Post by Hasbromaniac on Sept 13, 2006 19:22:06 GMT -5
Ahh, the start of school signals less free time as our 2 daughters began kindergarten & 1st grade. I promise to wrap up the Hasbro saga before month's end.
The first 2 bagged figures in the US were of Hulk Hogan 1 and Savage 1. They came in the exclusive JC Penney boxed ring set. Below is the pic of Hogan:
Next up are the Savages; The one on the right is the variant package:
These 2 bagged figures were supposedly available in the UK as cereal premiums ?
That is the story from several UK collectors. There hasn't been any conclusive proof of this though. Anyone from the UK have any more info, it would be greatly appreciated.
Next up we have the European release of Hogan 2:
There are 2 different stories about this piece. One is that it was an exclsuive mail in from Silvervision video. The other is that this was sent to collectors after the red shirt Hogan ran out. Once again, any more on this ?
Last up are the WWF magazines 3 mailaways. I'll start with Bret:
Bret was originally supposed to look like the version on the right. For whatever reason, Hasbro scrapped that idea and released him as the version seen on the left.
This "purple" hearted Bret is very common out of the bag, as it was re-released as a carded figure via KB Toys. Many sellers claim that their figure was bagged but now loose. As I've made mention before, if this Bret is still in its original baggie, it is the "Mailaway Bret". If it is carded or loose, it's just the "purple hearted Bret".
Last up are the Undertaker with light brown hair & beard & red shirt Hogan:
This version of the Undertaker is very hard to find, bagged or even loose. Hogan is a lot easier to find and goes for around $100.00 MIP.
Hasbro apparently kicked around the idea for making there last pair of mailaways Shawn (silver/black) and Razor (purple), but that never saw the light of day. If anyone saved the pic of the Money Inc. mock up ad, please kindly post it here.
Please post your comments and insights as I'd like to fill in the blanks on the history of the bagged figures as well.
Next up: the WWF wrestling rings- collector pics will be needed!
The first 2 bagged figures in the US were of Hulk Hogan 1 and Savage 1. They came in the exclusive JC Penney boxed ring set. Below is the pic of Hogan:
Next up are the Savages; The one on the right is the variant package:
These 2 bagged figures were supposedly available in the UK as cereal premiums ?
That is the story from several UK collectors. There hasn't been any conclusive proof of this though. Anyone from the UK have any more info, it would be greatly appreciated.
Next up we have the European release of Hogan 2:
There are 2 different stories about this piece. One is that it was an exclsuive mail in from Silvervision video. The other is that this was sent to collectors after the red shirt Hogan ran out. Once again, any more on this ?
Last up are the WWF magazines 3 mailaways. I'll start with Bret:
Bret was originally supposed to look like the version on the right. For whatever reason, Hasbro scrapped that idea and released him as the version seen on the left.
This "purple" hearted Bret is very common out of the bag, as it was re-released as a carded figure via KB Toys. Many sellers claim that their figure was bagged but now loose. As I've made mention before, if this Bret is still in its original baggie, it is the "Mailaway Bret". If it is carded or loose, it's just the "purple hearted Bret".
Last up are the Undertaker with light brown hair & beard & red shirt Hogan:
This version of the Undertaker is very hard to find, bagged or even loose. Hogan is a lot easier to find and goes for around $100.00 MIP.
Hasbro apparently kicked around the idea for making there last pair of mailaways Shawn (silver/black) and Razor (purple), but that never saw the light of day. If anyone saved the pic of the Money Inc. mock up ad, please kindly post it here.
Please post your comments and insights as I'd like to fill in the blanks on the history of the bagged figures as well.
Next up: the WWF wrestling rings- collector pics will be needed!
