Hm, getting easier and easier to slap together a Teen Titans / Young Justice mashup with these. But this wave really seems to exist solely to catch up with Super Powers a bit more - at least, that explains Cyclotron.

And they already did Beast Boy, so, heck, that's two Doom Patrol members taken care of right off the bat.

Oh, and still no Huntress, now that the stupid ToyFare poll no longer has to be paid attention to, is evil.

Can I just ask one question here, Rob? I'm a little confused?

Are you happy or complaining about this? I cannot tell the difference with you some days.

I, for one, am eager to get a hold of the classic Blue Devil figure.

@Captain Draino: Read the post, he's excited, but confused.

@Geoff:
If you get ahold of the mystical wave 10, you'll also have Robotman, who is in the Doom Patrol.

I love the wackiness. They're not focusing on any one group, thankfully or people would skip whole waves. They're working on Reign of the Supermen, Doom Patrol, Legion of Doom, Super Powers, the Titans, as well as singles like Blue Devil, who I've been waiting for since I read Blue Devil #1 back in the 80s.

DC is really playing fast and loose with the definition of the word "classic" aren't they?

Cyclotron was a character created exclusively for the Super Powers line and only appeared in the comic mini-series of the same name.

There was a Cyclotron in the regular DC Universe but had no connection to the SP one. He was a retcon Golden Age villain who repented and was killed shortly after. This also retconned why the Golden Age Atom wore what he did during the Silver Age (he took Cyc's costume and wore it in honor of him). He is also the grandfather of Atom Smasher.

If I can find one, I might get the Blue Beetle. Otherwise, I'll pass on the rest of these.

I miss the Marvel Legends and their bad ass build-a-figures. Damn you Marvel!!!!

I found Wave 10 this morning and grabbed Joker and Robotman. No Man-Bat, though.

I found Wave 10 this morning and grabbed Joker and Robotman. No Man-Bat, though.

I love DCUC so much it's absurd. The Doom Patrol stuffs and Super Powers stuff is all just insanely awesome. I love that they are doing it.

While I am a big fan of Modern Superboy and would have preferred it, I know of a lot of friends who have been looking for THIS Superboy specifically, if only to complete their Reign of the Supermen set. We already have long hair Supes, Cyborg, Steel, and (if you're lucky) Eradicator. This completes a set a lot of people have been anxious for.

As previously stated, Beast Boy and Robot Man are already made and while hard to find, really DO exist. All they're really missing at this point are Rita and Caulder. They've already got some of the tooling for a larger-scale female figure in the Giganta BAF, give it some new feet, dump the plastic-molded bikini for a painted on uniform, and maybe a new head, and you've got a pretty serviceable Elasti-Girl. At that point, you're almost certain to get Caulder, especially since they can re-use the wheelchair and put out an Oracle. (Though which one of those two would come first is anybody's guess, really as Babs IS a Bat-character.)

I'm interested to find out the scale on the Superboy figure, because I think they're potentially painting themselves into a corner there with that smaller body.

Babs is also roughly a million times more popular. I've said that I'd pay whatever they asked for a Birds of Prey set with her and Huntress (I never got the DCD one), but would sign over my firstborn child if they found a way to put Manhunter in that set as well.

Isn't Superboy just the Robin / Kid Flash body?

Yeah, I'd give body parts for good Oracle and Huntress figures (we've already got Canary, and that does seem like a bit of a "no-brainer" set to finish), and giving them parts they can re-use is always helpful. That plus the fact that the Giganta set is still pretty recent (even if I STILL haven't found them all myself) makes me think that we'll get Babs first, then a few sets further down, they'd put the Doc and Rita in the same line. For the Doc, they'd already have the chair, then use the suited lower body from Gentlemen Ghost/Joker, create a new torso (I'm thinking a sweater) and head, and there we go.

As for Superboy, it SHOULD be the smaller body, but the jacket looks like it came from Mr. Terrific, so unless they've panagraphed it down, it would almost have to be the larger "adult" one.

Oh, and you're absolutely right about Martian Manhunter. I can only guess that they're holding him to anchor a later wave...or possibly trying to decide which look to give him, though they could put out both as a 50/50 with relatively little retooling.

Finally, a decent paint of the new Blue Beetle. BBatB figs are inaccurate (too much black).

WIll I be getting the 90's superboy? Yes Yes I will

"Oh, and you're absolutely right about Martian Manhunter."

Wrong Manhunter - I meant Kate Spencer.

Actually, there's a good idea for a wave - Kate, J'onn, Paul Kirk, that weird guy from the 90s and a robot Manhunter from Green Lantern. All-Manhunters, all the time.

@Gastank,

"I miss the Marvel Legends and their bad ass build-a-figures. Damn you Marvel!!!!"

They're still around. We just voted on the 2010 set: http://www.hasbro.com/marvel/en_US/discover/poll.cfm

They threatened last year to pull the line, but chances are that if DC's larger figures are doing well, Marvel might stay in the game.

There's no way in hell those are real. Those have to be customs.

@BallsMOnkey

You may be right, after looking there is a bunch on custom figures.

given the waves useally have a few characters tied to the baf. and this time its trigon i see where they have it titans heavy though chetah is proably a tie in to wonder girl history with wonder woman. as for finishing the doom patrol Mattel stated that is their plan since they are fans of them and the metal men.

Cyclotron won't have a variant, it looks like a removable chest piece. they only do 2 variants to a wave. this one with Cheetah and Negative Man. I can pass on the negative man variant, but want both Cheethas

"And '90s goddamn Superboy? That's hilarious and kind of awesome, but is it really going to sell?"

Are you kidding? That's the only one I fucking WANT!!!

As a hardcore DC Fan... I absolutely hate how these figures are so freaking hard to find in most stores. And that's not just the Wal-Mart exclusive ones (which are, yes, mythical)...but even the more recent waves have been underproduced.

I have no idea who Cylcotron is save for the old Super Powers figure I have that's missing his human face plate. Meanwhile I'm not caring too much for a Huntress because I got the old Birds of Prey one and I really don't want one with her crappy new outfit. My shop has an old DC Direct Superboy with the same outfit, so that one's out for me.

Sign me up for Negative Man, and please include the old school Cliff Steele in the next batch, please.

TO Do list: Sell plasma to afford to buy that Superboy figure. Please don't just be customs. Please.

These are not customs. They are official photos from Mattel. Why are they being released this way? Hell, this is the company who can't find a way to legally post toy news on their own friggin' website, so who the hell knows? Bottom line: these are NOT customs!

I don't know why they didn't have the variant figure of Negative Man be Rebis instead of one with Larry without the bandages. This may be the ONLY time we will ever have the chance of getting a Rebis figure! Poor form, Mattel. I mean, if they are the hard-core Doom Patrol fans they claim they are, why would they snub the Grant Morrison incarnation of the team (arguably the most popular incarnation beside the original team)!?

The line-ups have never made much sense. Just look at wave 10: you've got a completely awesome wave which includes an absolute staple like the Joker and it's a Wal-Mart wave! Plus almost every BAF/CNC has been of a character that only comic fans would know anything about. That's not even looking at the line-ups half the time: Vigilante? Dr Impossible/Mr Miracle? Forager? I mean, c'mon.

90s Superboy makes a little sense, as seeing we've already had Eradicator & reborn Superman back in the Kalibak wave. Really looking forward to that one and most of the Trigon wave.... which still isn't as cool as the impossible to find overly expensive Imperiex wave.

What is taking so long to make a Martian Manhunter? He's one of the founding members of the Justice League for pete's sake!!