08/14/06

Todd McFarlane Update

Here are the latest headlines from the News Section of spawn.com, plus contests and much more! We encourage your interest and feedback.

In the News

To read the full text of the stories listed below, please click here: http://spawn.com/news/.

PRODUCT PHOTOS: 'LOST' SERIES 1 ACTION FIGURES
ABC's Smash TV Hit Gets the McFarlane Touch
It's one of the most anticipated action figure lines in McFarlane history. The announcement that McFarlane Toys would be producing a series of action figures based on the characters of ABC's smash hit Lost reverberated across the country and was written about and talked about almost everywhere. After months of speculation on how the figures would look, the wait is over...

NEW MCFARLANE'S SPORTS PICKS HOCKEY 2- AND 3-PACK PHOTOS
Saluting Hockey Fans with Canadian Retail Exclusives
McFarlane Toys salutes our Canadian hockey fans with a trio of team-centered NHL 3-packs coming this fall to Wal-Mart Canada. Previous hockey 3-packs for the Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs, as well as our "In The Crease" Goalies 3-pack were offered exclusively at Wal-Mart Canada in 2005 and were a big hit with collectors...

MCFARLANE TOYS SCORES AT PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME
Canton, Ohio Hosts 100,000 Diehard Football Fans
The McFarlane Toys road crew is back from a very successful event at the NFL Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, OH (home of the nicest people on earth). As usual, the forces of nature hit us with heavy rain and wind during set-up, but the next three days were beautiful, and attendance was great at the event..

DEION SANDERS COLLECTOR'S CLUB EXCLUSIVES II
Lottery Sign-up Now Live
We are proud to announce the latest feature of our new online store -- the Product Lotteries section. Here, you can enter for the chance to purchase all of our exciting Collector's Club Exclusives including the 2nd Edition Deion Sanders Exclusive figures. Just click on the Product Lotteries link, log in to your user account and enter the Deion II Lottery! With just one click and you're automatically entered. Sorry, only one entry per customer..

COMIC-CON SWAG BAG CONTEST WINNER
It's Filled with All Kinds of Plunder, Direct from San Diego
Not everyone was able to attend Comic-Con. And even if you did go to San Diego this year, chances are you didn't have time to score all the freebies that were to be had. Well, we came home with a huge bag of swag, and it's all going to one lucky winner.

MCFARLANE'S LATEST BASEBALL AND HALL OF FAME LINEUPS
Step up to the Plate with Some of Baseball's Best
McFarlane Toys salutes six legendary ballplayers in the fourth edition of our Sports Picks Cooperstown Collection. The upcoming series honors a pair of pinstriped legends, the leader of the Big Red Machine, perhaps the most dominant left-handed pitcher ever, one of the all-time best fielders and the greatest hitter who ever lived.

Contests, Contests, Contests

The crack team at spawn.com has lots of stuff to give away to our dedicated Web site users. Be sure to enter any of the contests listed on the new Contests Section of spawn.com for your chance to score cool McFarlane prizes. And check back often as this section is updated with new contests periodically. Good luck.

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Where to Buy and Release Dates

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