Elkridge, MD (January 9, 2004) - Over the past several years, Palisades Toys has become well known for producing highly-sought after action figures as convention exclusives. And don't expect that to change in 2004. While the company is not ready to disclose its line up for the entire year, the first convention exclusive - the Ghost of Sam Arrow™ - has been revealed.

"We love convention exclusives," says Palisades President & CEO, Michael Horn, "They help to increase attendance at shows, and they allow for us to get fun variations of our favorite characters out to the fans. It's win: win!"

The Ghost of Sam Arrow appeared in the 1996 feature film, Muppet Treasure Island™. Presumed dead by the band of pirates who have taken over the Muppets' ship, Sam Arrow - played, of course, by Sam the Eagle (as performed by Frank Oz) - is coated in flour and covered with seaweed to make him appear ethereal. Of course, when he appears to the superstitious pirates, they flee in terror!!

The Ghost of Sam Arrow will be made available for $15.00 at the first annual Wizard World Los Angeles convention - March 19-24, 2004. For more information on the show, please visit http://www.wizarduniverse.com/conventions/la.cfm.

And if you cannot make it out to LA this March, you can get The Ghost of Sam Arrow (and all of Palisades other convention exclusives) by joining the Palisades Toys Collectors Club at http://www.palisadestoys.com/new/cclub/register.php.

ABOUT PALISADES TOYS

Palisades Marketing, LLC ("Palisades Toys") designs, manufactures, and markets a variety of collectable toy products worldwide through sales to retailers and directly to consumers. Palisades Toys believes its products are among the most highly detailed and collectable action figures, PolyStone statues, PolyStone mini busts in the world. Formed in 1994, Palisades' products are sold throughout the world at various retail outlets including Toys "R" Us, KB Toys, Target, Electronics Boutique, Tower Records, Media Play, Sam Goody, Suncoast Video, Amazon.com and a variety of domestic and international comic shops and specialty retailer stores. Palisades Toys' current product portfolio includes The Muppets, Alien, Predator, Transformers, G.I. Joe, Ren & Stimpy, Army of Darkness, Pink Panther, and others. Further information on this and all other Palisades Toys products is available via our company website at: www.PalisadesToys.com.

ABOUT WIZARD ENTERTAINMENT GROUP

Wizard Entertainment Group, the industry leader in the collectibles market, publishes five award-winning magazines (Wizard: The Comics Magazine, InQuest Gamer: The Gaming Magazine, ToyFare: The Toy Magazine, Wizard Anime Insider and Toy Wishes) available at newsstands, comic book and hobby specialty stores everywhere. Wizard's publications have a monthly national readership of more than 2 million and are currently sold in 40 countries and five languages.