There were some new items in Smyths Toys on my weekly trip this week. And while it is not my normal cup of tea, I found myself very excited when I found the Playmobil Back to the Future DeLorean (£49.99) and a two pack of the 1950's Doc and Marty McFly for £6.99.
In the main action figure aisle the McFarlane DC Multiverse figures have landed. Smyths are splitting these up on the plan with Batman Comic & Animated front and centre of their DC display. Superman, for some reason, is positioned higher up and not immediately in the eye-line. Each figure is £19.99.
These are the only three Multiverse figures Smyths are listing, and - as I have speculated in other threads - this maybe a strategic spreading of the releases by Bandai UK (distributor) across a number of retailers.
Star Wars fans are still not well served, with Smyths own UK exclusive Carbonized Jet Trooper now in the clearance section for £15. They had put some new 6 inch budget figures out at £5 each. These are the same assortment sold in 2016 by Aldi - Darth Vader, Darth Maul, Jedi Luke etc. There were also two Solo releases in the same line - Chewbacca, who was only just released in the UK least year, and not in this Solo packaging. And Han Solo, who to my knowledge has not had a direct UK release before.
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