TEMPE, Ariz., Oct. 3, 2006 - Touchstone Television, a division of Disney-ABC Television Group, and McFarlane Toys invite fans of the worldwide phenomenon Lost to be among the first to purchase action figures based on their favorite Lost characters. The exclusive signing event will take place at the Toys "R" Us International Flagship store in New York City. The event will be held on Monday, November 6, from 4P.M. to 7P.M.

During the event, a principal Lost cast member (to be announced) and McFarlane Toys creative force and Spawn creator, Todd McFarlane will autograph purchases of Lost Series 1 action figures. This will be a ticketed event and details on the ticketing process will be announced at a later date on Spawn.com. Autographs will be limited to Lost action figures.

Toys "R" Us Times Square is excited to debut the highly anticipated line of McFarlane Toys' Lost action figures, which depict everyone's favorite castaways from the hit ABC show.

McFarlane Toys' Lost Series 1 captures six compelling characters from the show's first season: Jack, Kate, Hurley, Locke, Charlie and Shannon. This series of six-inch action figures will include a detailed prop reproduction central to each character's story, enabling fans to "own" a piece of the show's mythology. As an added bonus, voice chip technology brings the figures to life with quotes taken directly from classic Lost episodes.

About McFarlane Toys

Grammy- and Emmy-winning producer/director Todd McFarlane, best known as the creator of Spawn and the founder of Spawn.com, is the creative force behind McFarlane Toys. The international award-winning company is one of America's top action figure manufacturers with several successful television- and movie-licensing tie-ins, including Oscar-winning animated feature film Tim Burton's Corpse Bride (Warner Bros), Hanna Barbera (Warner Bros.), Alien Vs. Predator (20th Century Fox), and The Simpsons (FOX) figures. McFarlane Toys also makes official league-licensed figures for baseball, football, basketball and hockey within its Sports Picks™ line, as well as Legends lines in all four sports. McFarlane Toys added a new dimension to its already expanding product line with the launch of McFarlane's Pop Culture Masterworks bringing stunning three-dimensional realism to some of the most recognized images in music and film by re-creating iconic movie posters and album covers including Metallica's Master of Puppets, Jimi Hendrix's Are you experienced?, Elvis' Aloha Elvis, Jaws, Friday the 13th and Alien. Visit www.spawn.com for more information.

About "Lost"

"Lost" was created by Jeffrey Lieber and J.J. Abrams & Damon Lindelof. Abrams, Lindelof, Bryan Burk, Jack Bender and Carlton Cuse serve as executive producers. "Lost," which is filmed entirely on location in Hawaii, is from Touchstone Television. The series' third season premieres Wednesday, October 4, 9:00-10:00 p.m. (ET/PT) on ABC.

About Toys 'R Us

Toys "R" Us is the world's leading specialty toy retailer. Currently it sells merchandise through more than 1,400 stores, including 587 stores in the U.S. and 652 international toy stores, including licensed and franchise stores as well as through its Internet site at www.toysrus.com. Babies "R" Us is the largest baby product specialty store chain in the world and a leader in the juvenile industry, and sells merchandise through 239 stores in the U.S. as well as on the Internet at www.babiesrus.com.