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PROMETHEA AND SOPHIE DELUXE ACTION FIGURE SET

Advance-solicited; in stores September 18. From the critically-acclaimed line of AMERICA'S BEST COMICS comes the woman warrior known as Promethea! The heroic Promethea and her human alter ego Sophie are now beautifully-formed action figures! Promethea, the woman of myth, conjured from a realm which Sophie continues to travel in search of enlightenment, stands approximately 6 1/4" tall and comes with a removable clear blue plastic, glitter-coated staff and faux-stone sun symbol base, with a non-removable plastic skirt and cape. Sophie stands approximately 5 1/2" tall and comes with a removable backpack and a manhole-cover base for posing. Both figures feature multiple points of articulation, and are packaged together with their accessories in a 4-color window box. Retailers, please note: The PROMETHEA AND SOPHIE DELUXE ACTION FIGURE 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 May-released product, solicited in this month's issue of Previews.

MAD 50th ANNIVERSARY BOX SET

Advance-solicited; in stores September 4. Has it been fifty years already? My, where does the time go? Fifty years of MAD Magazine! Well, that calls for something special...like the MAD 50th ANNIVERSARY BOX SET - featuring action figures of MAD'S resident idiot and "What, me worry?" mascot, Alfred E. Neuman, and the irrepressible Spy Vs. Spy guys! The ALFRED E. NEUMAN ACTION FIGURE stands approximately 6" tall, and looks stupid no matter how you pose him! The WHITE SPY ACTION FIGURE and BLACK SPY ACTION FIGURE each come with an (inactive!) bomb and spy glass. This Box Set also comes with a special 24-page black-and-white MAD Magazine chock full of 50 years of highlights from MAD! Don't wait another fifty years to get your hands on this once-in-your-lifetime set! Packaged in a 4-color window box. The MAD 50th ANNIVERSARY BOX 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 May-released product, solicited in this month's issue of Previews. This product is being offered simultaneously outside of the comic book specialty market. Because combined orders drive the manufacturing of this particular product, lack of orders may necessitate the cancellation of this product. Notification of cancellation, if necessary, would be announced by the end of April 2002.

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JUST-US-LEAGUE OF STUPID HEROES ASSORTMENT I

Advance-solicited; in stores September 4. MAD MAGAZINE'S resident idiot, Alfred E. Neuman, becomes the mighty heroes of the Justice League of America in that very, er...special way he has. The "What, me worry?" kid is giving everybody something to worry about if he thinks his portrayals of our beloved heroes is funny! The JUST-US-LEAGUE OF STUPID HEROES ASSORTMENT I stars Alfred as Superman, Batman, Robin, The Flash, Green Lantern, and Green Arrow. Each figure features multiple points of articulation, hysterical accessories, and comes packaged in its own 4-color blister card. Each assortment contains: 2 Batman, 2 Superman, and 1 each of Green Lantern, Flash, Green Arrow, and Robin - for a total of 8 figures! ALFRED E. NEUMAN AS SUPERMAN, BATMAN, THE FLASH, and GREEN ARROW were previously released as singles to the comic-book specialty market. The JUST-US-LEAGUE OF STUPID HEROES ASSORTMENT I 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 May-released product, solicited in this month's issue of Previews . This product is being offered simultaneously outside of the comic book specialty market. Because combined orders drive the manufacturing of this particular product, lack of orders may necessitate the cancellation of this product. Notification of cancellation, if necessary, would be announced by the end of April 2002.