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This article is about the action figure line of Marvel characters. For the video game formerly titled "Marvel Legends", see Marvel: Ultimate Alliance. For the comic book, see Marvel Legends (comics).

**Marvel Legends**
4", 6", 8", and 12" Action Figure Toy Line
Toy Biz:	2002–2006
Hasbro:	2007–2012

Marvel Legends is an action figure line based on the characters of Marvel Comics, initially produced by Toy Biz, then by Hasbro. This line is in the 6-inch (150 mm) scale, with spin-off lines in the 4-inch (100 mm), 8-inch (200 mm), and 12-inch (300 mm) scale.

[edit] History

The Marvel Legends line is a spin-off of the Spider-Man Classics line also produced by Toy Biz. At its inception in 2002, the Marvel Legends line took over the clamshell packaging and the included comic book that had shipped with the Spider-Man Classics line. The first Marvel Legends series included representations of the Hulk, Captain America, Iron Man, and Toad.

Beginning January 1, 2007, Hasbro was the new license holder of the rights to produce toys and games based upon the Marvel Universe, while Toy Biz was renamed Marvel Toys. The new Hasbro packaging did not include a comic. In recent years, production on the Marvel Legends line slowed down to the point that it was rumored it would be cancelled, but Hasbro employees revealed at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con that due to fan requests and upcoming movies based on Marvel characters, the line would be making a comeback in 2012, and in January of 2012, Marvel Legends returned to store shelves.^[1]

[edit] Chase figures

From the beginning, the Marvel Legends line has used the "chase" concept to introduce figures based on less popular or recognizable characters. These got their nickname by being shipped in fewer quantities than the rest of the figures, thus causing collectors to chase after them. Eventually, rather than entirely new figures, the chase concept was limited to variations (such as an alternate head or a different color scheme) of a figure released in that same series. These figures became high in demand by collectors.

[edit] Build-A-Figure

In 2005, Toy Biz introduced the "Build-A-Figure" (referred to as a "BAF" in the collector community) to the Marvel Legends line, starting with series 9. Each figure in the series was packaged with a piece of a larger figure — in the initial case, a 16-inch (410 mm) tall figure of Galactus. A consumer who bought each figure in the assortment would then have all the complete components to assemble a character unavailable in individual packaging.

The concept was re-employed in the tenth Toy Biz series, where each figure was packaged with a piece of a mutant-hunting robot known as a Sentinel. Additional BAFs would include Apocalypse, Onslaught, Giant-Man, Mojo, MODOK (From Toy Biz), Annihilus, Blob, Brood Queen, Red Hulk, Sandman (Spider-Man Trilogy Limited Edition), Ronan the Accuser (Fantastic Four Limited Edition), Fin Fang Foom (Hulk Limited Edition), Ares, and Nemesis (From Hasbro).

With the release of the Giant-Man BAF, Toy Biz packaged smaller parts with each character, requiring 10 figures to be purchased to create the BAF (including one of the variant figures).

Starting with the Onslaught BAF and continuing with the Mojo and MODOK BAFs, Toy Biz returned to the six-piece formula. Hasbro continued the six-piece formula with the Annihilus BAF in its first series, and temporarily moved to an eight-piece formula with the Blob BAF in its second series, but switched back to the six figure format in series 4.

[edit] 6-inch figures

[edit] Toy Biz

[edit] Series 1 (2002)

Figure	Description	Comic
Captain America		Captain America vol. 1 #109
Hulk	Bendable fingers	Incredible Hulk vol. 1 #314
Hulk	Straight fingers	Incredible Hulk vol. 1 #314
Iron Man	Regular	Iron Man vol. 1 #149
	Gold Iron Man
	Stealth Armor, Wal-Mart exclusive
Toad		Uncanny X-Men #4

NOTE: There are three versions of Iron Man in this series.^[2] Each of the figures also contains either a comic or a poster foil. Some are English and some are Canadian packaging.

[edit] Series 2 (2002)

Figure	Description	Comic
Dr. Doom		Fantastic Four vol. 1 #247, The international version came with a gold foil poster
Doombot	Chase
Hulk	Wal-Mart exclusive, removable white shirt	Incredible Hulk vol. 1 #314
Human Torch	Without 4 on chest	Fantastic Four vol. 1 #233
Human Torch	With 4 on chest	Fantastic Four vol. 1 #233
Namor		Savage Sub-Mariner #67
Thing	Regular	Fantastic Four vol. 1 #263
Thing	Trenchcoat variant	Fantastic Four vol. 1 #263

NOTE: Neither version of the Human Torch is a variant. Human Torch was originally distributed with the 4 on his chest, but some collectors asked for the 4 to be removed, since it would be more comic accurate. So as a running change, later shipments had the 4 removed. At the beginning, the figure with the 4 was plentiful, but as time went on, it became more common to see him without it, and eventually it became rare to see him with the 4.

[edit] Series 3 (2003)

Figure	Description	Comic
Daredevil	Based on Daredevil film	Daredevil #164
Ghost Rider		Ghost Rider vol. 2 #2
Magneto		X-Men #2
Thor		Thor vol. 2 #39
Wolverine	Masked	Uncanny X-Men #133
Wolverine	Unmasked, chase	Uncanny X-Men #133

NOTE: There were several running changes to the Daredevil figure(with or without beard), but no true variants.^{[citation needed]} Some Wolverine figures came with a small poster of Wolverine, rather than the comic.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Series 4 (2003)

Figure	Description	Comic
Beast		X-Men #3
Elektra		Daredevil vol. 1 #176
Gambit		X-Men #4
Goliath	Re-released Avengers #1 Toy Biz (Non-Legends) figure with Ant-Man and Wasp, chase
Punisher	White belt	Punisher War Zone #1
Punisher	Black belt	Punisher War Zone #1

[edit] Series 5 (2004)

Figure	Description	Comic
Blade	Blade II version	Poster book, Spider-Man team-up, or the recalled Tomb of Dracula #45.
Colossus		Uncanny X-Men #129
Mr. Fantastic		Fantastic Four vol. 1 #489
Nick Fury		Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #1
Red Skull	Chase	Captain America vol. 3 #16
Sabretooth		X-Men #5
Silver Surfer	With Howard the Duck pack-in	Silver Surfer vol. 1 #11
Silver Surfer	Without Howard the Duck	Silver Surfer vol. 1 #11

[edit] Series 6 (2004)

Figure	Description	Comic
Cable	Regular, blue costume	Cable #73
Cable	Brown costume, chase	Cable #73
Deadpool	With Doop pack-in	Deadpool #4
Juggernaut		Uncanny X-Men #13
Phoenix	Green costume	Uncanny X-Men #101
Dark Phoenix	Red costume, chase	Uncanny X-Men #101
Punisher	Movie version	The Amazing Spider-Man #129
Wolverine	Brown costume, with Ogun base pack-in	Uncanny X-Men #213
Wolverine	Unmasked (Chase, Series III re-release with Legends VI packaging)

[edit] Series 7 (2004)

Figure	Accessories	Description	Comic
Apocalypse			X-Factor #25
Ghost Rider		Classic
Ghost Rider		Phasing
Goliath		With Ant-Man and Wasp, chase, Series IV re-release with Legends VII packaging
Hawkeye	Knuckle guard bow
Hawkeye	Regular bow
Iron Man (Silver Centurion)
Vision		Regular	Avengers vol. 1 #135
Vision		Phasing, chase	Avengers vol. 1 #135
Wolverine		Weapon X	Poster book or X-Men Legends comic

[edit] Series 8 (2005)

Figure	Description	Comic
Black Widow	Natalia Romanov	Daredevil vol. 1 #81
Black Widow	Yelena Belova, chase	Daredevil vol. 1 #81
Ultimate Captain America		Poster book
Classic Captain America	Wings on head, chase/variant	Poster book
Doctor Octopus	Marvel Age Spider-Man #2
Doombot	Chase, Series II re-release with Legends VIII packaging	Marvel Age Spider-Man #4
Iceman		Uncanny X-Men #18
Iron Man (Modern Armor)	Original version	Poster book
Iron Man (Modern Armor)	Red torso version, error	Poster book
Man-Thing		Ultimate Marvel Team-Up #7
Storm	Black costume	Uncanny X-Men #96
Storm	Mohawk, chase	Uncanny X-Men #96

NOTE: The early shipments of ML8 had a paint error on the Captain America figures. The Ultimate Captain America was supposed to have grey paint on his pants, while the Classic Captain America was not. When the toys were first released, these paint apps were reversed. A running change later corrected the error.

[edit] Series 9 - Galactus Series (2005)

This line introduced what would become a long standing feature of the Legends line until plastic was deemed too expensive: Buying the full line would result in a Build-A-Figure that towers over the rest, marking the inauguration with Fantastic Four character Galactus.

Figure	Description	Comic	Build-A-Figure Piece
Bullseye	Regular	Daredevil vol. 1 #132	Left leg
Bullseye	Gritting teeth, grey costume, chase	Daredevil vol. 1 #132	Left leg
Deathlok		Deathlok vol. 1 #3	Upper torso
Doctor Strange		Four selections from Strange Tales	Right arm
Hulk	First appearance, grey, closed mouth	Incredible Hulk vol. 1, #1	Left arm
Hulk	First appearance, green, teeth bared, chase	Incredible Hulk vol. 1, #1	Left arm
Nightcrawler		Poster book	Lower torso
Professor X		Uncanny X-Men #117	Head
War Machine		Iron Man vol. 1 #281	Right leg

NOTE: In some cases the Canadian release of the figures were packaged with a gold-foil enhanced mini-poster (with art by Jae Lee), instead of a comic.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Series 10 - Sentinel Series (2005)

Continuing the tradition, this line introduces a Sentinel figure, and from hereafter, nearly every Build-A-Figure would be lifted from the X-Men villains roster. To complete the robot, only Mystique or Omega Red needed to be purchased, as both have the same piece.

Figure	Description	Comic	Build-A-Figure Piece
Angel	Red costume	Uncanny X-Men #5	Left leg
Angel	Light blue costume, chase	Uncanny X-Men #5	Left leg
Black Panther	Regular	Avengers vol. 1, #87	Right arm
Black Panther	Alternate necklace/belt, later release	Avengers vol. 1, #87	Right arm
Cyclops	Blue/yellow costume	Uncanny X-Men #201	Left arm
Cyclops	X-Factor costume, chase	Uncanny X-Men #201	Left arm
Mister Sinister	Blue neck, initial release	Uncanny X-Men #243	Right leg
Mister Sinister	White neck, later release	Uncanny X-Men #243	Right leg
Mystique		Poster book	Torso
Omega Red		X-Men #7	Torso
Spider-Man	First Appearance	Amazing Fantasy vol. 1 #15 origin story, and Amazing Spider-Man vol. 1 #8 "Spider-Man Tackles The Torch!"	Head/upper torso

[edit] Series 11 - Legendary Rider Series (2005)

This line would do away with the Build-A-Figure temporarily, instead packaging the figures with a vehicular accessory.

Figure	Accessories	Description	Comic
Iron Man (Hulkbuster)			Iron Man vol. 1, #305
Scarlet Witch		Varying rarity^[3]	Avengers vol. 1 #187
Taskmaster			Avengers vol. 1 #196
Thing		First Appearance	Fantastic Four vol. 1 #1
Ultron			Avengers vol. 3 #22
Vengeance			Ghost Rider vol. 2 #39
Wolverine		"Days of Future Past" Logan, black t-shirt/green pants	Uncanny X-Men #141
Wolverine		Logan, younger/white t-shirt/blue pants, cowboy hat, chase	Uncanny X-Men #141
Wonder Man	Yellowjacket sidekick		Avengers vol. 3 #51
Wonder Man		Translucent purple "Ionic" version, chase	Avengers vol. 3 #51

[edit] Series 12 - Apocalypse Series (2006)

This line brings back the Build-A-Figure, this time, X-Men villain Apocalypse. His parts would come in two colors, traditional blue or new black.

Figure	Description	Comic	Build-A-Figure Piece
Bishop	Regular	Bishop #2	Lower torso
Bishop	Alternate bald head, chase	Bishop #2	Lower torso
Hulk ("Maestro")		Captain Marvel vol. 3, #30	Left arm
Iron Fist	Original green costume	Iron Fist #8	Right leg
Iron Fist	Red costume, ripped mask, screaming chase	Iron Fist #8	Right leg
Sasquatch	Regular	Alpha Flight vol. 1, #10	Right arm
Sasquatch	All-white Snowbird (Narya) version, chase	Alpha Flight vol. 1, #10	Right arm
Wolverine (Astonishing X-Men)	Regular	Astonishing X-Men vol. 3, #6	Left leg
Wolverine (Astonishing X-Men)	Unmasked, chase	Astonishing X-Men vol. 3, #6	Left leg
X-23	Black costume, straight hair	Uncanny X-Men #451	Head/upper torso
X-23	Purple costume, wavy hair	Uncanny X-Men #451	Head/upper torso

NOTE: Some Maestro figures were packaged with the incorrect piece to Apocalypse and were recalled.

[edit] Giant Man Series (Wal-Mart exclusive) (2006)

This Wal-Mart exclusive built the largest Build-A-Figure for the entire line, Avengers founding member Giant-Man. This series was found internationally in the UK and other stores, such as Woolworths^{[citation needed]} and Canada's Toys R Us.^{[citation needed]} Sentry would ship in a tan-and-blue uniform that was later corrected to a brighter yellow-and-blue color. Both hues have been used in the comics.^[4]

Figure	Accessories	Description	Comic	Build-A-Figure Piece
Age of Apocalypse Weapon X (Wolverine)			Weapon X #1	Right foot
Age of Apocalypse Weapon X (Wolverine)		Burnt face variant	Weapon X #1	Left hand
Age of Apocalypse Sabretooth			Astonishing X-Men #3	Left foot
Ant Man			Marvel Premiere #47	Right arm
Captain Britain			Excalibur #1	Right leg
Kitty Pryde	Lockheed the dragon		Astonishing X-Men #4	Upper torso & head
Havok			Uncanny X-Men #97	Left leg
Sentry		Cut hair variant, tan-and-blue uniform	New Avengers #3	Left arm
		Cut hair variant, yellow-and-blue uniform
		Bearded/long haired variant, tan-and-blue uniform
		Bearded/long haired variant, yellow-and-blue uniform
Warbird			Avengers Annual #10	Lower torso
Thor			Thor vol. 1 #351	Right hand

[edit] Series 13 - Onslaught Series ("The Villains Wave") (2006)

This time, the figure is yet another X-Men villain, Onslaught. This figure's size was reduced to be nearly the same height as basic Legends figures due to rising plastics costs.

Figure	Description	Comic	Build-A-Figure Piece
Abomination	Regular	Incredible Hulk vol. 2, #25	Left arm
Abomination	Melted face, chase	Incredible Hulk vol. 2, #25	Left arm
Blackheart		Wolverine/Ghost Rider/Punisher: Hearts of Darkness	Left leg
Green Goblin	Regular	Amazing Spider-Man #122	Right leg
Green Goblin	Unmasked, chase	Amazing Spider-Man #122	Right leg
Lady Deathstrike		Wolverine #77	Upper torso
Loki	Regular	Journey Into Mystery #116	Right arm
Loki	Alternate Crown of Lies head, chase	Journey Into Mystery #116	Right arm
Pyro		Daredevil vol. 1, #355	Lower torso

[edit] Series 14 - Mojo Series (2006)

Mojo, an interdimensional villain (for the X-Men) marked another somewhat scaled-down size for the bonus figures.

Figure	Description	Comic	Build-A-Figure Piece
Baron Zemo	Regular	Avengers vol. 1 #6	Head and upper torso
Baron Zemo	Unmasked, chase	Avengers vol. 1 #6	Head and upper torso
Falcon	Regular	Falcon #1	Stomach/lower torso
Falcon	Modern costume, chase	Falcon #1	Stomach/lower torso
Iron Man (First Appearance)		Tales Of Suspense #39 & 40	Back tentacles
Iron Man (First Appearance)	Gold variant, chase	Tales Of Suspense #39 & 40	Back tentacles
Longshot		X-Men vol. 2 #10	Lower, right side mechanical legs
Luke Cage	Regular	Luke Cage #1	Lower, left side mechanical legs
Luke Cage	Black and silver variant, extremely rare	Luke Cage #1	Lower, left side mechanical legs
Psylocke		Uncanny X-Men #258 (cover art from #467)	Back/lower torso

[edit] Series 15 - M.O.D.O.K. Series (2006)

M.O.D.O.K., an Avengers villain, was the focusing figure of the line. This figure was also another case of plastics' rising cost.

Figure	Description	Comic	Build-A-Figure Piece
Beta Ray Bill	Regular	Thor #337	Hover base
Beta Ray Bill	Lighter-colored skin	Thor #337	Hover base
Captain Marvel		Captain Marvel #25	Control panel
Genis-Vell	Captain Marvel variant, chase	Captain Marvel #25	Control panel
Iron Man (Thor-Buster Armor)		Iron Man vol. 2 #64	Right arm
Destroyer	Iron-Man variant, chase	Iron Man vol. 2 #64	Right arm
Moon Knight	Regular	Marvel Team-Up #7	Left arm
Moon Knight	Silver costume variant, chase	Marvel Team-Up #7	Left arm
Spider-Woman		Spider-Woman #1	Head
Spider-Woman	Julia Carpenter variant, chase	Spider-Woman #1	Head
Wasp	Black costume	Avengers #195	Legs
	Shoulder length hair, red costume, variant, chase
	Shoulder length hair, blue costume (arrows on knees pointing up), variant, chase
	Shoulder length hair, blue costume (arrows on knees pointing down), variant, chase

[edit] Face-Off Two-Packs

The "Face-Off" series was first released in mid 2006. Each set included two 6" scale figures, a base with background, and a reprint comic.

[edit] Series 1 (2006)

Name	Figure	Description	Comic
Captain America vs. Red Skull	Captain America		Captain America #32
Captain America vs. Red Skull	Red Skull
Captain America vs. Baron Strucker (variant)	Captain America	Unmasked
Captain America vs. Baron Strucker (variant)	Baron Strucker
Daredevil vs. Kingpin	Daredevil		Daredevil vol. 1 #171
Daredevil vs. Kingpin	Kingpin
Daredevil vs. Kingpin (variant)	Daredevil	Unmasked
Daredevil vs. Kingpin (variant)	Kingpin	Angry face, black suit
Hulk vs. Leader	Hulk		Incredible Hulk vol. 1 #115
Hulk vs. Leader	Leader	Modern
Hulk vs. Leader (variant)	Hulk	Screaming
Hulk vs. Leader (variant)	Leader	Classic

[edit] Series 2 (2006)

Name	Figure	Description	Comic
First Appearance Wolverine vs. Sabretooth	Wolverine	First Appearance	Wolverine #10
First Appearance Wolverine vs. Sabretooth	Sabretooth
First Appearance Wolverine vs. Sabretooth (variant)	Wolverine	First Appearance, screaming
First Appearance Wolverine vs. Sabretooth (variant)	Sabretooth	Screaming
Iron Man (Modular Armor) vs. Mandarin	Iron Man		Iron Man #311
Iron Man (Modular Armor) vs. Mandarin	Mandarin
War Machine vs. Mandarin (variant)	War Machine
War Machine vs. Mandarin (variant)	Mandarin	Red-costumed
Punisher vs. Jigsaw	Punisher	Classic	Punisher #36
Punisher vs. Jigsaw	Jigsaw	Punisher costume
Punisher vs. Business Suit Jigsaw (variant)	Punisher	Modern
Punisher vs. Business Suit Jigsaw (variant)	Jigsaw	Business suit

[edit] Gift Packs

[edit] X-Men Legends (2003)

Name	Figure	Description
X-Men Legends	Beast	Glasses and lab coat
	Gambit	Vinyl trench coat
	Magneto	New head sculpt
	Rogue	Exclusive to this box set
	Wolverine	Unmasked, blue/yellow

[edit] Urban Legends (2003)

Name	Figure	Accessories	Description	Comic
Urban Legends	Daredevil	Figure stand, billy club	Red costume	Urban Legends Poster Book
	Elektra	Figure stand, 2 swords, 2 sai, removable weapons holder	White repaint costume
	Punisher	Figure stand, bazooka, removable trenchcoat	Black coat
	Spider-Man	Figure stand

[edit] Fantastic Four (2004)

Name	Figure	Accessories	Description	Comic
Fantastic Four	Dr. Doom	Figure stand, pistol, removable mask and cloak		Fantastic Four Poster Book
	Franklin Richards		Exclusive to this box set
	H.E.R.B.I.E. the Robot	Flight stand	Exclusive to this box set
	Human Torch	Figure stand	Partially flamed on
	Invisible Woman	Figure stand	Dark blue costume, exclusive to this box set
	Mr. Fantastic	Figure stand, alternate ball form, removable labcoat	Dark blue costume, labcoat
	The Thing	Figure stand
Fantastic Four (variant set)	Doctor Doom
	Franklin Richards		Exclusive to this box set
	H.E.R.B.I.E. the robot		Exclusive to this box set
	Human Torch		Translucent version
	Invisible Woman		Vanishing/translucent version
	Mister Fantastic
	Thing

[edit] Spider-Man Vs. Sinister 6 (2004)

Name	Figure	Description
Spider-Man Vs. Sinister 6	Black Cat	Exclusive to this box set
	Doctor Octopus	A reissue of the Spider-Man Classics version with a coat
	Electro	Exclusive to this box set
	Green Goblin	A repaint of the Series 2 Hobgoblin figure with a new head and glider
	Kraven the Hunter	A reissue of the Spider-Man Classics version with a new head
	Spider-Man
	Venom	Remolded from Series 5 Sabretooth, exclusive to this box set

[edit] Fantastic Four (Wal-Mart exclusive) (2005)

Name	Figure	Accessories	Description	Comic
Fantastic Four	Human Torch	Figure stand	Partially flamed on	Fantastic Four Poster Book
	Invisible Woman	Figure stand	Heroes Reborn costume
	Mr. Fantastic	Figure stand, alternate elongated hand and mallet hand	Heroes Reborn costume
	The Thing	Figure stand, sunglasses, hat, removable trenchcoat	Trenchcoat and hat

[edit] Spider-Man's Fearsome Foes (2005)

Name	Figure	Description
Spider-Man's Fearsome Foes	Carnage	A repaint of the Spider-Man Classics Carnage with a new head
	Lizard
	Rhino	Exclusive to this box set
	Spider-Man	A repaint of the Series 12 super-poseable Spider-Man with a new head
	Vulture	Exclusive to this box set

[edit] Monsters (2006)

Name	Figure	Accessories	Comic
Monsters	Dracula	Figure stand, removable cape	Monsters Poster Book
	Frankenstein	Figure stand
	Werewolf by Night	Figure stand
	Zombie	Figure stand

[edit] Young Avengers (2006)

Name	Figure	Accessories	Description	Comic
Young Avengers	Asgardian	Figure stand, staff, satchel, removable scarf	Exclusive to this box set	Young Avengers #1
	Hulkling	Figure stand	Exclusive to this box set
	Iron Lad	Figure stand	Exclusive to this box set
	Patriot	Figure stand, shield	Exclusive to this box set

[edit] House of M (2006)

Name	Figure	Description
House of M	Hulk	House of M version: bald, aboriginal body paint
	Iron Man	House of M version: giant gun, energy packs on back
	The It	The Thing as seen in Fantastic Four: House of M, red-orange color and hunchbacked
	The Inhuman Torch	Kristoff Vernard, as depicted in the comic book series, Fantastic Four: House of M

[edit] Hasbro

[edit] Wave 1 - Annihilus Series (2007)

After Hasbro gained the rights to produce Marvel toys, the company continued with the theme of smaller figures as the bonus one, in this case, Annihilus, a Fantastic Four nemesis. Also, Hasbro's new molds eliminated finger joints, a mainstay of the Toy Biz era, and the comic book pack-ins. Annihilus pieces came in a pastel color for his armor, and later, a more comic-accurate version.

Figure	Description	Build-A-Figure Piece
Banshee		Right wing
Emma Frost		Right arm and leg
Hercules		Left wing
X-Men: The Last Stand Beast		Left arm and leg
"Planet Hulk"	Silver left arm, later updated to the correct green	Head of Annihilus
"Planet Hulk"	Green left arm	Head of Annihilus
Ultimate Iron Man	Packaged with helmet on or off	Chest and torso

[edit] Wave 2 - Blob Series (2007)

The Blob series marked a return to X-Men villains.

Figure	Description	Build-A-Figure Piece
Lord of Asgard Thor		Head
Quicksilver	Regular	Left arm
Quicksilver	Green 1st appearance variant, chase	Left arm
She-Hulk		Upper torso
Ultimate Wolverine		Lower torso
X-Men: The Last Stand Jean Grey	Regular	Right arm
X-Men: The Last Stand Jean Grey	Dark Phoenix variant, chase	Right arm
X-Men: The Last Stand Juggernaut		Hands
Xorn		Left leg
Yellowjacket	Regular	Right leg
Yellowjacket	Gold variant, chase	Right leg

[edit] Fantastic Four - Ronan the Accuser Series (2007)

A Marvel Legends series that focus on Fantastic Four characters only. This Fantastic Four-focused line included Ronan the Accuser as the baf but was perhaps most noticeable for splitting weapons and cape as baf pieces, another casualty of plastics cost.

Figure	Accessories	Description	Build-A-Figure Piece
Dr. Doom			Cape
Human Torch			Left leg
Invisible Woman			Torso
Mole Man			Left arm
Mr. Fantastic			Hammer
Namor the Sub-Mariner			Right arm
Silver Surfer			Right leg
Thing			Head and helmet

[edit] Wave 3 - Brood Queen Series (2007)

Brood Queen was the focus of this series.

Figure	Description	Build-A-Figure Piece
Black Knight		Legs
Bucky (Golden Age)		Tail
Captain America (Golden Age)		Legs
Cyclops (Astonishing)		Head
Danger (Astonishing)		Wings
HYDRA Soldier	Closed mouth variant	Front leg
HYDRA Soldier	Open mouth variant	Front leg
Marvel Girl (Rachel Summers)	Regular	Torso
Marvel Girl (Rachel Summers)	Powered-up variant; there were also 500 package variants which has the figure facing inside the package and her back facing outside showing the phoenix tattoo on her back	Torso
X-Men: The Last Stand Colossus	Regular	Front leg
X-Men: The Last Stand Colossus	Chrome paint variant	Front leg

[edit] Spider-Man Trilogy - Sandman Series (2007)

Sandman is the build-a-figure for this movie-based line.

Figure	Accessories	Description	Build-A-Figure Piece
Dr. Octopus			Right arm
Green Goblin			Leg
Mary Jane Watson			Torso
New Goblin			Head
Sandman			Left foot
Spider-Man (Black)			Leg
Spider-Man (Red & Blue)			Right foot
Venom			Left arm

[edit] Hulk - Fin Fang Foom Series (2008)

The two lines, which shipped simultaneously, formed the first towering Build-A-Figure in many lines, that of Marvel villain Fin Fang Foom.

Figure	Description	Build-A-Figure Piece
Absorbing Man		Right leg
Doc Samson		Lower torso
Hulk	"The End" appearance	Left wing and arm
King Hulk	"World War Hulk" appearance	Tail
Savage Grey Hulk	Regular	Left leg
Savage Grey Hulk	Classic green Hulk variant	Left leg
She-Hulk	"Savage" appearance	Head and neck
Skaar, Son of Hulk		Upper torso
Wendigo		Right wing and arm

NOTE: Some Wendigo figures had manufacturing errors where the Fin Fang Foom arm was missing from the package.

[edit] Red Hulk Series (Target exclusive) (2008)

Target exclusive, this line focuses on a new Hulk villain, the Red Hulk.

Figure	Description	Build-A-Figure Piece
Adam Warlock		Left leg
Silver Savage	Silver Surfer in "Planet Hulk" gladiator gear	Right leg
Spider-Man (Symbiote costume)		Left arm
Spiral	Regular	Head
Spiral	Gold-accented variant	Head
Union Jack		Torso
Wolverine	Classic yellow and blue "tiger stripe" costume	Right arm
Wolverine	Black variant from Uncanny X-Men #381	Right arm

[edit] Ares Series (Wal-Mart exclusive) (2008)

A Wal-Mart exclusive, this line focuses on formerly obscure Marvel character Ares.

Figure	Description	Build-A-Figure Piece
Crossbones		Left leg
Guardian		Lower torso
Heroes Reborn Iron Man		Helmet and swords
Human Torch	Regular	Left arm
Human Torch	Semi-translucent variant	Left arm
Kang		Upper torso
Scarlet Spider (Ben Reilly)	Alternate pose Scarlet Spider package (maybe a variant?)	Right arm
Ultimate War Machine		Head
Vision		Right leg

[edit] Nemesis Series (Wal-Mart exclusive) (2009)

Another Wal-Mart exclusive this line focuses on Nemesis, aka Holocaust, from the Age of Apocalypse.

Figure	Description	Build-A-Figure Piece
Astonishing X-Men Beast		Right arm
Black Bolt		Right leg
Daredevil	1st appearance	Lower torso
Daredevil	Red costume variant	Lower torso
Nova		Left leg
Punisher	Tim Bradstreet style	Left arm
Punisher	Camo style variant	Left arm
Tigra		Upper torso

[edit] Terrax Series (2012)

This series will debut in January 2012 and the BAF will be Terrax.^[5] His axe will be included as an accessory.

Figure	Accessories	Description	Build-A-Figure Piece
Steve Rogers	Shield, guns	Opaque shield	Lower Torso
Steve Rogers	Shield, guns	Ionic shield variant	Lower Torso
Extremis Iron Man		Extremis Armor	Right Leg
Extremis Iron Man		Stealth Armor variant	Right Leg
Ghost Rider		Blue flames	Left & Right Arms
Ghost Rider		Orange flame variant	Left & Right Arms
Constrictor			Upper Torso
Modern Thor	Hammer		None
Klaw			Left Leg
Hope	Gun		Head & Axe

[edit] Arnim Zola Series (2012)

The second wave in 2012 will feature Arnim Zola as the BAF, with a Red Skull Zola variant.^[6]

Figure	Accessories	Description	Build-A-Figure Piece
Bucky Captain America	Shield, knife		Left leg
Thunderball/ Piledriver	Ball & Chain	Running change to Piledriver	Head and control
Thunderball/ Piledriver		Running change from Thunderball	Head and control
Madame Masque/ Madame Hydra	Gun	Running change to Madame Hydra	Torso
Madame Masque/ Madame Hydra	Gun	Running change from Madame Masque	Torso
Drax	Knife (x2)	Guardians of the Galaxy costume	Right Leg
Spider-Man		Big Time costume	None
Spider-Man		Future Foundation variant	None
Fantomex	Gun (x2)	Uncanny X-Force costume	Right Arm
Daken (Dark Wolverine)		Masked	Left Arm
Daken (Dark Wolverine)		Unmasked variant	Left Arm

[edit] Two-Packs

[edit] Wal-Mart Exclusives (2007)

Name	Figure	Description
Cable and Marvel Girl	Cable
Cable and Marvel Girl	Marvel Girl	Second costume
Cannonball and Domino	Cannonball
Cannonball and Domino	Domino

[edit] Series 1 (2008)

Name	Figure	Description
Ronin and Elektra	Ronin
Ronin and Elektra	Elektra
Ronin and Elektra (variant)	Ronin	Alternate-colored variant
Ronin and Elektra (variant)	Elektra	Skrull Elektra variant
Ultimate Captain America and Ultimate Nick Fury	Ultimate Captain America	World War II costume
Ultimate Captain America and Ultimate Nick Fury	Ultimate Nick Fury
Forge and Wolverine	Forge	Traditional X-Men uniform
Forge and Wolverine	Wolverine	Traditional X-Men uniform
Mr. Fantastic and the Thing	Mr. Fantastic
Mr. Fantastic and the Thing	The Thing

[edit] Series 2 (2009/2010)

Name	Figure	Accessories	Description
Hand Ninja and Nick Fury	Hand Ninja	3 swords, nunchucks	Ronin repaint with alternate head
Hand Ninja and Nick Fury	Nick Fury	S.H.I.E.L.D. agent alternate head with removable helmet, gun, rifle, knife, removable shoulder holster
Dum Dum Dugan and Hand Ninja (variant)	Dum Dum Dugan
Dum Dum Dugan and Hand Ninja (variant)	Hand Ninja
Skrull and Kree soldiers	Skrull soldier	Alternate hands
Skrull and Kree soldiers	Kree soldier	Alternate blue-skinned head, gun, removable holster
Classic Iron Man and Maria Hill	Iron Man		Tony Stark alternate head
Classic Iron Man and Maria Hill	Maria Hill
Stealth Iron Man and Sharon Carter (variant)	Iron Man	Alternate Tony Stark head, alternate hands	Stealth armor
Stealth Iron Man and Sharon Carter (variant)	Sharon Carter	Alternate head, rifle, two guns
Invisible Woman and Human Torch	Invisible Woman		Light blue costume
Invisible Woman and Human Torch	Human Torch		Light blue costume

[edit] Series 3 (Toys "R" Us Exclusives) (Fall 2010)

Name	Figure	Accessories	Description
Deadpool and Warpath	Deadpool	Machine gun, pistol, 2 katana swords with removable sheaths	Classic red and black costume
Deadpool and Warpath	Warpath	2 hunting knives	Black and Silver X-Force Costume
Deadpool and Warpath (variant)	Deadpool	Machine gun, pistol, 2 katana swords with removable sheaths	Blue costume
Deadpool and Warpath (variant)	Warpath	2 hunting knives	Red and Blue costume
Valkyrie and Hulk	Valkyrie	Gold sword, bo staff, removable cape and sheath	Black costume with blue cape
Valkyrie and Hulk	Hulk	None	Green Skin and purple pants
Black Widow and Winter Soldier	Black Widow	Machine gun, pistol, alternate short-haired head	Black costume
Black Widow and Winter Soldier	Winter Soldier	Machine gun, pistol, alternate long-haired head	Black costume, Captain America's shield star on left shoulder
Black Widow and Winter Soldier (variant)	Black Widow	Machine gun, pistol and alternate head	Gray costume
Black Widow and Winter Soldier (variant)	Winter Soldier	Machine gun, pistol and alternate head	Black costume, Red Star on left shoulder

[edit] Exclusives (2007)

[edit] San Diego Comic Con

Figure	Accessories	Description
Stan Lee	Removable clothing, revealing Spider-Man body; includes interchangeable Spider-Man arms and legs, and Spider-Man and Peter Parker heads^[7]
She-Hulk	Interchangeable pieces, converts from lawyer suit to Fantastic Four uniform

[edit] Toys R Us

Figure	Accessories	Description
Diamond Emma Frost		Clear plastic version of HML Series 1 figure
25th Anniversary Wolverine		Silver version of ML Series 6 figure
Black Queen		Jean Grey, Emma Frost body repaint

[edit] Wal-Mart

Figure	Accessories	Description
Silver Surfer Limited Edition

[edit] Exclusives (2008)

[edit] Diamond Previews

Figure	Accessories	Description
Ultimate Wolverine		Blue costume

[edit] Hasbro Toy Store (October 2008)

Figure	Accessories	Description
A.O.A. Sunfire		Age of Apocalypse appearance

[edit] San Diego Comic Con

Figure	Accessories	Description
The Silver Surfer		Re-issue from ML5 with metallic paint job and nonmagnetic surfboard
Ka-Zar, Shanna, and Zabu Box Set
Fin Fang Foom		Complete set of eight figures from the Hulk - Fin Fang Foom Series in a unique box
Modern Thor		"Rebirth" Thor. First figure from Hasbro's fully restarted Marvel Legends line after few years hiatus for single packed figures. Revealed at New York Toy Fair 2011 (To be released, SDCC 2011).

[edit] Target

Figure	Accessories	Description
Limited Edition Hulk		"The Incredible Hulk" movie version

[edit] Other

A Marvel Legends Flatman "figure" was included as a joke cut-out in the GLX-Mas Special (2005). It featured "infinite" points of articulation and three action phrases (to be said with one's own voice).

[edit] Prototypes

[edit] Henchmen

In October 2005, pre-production promotional material for Series 13, "Bring on the Bad Guys," was leaked to the Internet.^[8] These materials depicted a seventh figure, Crimson Dynamo, and also advertised that each figure in the series would come with a supplementary "henchman" generic figure. However, neither the Crimson Dynamo figure nor the "henchman" pack-ins reached production for Series 13, though the HYDRA Soldier was released in Hasbro's third wave and Crimson Dynamo in Hasbro's second wave of Iron Man: The Armored Avengers series.

The henchmen included:

AIM Agent
Brood alien
Doombot
Hydra Agent (a new, more articulated sculpt of the Hydra Agent was released in Hasbro Marvel Legends series 3)
Hand Ninja (a new, more articulated sculpt of the Hand Ninja was released in Hasbro Marvel Legends 2-Packs series 2)
Hellfire Club Soldier
Skrull alien

Similar pre-production rumors surfaced regarding the possibility of a "Build-a-Vehicle" Quinjet, which was ultimately scrapped, likely due to rising oil costs.^[9]

[edit] X-Babies

Non-articulated, one-inch X-Babies pack-ins, a Thunder Frog (Thor turned into a frog by Loki), and Forbush Man (Marvel's unofficial mascot, a character from the Not Brand Echh! humor book) were displayed alongside the henchmen prototypes at the Comic-Con International in July 2006.^[10] The X-Babies were originally planned for release in Wave 14, alongside the Mojo BAF.^[11]

Colossusus (Colossus)
Creepy Crawler (Nightcrawler)
Shadowkitty (Shadowcat)
Shower (Storm)
Shugah (Rogue)
Wolvie (Wolverine)

[edit] Mitey 'Vengers

Captain Amerikid (Captain America)
Hawkey (Hawkeye)
Iron Ace (Iron Man)
Thunderson (Thor)

[edit] ToyFare Fan Poll

Hasbro, along with ToyFare magazine, held a poll for which figure would be released as an exclusive on HasbroToyShop.com. Although Age of Apocalypse Sunfire won, it was stated that the other unreleased prototypes would find their way into future wave assortments (either as single carded figures or in two packs).^[12] The other prototypes included:

1st Appearance Storm
Aurora
Gambit (Yellow and Blue Jim Lee X-Men costume)
Lilandra
Magneto
Northstar
Silver Samurai

[edit] SDCC 2009

On SDCC 2009 Preview Night, Hasbro exhibited prototypes for upcoming characters in the toy line.^[13] Based on the results of a fan poll, the top three choices (Black Widow, Deadpool, and Valkyrie) were scheduled for release. In addition, three other figures (The Hulk, Winter Soldier, and Warpath) will be released as well. The other prototypes included:

Bi-Beast
Brother Voodoo
Classic Ms. Marvel
Constrictor (later launched in 2012 Marvel Lengeds first wave)
Fantomex (later launched in 2012 Marvel Lengeds second wave)
Hood
Lady Bullseye
Modern Havok
Multiple Man
Nuke
Spider-Man as The Amazing Bag-Man
Terror
White Phoenix
X-Force Wolverine

[edit] Related Lines

Toy Biz had several lines of toys which are related to Marvel Legends in that the toys are Marvel characters, often exhibit comparable articulation, and are similar in scale. With the exception of Spider-Man Classics, which actually pre-date Marvel Legends, these lines do not include comic books and do not ship in the same clamshell packaging. The figures in these related lines also usually include some sort of "action feature," sometimes limiting their articulation and ostensibly intended to make the toys more appealing to children.

Several popular characters (usually villains) that have not appeared under the Marvel Legends brand have made appearances in these lines, and thus are usually the most desired among collectors. These include most of Spider-Man's rogues gallery, as well as some of the Hulk's, Fantastic Four's and X-Men's.

Fantastic Four Classics (two series, canceled)
Hulk Classics (two series, canceled)
Spider-Man Classics (two series, canceled to become simply Spider-Man)
Spider-Man (19 series, canceled)
X-Men Classics (three series, canceled, several new sculpts of both completely original costumes and previously unproduced costumes with repaints of existing figures scattered throughout.)

[edit] Spin-off Lines

[edit] Marvel Legends Showdown

Main article: Marvel Legends Showdown

Marvel Legends Showdown is a collectible tabletop game in which the primary component is 4-inch (100 mm) action figures and cards. It was a collaboration between Upper Deck Entertainment and Toy Biz. Originally known as Marvel Superhero Showdown, it was renamed Marvel Legends Showdown to tie it in to the Marvel Legends line. The line did not continue when figure production switched from Toy Biz to Hasbro.

[edit] Unleashed

Marvel Legends Unleashed is an 8-inch (200 mm) spin-off line from Marvel Legends. The figures were produced by Hasbro and feature multiple points of articulation.

[edit] Wave 1 (2008)

Figure	Accessories	Description
Spider-Man
Green Goblin		Marvel Knights costume

[edit] Wave 2 (2008)

Figure	Accessories	Description
Black Costume Spider-Man
Doctor Octopus

[edit] Wave 3 (2008)

Figure	Accessories	Description
Iron Man		Anti-radiation armor

[edit] Icons

The "Icons" series includes 12-inch (300 mm) articulated figures of various characters from Marvel. The Toy Biz Icons each came with an "Evolution of an Icon" comic sized book including a history and stats of the character as well as artwork. These books are not included in the Hasbro Icons.

[edit] Toy Biz

[edit] Series 1 (2006)

Figure	Accessories	Description
Captain America		Regular
Captain America		Unmasked variant
Iron Man		Regular
Iron Man		Gold variant
Wolverine		Regular
Wolverine		Unmasked variant

[edit] Series 2 (2006)

Figure	Accessories	Description
Hulk		Regular
Hulk		Grey variant
Venom		Regular
Venom		Unmasked variant

[edit] Series 3 (2006)

Figure	Accessories	Description
Beast		Gray fur
Beast		Variant, blue fur, labcoat and glasses
Spider-Man		Regular
Spider-Man		Unmasked variant

[edit] Hasbro

[edit] Wave 1 (2007)

Figure	Accessories	Description
Thor
Wolverine		Toy Biz series 1 repaint (new color variant of Wolverine's current New Avengers/Astonishing X-Men costume)

[edit] Wave 2 (2007)

Figure	Accessories	Description
Doctor Doom
Punisher

[edit] Wave 3 (2007)

Figure	Accessories	Description
Human Torch		Regular
Human Torch		Flame off Johnny Storm variant
Silver Surfer

[edit] Wave 4 (2007)

Figure	Accessories	Description
Cyclops
Magneto

[edit] Wave 5 (2009)

Figure	Accessories	Description
Daredevil		Regular
Daredevil		Variant (classic yellow & red costume)
Nightcrawler

[edit] Wave 6 (2009)

Figure	Accessories	Description
Colossus
Phoenix
Dark Phoenix		Variant

[edit] See also

DC Universe Classics, a similar line for DC Comics characters

[edit] References

[edit] External links

ToyBiz.com Official ToyBiz site
Hasbro.com Official Hasbro site
MarvelousNews.com Daily Marvel Legends News, Complete Photo Database and Collector Community
Stashmatic.com Marvel Legends database with images
marvellegends.info The Complete Guide To Marvel Legends
marvellegends.hyves.nl A Marvel Legends site from the Netherlands

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