The Twentieth Annual! Random Happenstance, Year in Toys!

Twenty years seems like an absurd amount of time to be doing about anything, but here we are! Another year, another...big pile of action figures assembled seemingly at random. Let's get into it! 

 For new readers: For years now, I have been keeping a running total of every action figure or toy I buy. Hopefully, each entry has the figure's name, the line, the price, and where I bought it; and possibly a link to a cartoon or strip that toy was used in. (Unless that figure's unloved or unphotogenic, I guess. Or I'm lazy...) Totals will usually include postage and tax. Usually. Any prices or totals listed in parentheses were purchased with store credit or points instead of paying money, and aren't counted towards the actual total spent. This is by no means a "Best of" list or anything, just what I bought. For reference, here's links for 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, and 2006. 

1-4 Super 7 Transformers Megatron (chrome), Optimus Prime (dead); $7.99 each, total $17.27, Ross. 

 Star Wars Black Shin Hati, $7.49, Target.

1-8 SWB Osha Aniseya, $8.22; Nite Owl, $6.00; G.I. Joe Vincent R. Falcon and Quarrel, $29.27; total $47.40, Wal-Mart. 

1-25 McFarlane 1950's Batman/Ace, $17.09, GameStop. 

1-29 Indiana Jones Temple of Doom Indy, $14.93; Professor Indy, $6.99; Marvel Legends X-Force Deathlok, $15.99; total $36.84, Amazon.

2-10 World's Smallest Star Trek set (Kirk, Spock, Enterprise) $21.95, Amazon. 

2-12 ML Kaine, Spider-Man Unlimited, 27.99 each; total $60.62, the Comic Book Shop.

2-15 McFarlane Superman, $12.00, Wal-Mart. 

NECA Enterprise Hoshi Sato (spacesuit), Nausicaan, $4 each; total $8.00, EntertainMart. 

ML Ghost Rider, $42.74; Nightcrawler, $23.74; Simpsons Radioactive Man, $23.99; total $94.46, GameStop.

2-23 McFarlane Batman '66 Robot Batman, $4.99; Power Rangers in Space Turbo Invisible Phantom Ranger, $5.99; total $12.00, Ross. 

3-15 Another Phantom Ranger, $5.99, Ross.

3-22 ML Fabian Cortez, Husk, Marrow, AoA Gambit, X-Factor Cyclops, 2 AoA Nightcrawlers, $24.99 each; total $157.98, Amazon. 

4-17 Still another Phantom Ranger, $6.99; SWB Indara, Sol, $5.99 each; total $20.84, Ross. 

Funko Pop GITD Nightcrawler, $10.43, GameStop. 

4-24 2 ML ROM, $24.99 each, total $54.12, Amazon. 

4-27 ML Adam Warlock, $26.89, GameStop.

5-3 FCBD! McFarlane DC Multiverse Camouflage Tumbler ($25.01), Amazon. 

ML Egghead, $27.99, Comic Book Shop. 

ML Banshee, $11.12, GameStop. 

Transformers Blok-ees Optimus Prime, Ironhide, $8.99 each; total $14.71, Go! Calendars. 

5-10 Toy Show! SWB test pilot Andor, $15; 12" Chewbacca, ML ToyBiz Destroyer, $20; ML Hallow's Eve, $12; DCUC Kalibak, $25; total $72.

5-13 Red Sonja arrives, Entertainment Earth. (She was on last year's total!) 

5-24 ML Spider-Man 3 'emo' black Spidey, $33.68, GameStop. 

ML AoA Magneto, Sleepwalker, Crossfire, DCUC Parademon, Clark Kent, Skallox, Wildcat, other Parademon; total $66.33, Never Enough Toys. 

5-31 ML Falcon, $10.49, Target. 

Spinmaster Superman, $7.94, Wal-Mart. 

6-6 McFarlane Adam Strange, Batman Year Two, $14.99 each; total $32.71, Best Buy. 

6-12 Superman Spinmaster Guy Gardner, Mr. Terrific, $7.94 each; total $17.19, Wal-Mart. (ML ROM, $24.99.)

6-28 ML Superior Iron Man, $10.80, Ross. 

Superman Spinmaster Metamorpho, $10.80, Target. 

Superman Spinmaster Hawkgirl, $7.94, Wal-Mart. 

Street Fighter Guile, $29.99, GameStop. 

  Transformers Shockwave (6-step), $11.99, Fred Meyer.

7-3 ML Future Ant-Man, $6.99, EntertainMart. 

7-11 Sectaurs Stellara, Dargon, $8 each; total $16.00, Wal-Mart. 

7-12 ML Gamerverse Felicia Hardy (Black Cat) $30.39; Batman '66 Commissioner Gordon/Bat-Mite, $11.97; total $40.38, GameStop. 

7-13 ML Wasp, ($24.99), Crossfire, ($14.42); total $5.82, Amazon. 

7-18 ML (movie) Silver Surfer, $24.99; Amazon. 

ML Professor X (Savage Land), Ultimate Iron Man, $12.49 each; total $24.98, Target. 

8-8 Post-vacation catch-up! ML (movie) Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Woman, Johnny Storm, the Thing, $24.99 each; total $99.96, Target.

Biker Mice from Mars Vinnie, Throttle, Modo, $8 each; bike, $20; total $44.00, Wal-Mart. 

SWB K2SO (re-issue) $5.99, Ross. 

And ML Dragon Man, $92.63, Hasbro Pulse.

8-14 SWB Jod Na Nawood, $5.99; G.I. Joe 60th Anniversary Marine Sniper (female), $16.99; total $25.08, Ross. 

SWB Imperial Royal Guard (Halloween edition) $24.99; Target. 

9-5 2 ML Spider-Man '77s, $29.97 each, total $65.39, Wal-Mart. 

9-7 ML Spirit Spider, SWB Night Trooper (Halloween), $24.99 each; total $49.98, Wal-Mart.

9-13 McFarlane Metron, Monarch, $34.99 each; Super Friends Superman, $21.99; total $99.60, GameStop. 

SWB Mandalorian, $10.83, Wal-Mart. 

9-22 ML Shanna, $77.62 shipped, Mercari. 

10-7 Superman Spinmasters Luthorcorp Lab set, $13.19, Target. 

10-9 ML Man-Wolf, $39.99; ML Mephisto, $79.99; total $130.90.

10-10 SWB Holiday Astromech (Santa!), $17.99; Stormtrooper (reindeer), $24.97; total $42.96, Amazon. 

10-11 2 ML loose Tracksuit Mafia, $5 each; ML Collector, $12.99; total $22.99, Never Enough Toys.

Super 7 Dungeons & Dragons Shadow Demons, $24.99, Ross. 

10-16 ML Gargantos (Shuma-Gorath!), $71.24; ML Morph, $19.99; total $91.23, GameStop.

10-18 NECA Sesame Street Bert, Ernie, $17.99 each; total $39.25, Best Buy. 

11-1 G.I. Joe Classified Search & Rescue Firefighter, $24.99; WWE Billy Gunn, $7.49; total $32.48, Target.

11-2 Toy Show! ML Maximum Deadpool, $50; Savage Land Rogue, $25; Toad, Paladin (Madcap head!), $10 each; SWB ghost Kenobi, $10; Mara Jade, $15; Mandalorian Nite Owl, $8; Toy Biz 10" Thing, $10; total $138.00. 

11-7 DCUC Cyborg Superman, $8; ML Melina Vostokova, $10; total $20.54, Never Enough Toys.

11-13 Mondo X-Men '97 12-inch Nightcrawler, $323.98. 

11-28 AEW Cody Rhodes, $3.99, Ross. 

11-29 Fortnite Siona, $3.99, EntertainMart. ML Enchantress, Warbow, Werewolf by Night, Dark Avengers Spider-Man, Phantom Rider, Iron Man Mark 72, $29.99 each; total $174.94, GameStop. 

12-5 McFarlane Anti-Monitor, $10.80, Ross. 

12-7 ML Daredevil (Man Without Fear), Phoenix (Rachel), $27.99 each; Silver Surfer, $24.99; total $74.96, Amazon. 

12-8 2 Masters of the Universe Origins Sharella, total with membership $45.81. 

12-11 ML Chameleon, $5.99; SWB Dedra Meero, Moff Gideon, $7.99 each; total $23.77, Ross. 

Street Fighter Cammy, $29.99, Wal-Mart. 

12-17 G.I. Joe Cover Girl, $8.20, Amazon. (With ML Uncanny Spider-Man, $8.20) 

12-30 SWB Dash Rendar, $27.99; ML Cardiac, 2 Uncanny Spider-Man (Nightcrawler) $27.99 each, total $122.16, Hasbro Toy Store.

And I know I missed a five-points style Superman, $7.99, Target. 

Total $3075.40.  2024: $2483.11. 2023: $3565.82. 2022: $3604.09.  2021: $3449.00. 2020: $2345.67. 2019: $2472.30. 2018: $1752.31. 2017: $1968.71. 2016: $1753.72. 2015: $1895.35. 2014: $1523.25. 2013: $1101.93. 2012: $706.32. 2011: $564.71. 2010: $966.10. 2009: $558.16. 2008: $555.16. 2007: $426.00. 2006: $620.00.

Usually, right about here would be maybe the Build-a-Figures (and such) completed during the course of the year; but some of my stuff is in storage right now. This year we finished the Cassie "Stature" Lang BaF, as well as new ones Nemesis (aka Holocaust) and Executioner; as well as the more basic/lower price point Spinmaster Superman-Robot. That's a pretty light year for that! Although there's a few like Dragon Man and Gargantos (Shuma-Gorath!) that maybe could've or should've been.

Next, what have we learned? I don't know if this is because of limited time or space, or eyeing future resale, but there's a fair chunk on this list that has not been opened yet. I'd say about half of the McFarlane figures I bought, sure; but there are still several Marvel Legends unopened: Kaine, Spider-Man Unlimited, that Ghost Rider set, even Maximum Deadpool. And Bert and Ernie, and the new Star Wars Black Holiday figures: those last two were definitely for time, but still. 

There's also some figures that, frankly, I got a bit gouged on. That Mondo Nightcrawler is so fancy, and well done; but also way overpriced, even compared to earlier figures in that line: I think there may have been some tariff on it, or somebody maybe thought there was going to be some tariff on it and baked that into the price. (Previous figures in the line maybe also got free shipping!) I bought a couple Masters of the Universe figures that were marked down, but I still had to buy a membership to get...that was dumb. And I was on vacation and missed the Marvel Legends Savage Land set, so I overpaid for Shanna on the aftermarket--Savage Land Rogue was a steal by comparison. And Wal-Mart cancelled my preorder for Spider-Man '77, to gouge ten more bucks outta me. 

And what does the future hold? I was pleasantly surprised to get the Uncanny Spider-Man early: I wasn't expecting it until February. Probably some more Marvel Legends, certainly, although with a little luck we'll get some cheaper, rather than brand-new fear-of-missing-out figures. Pretty sure there's a Mezco 1:12 Nightcrawler coming later, so that'll run me a few bucks. I should try to remember: I think I've enjoyed about every G.I. Joe Classified figure I've picked up, but McFarlane is running 50-50 at best. 

As always, best of luck for all of you next year; toy hunting, living, whatever! 

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The Nineteenth Annual, Random Happenstance, Year in Toys!

Feels like a weird one, this time around: I can't remember the last time I was so glad to see a year gone yet so not looking forward to the new one! But we won't let that rain on the Year in Toys!

For new readers: For years now, I have been keeping a running total of every action figure or toy I buy. Hopefully, each entry has the figure's name, the line, the price, and where I bought it; and possibly a link to a cartoon or strip that toy was used in. (Unless that figure's unloved or unphotogenic, I guess. Or I'm lazy...) Totals will usually include postage and tax. Usually. Any prices or totals listed in parentheses were purchased with store credit or points instead of paying money, and aren't counted towards the actual total spent. This is by no means a "Best of" list or anything, just what I bought. For reference, here's links for 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, and 2006. 

1-3 Marvel Legends Kingpin, $8.16, Target. 

1-6 Jada Mega Man, $21.79, Entertainment Earth. 

1-23 ML Super-Adaptoid, $26.23; Marvel Select Super-Skrull, $11.23; shipped $50.38, Disney Store.

1-27 G.I. Joe Classified General Hawk, $20.70, GameStop. 

2-1 ML Rogue, $9.99; X-Men villains set (Stryfe, Random, Zero, Vertigo, Pretty Boy) $69.99; shipped $93.88, Kids' Warehouse. 

2-2 Dungeons & Dragons Edgin, $13.18 shipped, Wal-Mart.

2-18 New Adventures of Batman Commissioner Gordon and Bat-Mite, $13.15; GameStop. 

3-4 2 X-Men '97 Nightcrawlers, Goblin Queen; $24.99 each, total $38.61, Amazon. 

3-10 Apex Legends Caustic, $2.99; G.I. Joe Classified Snake-Eyes and Timber, $11.99; total $16.33, Ross. 

3-14 ML Clea, $24.99; Entertainment Earth. 

3-16 McFarlane Super Powers Blue Beetle Bug, $25.88, GameStop. 

3-19 ML S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent/HYDRA Agent, $34.99; Avengers Hawkeye/Skycycle, $29.99; total $78.26, Hasbro Toy Store.

3-25 Mezco One:12 Shadow, $142.78 shipped, Mezco. 

3-26 ML Hallow's Eve, $8.53, Amazon. 

3-30 McFarlane Black Adam with throne, $4.99; ML Longshot, $5.49; total $11.89, Ross. 

Star Wars Micro Galaxy A-Wing, $13.97, Wal-Mart. 

4-13 G.I. Joe Tiger Force David L. "Bazooka" Katzenbogen, $5.99, Ross. 

4-19 ML Marvel Boy (Noh-Varr), Karnak, Ms. Marvel, $10.00 each, total $30.00, Wal-Mart. 

ML Angel, $35.23, GameStop.

4-27 Transformers R.E.D. Optimus Prime, $11.99, Ross. 

5-4 2 McFarlane Batman: the Animated Series Batcycles, $8.99 each; Batman (C&C Condiment King), $24.99; total $46.53, Target. 

Jakks Universal Monsters Lugosi Dracula, $24.99, the Comic Book Shop. 

5-5 Super Powers Blue Beetle, $5.02, GameStop. 

SP Kilowog, $9.99; 2 SP John Stewarts, $1 each, total $11.98, Wal-Mart.

5-11 Apex Legends Revenant, $3.25, Ross. 

Toy Show: ML Avalanche, $10; bases, $5; Toy Biz Spat & Grovel, $10; total $25.00. 

5-13 Toy Biz ML Mojo tail, $10.10 shipped, Mercari.

5-19 ML Multiple Man, $0, Amazon. (I don't remember how much he was at the time!)

5-24 ML Cable, $23.74, GameStop. 

5-30 ML Red Widow, Wolfsbane, Ikaris, Black Winter, Ka-Zar, $24.99 each; $118.40, Amazon. 

6-1 Funko Re:Action Rocketeer, $5, Lilac City Comicon. 

6-28 ML Count Nefaria, $24.99; G.I. Joe Classified Mutt & Junkyard, $22.49; total $51.42, Target.

6-16 Super7 Sesame Street Yip Yip Martians, $22.31, Target. 

 7-6 ML Guardsman, $5.60, EntertainMart. 

Jakks Monster Cereal Count Chocula, $10.99, Ross. 

7-13 ML She-Hulk, $24.99; NECA Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Kirby, $34.99; total $64.95, Target. 

7-23 ML Captain Marvel, $10, GameStop. 

SWB Mandalorian Privateer, $24.99; SW Jedi Adventures Nubs, $3.49; DC McFarlane Nekron, $19.99; total $52.83, Target.

7-26 ML Marvel Boy, $4, Wal-Mart. 

8-4 Anime Heroes Chainsaw Man, $19.99; WWE Lucha Low Rider, $39.99; total $62.11, Target. 

McFarlane Ambush Bug, $22.99, total $25.06, another Target. 

8-6 Ordered another Death's Head, $39.99 and Moon Knight (Strange Tales/Fist of Khonshu) $24.99; total $78.43, Hasbro Pulse.

8-8 McFarlane Sgt. Rock, $24.99, GameStop. 

8-11 McFarlane Super Powers Booster Gold, Metamorpho, $9.99 each, total $19.98, Wal-Mart. 

8-15 Entertainment Earth order: G.I. Joe Agent Helix, $24.99; ML Commander Rogers, $24.99, ML Daimon Hellstrom, $24.99, ML Death's Head, $39.99; Super Powers Booster Gold, $9.99; total $136.17. 

8-17 McFarlane Batman '66 Alfred, $19.97, GameStop. 

8-26 ML Warbird, $24.99; Super7 Sesame Street Oscar the Grouch, $20.99; Transformers blind box Megatron, $14.99; total $65.91, Target. 

8-31 ML Captain America (with wings) $24.49; McFarlane DC Manhunter, $22.99; total $50.33, Target. 

SWB Tala Durith, Indiana Jones Dr. Jurgen Voller, total $19.10, GameStop. (B1G1) 

8-31 Clearance: ML MJ, Matt Murdock; DC Multiverse Vampire Nightwing, 3 Super Powers Blue Beetle Bugs, all $3 each, total $18.00, Wal-Mart. 

9-11 ML Black Knight/Sersi, (34.88) ML Rogue/Destiny, (49.99), total $64.04, Amazon. 

9-12 Teeny Tinies espresso stand, $5, $11.64 shipped, Five Below. 

10-6 NECA Alf, $25, Wal-Mart. 

10-9 ML Weapon of Vengeance, (24.99), McFarlane New Adventures of Batman retro Batman, (17.99); total $32.21, Amazon. 

10-19 ML D'spayre, $24.99; ML Hydra Cap, $7.99; total $32.98, EntertainMart. 

2 G.I. Joe Classified Grunts, $7.99 each, total $16.94, Ross. 

10-25 ML Giant-Man arrives. 

11-1 ML Guardsman, $5.27, ML Sharon Carter, $6.66; total $11.93, EntertainMart. 

 Netflix Ultraman, $10, Wal-Mart. 

11-2 Toy show! Amazon Art Asylum Star Trek Captain Kirk with chair, $10; DC Direct Batman: the Animated Series Creeper, $10; ML Dracula, Lilith, $24.99 each, total $54.04; ML Odin, $5; SWB Zeb Orrelios, $20; total $99.04. 

11-8 ML Bloodstorm, Brother Voodoo, $24.99 each, total $30.52, Amazon. 

ML D'spayre, $22.99, the Comic Book Shop.

11-15 Anime Heroes Chainsaw Man Denji & Potchita, $15.47, GameStop.

11-22 ML Crystal/Lockjaw, $69.99, Entertainment Earth. Total order $108.98, pending Epic Hacks Red Sonja. 

SWB Pirate Captain Brutus, $25.88, GameStop. 

11-26 ML Beyonder, $24.99, Target. 

12-7 Ross haul! Jada Monster Cereal Franken Berry, $11.99; McFarlane Pacific Rim Otachi, Raiju, $3.99 each; Apex Legends (white) Pathfinder, Mirage, Wattson, $2.99 each; ML Spider-Shot, Iron Man Model 9, Iron Man Midnight Sons, $12.99 each; total $67.91. 

12-9 McFarlane Pacific Rim Crimson Typhoon, $3.99; Apex Legends Loba, $2.99; Aquaman 2 King Kordax, $4.99, total $11.97, Ross. 

12-11 SWB Mandalorian Shriek-Hawk Trainers, $31.46, Nite-Owl, $15; total $50.63, Wal-Mart. 

12-12 ML Deadpool, $27.99, Comic Book Shop. 

12-14 SWB Mandalorian Shriek-Hawk, $24.99, Target.

12-17 Star Wars Attack Fleet Yoda's Starfighter, $4.99; Batman '66  unmasked Batman, $4.99; total $10.78, Ross. 

12-21 ML MCU Bruce Banner, $12.99, Ross.

12-27 Used Minimates bag! $19.99, EntertainMart.

SWB IG-12/Grogu, $17.28; ML Warlord Xavier, $6.72; Dabinfigure (faux-Lego) X-Men (Nightcrawler, others) $13.99; total $41.40, Wal-Mart.

Total: $2483.11. 2023: $3565.82. 2022: $3604.09.  2021: $3449.00. 2020: $2345.67. 2019: $2472.30. 2018: $1752.31. 2017: $1968.71. 2016: $1753.72. 2015: $1895.35. 2014: $1523.25. 2013: $1101.93. 2012: $706.32. 2011: $564.71. 2010: $966.10. 2009: $558.16. 2008: $555.16. 2007: $426.00. 2006: $620.00. 

As happens here and there, I had to go back and add some figures that I could see on my shelves, but didn't remember entering, like the Yip Yip Martians! And the spare Death's Head I ordered: I wanted him right away, and ordered from two different places to see which got here first. And...I don't remember which got here first, and the box I opened was actually in better shape than the second one, so I have to transplant him...just making work for myself at this point. 

This seemed like a bit of a down year as far as Build-a-Figures: we finished Mojo and Totally Awesome Hulk, both from years past; then from this year Zabu and Blackheart. Still, there were a couple like the Super-Adaptoid and Lockjaw that surprisingly weren't Build-a-Figures. 

So, what, if anything, have we learned this year? Feels a little less expensive than usual, but there wasn't a big HasLabs Sentinel or Galactus this year: I know I sprung for Dragon Man, but I don't think I was charged for him yet. (We'll count him whenever he turns up!) That One: 12 Shadow figure was the most expensive thing I got this year: it's really nice, but also has a lot of extras I'm not currently using anyway. I went all-in on Zabu and Blackheart: I'm going to be really mad if Zabu is available separately later (or worse, with Shanna) since I didn't love Red Widow or Black Winter...although, that Cable's maybe winning me over. Blackheart himself was a bit disappointing: his tail takes up a ton of room. I don't know if that Brother Voodoo figure is any different than that last one? And modern/red armor Dracula...is not my preferred look, no. 

Couple of figures there, Count Nefaria, maybe even the two packs (Rogue/Destiny, Crystal/Lockjaw, and Sersi/Black Knight) I probably could've held out and possibly got for cheaper. Maybe not a lot, but it might be worth it to try and stretch that dollar next year; assuming things don't completely go to crap and buying toys is still a not-unreasonable concern. But...I'm still having fun! I won't say who, but there's a figure I got early in the year, that I had zero ideas for until today! There were also a couple figures that haven't been in homemade posts yet, because we're still in the "Seasonal Affective D'Spayre" storyline: it's mildly concerning that a storyline (sorta) about depression has been running for three months now, and that I could end up with more D'spayre figures before it's over! 

I still have a few figures unopened, I think I'll knock off now and see about that.

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The Eighteenth Annual, Random Happenstance, Year in Toys!

Eighteen years of this, and it still surprises me every time! Not just "wow, I bought a ton of crap" but a lot of "that was this year?" March 2023 might as well be the Eisenhower administration. But, the toys remain, so here we are! 

For new readers: For years now, I have been keeping a running total of every action figure or toy I buy. Hopefully, each entry has the figure's name, the line, the price, and where I bought it; and possibly a link to a cartoon or strip that toy was used in. (Unless that figure's unloved or unphotogenic, I guess. Or I'm lazy...) Totals will usually include postage and tax. Usually. Any prices or totals listed in parentheses were purchased with store credit or points instead of paying money, and aren't counted towards the actual total spent. This is by no means a "Best of" list or anything, just what I bought. For reference, here's links for 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, and 2006.

1-3 Jada Universal Monsters Wolfman arrives from EntertainmentEarth.

1-7 Marvel Legends Ned Leeds/Peter Parker, $15.89; Star Wars Black Lando Calrissian (skiff), C-3PO, $6.89 each; total $32.13, Target.

1-14 WWE Wrekkin' Slam 'n Stack Forklift, $21.99; ML M'Baku, $7.49; ML Speedball, $6.89; Fortnite Chaos Double Agent, $7.49; Zaru Foodie Mini Brands mini food court, $10.49; total $55.22, Target.

1-28 ML baby Nightcrawler, $14.16 shipped, eBay.

2-4 ML Disney+ She-Hulk, Ms. Marvel, $11.49 each; $22.99, Target; ML Kate Bishop, $16.99; Fortnite Skye (Ghost), $11.49; total $27.58, another Target.

2 Super Powers Darkseid's, $3.00 each, total $6.00, Wal-Mart.

2-10 ML Disney+ Hawkeye (Clint), $24.61, Target. 

Masters of the Universe Stridor, $17.43, Amazon.

2-11 Fortnite Renegade Shadow, $24.99, Wal-Mart.

2-18 2 Power Ranger Phantom Rangers, $9.99 each, total $22.00, Ross.

3-7 Jurassic World Pteranodon, $4.43; G.I. Joe Akiko, $7.81; SWB Cobb Vanth, $20.39; total $32.63, (Also ordered: ML Wonder Man, Yelena Belova Black Widow, Baron von Strucker, Molecule Man, Chamber, Corsair, Monet St. Croix, Fang, Emma Frost, Orb, Ultimate Captain America, $24.99 each; ML Blob, $55.99; Street Fighter Ryu, $24.99; Total order $446.11, Entertainment Earth.)

Fortnite Punk, $26.44, Amazon.

3-13 ML Guardsman, $7.50; ML Black Panther, Namor, Everett Ross, Hatut Zeraze, Okoye, Nakia, Spider-Armor, $12.50 each; total $103.55, Best Buy.

3-19 G.I. Joe Recondo, $11.49; Dungeons & Dragons Dungeon Master and Venger, $24.99; Power Rangers Turbo Blue Senturion, $23.79; total $63.63, Target.

3-20 ML Dark Phoenix, Spiral arrive from EntertainmentEarth.

3-25 McFarlane Black Adam Sabbac, $24.83; SWB Rocket-launcher Stormtrooper, $15.84, total $40.67, GameStop.

Fortnite Vendetta, Seeker, $11.99 each, total $26.14, Ross.

4-8 Indiana Jones arrives. ML Bucky, Nighthawk, $3.56 each, total $7.13, EntertainMart.

4-10 G.I. Joe Cover Girl arrives, Entertainment Earth.

4-20 SWB Moff Gideon, $12.99, Best Buy.

4-22 ML Spider-Punk, $24.99, Wal-Mart.

4-25 ML Baron Strucker, Wonder Man, Ultimate Captain America, Orb, and Molecule Man arrive, Entertainment Earth. 

4-26 Fortnite Metal Mouth, Raptor (yellow, with chicken); $12.99 each, total $28.16, Best Buy.

4-28 SWB Dr. Evazan, $7.07; Ponda Baba, $10.89; New Republic Security Droid, $10.89; Figrin D'an, $10.80; total $39.65, Best Buy.

4-29 McFarlane Blackest Night wave: Green Lantern/Kyle Rayner, Black Lantern Superman and Batman, Deathstorm, $24.99 each; ML Hyperion/Doctor Spectrum, $49.99, total shipped $130.76, GameStop.

5-5 ML Blob arrives.

5-12 Super 7 Silverhawks Ultimates Mon*Star Transformation Chamber Throne, $4.21 with points, Amazon. 

G.I. Joe Tiger Force Outback, $10.00, Target. 

Fortnite Duo Mode 2-pack (Double Agent Wildcard and Wildcard Shadow) $13.99, Ross.

5-19 Part of Entertainment Earth order: ML Tarantula, Daredevil (Elektra), Chasm, $24.99 each; DC Multiverse Static Shock, $13.04; G.I. Joe Classified Sgt. Stalker, $13.04; Super 7 2001: A Space Odyssey Moon Watcher, $28.21; total $146.92.

5-20 Fortnite Duo Mode Wildcards, $18.99, Black Knight, $11.99, Brutus, $9.99; total $44.37, Ross.

5-27 McFarlane Lobo, $7.99, Big Lots.

ML Ant-Man, 2 Tracksuit Mafia, $24.99 each, total $55.49, Target.

6-3 Spider-verse the Spot, $13.63, Target.

6-6 Robo Force Maxx 89,  $9.99; Wrecker, $8.99, total $33.98 shipped, Forbidden Planet.

6-7 Farscape Rygel, $16.12 shipped, eBay.

6-23 ML Hatut Zeraze, $7.49, Groot, $24.99; Rocket, Drax, Star-Lord, Mantis, Adam Warlock, $12.49 each; total $94.93, Target.

6-26 ML Kraglin, $20.97, GameStop.

6-28 ML Nebula, $11.00, GameStop.

7-6 ML Star-Lord (classic) $24.99, Wal-Mart.

Batman '66 King Tut, $10.80, Target.

7-7 Indiana Jones (Club Obi-Wan) $17.49, Target.

ML Yondu, Cyclops, Chamber, Tracksuit Mafia, $12.49 each, total $49.96, Target.

7-15 Batman '66 Two-Face, $6.98, Target.

SWB Imperial Senate Guard, Nightbrother Archer, $10.80 total, GameStop.

7-21 Indiana Jones Kazim, $12.49; Batman '66 Egghead, $9.99; total $22.48, Target.

2 X-Men '97 Sentinels, $39.09, Amazon.

7-24 ML Black Widow, $27.99, Target.

7-27 ML DD-Elektra, $27.24, Target.

8-5 ML Ultron, $20.13, GameStop.

G.I. Joe Shipwreck, $26.49, Target.

8-30 ML Tarantula arrives, Entertainment Earth.

8-31 SWB Rocket Launcher Trooper, ($21.82), KX Security Droid, $13.27, total $13.43, GameStop.

ML Spider-verse Jessica Drew, $5.00, Wal-Mart.

9-1 Fortnite Victory Royale Motorboat, McFarlane Batman '66 Robot Batman, $31.00 total, Amazon.

9-7 SWB Tusken Raider, $10.97, Jedi Survivor B1 Battle Droid, $15.97, Riot Scout Trooper, $13.97; total $25.25, GameStop. 

9-16 ML Into the Spider-Verse Cyborg Spider-Woman, $17.09; McFarlane Batman '66 Batgirl, $19.99; total $41.07, Target.

9-20 Clearance Target day! Ant-Man, Kang, $12.49 each, SW Micro Squadron, $4.99, total $32.67.

ML Photon, $16.09, Iron Man Mk.1, $13.99, Skrull Queen/Super Skrull, $27.99, Captain Marvel/Doctor Doom, $24.99, Thor/Destroyer, $29.99; total $123.22. 

G.I. Joe Craig "Rock 'n Roll" McConnel, $12.49. Target total today: $168.38. 

9-30 Batman '66 Batman (gasmask, Batzooka) $5.99, Target.

ML Iron Man Model 70, $5.99; Apex Legends Octane, $5.99, total $11.98, Ross.

10-1 ML Agatha Harkness, $20.70, Target.

10-3 ML Nighthawk and Blur arrive, Entertainment Earth.

10-4 SWB Holiday Mandalorian Scout, $23.12, Amazon.

10-5 ML DD-Elektra arrives from Entertainment Earth.

10-6 SW Boba Fett (vintage comic) $6.29; Indiana Jones w/horse (World of Adventure) $2.99; total $9.28, Target.

10-10 SW Holiday Jawa and Salacious B. Crumb, $27.99, Hasbro.

10-11 ML Chasm arrives, Entertainment Earth.

10-15 ML 3 Zombie Iron Man, $7.49 each; Masters of the Universe Masterverse He-Man, $12.24, Skeletor, $7.34; total $45.63, Target.

10-17 Batman '66 Robot Batman arrives from Amazon.

From Entertainment Earth: Super 7 Pre-Code Horror Ghostly Weird Stories Commander Ben Woodruff, $20.00; SWB Greef Karga, $5.51; Jada Street Fighter II  Chun-Li, $24.99; Jada General Mills GITD Boo Berry, $19.99. 

SWB Holiday Ewok, $27.99, Hasbro Toy Shop.

10-21 Indiana Jones Grail Knight, $24.99, Hasbro Toy Shop.

Apex Legends Crypto, $5.33, Ross.

Toony Terrors Svengoolie, $16.20, Target.

10-19 MOTU Masterverse Sorceress, Shadow Weaver, Man-E-Faces, Pig Man, $3.99 each; Transformers BotBots 8-pack, $4.99, Cosmos, $7.99; ML Maria Hill, $5.99; total $42.43, Ross.

10-23 Super 7 Pre-Code Horror Reaction Black Cat Mystery Radium Man GITD, $32.58 shipped, Super 7.

10-24 2 SWB Dark Troopers, $5.99 each; ML Quake, $5.99, total $19.97, Ross.

10-27 SWB Holiday Purge Trooper, $27.99, Hasbro Toy Store.

11-1 SWB Holiday Snowtrooper, $26.52, Target.

11-4 Batman '66 Lord Death Man, pre-order ML Hallow's Eve, $8.53, Amazon.

Toy Show! ML Deathlok, $5; ML Madame Masque, $5; Ghostbusters (Diamond) Walter Peck, $5; SWB Jaina Solo, Sabine Wren, R2-Q5, $60; Happy Meal Spider-Man, $1; Turtle van, $10; green Spider-Man, $3, Toy Biz Zzaxx, $1.

Fortnite Aerial Assault Trooper, $6.99, BotBots Ruckus Rally, $4.99, total $11.98, Ross.

SWB Holiday KX Security Droid, $24.99, Wal-Mart.

11-22 Indiana Jones Renaldo, Dr. Elsa Schneider, Henry Jones Sr. $24.99 each, total $46.38, GameStop.

12-5 X-Men '97 Bishop, Magneto, $7.49 each; ML MJ, $24.99; 2 SW Micro Fleet escape pods, $4.99 each, total $54.10, Target.

G.I. Joe Marauders Barbeque, ML Quake, SWB Grogu, $5.99 each, total $19.46, Ross.

12-9 McFarlane Captain Carrot, $37.63.

ML Morbius/6-Armed Spider-Man, $24.97; ML Star-Lord $12.47; total $40.81, Wal-Mart.

12-12 Chester Cheetah arrives.

NECA Street Fighter Guile, $25.48, Temu.

12-16 ML Multiple Man, $5.99; ML (3 3/4) Moon Knight, $3.23; total $8.22, Ross. 

12-17 ML Talos, Goliath, Yelena Belova, $6.99 each; Nick Fury, $9.99; Warrior Gamora, $11.49; G.I. Joe Tunnel Rat, $9.49; total $47.51, Target.

12-24 ML Multiple Man, $5.99; Jada Universal Creature from the Black Lagoon, $5.99; Dungeons & Dragons Forge, $3.99; total $15.98, Ross.

12-27 ML Namor, Namorita, Justice, Crystar, Vision, Power Princess, $24.99 each, total $149.94, EntertainmentEarth. 

12-30 ML Matt Murdock, $24.99, Wal-Mart.

Catch-up, missed: Power Rangers Pudgy Pig, $5.99, Pirantishead, $5.99; total $11.98, Ross. I'm pretty sure I bought a full-price ML Yondu at Target for $24.99, and should probably include the HasLabs Giant-Man here, that's $235.42 shipped, whenever it turns up.  Helena Shaw from Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny wasn't in my Target purchase history; so must've been from GameStop? Say, $18.74. And I missed the Rose! We had him mid-November, for say $19.99. 

Total: $3565.82. 2022: $3604.09.  2021: $3449.00. 2020: $2345.67. 2019: $2472.30. 2018: $1752.31. 2017: $1968.71. 2016: $1753.72. 2015: $1895.35. 2014: $1523.25. 2013: $1101.93. 2012: $706.32. 2011: $564.71. 2010: $966.10. 2009: $558.16. 2008: $555.16. 2007: $426.00. 2006: $620.00.

And what have we learned this year? That my meticulous and unimpeachable record-keeping has slipped a bit; partly because of pre-orders: if I pre-order something in September and it shows up in April, where did I log it? Split the difference and log it nowhere! That's not helpful, but we'll keep working on that; although I'm already worried I'm going to find an extra couple hundred I somehow missed after I post this. 

Also, a lot of figures were either $25.99, or six bucks; depending when they were purchased. Sure, personally six bucks is better, but is that sustainable? There are seemingly less and less places to get figures every year, even if it seems like I buy from a bunch of stores; and I don't want that number to go down. And of course some figures, you kinda know you can maybe hold out on, but you can't rely on that for every character. Or, a lot of figures probably wouldn't have gotten bought at all at regular price.

For this year's Build-a-Figures, Puff Adder, Ch'od, What If? Ultron, movie Attuma, the Hydra Stomper, and the Void; and from McFarlane we have Atrocitus. We also have a passable chunk of the Indiana Jones Grail Table, with assorted grails false and true. Puff is part of Hasbro's incredibly slow rollout of the Serpent Society. Ultron and Attuma were clearance miracles; as was the Hydra Stomper, but after his episode I'm glad that happened. Atrocitus isn't bad for a McFarlane figure; but even as a 'Collect-n-Connect' or whatever he should've come with a lantern, or Dex-Starr, or both.  Ch'od (and Cr'reee!) is a rock star; so great. And the Void is a different direction than I thought we'd get for him; a good sized and horrible monster. 

What does the new year hold? As usual, no idea! I maybe have two or three pre-ordered figures pending and one in the mail right now. I was also kind of mad at Hasbro, for general corporate shenanigans; then of course they announced a new Nightcrawler figure, and I'll probably buy three. (And a Goblin Queen!)

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