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The concept of a universe and a multiverse in which the fictional stories take place was loosely established during the Golden Age of Comic Books (1938–1956). With the publication of All-Star Comics #3 in 1940, the first crossover between characters occurred with the creation of the Justice Society of America (JSA), which presented the first superhero team with characters appearing in other ...
The company was founded in 1994 by Todd McFarlane. [2] McFarlane was working with Mattel to produce action figures based on his comic book characters. When the two could not decide on how to make the toys to McFarlane's satisfaction, he reclaimed the toy rights to his characters and started his own toy company.
After DC Universe Classics ceased production in 2014, Mattel unveiled figures from the successor line, DC Multiverse, at San-Diego Comic-Con 2015. [1] Unlike the previous line, which primarily focused on comic iterations of the character, it was announced that Multiverse would mix classic comic designs with other media based on DC's characters, such as their films, TV shows and video games.
The "DC Comics Super Heroes" logo would replace the Super Powers logo on merchandise when the line died out (especially in 1989 when Toy Biz reused many of the action figure molds for their DC Comics Super Heroes line). Only the toy line carried the "Collection" tag; all other merchandise would have a solo "Super Powers" logo.
Ultraa, Superboy-Prime and DC editor Julius Schwartz: The real world and the keystone Earth from which all the other Earths within the DC Multiverse originated. Earth-Prime had few superheroes. The superheroes of Earth-One, Earth-Two, Earth-Three, Earth-X, Earth-S, etc. existed only in fiction. The Flash #179 (May 1968) Earth-Q (All-Star Superman)
These are 3-inch scale figures with identical sculpts to the 6-inch figures with limited articulation, display stands and action features and/or weapons. These were previously going to be called Battleague figures and marketed as game figures but were later on consolidated into the DC Universe line as collectible figurines.
6" Action Figure Toy Line of DC Superheroes. DC Superheroes is a collection of action figures originally produced by Mattel in early 2006. It is divided into three different lines - the Justice League Unlimited toyline, with figures based on the animated Justice League Unlimited series; the S3: Select Sculpt Series, featuring more comic-accurate figures in the 6" scale; and a 12" figure line.
History Of the DC Universe Series 3. Released December 16, 2009 Brainiac; Ocean Master; Plastic Man; Superman; Boxed sets. Justice League New Frontier Box Set - April 22, 2009; Legends of the Dark Knight Box Set - June 17, 2009; DC Direct: Arkham Asylum Box Set - September 23, 2009; Dark Knight Returns Collectors Box Set - October 14, 2009