Hasbro has seen the wisdom of Marvel figure compatibility.
In addition to Marvel Universe, we’ve been given 3 ¾” scale lines for
Spider-Man, Iron Man, Captain America,
Thor, and there’s more on the way. In the past few years, we’ve seen lots of
Iron Men, Spider-Men, Wolverines, and tons of other characters. Given the
vastness of the Marvel Universe, there’s still plenty to go. Here’s a list of
the top 25 figures we’d still like to see, not necessarily in order.


Rogue - She's at the top of the list for X-Men they still haven't touched. We've seen her in the movies, we've seen her in cartoons, we've seen her in video games, let's see her in plastic! They’ve got a good new female buck, and a serious lack of female figures. Let’s put the new buck to good use!

Mysterio - You've gotta love fishbowl head. With the upcoming Amazing Spider-Man movie (and impending toy line), it's likely that the current 3 ¾” is about to take a hiatus, if not disappear all together. Whether this guy ends up in a "comic series" for Amazing Spider-Man, or in the Marvel Universe main line, he needs a figure!

Scorpion (classic) – Yes, the Spider-Man line gave us a Scorpion, but it was the Ultimate version. Nice enough figure, but I wasn't satisfied with that. Were you? Really, you’ve gotta have the ol’ Mac Gargan version, the one that makes futile attempts at simple bank robberies.

Hellfire Club Soldier - The Hellfire Club is classic, and this is just an awesome looking trooper. I'd go so far as to say that he's the Cobra Trooper of the Marvel Universe. Pack in a couple of different weapons, and how can you not buy at least a couple of these baddies?

Kingpin - He's quite nimble for such a big guy. He’s also a great character, and can harass your multiple Spideys or Daredevils. Maybe if you team them all up, they can take him down.

Beetle - Yea, there's a good number of Spider-Man villains in this list, but let's face it, Spidey has given us some great bad guys throughout the years. Besides, I love me a flyin' Spidey bad guy. Classic Abner Jenkins version, please.


Jack O' Lantern - Apparently I really like Spider-Man villains, what can I say? A costume like his would look laughable in reality, but great in 3 ¾” scale. And really, there's no excuse not to pack in a pumpkin bomb or two. Bonus points if you pack in his pogo platform.

Sandman - Look, I already told you, Spider-Man is a treasure trove for Marvel villains. For as famous as Flint Marko is, I'm surprised we haven't seen him yet. Brown pants and a striped shirt, is that so much to ask? While we’re at it, let’s have an interchangeable sand-weapon arm or two.

Sebastian Shaw - The Hellfire Club made for some great villains, and this guy is the sometimes-disputed-but-not-dethroned Black King. Classic old tyme version please, not Kevin Bacon.

Baron Zemo - Could have been a great comic series Cap figure, but that doesn't seem to be an option at this point. Releasing him in the regular Marvel Universe line would be, as Mitt Romney says, "just fine."

Black Bolt - How can you not love a guy who's real name is Blackagar Boltagon? As if that wasn't enough, he's the leader of the Inhumans, and his major weapon in his voice. And not in the same way that Gilbert Gottfired's voice is his major weapon. No wait, actually it's pretty much like that.

Emma Frost - ...and while we’re at it, where's the White Queen? Much like Rogue, Emma's been on the big screen, the small screen, the digital screen, let's get a figure already!
Beast - Hank McCoy is one of the founding fathers of the X-Men, and a favorite Avenger as well. Yes, I know that there is a Beast on the way. But really, is there? Not this guy. Classic furry blue version, not the nyan cat.
Wolfsbane (X-Force) – Last one we need to round out the team, and another opportunity to inject some more estrogen into the line.
Tony Stark – Not Tony as Iron Man. Tony as Tony, in a suit. No copping out with a repainted Multiple Man head this time. If you want to cheap out, plop a new head on Destro in a suit. Maybe with a nice bottle accessory.
Elektra – Really? Still no Elektra? I’d like to believe that the only reason we haven seen her yet is because Hasbro is trying to hold some big names back so every wave isn’t made of background characters or re-hashes of characters we’ve seen too many times. But at the same time, we're really due for some solid Marvel ladies, and Elektra fits the bill.

Old Man Logan - If you have not read this book… go get it now. What, you don't want another Wolverine? Ok, I get that we've seen plenty of them at this point, especially with the Wolverine:XO line, but we haven't seen one even close to this.
Pyro – Classic Brotherhood bad guy. Nothing could be as nice as John Allerdyce in his classic yellow and red. It’s another one of those costumes that would look silly in person, but looks great on a comic page, or in plastic form.

Spiral – Another trend in this list. The Marvel line needs more females, especially ones with six arms. Mojo's favorite personal servant, executioner and spy. Who can't use one of those?
Nimrod – He comes from an alternate future described in "Days of Future Past", one of the best X-Men stories ever. He is a powerful, virtually indestructible, and basically the Sentinel of the future. Not quite sure how the articulation would pan out on this guy, but if done right, he would look amazing.
Sauron – Maybe what we really need is someone to absorb the energy from all our extra figures. In pterodactyl form, Dr. Karl Lycos would make for one awesome winged figure.
Bonus Sizes
Savage Land – C’mon, a team pack of Ka-Zar, Shanna the She-Devil and Zabu, how can you go wrong?
So those are our picks. What do you think? Who have we named
that you would leave off? Who did we leave off that you can’t live without?
What do you think the chances are that Hasbro will ever read this; much less
give it any serious consideration? Comment now and let us know!
Photos courtesy of Marvel.com and Wikipedia.
That's it, I'm changing my name to Zakagar Boltagon.
ReplyDeleteI agree with a lot of this list. The Spider-man villains are a great place to start and I would think a no brainer for a line lacking in bad guys. I want Shocker, a "real" Rhino, and an old man Vulture! Also, finally someone who also wants a classic Beast! I love this site!
ReplyDeleteThere's a Shocker in the current Spider-Man line. He's mostly been found up in Canada in TRU, so not easy to track down, but sooner or later we should be seeing him down here. Not perfect, but it's a pretty good figure. I did a review here on OnePerCase not too long ago, check the "Marvel" menu.
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