Age of Ultron Avengers Pop! Vinyl Figures

Avengers 2: Age of Ultron is not only coming to a theater near you this year, they are also coming to your Pop! Vinyl collection.

That is right Funko is already scheduled a release of  Age of Ultron figures and surprise it's February. Yes less then a month away you can own Ultron.

The new line includes, new versions of Thor, Iron Man (Mark 43), Captain America, and the Hulk plus for the first time Hawkeye, Ultron and Vision.

No word yet if they will be exclusives or not. Can you say Hot Topis?

As soon as we know so will you. Check them out and if anyone know why there is no Quicksilver, come on already!

Good Luck on Your Funko Hunt!

Underroos are back and they are for adults

If you grew up in the late 1970's or early 1980's then I am pretty sure that at one point in your childhood you wore underroos. Whether it was Superman, Batman, Spidey or Captain America you put them on under your clothes and felt like the superhero you were. It may have been 30 plus years since you have done that but do not fear underroos are back and they are being made for adults.

You can find them at Hot Topic or online at some other retail outlets. I got Superman for christmas. They are being made for men and women ( think Wonder Women or Bat girl and Harley Quinn).

My advice to out and get a set, it's like being twelve again. Relive your childhood.

Good luck on your hunt!

All you wanted to know about Agent Carter

You may have seen her in Captain America: The First Avenger or just caught the premier episode of Agent Carter, if you don't you should watch it. Either way you may be wondering about how a Agent Carter got her star in comics.

First Appearance
The woman that would one day become Agent Carter made her first comic book appearance way back in Captain America Comics #1. Yes one of the earliest Marvel comics, the first appearance of Captain America also included Agent 13. The issue hit newsstands in 1941. Created by  Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Many years later, it would be revealed that "Agent 13" is actually  Peggy Carter, Captain America's love interest during the war. 
Captain America Comics #1 is a highly sought after and historically important comic book has sold for as high as $323,000. Even a beat-up copy can sell for $10,000. If you can afford it the is an issue you truly want in your collection.

First Modern Day Appearance Her first modern-day appearance was in Tales of Suspense #64, Jack Kirby again was the artist and Stan Lee wrote it.  In the issue Captain America is fighting nazis and runs into a woman who calls herself Agent 13. She is also fighting a Nazi. Captain America, Bucky, and Agent 13 defeat the Nazis .

This appearance is much more affordable ranging in price from $200 to $20. 

Comic Book Origin

Peggy Carter was a girlfriend of Captain America during World War II. She was an American agent serving with the French Resistance during World War II. Later she was she ordered to protect a secret laboratory, posing as an old store, but actually housing the Super-Soldier Project. Agent Carter was disguised as an old shop-keeper and was there when Steve Rogers became Captain America after he was injected with the Super-Soldier Serum. At this time she was called Agent 13.

In the Movies

Peggy is played by Hayley Atwell. Peggy is a British officer in the American Army and a member of  Strategic Scientific Reserve. She first meets Steve Rogers while working soldiers. Rogers is chosen as the first candidate to take the Super Soldier serum, he becomes Captain America. The two later fall for each other.  
Agent Carter has appeared in Captain America: The First Avenger (2011), Marvel One Shot: Agent Carter (2013), Captain America: Winter Soldier (2014), and Agent Carter series (2015). She will also make a brief cameo in Avengers Age of Ultron.

There has yet to be an Agent Carter official action figure released yet but it is just a matter of time. We will keep you posted.

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Captain America Limited Edition Retro-Action Figure Set

Seems like Mego figures as we knew them in the 1970's are making a big comeback, DC comics has had almost the whole line plus new editions released this past year. Now we get a special limited edition Captain America 3-pack to hunt for.

This retro action figure set includes Cap’s 1970s Mego costume, a slightly more modern and realistic costume, a military uniform, and three interchangeable heads that let you switch between Captain America and Steve Rogers. Other accessories include interchangeable hands, a classic circular shield, the original badge-shaped shield, and a booklet on the history of Megos, all bundled in a reproduction window box.

The set will be available March 2015 but it can be pre-ordered now for $69.99 at Entertainment Earth.

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Marvel Entertainment Movie Release Dates

Here are all the movies we have to look forward to for the next five years. Which one are you most looking forward to? The dates and movies are not set in stone for the later ones, just educated guesses.

Marvel is giving fans a lot more information then DC Entertainment has!

Captain America Comics #3 - Stan Lees First Work at Timely (Marvel)

If there is anything about comic books that almost everyone can agree on, there aren't many things, it is that Stan Lee is the greatest ambassador of comics that has ever lived. Love him or hate him, we love him, he has done nothing but help develop comic books into the entertainment juggernaut it is today, subsequently he created the character the Juggernaut. All of Stan's excelsiors and 'nuff saids started pretty modestly with Captain America Comics #3.

Back in the the early 1940's comic books were experiencing their Golden Age, at this time many publishing houses were popping up. One such publishing company was Timely, they would later become Marvel Comics. Timelys flagship character was the Nazi fighting World War II hero Captain America. He was the second of their characters to get his own title, Red Raven was the first.
Working in the Timely offices was a young man who had the desire to be a famous writer, young Stanley Lieber at first did odd jobs around the Timely offices. Finally he was given the opportunity to write, he made his comic-book debut in Captain America Comics #3 even if it was only the text filler "Captain America Foils the Traitor's Revenge", the issue was released in May of 1941. Stanley used the pseudonym "Stan Lee",which years later he would adopt as his legal name. This story introduced Captain America's trademark ricocheting shield-toss, which immediately became one of the character's signatures.  The rest of the story is history, Stan Lee would go on to create or co-create most of Marvels important characters.

Stan Lee with Chris Evans in deleted scene from Avengers

If you would like to own a copy of this historic comic you will have to open your wallet and possible part of your bank account, a CGC high grade is about $12,000 plus. ComicConnect recently sold a CGC 6.5 for $6,000. This is a great piece of comic book history and if you have the cash it is worth the money. Start your Stan Lee collection with the start of Stan Lee.

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Sunday Salute to Troops - Captain America #100

What better way to salute the troops then with the best known soldier in comics 1st issue of his Silver Age series , Captain America #100.

This first issue hit newstands in April 1968, it retells his first Silver Age apperance from Avengers #4 ( both issues are key Silver age book, hunt them down).
Black Panther guest stars in the story "This Monster Unmasked!" Which was Scripted by Stan Lee, penciled by Jack Kirby, inked by Syd Shores. Issue also includes a brief Nick Fury appearance and cameos by the Avengers and the Sub-Mariner. This story continues from Tales of Suspense 99. Cover price $0.12, a mint condition issue will now cost you $6,000.

Captain America is not only one of the popular superheroes in comics today but he is also a soldier himself. We picked this issue to salute the troops and to celebrate the 4th of July, because Cap is the embodiment of the USA and its military. In his early days he fought Hitler and the nazis throughout his pages.

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