June 2006 - Diamond Select Toys & Collectibles, LLC (DST) has announced their guest of honor for this summer's San Diego Comic Con - Star Trek legend Nichelle Nichols! Costar of the original Star Trek series, Nichols portrayed Lieutenant Uhura, the only female bridge officer of the U.S.S. Enterprise, for three seasons and seven feature films.

Beginning July 19th and continuing through July 23rd, the 2006 San Diego Comic Con is held in San Diego, California and last year drew more than 100,000 attendees. Diamond Select Toys will feature Nichelle Nicholas at their booth on Saturday, July 22nd from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The DST "Mirror, Mirror" Uhura, McCoy, Chekov and Sulu action figures will be offered for the first time during this convention, with a free autograph ticket and a promotional Marlena Moreau action figure offered to fans who purchase all four exclusive figures. All five action figures were sculpted by Art Asylum and include multiple points of articulation with episode-specific accessories.

About Diamond Select Toys and Collectibles, LLC
DIAMOND SELECT TOYS AND COLLECTIBLES, LLC was founded in 1999 by sister company Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc. Envisioned to create unique and exciting collectibles for children and adults alike, the company has licensed a variety of pop culture properties to be turned into merchandise. With partners such as Marvel Enterprises, Capcom, Twentieth Century Fox, Hasbro and MGM, Diamond Select Toys and Collectibles produces a large range of products based on a wide variety of properties, and is headquartered in Timonium, MD. For more information, visit www.diamondselecttoys.com.

About Art Asylum
Brooklyn, NY - based ART ASYLUM was founded by Digger in 1996 as a creative studio providing premier work services to the toy industry. This state-of-the-art studio and office complex with a staff of 20 joined forces with Jay Foreman and Adam Unger in 2000, and transformed itself into a fully functioning new force in the action figure business. The company's current roster includes such lines as STAR TREK, Tony Hawk, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Eminem, Bruce Lee, Dark Angel, and their own new brands of toys: N' The Box, Asylum Ultimate, and MiniMates. www.artasylum.com.