all of the new page puncher wave in the regular toy aisle there this week too
 
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