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New DC Direct Announced for May 2002

DC Direct has announced new action figures and products to be released in May 2002.

The JSA Shade and Vandal Savage action figures are due in stores on May 15, 2002, as are the Brainiac 5 and Mon-El action figures.

The Sugar & Spike soft toys 2-pack is due on May 1, 2002.

The Classic Robin Mini-Bust is due on May 8, 2002, with the Superman Maquette to follow on May 22, 2002.

The Green Lantern Sinestro Power Ring Prop is due in comic stores on June 26, 2002.

The JLA Wall Scroll is due out on April 10, 2002.

Click on any image for a larger version, or scroll past the pictures for more details about these items.












JLA WALL SCROLL: Art by Doug Mahnke and Tom Nguyen. Advance-solicited; in stores April 10, 2002. The JLA comes alive in this spectacular new wall scroll, featuring art from the cover to JLA #61 showing Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, The Flash, Martian Manhunter, and Plastic Man speeding into action to make the world safe from evil! With art by the new JLA team of Doug Mahnke & Tom Nguyen, the JLA WALL SCROLL is printed in full color on nylon and is 27" wide x 40" high. Retailers, please note: The JLA WALL SCROLL is manufactured to order, so only limited quantities may be available for reorder. Final product may differ from image shown. This item is advance-solicited. Orders must be placed with those for January, 2002-released product, solicited in this month's issue of Previews.$19.95 USD.

JSA VILLAINS: THE SHADE ACTION FIGURE: Advance-solicited; in stores May 15, 2002. An immortal adventurer whose origins are shrouded in mystery, the Shade turned his power to control shadow matter to villainy in the 1940s, where he clashed with the Golden Age Flash and his comrades of the Justice Society of America. THE SHADE ACTION FIGURE stands approximately 7" tall, features multiple points of articulation, and comes packaged with a cane. Packaged in a 4-color blister pack. Retailers, please note: The JSA VILLAINS: THE SHADE ACTION FIGURE is manufactured to order, so only limited quantities may be available for reorder. Final product may differ from image shown. This item is advance-solicited. Orders must be placed with those for January, 2002-released product, solicited in this month's issue of Previews.

JSA VILLAINS: VANDAL SAVAGE ACTION FIGURE: Advance-solicited; in stores May 15, 2002. A caveman exposed to the radiation of a mysterious meteor, Vandal Savage gained great intelligence and immortality! Through the ages he has tried to dominate the world in the guise of such figures as Julius Caesar and Genghis Khan. THE VANDAL SAVAGE ACTION FIGURE features the immortal foe of the heroes of the DCU, standing approximately 6 3/4" tall, featuring multiple points of articulation and comes with a scabbard and removable sword. Packaged in a 4-color blister pack. Retailers, please note: The JSA VILLAINS: VANDAL SAVAGE ACTION FIGURE is manufactured to order, so only limited quantities may be available for reorder. Final product may differ from image shown. This item is advance-solicited. Orders must be placed with those for January, 2002-released product, solicited in this month's issue of Previews.

LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES: BRAINIAC 5 ACTION FIGURE: Advance-solicited; in stores May 15, 2002. A descendant of a boy adopted by the original, criminal robot Brainiac, Querl Dox of Colu inherited his forefather's incredible 12th-level intelligence. Coming to Earth in the 30th Century to study at the Time Institute, Querl was recruited by the Legion of Super-Heroes and took the name Brainiac 5. The BRAINIAC 5 ACTION FIGURE stands approximately 6" tall and features multiple points of articulation. Packaged in a 4-color blister pack. Retailers, please note: The LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES: BRAINIAC 5 ACTION FIGURE is manufactured to order, so only limited quantities may be available for reorder. Final product may differ from image shown. This item is advance-solicited. Orders must be placed with those for January, 2002-released product, solicited in this month's issue of Previews.

LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES: MON-EL ACTION FIGURE: Advance-solicited; in stores May 15, 2002. An astronaut from the planet Daxam, Lar Gand visited the planet Krypton before its destruction. Years later, suffering from amnesia, he came to Earth, where Superboy believed him to be his lost brother from Krypton. Forced to spend almost a thousand years in the Phantom Zone due to a seemingly incurable illness, Mon-El was eventually released and cured, becoming a member of the 30th-century super-team, the Legion of Super-Heroes. The MON-EL ACTION FIGURE stands approximately 5.875" tall and features multiple points of articulation. Packaged in a 4-color blister pack. Retailers, please note: The LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES: MON-EL ACTION FIGURE is manufactured to order, so only limited quantities may be available for reorder. Final product may differ from image shown. This item is advance-solicited. Orders must be placed with those for January, 2002-released product, solicited in this month's issue of Previews.

SUGAR & SPIKE SOFT TOYS 2-PACK SET: Advance-solicited; in stores May 1, 2002. They're babies in a grown-up world, best pals and partners in mischief! Sugar and Spike get into trouble and speak to each other in baby talk that adults can't understand. Now, the two cutest kids in comics can be yours to have and cuddle with as adorable soft toys! Inseparable friends forever, Sugar & Spike are both approximately 7" tall with embroidered features, and are packaged together in a 4-color window box. Retailers, please note: The SUGAR & SPIKE SOFT TOYS 2-PACK SET is manufactured to order, so only limited quantities may be available for reorder. Final product may differ from image shown. This item is advance-solicited. Orders must be placed with those for January, 2002-released product, solicited in this month's issue of Previews.

CLASSIC ROBIN MINI-BUST: Designed and Sculpted by Tim Bruckner. Pre-solicited; in stores May 8, 2002. Continuing the line of DC Direct mini-busts begun with the CLASSIC SUPERMAN and CLASSIC BATMAN MINI-BUSTS! Now Robin joins his classic Golden Age mentor as a hand-painted, cold-cast porcelain mini-bust, featuring the Boy Wonder loading his slingshot to use against the crooks threatening the safety of Gotham City! The CLASSIC ROBIN MINI-BUST stands overall with base approximately 4 1/2" tall x 5 1/4" wide. Packaged in a 4-color box. Retailers, please note: The CLASSIC ROBIN MINI-BUST is manufactured to order, so only limited quantities may be available for reorder. Final product may differ from image shown. This item is pre-solicited. Orders must be placed with those for February, 2002-released product, solicited in next month's issue of Previews. $45.00 USD.

JUSTICE LEAGUE ANIMATED: SUPERMAN MAQUETTE: Sculpted by Karen Palinko. Pre-solicited; in stores May 22, 2002. DC Direct continues its line of cold-cast porcelain maquettes with the JUSTICE LEAGUE ANIMATED: SUPERMAN MAQUETTE! Maquettes are statues designed for the series and usually produced exclusively for the artists and animators as the definitive models on which to base their drawings. Now DC Direct is making these special maquettes available to fans. Superman stands approximately 9" high x 4 1/2" wide on a 3 1/2" diameter base. Packaged in a 4-color box. Retailers, please note: The JUSTICE LEAGUE ANIMATED: SUPERMAN MAQUETTE is manufactured to order, so only limited quantities may be available for reorder. Final product may differ from image shown. This item is pre-solicited. Orders must be placed with those for February, 2002-released product, solicited in next month's issue of Previews. This maquette may be sold in other outlets simultaneously with comics specialty shops. $89.95 USD.

GREEN LANTERN SINESTRO POWER RING PROP: Sculpted by Sam Greenwell. Pre-solicited; in stores June 26, 2002. The series of Green Lantern Power Ring Props continues with the GREEN LANTERN SINESTRO POWER RING PROP! Once one of the greatest of the Green Lanterns, Sinestro of Korugar was corrupted by his power and was stripped of his ring by the Guardians of the Universe. But a yellow Power Ring from the anti-matter universe of Qward returned Sinestro to power...and made him one of the greatest threats the GL Corps and the universe has ever faced! Sinestro's ring is faithfully recreated in yellow-coated metal, set in a base against a fully sculpted, cold-cast porcelain bust of the villain himself standing approximately 5" tall on 3 1/2" diameter. The ring is removable from the base but is not intended to be worn. Packaged in a 4-color box. Retailers, please note: The GREEN LANTERN SINESTRO POWER RING PROP is manufactured to order, so only limited quantities may be available for reorder. Final product may differ from image shown. This item is pre-solicited. Orders must be placed with those for February, 2002-released product, solicited in next month's issue of Previews. $89.95 USD.




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