McFarlane Page Punchers - The Definitive (Hopefully) Guide 1 1

[BuraddoRun]

McFarlane Page Punchers have been releasing steadily for a couple of years now, and they're pretty cool! I wanted to make a guide for any potential collectors because I haven't really found a central place with all the information and products.

Page Punchers are a line of action figures from McFarlane Toys that have full-size comic books included with them. Some of these comics are simply reprints, but others are brand new stories & art that are exclusive to the line. All the comics are new printings on glossy paper with new ads, and the indicia usually includes "McFarlane Special Edition" or "McFarlane Custom Comic" in them. There have been 3 kinds of releases thus far, with several waves of each. You can order (or shop in-store where applicable) most of these from the McFarlane Toys Store, Amazon, Walmart, or Target, but some releases have been exclusive to Target. Until recently, everything has been DC, but now there are Spawn releases as well. And please, if anyone has additional info that I may have missed or gets the jump on new releases, post here so we can keep the thread updated. I think I've covered them all (so far), but there may be other exclusives out there I don't know about.

3" Page Punchers Line: These come with 3" action figures and a reprinted comic book. MSRP $9.99 each.

Wave 1:

1. Batman # 608 (2nd printing cover). Batman figure.
2. Superman # 1 (4th Volume, 2016). Superman figure.
3. Flashpoint # 1. Flash figure.
4. Black Adam Endless Winter Special (B cover). Black Adam figure.
5. Flashpoint # 1 (Foil Variant). Flash figure.

Wave 2:

1. Batman # 23.1. Joker figure.
2. Flashpoint # 2. Batman (Thomas Wayne) figure.
3. Nightwing Rebirth # 1. Nightwing figure.
4. Green Lantern Rebirth #1 (1st Volume, 2004). Green Lantern figure.

Wave 3:

1. Batman Rebirth # 1. Batman figure.
2. Batman Beyond Neo-Year # 1. Batman Beyond figure.
3. Flashpoint # 3 (C cover). Emperor Aquaman figure.
4. Forever Evil # 1. Lex Luthor figure.
5. Blue Beetle Graduation Day # 1. Blue Beetle figure. - Target Exclusive

3" Page Punchers 2-Pack Line: These come with two 3" action figures, a figure stand, a bookmark (DC only), and a reprinted comic book. MSRP $16.99 each.

1. Batman The Dark Knight Returns # 1. Batman and Mutant Leader figures.
2. Dark Nights Metal # 1(no foil). Batman Who Laughs and Red Death figures.
3. Spawn # 1. Spawn and Redeemer (Anti-Spawn) figures.
4. Spawn # 309 (B cover). Gunslinger Spawn and Auger figures.
5. Stranger Things: The Other Side # 1. Will Byers and Demogorgon figures. - COMING SOON!
6. Stranger Things: The Other Side # 2. Eleven and Mike Wheeler figures. - COMING SOON!

7" Page Punchers Line: These come with 7" action figures, accessories, a figure stand, a trading card, and an exclusive comic book with a story and art not printed elsewhere. MSRP $24.99 each.

Wave 1: All 4 base figures come with the same comic book (story Heart of Decay by Cavan Scott, art by Tyler Kirkham), though there are 2 black and white figures with different variant covers.

1. Black Adam McFarlane Special Edition. Black Adam figure.
2. Black Adam McFarlane Special Edition. Superman figure.
3. Black Adam McFarlane Special Edition. Batman figure.
4. Black Adam McFarlane Special Edition. Constantine figure
5. Black Adam McFarlane Special Edition (Line Variant). Batman Black and White figure. - Target Exclusive
6. Black Adam McFarlane Special Edition (Line Variant 2, different cover art). Black Adam Black and White figure.

Wave 2: All 4 figures come with the same comic book (story Alternate Endings by Tim Seeley, art by Jose Luis and Daniel Hdr).

1. Injustice McFarlane Custom Comic. Batman figure.
2. Injustice McFarlane Custom Comic. Supergirl figure.
3. Injustice McFarlane Custom Comic. Green Arrow figure.
4. Injustice McFarlane Custom Comic. Dr. Fate figure.

Wave 3: All 5 figures come with the same comic book (story Such Great Heights by Tim Seeley, art by Scott Kolins).

1. The Flash McFarlane Custom Comic. Flash (Barry Allen) figure.
2. The Flash McFarlane Custom Comic. Captain Cold figure.
3. The Flash McFarlane Custom Comic. Heat Wave figure.
4. The Flash McFarlane Custom Comic. Atom (Ryan Choi) figure.
5. The Flash McFarlane Custom Comic. Gorilla Grodd mega figure. MSRP $39.99
6. The Flash McFarlane Custom Comic. Captain Cold figure (Metallic Variant). - McFarlane Toys Store Exclusive

Wave 4: All 4 figures come with the same comic book (story A Future by Sean Ryan, art by Jose Luis), but each cover is different.

1. Aquaman McFarlane Custom Comic (Aquaman cover). Aquaman figure.
2. Aquaman McFarlane Custom Comic (Aqualad cover). Aqualad figure.
3. Aquaman McFarlane Custom Comic (Black Manta cover). Black Manta figure.
4. Aquaman McFarlane Custom Comic (Ocean Master cover). Ocean Master figure.

Wave 5: All 4 figures come with the same comic book (story Fighting the Frozen by Rex Ogle, art by Travis Mercer), but each cover is different.

1. Batman Fighting the Frozen (Batman cover). Batman (14,000 B.C.) figure.
2. Batman Fighting the Frozen (Robin cover). Robin (14,000 B.C.) figure.
3. Batman Fighting the Frozen (Batgirl cover). Batgirl (14,000 B.C.) figure.
4. Batman Fighting the Frozen (Mr. Freeze cover). Mr. Freeze (1875 A.D.) figure.
5. Batman Fighting the Frozen (Batgirl cover, same as regular figure). Batgirl (14,000 B.C.) figure (Chase Purple Cowl Variant).
6. Batman Fighting the Frozen (Line Variant / team cover). Mr. Freeze (1875 A.D.) figure. - SDCC Exclusive

 

 

 

Edited August 23, 2023 by BuraddoRun
Updates

[LudaToke]

Thanks for putting this together.  I had no clue that the list was this extensive for the Page Punchers line.  Based on the list I can see that I have Wave 1 which now feels underwhelming  

[golfplyr]

Thank you starting this post. I did not know these items exist but I am starting to get back into collecting. 

[golfplyr]

Spawn page punchers are cheap on Amazon. 

[oldmilwaukee6er]

I like the Spawn page punchers! A 3 inch Spawn figure is pretty unique to the line and the comic reminds me of Spawn wave 1 '94 figures with the toy comic. 

[BuraddoRun]

I have updates! These include new Exclusives, news on what's coming next, and a possible mystery figure.

I've added pictures to the first post, but here's what I've discovered since I first made this topic.

1. There have been convention exclusives. In 2022 at the NYCC or SDCC or both, there was apparently a Wave 1 3" Flashpoint 1 Foil Variant available. There are a number of them on eBay and it is even currently available on the McFarlance Toys Store website, so I don't believe we can call it "convention exclusive" at this point.

2. There is a McFarlane Toys Store exclusive, however, and it is currently on sale for $14.99. It's a Metallic Variant of the 7" Captain Cold figure with the Flash comic. The comic itself, however, appears to be the exact same as the ones that come with any of the figures from that wave. Interestingly, though, on the back of the box, the comic cover it shows is very different. But that's not the comic that was included. I guess this was when they were considering putting different covers with each figure, which they actually started doing in the next wave.I'll attach a pic here because it's pretty cool to see what almost was.

3. There is a Chase Variant figure of Batgirl in the latest 7" wave. I have not personally been able to find it, but I watched a review on YouTube and the guy stated that the comic is the exact same as the one that comes with the regular Batgirl figure. Still, it's a cool figure variant as it has more painted details than the regular one.

4. There was an exclusive at SDCC this year. It was a black & white Mr. Freeze. The comic is the same, but the cover is a variant with different art and it's black & white as well (just the cover). I picked it up off eBay and I have to say the figure is actually pretty cool with those colors. Of course, I buy these things for the comics, personally.

5. So here's the possible mystery: There may be a Superman convention exclusive that came out this year at some point. I was reading up on articles talking about the McFarlane SDCC exclusives (prior to the SDCC) and one website claimed there would be a Superman B&W Page Punchers available, but had no pictures of it. I searched eBay during the convention and found a listing that had both the Freeze exclusive and this mysterious Superman exclusive listed. However, the seller left them in the shipping box so you couldn't see the actual figure boxes. The picture was of a brown cardboard shipping box and it was labeled "Page Punchers" and said "Superman." I wish I'd saved a picture or contacted the seller, but I did neither. But I've looked at multiple videos, websites, and other auctions and just have not seen this elusive Superman figure anywhere. There were a couple of McFarlane exclusive Superman figures this year, though. One of them was even B&W. My guess is that the box was simply mislabeled, and there was no actual Page Punchers Superman exclusive. But if anyone else here knows or finds something out, please post! I'll attach pictures of the Superman exclusives that aren't page Punchers here for reference.

6. And Finally, the McFarlane Toys Store has the new 3" 2-packs up for  pre-order. They should be available in September. I like finding these things in retail but I may just pre-order from McFarlane to ensure I get them without having to hunt for them.