JULY 23, 2003

Here are the latest headlines from the News Section of spawn.com (http://spawn.com/). Thank you to all the readers of this update and of spawn.com itself.

Additionally, thanks to all of our fans who attended All-Star FanFest and Comic-Con recently, as well as the fans heading to the National and NFL Hall of Fame over the next two weeks. We appreciate your support!

TODD MCFARLANE TO BE INTERVIEWED ON FOX SPORTS RADIO TONIGHT, 8:20 PM
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REGULAR WEEKLY RADIO SHOWS RESUME THIS WEEK
Todd is scheduled for a short, live interview tonight, July 23, at 8:20 PM Eastern time, one hour earlier than originally reported, to discuss his purchase of the Barry Bonds home run baseball and other sports news. To find a local affiliate in your area, click here: http://www.foxsports.com/named/FS/miscPage?categoryId=1954&bioId=2069.

Additionally, Todd will resume his weekly Thursday gigs on MLB.com Radio and ESPN Radio. Listen to Todd at 4 PM Eastern on MLB.com Radio. This week will be shortened due to a reshuffling of the show hosted by Oakland A's pitcher Barry Zito. Click here http://www.spawn.com/news/events/mlbradio.aspx for access to that network, which is a subscription-based service.

And, later Thursday evening, at 7:20 PM Eastern, catch Todd on his regular "Seven Minute Stretch" segment on ESPN Radio's GameNight With Chris Moore and Chuck Wilson. You can listen live on a local radio station or via free streaming Internet audio at espn.com. For affiliate info:
http://espnradio.espn.go.com/espnradio/affiliatebyshow?show=GN, or to listen in at anytime go to http://espnradio.espn.go.com/espnradio/index.

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MCFARLANE TOYS AT THE NATIONAL SPORTS COLLECTORS CONVENTION JULY 24 - COME OUT FOR EXCLUSIVE SPORTS PICKS ACTION FIGURES, AUTOGRAPHS AND MORE
Anyone who collects or sells sports figures and memorabilia has likely heard of the National Sports Collectors Convention, held this year at the Atlantic City Convention Center. McFarlane Toys will be at the event -- which is in its 24th year -- from July 24 � 27.

LARGE-SCALE FOOTBALL ACTION FIGURES
12-INCH NFL TOYS HITTING STORES THIS FALL
After years of hearing our fans ask the question, "When is McFarlane Toys going to release sports figures in larger scale?" we finally caved in. This fall, our first series of 12-inch football action figures will hit stores.

SPORTS TOY TWO-PACKS COMING IN 2003
HERE'S THE COMPLETE LINEUP FOR THE YEAR
In addition to our regular lineup of action figures in all four major North American sports (baseball, hockey, football and basketball), McFarlane Toys offers a limited number of different items to collectors. One of the most popular is our McFarlane's Sports Picks two-packs. We have several deluxe two-packs scheduled for the remainder of 2003.

T3 TOY FEATURE LIVE ON SPAWN.COM
GO CHECK OUT UPCOMING FILM ACTION FIGURE SERIES
Hasta la vista? Heck, try hola, baby. Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines hit theaters July 3. The action figure series from McFarlane Toys is en route to toy store shelves.

NASCAR SERIES 1 SPECIALTY ACTION FIGURES
NEW PHOTOS SHOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN VERSIONS
Several weeks ago, we showed you the first photos of our upcoming ActionMcFarlane NASCAR Series 1 driver action figures, mass-market versions. Today, we have available new photography of the specialty versions. The lineup remains the same.

THANKS!

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