The Lizard's Lizard collection...

[The Lizard]

Since a few kind souls have asked to see some pics of my collection of Lizard crapola, I have complied.

These are just a few quick still pics taken with a digital camcorder, so they're nothing spectacular, but they should give a basic idea as to the extent of my Lizard-mania.

EDIT- Nov 2005 You can see higher-quality updated pics here:
http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showpost.php?p=5447789&postcount=186

And here: http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showpost.php?p=7161621&postcount=253

http://www.picturedot.com/FetchImageJPG.asp?ImageType=P&ImageFormat=H&ImageID=72009
An overall view of the Lizard-closet with doors open. On the left is a playfield from the 1980 Gottlieb Spider-Man pinball game (which features Lizzy, of course). Above the playfield is a sleeve containing posters and art prints.


http://www.picturedot.com/FetchImageJPG.asp?ImageType=P&ImageFormat=H&ImageID=72010
Various pieces of original comic art, animation cels, and trading card art. Artists include Jim Mooney, Luke Ross, Win Mortimer (Spidey Super Stories!), Joe Bennet, Steve Rude, and Todd McFarlane.


http://www.picturedot.com/FetchImageJPG.asp?ImageType=P&ImageFormat=H&ImageID=72011
Interior shelves in closet with toys, books, games, etc.

--More to come...!

[The Lizard]

http://www.picturedot.com/FetchImageJPG.asp?ImageType=P&ImageFormat=H&ImageID=72012
On top of a comic box containing all the Lizard's comic appearances (and I do mean ALL of them-- from ASM #6- November 1963 to current, including flashback and cameo appearances!), we have some boardgames, Mego figures, the Art Asylum bust, and in front of the bust's box, a Toy Biz prototype figure.



http://www.picturedot.com/FetchImageJPG.asp?ImageType=P&ImageFormat=H&ImageID=72013
Bottom two shelves with books, novels, trading cards and videos on the bottom, and various stuff on the second shelf including art kits, metal figures, cups, and target sets.


http://www.picturedot.com/FetchImageJPG.asp?ImageType=P&ImageFormat=H&ImageID=72014
Top shelf with figures including model kits, Toy Biz, Mego, and various foreign bootleg figures.


Any questions? (And I mean besides "Did you know that you're a total dork?")

[The Disco King]

wow you ARE the lizard!

[ASM #129]

Wow pretty cool Lizard! How many appearences of Lizard are there? Like the figs and statues. The art work is sweet too. Nice work.

[GreenGoblin1234]

WOW! thats an obbsesion!

[CaptainStacy]

How much did you spend on the Mego figure, and is it in mint condition?

[Jspider13]

Just curious, what made you become such a big Lizard fan of all villains?

[The Lizard]

Originally posted by ASM #129
Wow pretty cool Lizard! How many appearences of Lizard are there?
Well, if you include cameo appearances, flashbacks, and crazy stuff like Sergio Aragones Massacres Marvel, there are well over a hundred Lizard appearances-- probably around 150. I've got a list of all the specific comic appearances, of course, but not with me at the moment.

Originally posted by CaptainStacy
How much did you spend on the Mego figure, and is it in mint condition?
I actually have three Mego Lizards. The one in the box (pic #4) is the 1974 "type-one body" version, with solid, non-moveable wrists. I got it in a trade a long time ago. I traded a Remco Creature From the Black Lagoon doll for it. The box is about a C-8 condition, and the figure is C-9, with only minor fading on the tail.

The Mego in the blister-pack (pic#3) is the type-two body from the late '70's with poseable wrists. The figure is perfect mint C-10, even though I got it loose for only $50 in the early days of ebay. The blister card is a repro.

The loose figure in pic #4 standing next to the boxed figure is the Palitoy/Mego "Fist Fighter" Lizard that was only sold in the UK. Note the small black lever on its lower back. When the lever is moved sideways, the figure makes a punching motion. The condition is C-9. I found this figure in 1997 at Sci-Fi World in Orlando FL, and traded a bunch of loose Star Wars Figures for it. I'm still trying to find the British backing card (or a repro), and a mint-on-card version sells for about $500.00 these days.

Originally posted by Jspider13
Just curious, what made you become such a big Lizard fan of all villains?
The short version of this story starts with the fact that I loved dinosaurs starting at age four. Anything remotely like dinosaurs (like Godzilla) or monster reptiles I loved, too. I picked up my first Spidey comic (Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man #34) at age eight because Lizzy was on the cover. I loved the character, and he's still my favorite today.

[GreenGoblin1234]

thats cool, can you post a better picture of the prototype Toy biz figure, and you said you had foreign bootleg figures, can you please describe them

[The Lizard]

Originally posted by GreenGoblin1234
thats cool, can you post a better picture of the prototype Toy biz figure, and you said you had foreign bootleg figures, can you please describe them

http://www.picturedot.com/FetchImageJPG.asp?ImageType=P&ImageFormat=H&ImageID=73261
Toy Biz prototype on left (unpainted, all hard plastic-no PVC, and no "tail-lashing" mechanism), center- Italian bootleg of "Swamp Roller" Lizard with different paintjob and fewer points of articulation, right- Mexican bootleg based on mold of "Transforming" Lizard- but it doesn't transform, and is almost solid PVC with 4 big points of articulation and a paint job so crappy, it's funny.

http://www.picturedot.com/FetchImageJPG.asp?ImageType=P&ImageFormat=H&ImageID=72847
Large-size Lizard figures from ToyBiz in rear, "garage" kits of Lizard in front (one is unfinished, obviously).

[venom892]

Cool stuff lizard.I hope to have as much stuff as yours one day only instead of lizard stuff venom stuff.:venom:

[CaptainStacy]

Wow, i thought I was an expert...never even aware of the Mego UK version.

Mego release some Batman and Robin "fist-fighter" figures here in the states...If there's a Lizard version, i wonder if there's a Spider-Man fist-fighter out there somewhere....?

[The Lizard]

Originally posted by CaptainStacy
If there's a Lizard version, i wonder if there's a Spider-Man fist-fighter out there somewhere....?

There is indeed, my friend...
http://www.megomuseum.com/marvel/FFUKBK.JPG

http://www.megomuseum.com

[Truthteller]

Looks like your account is fixed The Lizard... good. ;)

[The Lizard]

Yep, Malice set things straight ---

--Weird chains of events, though -- perhaps a conspiracy? ;)

[The Lizard]

Here's another pic of a bunch of stuff from the 1970's:

http://www.picturedot.com/FetchImageJPG.asp?ImageType=P&ImageFormat=H&ImageID=72845
Back row, l-r : UK exclusive puzzle, Colorforms "Puzzleforms" set, Spider-Man Webspinner Game with plastic figurines of villains, rubber-band gun w/ targets, Marvel Heroes puzzle (1980's).

Front row, l-r: Mego Star Trek "Gorn" figure (brown Lizard head on Klingon body), Spidey playset w/cardboard figures, Mego type 2 Lizard, Mego type 1 Lizard, Prestomagix transfer set, Spidey/Hulk playset w/cardboard figures, Dart gun target set, and 7-11 Slurpee cup.

[Moony_Girl13]

:eek: Oh my goodness, I knew you were obsessed, but...this is so cool :) Thanks for posting pictures of your collection.

[GreenGoblin1234]

wow! And i thought i was obsessed

[CaptainStacy]

Thanks for the mego link, Liz. That really takes me back to my youth! I'd LOVE to find that Peter Parker figure someday...

Anyway, check your PM's when you get a chance.

[spideyboy_1111]

lizard i think i have one lizard u dont. its spider lizard. part of the 3 large fig set. he looks not too lizard like but hes still ok. i want them to make a real comic like one some day. but i think for u the one i have is still a must

[GreenGoblin1234]

i think he has that one

[The Lizard]

Originally posted by spideyboy_1111
lizard i think i have one lizard u dont. its spider lizard.

Yeah, I got Spider-Lizard already- he's the 10-inch figure on the right standing behind the model kits in pic # 8.

Now if you mean "Man-Lizard" from the "Arachnophobia" figure series, I've got him too even though he looks more like a green spider than a lizard.

[spideyboy_1111]

thats who i was talkin bout, the arachnifobia one. :) i didnt see him. i was shocked when i didnt see him lol nice very impressive collection u have

[GreenGoblin1234]

:eek:

[Spideys#1Girl]

wow thats an amazing collection Lizard :D thank you for posting it on the boards

[spideyboy_1111]

ya almosts makes me wanna have sections of all my spidey peeps. a spidey area, ock group, lizaerd group, etc....

[ASM #129]

Thanks for answering the number of appearances. How did you get started, was he in one of your first comic books or something. Very cool stuff. Juggernaut is one of my first comic villian favs, I remeber watching "Spider-man and his Amazing friends" the episode with Juggy in it and just remember saying Wow! But I never thought of collecting him eclusively, wish I would have. I have his first appearence Uncanny #12, but what you've done is amazing.

[The Lizard]

Originally posted by ASM #129
Thanks for answering the number of appearances.

I was just revisiting this thread and I realized that I never gave a more exact answer to this question.

Lizard's total ORIGINAL (not reprints) appearances in the comic books, including cameo appearances, flashbacks, pin-up pages, original cover art, gag comics (like Not Brand Echh and Fred Hembeck Destroys the Marvel Universe), and the appearances of "The Lizard II", or "Lizard Clone" from the 1994-1996 Spidey comics: 151 total.


scary, isn't it?

[Cyclops]

Do you have the Spider-Lizard books?

[The Lizard]

Originally posted by Cyclops
Do you have the Spider-Lizard books?

Yep -- and just for the record, I AM including the "Spider-Lizard" storyline from PPTSSM # 39-40 in the list of Lizard appearances.

http://www.samruby.com/Spiderverse/Spiderman/CostumeSpiderLizard.gif

[GreenGoblin1234]

woah, thats a weird picture, awsome though

[suicideking15]

Awesome collection.

[Arcturus]

Neat Collection! Very impressive.

:)

[The Lizard]

Thank you :)

I notice that the image host, picturedot.com must have cut back on the size of the images, since they're now smaller than when I posted them.
Oh well, picturedot is free, so I guess I can't complain.

If you want to see larger, cleaned-up pics, you can go to this site: http://spidermantoys.proboards19.com/index.cgi?board=Rooms&action=display&num=1068419505

[The Lizard]

Has anyone seen the MTV animated Spidey and Lizard figures in stores yet?

I'm going to buy Lizzy, of course, but I'd rather not get it from ebay.

[venom892]

I heard they hit stores already.The lizard I think is like 8 inches.

[wagnerelli]

How did you get the first apearence of Lizard?
Do you get the Spiderman video games that have Lizard in them?

[The Lizard]

Originally posted by wagnerelli
How did you get the first apearence of Lizard?
Do you get the Spiderman video games that have Lizard in them?

I got a VG copy of Amazing Spider-Man # 6 for $18.00 way back in 1987 at a little comic shop in Bradenton, Florida. I remember being worried about my parents finding out that I spent that much on a comic book, so I never told them how much it cost. :D

As far as video games, I have the Sega Genesis game from 1993 with Lizzy (Sega also made a Spidey coin-op arcade game in 1991 with Lizzy in it, but I don't have that -- yet ;)).

I also have the Nintendo 64 version of the Spider-Man game from 2000 that featured Lizzy. I keep meaning to get the PS version of that game too, since it's at KB Toys for like $9 now.

I don't have any of the handheld Spidey games for the Gameboy yet, and I hear that Lizzy was in a couple of those.

I'll also have to get the Spider-Man 2 game when it comes out, since Lizard will be in that one too.

[Go Web Go!]

That's quite a collection...

[thelizrd17]

Wow cool collection Lizard!:D

[Roughneck]

Originally posted by The Lizard
http://www.picturedot.com/FetchImageJPG.asp?ImageType=P&ImageFormat=H&ImageID=73261


The one on the right look slike Godzilla in a Lab coat.:D

That is one hell of a collection there. If anyone cares I have everything ever produced featurig the Roughneck. (it is a stack of self-writen scripts, some horrible scatches and a cutom Heroclix)

[The Lizard]

Originally posted by Roughneck
. If anyone cares I have everything ever produced featurig the Roughneck. (it is a stack of self-writen scripts, some horrible scatches and a cutom Heroclix)

Cool-- you should set up a website. :)

[spideyboy_1111]

lizard... u have one?

[Roughneck]

Originally posted by The Lizard
Cool-- you should set up a website. :)

I I weren't so Lazy I would. Keep you're eyes peeled maybe one day I will shel my Procrast........ Never mind That word is too long, I'll finish it later.

[CaptainStacy]

Yeah Lizard; I've seen a fan site for the freakin' Black Cat...certainly the Lizard, one of Spidey's top rogues, should be represented as well.

[The Lizard]

Well, I do actually have the domain name "the-lizard.com" registered. ("thelizard.com" was already taken by a stupid graphic design firm, and "lizard.com" is some music collector).

My original intent was to put up a site full of Lizard info and pics when it was officially announced that Lizzy would be in Spider-Man 2. Obviously that didn't happen, so I didn't really feel like spending the $$ to set up a site.

Now that site hosting is cheaper however, maybe I will do it at some point.

[CaptainStacy]

Sure, you could include more and greater detailed pics of your collection, reviews and commentary on all his appearances, etc....and anyway, Doc Conners is gonna be in the sequel...that's something. And honestly, with Conners secured, you KNOW the Lizard will show up no later than the fourth Spidey flick....i'd almost bet money on it.

[co2]

Have you seen the lizard figure from the new animated series line? I thought he looked awesome. I like that version of the character. Very Iguana.

http://www.marvel.com/toybiz/spidermtv/view.php?item_no=84003

[spideyboy_1111]

its fine for the cgi series... but if they do that to him in a movie ill shoot my self... i want more of a basic reptile... also theres a basic looking lizard that if its being attacked it can have its tail pulled off and it will grow back... i think connors should be researching that lizard in the movie verse... not just ne lizard... and i could be wrong but i dont think iguanas lose there tails and grow them back...

[The Lizard]

Well, Iguanas can grow back their tails, but only for one time, if I recall. The tail that grows back is shorter and darker than the original tail.

I really like the MTV Spidey Lizard design, but I'll agree he's too animalistic for a future SM movie, IMO. The horned ridges and fins on the back are a little too much for a creature that started out as a human being. A movie Lizard should look more like the comic version (only not necessarily green, and without those purple pants).


Oh-- here's another pic I uploaded to crappy Picturedot a while ago, but never posted:

http://www.picturedot.com/FetchImageJPG.asp?ImageType=P&ImageFormat=H&ImageID=72846

Across the botton of the pic is a fold-up comic strip featuring Spidey vs Lizard from a 1978 Spidey Pez dispenser. Art is by Mike Zeck.

Above the strip are a few small items, which are (clockwise from left): Toy Biz pog, French cookie pog, 1990 address book, UK plaster Lizard statue from art set, UK micro-set figure, enamel stick pins, Toy Biz micro-set figure, and a tiny ceramic Lizard figurine made in France and given away with cake on religious holidays.

[spideyboy_1111]

liz.. the movie lizard should look like that bust... "ur avatar"

[spideyboy_1111]

Well, Iguanas can grow back their tails, but only for one time, if I recall. The tail that grows back is shorter and darker than the original tail.

yes.. ill have to look up this lizard i saw though ... it can grow its tail back several times and it practically almost can fall off on its own...

this has nothing to do with the lizard but theres a frog that in winter literally freezes in ice and thaws out in the spring

[Donald Thomas]

Aloha,
Nothing like a true fan to set up a collection like yours. I agree with the Capt. you should set up a web site.
You da man ( er Lizard;) )
Spidey rules with true fans

[thugie]

You should have some or all of the original art professionally framed. I've got about 30 pages of Spidey art framed, and it makes for a nice gallery. I have the pages in a black matte inside a black metal frame. The black matte and frame work to pull your eyes to the center and focus on the art. I've seen pages framed with white mattes which to me do not hold the image well. Your eyes are not held to the art as with a black matte and frame.

Also, make sure that the glass used has UV protection.

When I go to the Orlando MegaCon I'll ask Jim Mooney if he's got any Lizard pages left for you. Every year he says he's about out of Spidey art, but then shows up with a bunch of Spec S-M pages.

Vince Schmitt

[The Lizard]

Originally posted by thugie
When I go to the Orlando MegaCon I'll ask Jim Mooney if he's got any Lizard pages left for you. Every year he says he's about out of Spidey art, but then shows up with a bunch of Spec S-M pages.

Vince Schmitt


That would be much appreciated. I have one Mooney art page from PPTSSM #33, but it just has Spidey, Iguana and Dr. Connors -- no Lizard.

I've emailed Jim Mooney a couple timesin the past, but he always says he doen't have any Lizard pages left, and offers to draw me a Lizard sketch for $100.00. I appreciate the sketch offer, but Mooney's original pages from PPTSSM usually sell for less than that, and a Lizard page from PPTSSM # 34 is what I REALLY want.

About 4 months ago, I missed out on an ebay auction for a page from PPTSSM #61 that had Lizzy featured in a flashback panel. I really kicked myself over that one, and tried to offer a trade to the winning bidder, but he wasn't interested.
A note to ebay sellers who list original comic art: list ALL the characters who appear on the page by name! There's so much Spider-Man crap on ebay, that I only do a search for "spider-man +lizard". Arg -- I'm still mad about missing that auction.

Anyway, if Jim ever digs up more PPTSSM Lizard pages, I'll be there front and center to buy! Thanks for any help, thugie.

[thugie]

I'll let you know if anything turns up. Like I've told you before, the only "Lizard" art I have is a blue line rough on vellum. It's VERY loose artwork and was given to me by Mr. Mooney back in the early 1980s. I've got it filed away, but I think it was from that Iguana story in PPSM.

If you go to the comicart board on Yahoo and ask around I'm almost certain you can locate the pages you want:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/comicart-l/

Mike Burkey owns about 60-70% of ASM original art up to issue 289, and probably has several PPSM pages as well. Getting him to part with any of them is difficult.

There were a bunch of ASM Lizard pages from ASM 166 for sale that were on a comic art site. Unfortunately, they're all sold.

Post on the Yahoo site that you're looking for Lizard pages and your sure to hear from someone.

Vince

[thugie]

And here's something that you will never see again; the original art by Ditko from ASM #6 page 8 which features the VERY first meeting between Spidey and the Lizard. With 15 days to go in the auction it's already close to $9,000. This same page was sold at the San Diego con last year for around $15,000. Wouldn't it be nice to own that piece.

Most of the pages from that issue were damaged or destroyed because, as legend has it, years ago the entire issue was shipped to someone and left where his dog could get to it. The dog proceeded to tear the issue to shreds. True story. Many of the pages have been repaired.

Here's the link if you want to view this very rare original piece:

http://apps.heritagecomics.com/common/view_item.php?source=&Sale_No=809&Lot_No=4222&sid=CD6DDDDBF061AE26C1E05911D6891149

Also, it's the earliest original ASM original art piece that is publically known. Earlier art is said to exist, but was stolen from Marvel's files so it remains in secret private hands.

[The Lizard]

Originally posted by thugie
Here's the link if you want to view this very rare original piece:

http://apps.heritagecomics.com/common/view_item.php?source=&Sale_No=809&Lot_No=4222&sid=CD6DDDDBF061AE26C1E05911D6891149



Thanks for that link --- that's AWESOME! :eek:

This is only the fourth art page from ASM # 6 that I've seen for sale since about 1999! Since it shows the FIRST encounter between Spidey and Lizzy, it's even better! I've saved pics of those other ASM # 6 pages, and I'll save this one, too! (since it will sell for WAY out of my price range!):D

The other pages from ASM #6 that I've seen online are:

The page where Spidey is in the lab working on the antidote, and Lizzy bursts in and attacks him

The page where Lizzy commands his alligators to attack Spidey in the swamp

The page right after the page listed above, where Spidey climbs up the wall of the Spanish fort and Lizzy chases after him


I knew about the "dog chewing" story concerning these art pages, but I didn't know that ASM #6 art is the oldest Spidey art that is accounted for. Too bad -- unless someone turns up some art from ASM # 1-5, I'll NEVER be able to afford #6 art. ;)

[thugie]

It has been confirmed on the ComicartL board that ASM 1-5 art does exist as some have seen the art. Complete issues of art are out there and viewed in secrecy since they are in fact stolen from Marvel's archives. Not that Marvel would have still had them anyway since they threw out a lot of art. Just recently it was reported on the ComicartL site that the family of a deceased Marvel artisit asked Marvel to return any of his art that they might still be holding to the family. Some of it did turn up later when a vagrant found complete issues original art in a dumpster outside the Marvel office. Makes you wonder what has been tossed out all these years.

Vince

[The Lizard]

Since I've seen wareagle's Green Goblin Shrine thread, I've got the urge to resurrect my old Lizard collectibles thread with some hotlinked pics of Lizard stuff!

I'll also post scans from my all-Lizard sketchbook here after I get some more sketches this weekend at Atlanta ComicCon! Includes Lizard sketches by Mark Bagley, Sam Keith, Alex Saviuk, Bill Sienkewicz (sp), David Mack, and James O'Barr! (Hopefully, I'll add Humberto Ramos to that list soon.)

Anyway, let's start with the Mego classic! :D

http://www.notdolls.com/megoknockoff/mego/sh/megolizard.jpg

[The Lizard]

http://www.fedcomix.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/lizard_main.jpg

[Razorbat]

That bust is awesome.

[The Lizard]

I know -- even though it's kind of Raptor-like, it's still fantastic. One of my favorite pieces.

[The Lizard]

http://www.timemachinetoys.com/toypics/spidermanlizard.JPG

Toy Biz 10" Spider-Lizard

[The Green Goblin]

Originally posted by The Lizard
Since I've seen wareagle's Green Goblin Shrine thread, I've got the urge to resurrect my old Lizard collectibles thread with some hotlinked pics of Lizard stuff!


:up: Lizards, Lizards Everywhere! :eek: :D

PS, do you own that episode? ;)

[The Lizard]

Yup! On VHS tapes I've got the Lizard episode from the Spidey 1967 cartoon "Where Crawls the Lizard", the 1981 cartoon "Lizards, Lizards Everywhere", all the Lizard episodes from the 1995-97 cartoon from "Night of the Lizard" all the way through "Secret Wars", and of course the MTV episode "Law of the Jungle"! :)

But now I need them all on DVD.

[The Lizard]

http://www.virtualtoychest.com/spiderman/spidlizard.jpg
Toy Biz 5" Lizard figure from Animated Series, 1994

It took 20 long years for another company to make a Lizard action figure after the Mego version!

[The Lizard]

http://www.monster-japan.co.jp/hp_photo/hp_zaiko_photo/toybiz_spiderman_zaiko/classics/classics_lizard_zaiko.jpg

Spider-Man Classics Lizard from 2002. One of the best Lizard action figures, even if it is just a repaint of the 1997 Web Force Swamp Roller Lizard (see below).

[The Lizard]

http://actionfiguresbygofigure.com/media/spidersmashlizard.jpg

[The Lizard]

http://www.modelman5.com/images/spidyvslizard1text.jpg
Resin garage kit of Spidey vs Lizard sculpted by Mike Hill. I have this kit, but I didn't build it with Spidey sitting on Lizzy's shoulders.

[The Green Goblin]

Originally posted by The Lizard
Yup! On VHS tapes I've got the Lizard episode from the Spidey 1967 cartoon "Where Crawls the Lizard", the 1981 cartoon "Lizards, Lizards Everywhere", all the Lizard episodes from the 1995-97 cartoon from "Night of the Lizard" all the way through "Secret Wars", and of course the MTV episode "Law of the Jungle"! :)

But now I need them all on DVD.

Why does that not surprise me? :D

I'm waiting on a rare VHS to be shipped from Canada with the '81 solo Gobby episode and 2 '60s ones on it. Then I'm going to get someone to burn them on a disc for me. Will probably do the same with the ORIGINAL original Star Wars trilogy. ;)

[The Lizard]

Originally posted by wareagle

I'm waiting on a rare VHS to be shipped from Canada with the '81 solo Gobby episode and 2 '60s ones on it. Then I'm going to get someone to burn them on a disc for me.

Good idea.

There were a bunch of VHS tapes of Spidey episodes made in Canada that weren't made in the US, weren't there?
My tapes of the "Stone Tablet" and "Secret Wars" episodes are Canadian.

Thank goodness for ebay.

[The Lizard]

Of course, I have to include the "re-imagined" versions of the Lizard as well:

http://www.marvel.com/toybiz/spidermovie/previews/84003.jpg
Lizard from 2003 CGI Spider-Man TV series


http://69.93.119.2/photosSHTC/data/539/1TailAttLiz-01.jpg
"Ultimate" Lizard as seen in Ultimate Marvel Team-Up #10

[Razorbat]

I know you're a completist, but I also know you'll agree those guys can't touch the original Doc Connors.

[The Lizard]

Originally posted by Razorbat
I know you're a completist, but I also know you'll agree those guys can't touch the original Doc Connors.

True.

I'm thinking of getting two Ultimate Lizard figures, so I can customize one.
The articulation looks great on that figure, so it might be worth the effort of triming the fins, repainting the skin, and digging up an extra labcoat. :)

[Razorbat]

Cool, go for it. I'd like to see that.

[The Green Goblin]

Theres a mint (in box) Mego Lizard on Ebay for $200.00!

[The Lizard]

Glad I've already got my mint Mego Lizzy ;)


Here's my favorite view of the Spider-Man Waterglobe:

http://www.astrocity.fr/images/collectibles/statue/diamondselect/images/figures/rotating/spidermansnowglobe_rot02.jpg

Lizard appears as a gargoyle figure on the base, along with Venom. GG and Hobby faces can be seen in profile. I got lucky and snagged this baby on ebay for $60.00.

[venom892]

Originally posted by The Lizard
http://www.monster-japan.co.jp/hp_photo/hp_zaiko_photo/toybiz_spiderman_zaiko/classics/classics_lizard_zaiko.jpg

Spider-Man Classics Lizard from 2002. One of the best Lizard action figures, even if it is just a repaint of the 1997 Web Force Swamp Roller Lizard (see below). I want that figure so bad!I haven't found it anywhere.Not even Ebay!When I heard about a new lizard in spidey classics I thought it was a second chance for me to get a classic Lizard.But when I found out it was ultimate I was dissappointed.:( I have no lizard figures and I wish they make a new classic one.

[THE LIZARD#1]

Hey Lizard can you show me all of the books that you have on our favortie villian because the only chapter books I have on Lizard are

LIZARD's RAGE
ULITIMATE SPIDER-MAN
LIZARD"S SANCTION
VALLEY OF THE LIZARD

[CRIMEMASTER79]

Hey Lizard very nice collection you have there.Do you plan on picking up the Bowen Lizard mini bust when it comes out?Saw A sketch in wizard and it looked very cool.Hope its based on the Ditko version.Also do you have the Lizard's appearences in Spidey Super Stories?

[The Lizard]

Originally posted by THE LIZARD#1
Hey Lizard can you show me all of the books that you have on our favortie villian because the only chapter books I have on Lizard are

LIZARD's RAGE
ULITIMATE SPIDER-MAN
LIZARD SANCTION
VALLEY OF THE LIZARD

I'm pretty sure that those are all the Spidey novels so far released in the USA that included the Lizard.

In addition to all those, I also have a British-printed paperback book that retells the story from the "Night of the Lizard" animated episode from 1994 in short-novel format.

There are also several kid's books from the mid-'90s featuring Lizzy, including a pop-up book, an electronic sound storybook, and a Spider-Man "meet the characters" book. As far as kid's coloring books with Lizzy, I've only found one so far, again from the 1990's animated show.

Then, of course there's the recently-published children's board-book of Spidey and Friends -"The Lizard Exhibit", with anime-style art for the little kiddies. :)

Originally posted by CRIMEMASTER79
Hey Lizard very nice collection you have there.Do you plan on picking up the Bowen Lizard mini bust when it comes out?Saw A sketch in wizard and it looked very cool.Hope its based on the Ditko version.Also do you have the Lizard's appearences in Spidey Super Stories?

Thanks! I'll have to take a look at that Wizard sketch of a new Lizard bust because I haven't seen it yet. I will buy, it though - I can tell you that. :)

And yes, I have all the Lizard's appearances in Spidey Super Stories - there are four of them, if I remember. Interesting fact: sometimes the artist doing Super Stories would draw Curt Connors so that his right side was always facing away, so it wasn't obvious he was missing an arm. Later on, they just drew him with both arms, since they apparently thought the concept of an amputated arm would be too upseting for little kids!

[The Green Goblin]

http://img48.photobucket.com/albums/v146/WarEagle/untitled.bmp

60s cartoon out on DVD this summer. Here's classic 60's Lizzy. :D

Very much still Ditko influenced.

[The Lizard]

I love that pic. :D

Someone should put "SILENCE, NEWBIE!" across the bottom.

[The Lizard]

Here's the ULTIMATE Lizard collectible (if it was for sale, that is)!!

http://www.halloweenproductions.com/recent_projects/spiderman/lizardaction-l.jpg
Life-size Lizard animatronic at the Niagra Hotels "Spider-Man Ultimate Ride"!!!!


http://www.halloweenproductions.com/recent_projects/spiderman/longviewfacade-l.jpg

I gotta go here! :D

[spideyboy_1111]

dude where u get those pics?

[The Green Goblin]

He's The Lizard. :D

BTW, I got my 80's VHS Revenge of the Green Goblin WIth the cheesy Scooby Doo music and voices. :o. Guess who makes a cameo? ;)

[spideyboy_1111]

i want to see more pics from this!!! and i heard about the other rides and they seem awsome! the spidey ride seems much like the one in orlando but dif villains... the hulk maze u run through chasing the hulk with 3d glasses and u hit special effect censors on the way, then theres x-men shoot the villain bumper cars.. wich i got the impression could be like a mini version of the mib ride, and then theres the daredevil obstacle course! and the park opens in may!!! I WANT PICS!!

[The Lizard]

Originally posted by spideyboy_1111
I WANT PICS!!

Here ya go: http://www.halloweenproductions.com/recent_projects.html

[The Lizard]

Originally posted by wareagle
He's The Lizard. :D

BTW, I got my 80's VHS Revenge of the Green Goblin WIth the cheesy Scooby Doo music and voices. :o. Guess who makes a cameo? ;)

No way--- does Lizzy really make a cameo in that episode? I thought the only 80's cartoon ep. he appeared in was "Lizards, Lizards Everywhere!" :eek:

[The Green Goblin]

Originally posted by The Lizard
No way--- does Lizzy really make a cameo in that episode? I thought the only 80's cartoon ep. he appeared in was "Lizards, Lizards Everywhere!" :eek:

Gobby has this lame-o "memory helmet" :rolleyes: where he can see the past and the future. Spidey puts it on, and sees graduating high school and then Lizzy in the subway and says, "Hey, there's that time I ran in to the Lizard". :D

[spideyboy_1111]

u know the ride looks ok.. but not as good as they planned.. looks like they combined the X-men and spidey ride into one... i was hoping that ride would rival the one in orlando.. but doesnt look it :(

[The Lizard]

Originally posted by spideyboy_1111
... i was hoping that ride would rival the one in orlando.. but doesnt look it

No -- nothing can touch the Universal Studios Spidey ride in Orlando.

This "Ultimate" ride looks like fun, but as it states on that site, its a more limited-budget ride. I'd still like to see it, but I don't think I'll be traveling through the Niagra Falls area anytime soon..

[The Lizard]

Originally posted by wareagle
Gobby has this lame-o "memory helmet" :rolleyes: where he can see the past and the future. Spidey puts it on, and sees graduating high school and then Lizzy in the subway and says, "Hey, there's that time I ran in to the Lizard". :D

Oh I see. Meh- if it's just a flashback scene from the episode I already have, then I don't need it. (Even though that "memory helmet" sounds really cool... ;) )

[Arcturus]

This is an impressive collection of Lizard stuff! Very neat.:cool:

[Cyclops]

"The Ultimate Ride", huh? Anybody been on it?

[spiderjaybe143]

nah man,It's like 1000 kilometers away from me:(

[The Lizard]

http://www.psxnation.com/reviews/rev-spiderman2-1.jpg

Spidey vs Lizard - Playstation

[The Green Goblin]

I'm trying to t remember fighting the Lizard in that one. All I can recall is him giving directions to the tunnels under the subway to find MJ.

BTW, just got my "Blue" TPB, and old Lizzy's in it. :D

[The Green Goblin]

I'm sure Liz has seen this, but ran across this cool painting.

http://img48.photobucket.com/albums/v146/WarEagle/lizzy-jungle.bmp

[Cyclops]

The cover to the novel "Valley of the Lizard". Really cool book.

[The Lizard]

Yep, Cyke is correct. I think Julie Bell did that particular painting.

That painting, along with a couple other Lizard pieces can be seen in the illustration book Superheroes, which features art by Bell and Boris Vallejo. Mostly art from trading card sets and bookcovers.

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/1560253398.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

[The Green Goblin]

Originally posted by The Lizard
I love that pic. :D

Someone should put "SILENCE, NEWBIE!" across the bottom.

Its rough, but I'd suspect a lizard would not have the best penmanship. :D

http://img48.photobucket.com/albums/v146/WarEagle/SILENCE-NOOB.bmp

[The Lizard]

:D :up:

I'll get back to you soon about the Aim Goblin comic - I'm going to be in San Francisco for the next week.

[MarvelMovies]

Wow..

Very nice Lizard..

You certainly are "The Lizard"

[The Green Goblin]

cleaned it up a little. :o

http://img48.photobucket.com/albums/v146/WarEagle/lizard-man-2450-cap-sig.jpg

[Cyclops]

Originally posted by The Lizard


http://images.amazon.com/images/P/1560253398.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

Rogue seems to be channeling Dee Snider there. In fact, they all look like they're posing for an 80's hair rock album cover, don't they?

[Cyclops]

Okay, Liz. You gonna grab the Spidey & Friends Lizard when he comes out?

[The Lizard]

Originally posted by Cyclops
Okay, Liz. You gonna grab the Spidey & Friends Lizard when he comes out?

You mean this book? http://www.spidermantoyvault.com/images/article_images/071302g.jpg (got it, BTW)

Or is there actually going to be a Lizard figure added to the "Spidey & Friends" toy series? If so, then YES, I'll buy it!! :D

[Cyclops]

Yes, there will be a Lizard figure in an upcoming Spidey & Friends set. As will there be a Dr. Octopus and a Rhino.

You should also keep your eyes open for... http://www.wizkidsgames.com/heroclix/marvel/figuregallery.asp?unitid=5542

[THE LIZARD#1]

DUDE!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHENDOES THAT COME OUT!! I MUST HAVE THAT!!!!:eek: :eek:

[The Lizard]

Originally posted by Cyclops
Yes, there will be a Lizard figure in an upcoming Spidey & Friends set. As will there be a Dr. Octopus and a Rhino.

You should also keep your eyes open for... http://www.wizkidsgames.com/heroclix/marvel/figuregallery.asp?unitid=5542

*squeals like a Japanese schoolgirl in a Sanrio store*

[Cyclops]

Originally posted by THE LIZARD#1
DUDE!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHENDOES THAT COME OUT!! I MUST HAVE THAT!!!!:eek: :eek:

Next month. If anybody had bothered to keep up with my updates here, they would have known all this already, but nooooo, nobody ever pays attention to my Heroclix updates...

The set is called "Ultimates".

[The Lizard]

Originally posted by Cyclops

The set is called "Ultimates".

I'm glad Wizkids used the classic Lizard instead of the Ultimate universe version.

http://www.picturedot.com/FetchImageJPG.asp?ImageType=P&ImageFormat=L&ImageID=110154

[Cyclops]

Yeah. I was miffed when we got "Ultimate Rhino" instead of the real deal, and FAR more miffed when we got "Ultimate Green Goblin" instead of the real deal.

[The Lizard]

I notice that the Rookie and Experienced Heroclix Lizards are lighter green and have their tongues hanging out, while the Veteran Lizard (pictured above) is darker and has no protruding tongue.

Great-- now I have to get all three. ;)

[The Lizard]

Lizard pencil sketch and animation cel from the 90's cartoon!

http://img42.photobucket.com/albums/v130/TheLizard/lizard_cel_1994.jpg

[spideyboy_1111]

dude id love cells from the cartoon where u get them?

[The Lizard]

They pop up on ebay every now and then.

Sometimes people try to overcharge for them though, so you've got to be careful.

[<Mr.Spider>]

thought you all might like to know that the lizard is in the gba version of spider-man2.there are screenshots at www.ign.com seven in all:D

[The Lizard]

Originally posted by <Mr.Spider>
thought you all might like to know that the lizard is in the gba version of spider-man2.there are screenshots at www.ign.com seven in all:D

Yeah, I saw the game preview with Lizzy on the MTV animated Spider-Man DVD. Looks like I'm gonna have to get it. ;)

[bbf2]

Here's an interesting fact you may or may not know: the semi-famous freak show staple Lizardman ( http://bmeworld.com/amago/ ) got the inspiration to turn himself into, well, a Lizard-man, because of the Lizard from Spidey comics.

So, hard as it is to believe, you're the SECOND most obsessed fan of the Lizard in the world. ;)

http://www.funny--pictures.com/pictures/lizard_man.jpg

[The Lizard]

Yeah, I know about the Lizardman. Scary, huh?

I actually emailed Erik Sprague a couple of years ago to find out if he was a fellow collector of Lizard memorabilia, but he said he wasn't.... too bad.

I don't think I'll go that far in my Lizard obsession. ;)

[Spidey-Bat]

Lizard, you're the biggest sane Lizard fan


if he doesnt collect the memorabilia, he isnt that big of fan

[The Lizard]

Here's a new litho print over at Dynamic Forces that I've got to get my hands on...

http://www.dynamicforces.com/images/spideyFanFiveFoesBIG.jpg

[Spidey-Bat]

they couldnt squeeze electro in it? still very cool. And those are his best 5 foes.

[Spidey-Bat]

Lizard, I got a Vet Lizard Heroclix. It has tongue. Have u got any of them?

[The Lizard]

Yeah, I got all 3 versions -- they all have tongues. Same mold.

The Lizard pic that was used on the WizKids site must have been a prototype or something. Still, pretty nice looking for Heroclix though.

[Spidey-Bat]

its also a very good one to use. There is also a Unique Curt Connors but i think thats just a Lizard (not sure of the mold)

[The Lizard]

Here's another thing I would DIE for that I just found on ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6108033606&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT

I've NEVER seen an original Lizard animation cel from the 1967 cartoon before. AAAAARRRRGGG! I want it! Even if it's a preproduction design cel and not an actual cel used in the TV show, I still want it! It looks like the Lizard design image is taken right off the cover of ASM #6.

Too bad the auction is for all 4 cels, and starts at $1000.00. :(

Oh well, it's still cool just to see it.

[Spidey-Bat]

Originally posted by The Lizard
Here's another thing I would DIE for that I just found on ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6108033606&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT

I've NEVER seen an original Lizard animation cel from the 1967 cartoon before. AAAAARRRRGGG! I want it! Even if it's a preproduction design cel and not an actual cel used in the TV show, I still want it! It looks like the Lizard design image is taken right off the cover of ASM #6.

Too bad the auction is for all 4 cels, and starts at $1000.00. :(

Oh well, it's still cool just to see it.

Liz, If i had a credit card and the money, id split it with u. but alas, im only 15 and my dad would kill me if i bought that

[The Lizard]

Here's a version of the Lizard that no one outside of England has ever seen (which is probably for the best):

http://img42.photobucket.com/albums/v130/TheLizard/UKmusical_Lizard_BettyBrant.jpg

This is a scene from "Spider-Man: On Stage" - a Spidey musical performed in 1999 as part of the entertainment at the Butlins Family Resort chain of British vacation resorts.

Above we see Betty Brant being threatened by the Lizard in his secret lab. Yes, Lizzy looks like a cross between a school mascot and a Muppet here, but I still would have loved to have seen this awesomely cheesy show! :D

[Spidey-Bat]

is she holding a script?

Also, do u have pics of ur Killer Croc with ur Lizards?

[The Lizard]

Originally posted by Spidey-Boy523
is she holding a script?


Perhaps the Lizard kidnapped Betty because he needed a secretary to take dictation for him....

;)

[The Lizard]

Uh-oh.... the newest Spider-Man Classics figures are starting to pop up on ebay.

I guess it's time for me to hit the stores and start looking for this guy:
http://i16.ebayimg.com/02/i/02/28/ca/ec_1.JPG

[Spidey-Bat]

somehow, i highly u'll find them now. only 3 are on eBay and if they had released the entire set Ult Liz is in, then u'd be finding more of them.

[Spidey-Bat]

http://www.411images.com/images/figures/screenshots/wave6withvillians.jpg

looks like u might be adding another croc to your lizard colletion

[spideyboy_1111]

Originally posted by The Lizard
Uh-oh.... the newest Spider-Man Classics figures are starting to pop up on ebay.

I guess it's time for me to hit the stores and start looking for this guy:
http://i16.ebayimg.com/02/i/02/28/ca/ec_1.JPG whats he come with? looks like he comes with a stand!

[Mr. Edward Hyde]

Hey lizard, remember way back when...when you first mentioned your lizard collection, and i asked for pics, and you said something like " :') No ones ever asked me that before. Ill see what i can do.". Something like that...Just remembered that...Its cool that this thread is still going, and your collection is still growing. Awesome. :up:

[Mr. Edward Hyde]

http://www.digitalmedusa.com/adresnick/gallery/jentry1.jpg
^^^done by Georges Jeanty, pretty cool.

[The Lizard]

Hey, that IS a sweet sketch! :up:

*saves to personal Lizard archive*

[venom892]

Originally posted by The Lizard
Uh-oh.... the newest Spider-Man Classics figures are starting to pop up on ebay.

I guess it's time for me to hit the stores and start looking for this guy:
http://i16.ebayimg.com/02/i/02/28/ca/ec_1.JPG Man I haven't even gotten Ultimate rhino yet.

[Spidey-Bat]

Originally posted by venom892
Man I haven't even gotten Ultimate rhino yet.

i got it 2 days ago. its a great sculpt. lakes the good posebility b/c of its stupid action.

[venom892]

Originally posted by Spidey-Boy523
i got it 2 days ago. its a great sculpt. lakes the good posebility b/c of its stupid action. Yep that's why marvel legends is better SMC.

[Mr. Edward Hyde]

Originally posted by The Lizard
Hey, that IS a sweet sketch! :up:

*saves to personal Lizard archive*

Glad i could contribute.:D

[The Lizard]

Has anyone seen the new Ultimate Lizard figure in person yet?

The reason I ask is because I've seen two different versions of the toy, and I'm wondering which one is the final retail version.


This is the Ultimate Lizard pic that appears on the back of the Spidey figure packages and was posted months ago on several toy sites:
http://www.marvel.com/toybiz/spiderman/previews/72079.jpg
It looks like a totally new sculpt that's pretty well articulated, right?


BUT- look at this 2004 Toy Fair pic posted on Toymania.com
http://img42.photobucket.com/albums/v130/TheLizard/SMC10-Lizard3.jpg
This version looks like ToyBiz just used the MTV animated Lizard body and stuck a new head on it! Note the lack of joints in the hands and legs. :mad:

So--- which toy is the one hitting the stores right now? :confused:

[Spidey-Bat]

i think its the one on the toybiz site b/c the pic u posted which is MIP has all the joints

[The Lizard]

Originally posted by Spidey-Boy523
i think its the one on the toybiz site b/c the pic u posted which is MIP has all the joints

I think you're right-- I found another clear pic on eBay:

http://i3.ebayimg.com/01/i/02/2d/49/e5_1.JPG

That certainly looks like it has knee-joints and a longer tail.

Good-- I was worried there for a minute. :)

[The Green Goblin]

http://www.megomuseum.com/marvel/lizard.JPG

http://www.megomuseum.com/marvel/liz3.jpg

[The Green Goblin]

http://www.megomuseum.com/marvel/liz1.jpg

http://www.megomuseum.com/marvel/liz2.jpg

http://www.megomuseum.com/marvel/fflizard.jpg

^ with fisting action... :eek: :o

[The Lizard]

Yup, I've got all those different Megos but I don't have the packaging for the UK fist-fighting :mad: :D --Lizard.

I wish some Mego fanatic would make a repro FF Lizard card backing - I'd buy that in a second.

[Get Me Coffee]

Originally posted by The Lizard
Lizard pencil sketch and animation cel from the 90's cartoon!

http://img42.photobucket.com/albums/v130/TheLizard/lizard_cel_1994.jpg


That is so sweet

[Cyclops]

Originally posted by The Lizard
Has anyone seen the new Ultimate Lizard figure in person yet?

The reason I ask is because I've seen two different versions of the toy, and I'm wondering which one is the final retail version.


This is the Ultimate Lizard pic that appears on the back of the Spidey figure packages and was posted months ago on several toy sites:
http://www.marvel.com/toybiz/spiderman/previews/72079.jpg
It looks like a totally new sculpt that's pretty well articulated, right?


BUT- look at this 2004 Toy Fair pic posted on Toymania.com
http://img42.photobucket.com/albums/v130/TheLizard/SMC10-Lizard3.jpg
This version looks like ToyBiz just used the MTV animated Lizard body and stuck a new head on it! Note the lack of joints in the hands and legs. :mad:

So--- which toy is the one hitting the stores right now? :confused:

When a toy isn't fully finished, but definitely in the works when a Toy Fair rolls about, sometimes a toy company will make a mock-up of the figure using a similar body. Toy Biz has done this plenty of times with figures such as Scorpion, Human Torch, Iceman, Black Widow, Phoenix, and some others I can't quite recall at the moment.

[The Lizard]

Cyclops thanks for the info - that explains it.
Didn't you recently say that you had seen a Lizard from the "Spider-Man and Friends" figure series for children? I've seen Rhino, but as of yet no Lizard...

[THE LIZARD#1]

I am pissed cause I can't find that toy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I really want it so I can rip it out and play with it LOL. I know I still play with action figures but anyways I am thinking of buying two so that I can tidy up the other one to look more original to the comics insted of U version. But I have a question??? Does anyone know if this Lizard has a poseable tail like to bend at will with you fingers? Cause i want a lizard with a long posable tail and have not found ONE! DAMMIT

[The Lizard]

Originally posted by THE LIZARD#1
I am pissed cause I can't find that toy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I really want it so I can rip it out and play with it LOL. I know I still play with action figures but anyways I am thinking of buying two so that I can tidy up the other one to look more original to the comics insted of U version. But I have a question??? Does anyone know if this Lizard has a poseable tail like to bend at will with you fingers? Cause i want a lizard with a long posable tail and have not found ONE! DAMMIT

I finally got one at Target yesterday (for $4.88 sale price!), but I had to work for it...
I got sick of seeing nothing but Spideys on the hooks, so I took one of the Spidey figures that was part of the new series that includes Ultimate Lizard, and scanned it under one of those price scanners that are in the aisles at Target. It showed the price, but it also said "In backstock: YES". So I asked a sales clerk if there were indeed more in the back, and he went and got a Lizard for me. The card was beat up, but I didn't care!

So, to answer your tail question-- Ultimate Lizard does NOT have a bendy tail. It's solid plastic, and is only poseable at the base of the tail. (The MTV animated Lizard still has the most poseable tail with 3 joints). There's also a stupid "Tail Attack action feature" where you push this big button on Ult.Lizzy's side and the tail twists to the side -lame. Overall Ultimate Lizard has about 32 points of articulation- not too shabby. The figure comes with a break-apart lab table that actually looks pretty cool.

I'm going to buy another one and customize it to look more like "classic" Lizard as well. The first thing that's getting cut away is that tail-attack button!

[Cyclops]

Psht. I've no interest in Ultimate Lizard. I got the one they released in the first new series. That's good enough for me.

[The Lizard]

Nevermind-- I found the "Spider-Man & Friends" Lizard:
http://www.marvel.com/toybiz/spiderfriends/previews/70338.jpg

Awww...isn't he cute? Apparently "Color-change Lizard" will come with a raft accessory. I assume this is the prototype, and the final version will have a tail.

[THE LIZARD#1]

Thanks for the answer to my question Lizard bud

[The Lizard]

I just had to post this link here too:

http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/212-07142004-328456.html

--Funny stuff!

[The Lizard]

Spider-Man Stunt System Lizard figure

http://69.93.119.2/photosSHTC/data/533/1DSCN6440.JPG

[Cyclops]

I just had to post this link here too:

http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/212-07142004-328456.html

--Funny stuff!

Heh. That is indeed quite amusing. :)

[The Lizard]

I finally got my hands on a Spidey & Friends Color Change Lizard at Toys R Us - about time!

Now I have to track down the Lizard "Mighty Beans" bean from the Marvel series 2!

[The Lizard]

I can't believe a package of 5 stupid little Mighty Beanz costs $7.00!

Fortunately I found someone selling commons for cheap, so this little Lizard Bean only set me back $2. :)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/TheLizard/9a_1_b.jpg

[The Lizard]

Yay-- I got the Spidey Stunt System for Christmas-- and with it, that precious little Lizard figurine.
Joy. :)

[The Lizard]

I also have to find the new "Shoot & Trap" Spider-Man figure...
http://i15.ebayimg.com/01/i/02/df/de/68_1_b.JPG
http://i8.ebayimg.com/02/i/02/a4/06/e7_1.JPG

[venom892]

I saw that the other day.It shouldn't be too hard to find.After all it's a Spider-man. :o

[The Lizard]

I saw that the other day.It shouldn't be too hard to find.After all it's a Spider-man. :o

True--heaven forbid that there not be 4,763 Spider-Man figures to every one villain figure. :D

By the way, I saw that Spidey figure along with the SM2 bendy tentacle Doc Ock at Universal Islands of Adventure in Orlando, but the retail prices were $15.00 each. I think not.

[American_Hobo]

Nevermind-- I found the "Spider-Man & Friends" Lizard:
http://www.marvel.com/toybiz/spiderfriends/previews/70338.jpg

Awww...isn't he cute? Apparently "Color-change Lizard" will come with a raft accessory. I assume this is the prototype, and the final version will have a tail.
He doesn't look evil at all, he look mad cute.

[Oberon]

You´re crazy. Anyone told you that before??

LOL....just kidding
Great collection

[The Lizard]

You´re crazy. Anyone told you that before??



My wife tells me that on a daily basis. :(

But she can't complain as long as the ol' Lizard collection fits neatly in one of our walk-in closets. :)

[LadyKayoss]

That is one great collection! I had no idea so much stuff existed just for the Lizard. And just imagine how much more there'd be if he's in the third movie! *crosses fingers* This is a good example of why, instead of collecting every Spider-Man item I see, I only get items that have to do with my two favorite villains.

By the way, I have a question, and I figure you'd be the person who could answer it. I recently saw for sale a figure called the Man-Lizard, which is like some hideous fusion of man, lizard, and spider. Is this just some figure the toy company came up with for the hell of it (which wouldn't surprise me) or is it actually based off a comic? And if so, which comic?

[The Lizard]

By the way, I have a question, and I figure you'd be the person who could answer it. I recently saw for sale a figure called the Man-Lizard, which is like some hideous fusion of man, lizard, and spider. Is this just some figure the toy company came up with for the hell of it (which wouldn't surprise me) or is it actually based off a comic? And if so, which comic?

Man-Lizard was indeed made up by Toy Biz, and has never appeared in comics. That figure was part of the "Archnophobia" toy series, where two Spidey characters were combined to make a "what if" type villain.
I guess Man-Lizard was supposed to be a cross between Lizard and Man-Spider, but the only remotely Lizardlike thing about the dumb toy was its green color and its tail (which had a spider-head on the end of it!).

I own the figure, but only because the word "Lizard" appears on the box. :p

[MegoMuseum]

Great thread, the Liz was a childhood fave of mine. When I first showed my future wife my fledgling mego collection years ago her first comment was "Do you have the Lizard?"

Here's a great Ditko image advertising the Mego. A friend of mine also has the original display box for the Lizard/Spidey/Goblin assortment but I don't have a photo.

http://www.megomuseum.com/megolibrary/comad4.jpeg

[The Lizard]

Great thread, the Liz was a childhood fave of mine. When I first showed my future wife my fledgling mego collection years ago her first comment was "Do you have the Lizard?"

Here's a great Ditko image advertising the Mego. A friend of mine also has the original display box for the Lizard/Spidey/Goblin assortment but I don't have a photo.

http://www.megomuseum.com/megolibrary/comad4.jpeg

Yeah, I love that old ad. That Ditko Lizard is from an original pin-up page in ASM Annual #1 if I remember correctly.

I've got all three variations of the Mego Lizard- type 1, type 2, and Fist Fighter. However, I only have the original box for the type 1. My type 2 is in one of those sliding repro cards and my Fist Fighter is loose. I wish someone would make a repro card for the UK fist fighter Lizard.

[MegoMuseum]

I think you're right about that being from the ASM Annual, I used to have it. I just recently had some help in identifying where the Lizard from the back of the Mego box comes from, that was driving me nuts.

I made a reproduction card for the UK Fist fighting Captain America last year but I don't own an original Liz card so it would be hard to duplicate that art. Lizard is the only character whose artwork varies from front to back too.

[LadyKayoss]

Man-Lizard was indeed made up by Toy Biz, and has never appeared in comics. That figure was part of the "Archnophobia" toy series, where two Spidey characters were combined to make a "what if" type villain.
I guess Man-Lizard was supposed to be a cross between Lizard and Man-Spider, but the only remotely Lizardlike thing about the dumb toy was its green color and its tail (which had a spider-head on the end of it!).

I own the figure, but only because the word "Lizard" appears on the box. :p

Ah. Thanks for answering my question; it saves me the trouble of having to look through the hundreds of comics at my local store.

[The Lizard]

I WANT this! :mad:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/TheLizard/asm166coverart.jpg

http://cgi.liveauctions.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6507532926&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT

[The Lizard]

Holy crap, it sold for $13,000.00 :eek:

[The Lizard]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/TheLizard/ffoeslizard_figure.jpg

A Marvel Legends Lizard figure is forthcoming.....


I'm somewhat happy at this news....






WOO-HOO!!!! :D:up:

[crowbb]

Have you ever seen that old Spider-Man arcade game that had the Lizard in it? I believe it was called Spider-Man the Arcade Game and I think you could play as Spidey, Hawkeye, Black Cat, and oddly Namor. It never came out for any home system as far as I know but it had a cool scene where you ran across Curt Connors on a bridge and you said something like "It's Curt Connors!" and then he transformed into the Lizard and you said "No! The Lizard!" and had to fight him. I remember playing it 10-15 years ago.

[The Lizard]

Have you ever seen that old Spider-Man arcade game that had the Lizard in it? I believe it was called Spider-Man the Arcade Game and I think you could play as Spidey, Hawkeye, Black Cat, and oddly Namor. It never came out for any home system as far as I know but it had a cool scene where you ran across Curt Connors on a bridge and you said something like "It's Curt Connors!" and then he transformed into the Lizard and you said "No! The Lizard!" and had to fight him. I remember playing it 10-15 years ago.

Oh, yes - I remember it well. :)

This is it: http://www.klov.com/S/Spider-Man.html

I believe that there are certain emulator sites where you can download the game to play on your PC. Since the actual arcade cabinet the game came in has Lizard on the side, I'm going to have to get that at some point - I wonder where I'll put it?

[crowbb]

Nice! I've always wanted to play that again.

Also, you probably already know this but the new commercials for Spider-Man Web Blaster (I think it's called anyway, may have the name a bit off) show a CG Lizard for a couple of seconds standing in a group of villains.

[The Lizard]

Nice! I've always wanted to play that again.

Also, you probably already know this but the new commercials for Spider-Man Web Blaster (I think it's called anyway, may have the name a bit off) show a CG Lizard for a couple of seconds standing in a group of villains.

:eek: Actually I did NOT know about that! Is there any certain channel and time that you've seen it on most often? I need to record that sucker!

[crowbb]

I've been noticing it on Cartoon Network but have yet to manage to catch it on tape. I'm going to set up my dvd recorder one of these days and see if I can catch the thing.

[The Lizard]

I haven't been able to catch that Toy Biz Spider-Man Webshooter commercial with the CGI villains myself. According to crowbb it was shown on Cartoon Network, so if anyone out there manages to get it recorded, let me know!


Here's a recent photo of the updated Lizard closet (left side only):
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/TheLizard/LizardclosetL.jpg

[The Lizard]

Another thing I've been meaning to do is post my current want-list of Lizard-related items that I'm having a difficult time finding. Perhaps some fellow Spidey collector out there might have some of these items to sell or trade, or at least know where to find them, since even Ebay hasn't been able to help me so far with these collectibles.

So I now present :

The Lizard Want List

-Animation cel/art from 1967 Spider-Man cartoon episode "Where Crawls the Lizard"
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/TheLizard/1967_cartoon_lizard.jpg

-Marvel Super Heroes Shooting Game - metal target board (1976)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/TheLizard/1976_Metal_Shooting_Game.jpg(pic courtesy of www.spidermancollector.com where labeled)

-Super Hero Stamps - The Amazing Spider-Man (Celebrity Stamps, 1976)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/TheLizard/spideystamps1976.jpg

-Spider-Man/Fantastic Four sticker set "Super Eroi" (Italy, 1976) - sticker # 119
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/TheLizard/italian_stickers.jpg

-Slot car racing set "Spider-Man Meets the Fly" (Aurora, 1976) - w/ Lizard cutout
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/TheLizard/1976_Aurora_Spiderman_Meets_Fly_Set.jpgcourtesy of Spidermancollector.com (http://www.spidermancollector.com/)

-Spider-Man puzzle - 250 pieces (Italian, 1977) features Lizard on hovercraft
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/TheLizard/1977_Italy_250_Piece_Puzzle.jpgcourtesy of Spidermancollector.com (http://www.spidermancollector.com/)

[The Lizard]

-Target game with cardback target (1976)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/TheLizard/target_board_1976.jpg

-Card backing or reproduction card from Mego fist-fighter figure (UK, Mego/Palitoy, 1978)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/TheLizard/fistfightlizard2.jpg

-Spider-Man "Color-N-Recolor" placemat set or tablecloth set (Avalon, 1978)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/TheLizard/placemats.jpg

-Spider-Man stamp set (Marvel, 1979) - box art w/ Lizard
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/TheLizard/1979_Marvel_Stamp_Set.jpgcourtesy of Spidermancollector.com (http://www.spidermancollector.com/)


-Super 8 film with box - "Where Crawls the Lizard" (1970's, Italian version shown)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/TheLizard/super8_italy1.jpg

-Animation cel/art from 1981 Spider-man cartoon episode "Lizards, Lizards, Everywhere"
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/TheLizard/Lizards03.gif

-Spider-Man stickerbook set (Spain, Fher, 1981) - images from 1967 cartoon
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/TheLizard/1981_Fher_1967_Series_Stickerbook_1.jpgcourtesy of Spidermancollector.com (http://www.spidermancollector.com/)


-Amazing Spider-Man transfer set (KidsPlay, 1983) - like colorforms
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/TheLizard/1983_Kidsplay_Transfers_Set.jpgcourtesy of Spidermancollector.com (http://www.spidermancollector.com/)


-Secret Wars Stickers (Leaf, 1985) - # 96

-Todd McFarlane series 1 cards (Comic Images, 1989) - # 15

-Todd McFarlane series 2 cards (Comic Images, 1990) - # 39-43

[The Lizard]

-Spider-Man pin-badge set (1990) - McFarlane art
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/TheLizard/SpiderPins.jpg

-Spider-Man coin-op video arcade game (http://www.klov.com/S/Spider-Man.html) (Sega, 1991) - Lizard on side panel

-1996 Marvel Masterpieces cards (Fleer, 1996) - card # 28 (Boris Vallejo art)

-Spider-Man vs Lizard phone card - (Singapore, 1996?) - plastic phone card
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/TheLizard/singphncard.jpg

-Spider-Man Jawbreakers cards (World Candies, 1996) - # 9

-Spider-Man Bendable Toothbrush Holder (1996) - pic of Lizard on base
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/TheLizard/1996_Bendable_Light_Up_Toothbrush.jpgcourtesy of Spidermancollector.com (http://www.spidermancollector.com/)


-Fleer Ultra Spider-Man 1997 cards - Sketchagraph chase cards of Lizard by various artists

-Marvel Siver Age cards (Fleer, 1998) - Sketchagraph chase cards w/ Lizard

[The Lizard]

- ?? Spider-Man Rogue's Gallery 1999 calendar ?? (I'm not sure this was ever printed, although it was in the 1998 Marvel merchandise catalog)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/TheLizard/SM1999roguescalendar.jpg

-"Spider-Man vs Lizard Man" Pop-Art canvas screen print (Steve A. Kauffman, 2000, limited edition)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/TheLizard/kauffman_canvas.jpg


-Spider-Man newspaper comic strips - featuring Lizard storyline from Nov 2002-Feb 2003, distributed by King Features in certain US newspapers - Yay! I've got all the Sunday color strips, but I still need the dailies from Nov 10, 2002 through Feb 8 2003.


...and that's pretty much the only hard stuff I need to find to make my Lizard hoard complete! Any help is always appreciated! :D

[Arcturus]

An amazing collection of course, the Lizard would be proud of the Lizard!

;) :D

[Donald Thomas]

Aloha,
I appreciate a person who takes their collecting seriously. You go Lizard.
Spidey rules

[THE LIZARD#1]

Hey Lizard I have two of those things you want lol. I have the Spider-man rogues gallery calander and that comic book that you want but the comic isn't in mid condition anymore seeings how when I got it my brother sat on it by accident, dam him.

[THE LIZARD#1]

Hey Lizard when is that one lizard toy coming out the marvel legends one, thank you if you can answer my question if not oh well I'll be on the look out. I must say though I am very jealouse at all the sweet Lizard stuff you have, where I live in Michigan I can hardly find Lizard stuff but I do have some of the stuff you have but I don't keep my Lizard toys in the cases I tear them out and sadly play with them lol, just like the good old days...Seeings how I would never sell them I do what they were meant for and I hope you won't sell your collection to anyone because that is the most coolest thing in the universe that should not be taken for granted. Keep on collecting LIZZY

[The Lizard]

Hey Lizard I have two of those things you want lol. I have the Spider-man rogues gallery calander and that comic book that you want but the comic isn't in mid condition anymore seeings how when I got it my brother sat on it by accident, dam him.

So you have the 1999 Rogue's Gallery Calendar? Is the Lizard in it?

Hey Lizard when is that one lizard toy coming out the marvel legends one

The new ML Lizard will be sold as part of a boxed villain set that will be released in August.

[LadyKayoss]

That is one awesome collection you have there... I think, out of all those figures, I've only seen about four of them - three of which I have. How many are there?

[The Lizard]

That is one awesome collection you have there... I think, out of all those figures, I've only seen about four of them - three of which I have. How many are there?

I've got some variations, prototypes, customs, and some foreign bootleg knockoffs, but if you're just counting legitimate licensed action figures, let's see...

Mego produced the one Lizard doll during the mid-to-late 1970s.

During the 1980's...nothing (not even a Mattel Secret Wars figure)! :mad:

Toy Biz made about seven different Lizard figures during the 1990s (all based on the '90s animated series version except for one McFarlane-style Lizard).

So far we've seen three new Toy Biz Lizards released since 2000 (one from the MTV animated series, one from the Ultimate comic series and the "Spidey & Friends" version Lizard), with the upcoming Marvel Legends version being the fourth.

[THE LIZARD#1]

Yes, to answer your question Lizard, The Lizard is in the calander he is the month I believe august, It is the picture from the one Spider-man comic issuse I believe 239 Sensational Spidey with the Lizard on the cover with Spider-man up to his neck in reptiles. Also I can not wait for the Marvel Legends Lizard its going to be so awesome and also thank you for answering my question, I will keep my eyes opened.

[The Lizard]

Yes, to answer your question Lizard, The Lizard is in the calander he is the month I believe august, It is the picture from the one Spider-man comic issuse I believe 239 Sensational Spidey with the Lizard on the cover with Spider-man up to his neck in reptiles. Also I can not wait for the Marvel Legends Lizard its going to be so awesome and also thank you for answering my question, I will keep my eyes opened.

Ah -- so that Rogue's Calendar has art from this issue:

http://samruby.com/SpectacularE/Large/Spec239.JPG


Well, if you ever want to sell that 1999 calendar and it's in good condition, PM me since I'd be interested in buying it or trading for it. :)

[THE LIZARD#1]

lol give me your whole collection lol for the calnder. As much as it pains me to say this I am very sorry I don't want to sell it because I am a very big Lizard fan and I love the art. Really sorry man, I want to try and have a collection just like yours because that would be the prize possession of life lol.

[The Lizard]

^ No problem -- I understand--- I wouldn't give up any of my Lizard stuff either (unless I was trading it for a Ditko ASM # 6 art page or somethinmg insane like that).

I'm just glad to find out that the calendar was actually printed. I'm sure it will turn up on Ebay eventually. :)

[prenz]

Hey "The Lizard". Were you ever successfull in hunting down any sketchagraphs from Fleer Ultra Spiderman '97? Man, are these hard to find. Here's one of mine, thought you might like it:

http://bruiser.250free.com/Cruz_Lizard.jpg

Lates!

EDIT: I just started up a thread about these as well, showing my other 23 cards.

[The Lizard]

Cool - I posted there before I saw your post here.

I'm still looking for Sketchagraphs from the 97' Spidey and '98 Silver age series.

I've seen Lizzy sketchagraphs by Marie Severin, Czop, Frenz, and a couple others that I have scans of, but I haven't been able to find any for myself yet.

[prenz]

Hey,

I'd love to see a scan of the Frenz/Lizard... can you post it here? Or whatever other Liz sketchagraphs you have scans of?

I can dig up a few other Lizard sketchagraph scans myself that you probably haven't seen.

I'll think about whether I'd sell or trade my Cruz/Lizard over the next few days :)

[The Lizard]

I will post some more Lizard sketchagraph scans later today. :)

[The Lizard]

OK, it's now later...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/TheLizard/sketchagraph_milgrom.jpg Milgrom (not Frenz - I was wrong, sorry)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/TheLizard/sketchagraph_czop.jpg Czop

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/TheLizard/sketchagragh_laguna.jpg Laguna

[prenz]

http://bruiser.250free.com/thumb_lizard-denton.jpghttp://bruiser.250free.com/MCRosemaScottLizard.jpg


Two more from MCC '98. Damn, you had my hopes up on seeing a Frenz sketchagraph! Ultra rare. Milgrom is kinda common.

[The Lizard]

Yeah - sorry about that Frenz mix-up. Thanks for posting those- I'm always on the lookout for more to add to my Lizard archive. :)

[The Lizard]

Here's a another item I'm looking for...

1980 Spidey Sticker Album from Argentina:

[THE LIZARD#1]

Hey Lizard I was wondering, those newspaper clipings that you wanted with the Lizard arc, were those in like the saturday morning paper because if they are I have those lol. Are you looking for the one where the Lizard thinks Mary Jane is his wife and mistaking her for Martha? Just wondering.

[The Lizard]

Hey Lizard I was wondering, those newspaper clipings that you wanted with the Lizard arc, were those in like the saturday morning paper because if they are I have those lol. Are you looking for the one where the Lizard thinks Mary Jane is his wife and mistaking her for Martha? Just wondering.

YES! That is indeed the newspaper strip storyline from Nov 2002 - Feb 2003 that I've been trying to find!

I'll send you a PM. :)

[Doomed Hero Rising]

Dude I got the old first appearence of the lizard from the sixties or whatever

[The Lizard]

Dude I got the old first appearence of the lizard from the sixties or whatever

I assume you mean Amazing Spider-Man # 6 from November 1963 - great issue!

I remember when I bought my first copy of ASM # 6 at a little comic book shop in Bradenton Florida back in the day. The price was $18.00 for the G/VG condition comic. In that condition, I could probably get about $300-$400 for it on Ebay today.
However, I also notice that there always seems to be several copies of ASM # 6 available on Ebay at any given time, so it's really not a hard-to-find issue as far as early Spidey comics go.

[THE LIZARD#1]

Hey Liz do you have #6 in UK version. It has a diffrent cover that is very cool. Also I just sent out the comic strips so you should get them in a few days. Hope you enjoy them I know I did.

[Doomed Hero Rising]

I don't like the cover of the first issue. Its him falling I think

[THE LIZARD#1]

Yeah thats right, him and the Lizard are both falling it's sort of like the battle at the end of the comic. Actually it is the battle.

[The Lizard]

Hey Liz do you have #6 in UK version. It has a diffrent cover that is very cool.

I have a UK reprint version of ASM # 6 with different cover art. You can see it here, along with a few other ASM #6 reprints: http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showpost.php?p=2161602&postcount=101.

The original 1960's UK printing of ASM #6 looked just like the US version except it had a price of "9d" instead of 12 cents.


Also I just sent out the comic strips so you should get them in a few days. Hope you enjoy them I know I did.

You da man! :D :up:

[0neDisturbedSOB]

Got a lot of about 12 figures from the 90's toon up on eBay if anyone's interested. All figures are in EXCELLENT condition....

Spider-Man lot for sale (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5986742025&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1)

[The Lizard]

Since this statue will inevitably join the Lizard collection, I guess I should post it here now...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/TheLizard/ddb986eb.jpg

[The Lizard]

Attention, UK Spidey fans -- here's another item I need for the ever-expanding Lizard collection, if anyone across the Atlantic can help...

Spectacular Spider-Man UK magazine - October 2004:

[CaptainStacy]

Liz; check wth Dave's comics down in Fayettevile. He had a bunch of those UK books when i was there a week ago..not sure if he still has them, or even if The Lizard issue was among them...not even sure what condition they were in (just saw the covers)...but it may be worth a call.

[The Lizard]

Liz; check wth Dave's comics down in Fayettevile. He had a bunch of those UK books when i was there a week ago..not sure if he still has them, or even if The Lizard issue was among them...not even sure what condition they were in (just saw the covers)...but it may be worth a call.

Thanks for the info CS!

I gave Dave's a call, but they only have the UK Spidey comic reprints from the 80's, not the more recent UK Spidey magazines. However, the guy at Dave's suggested I email ForbiddenPlanet in London, so I did! Hopefully they can help. :)

[CaptainStacy]

Cool.
Happy hunting!

[Goblin5679]

Hey Lizard,I posted this in the bust/statue thread,but I figured I would post in here incase you didn;t check out that thread.


Its the upcoming Lizard bust from Bowen in sculpt process



http://www.bowendesigns.com/img/portfolio/9.Lizardbust4.full.jpg (javascript:goBack())

http://www.bowendesigns.com/img/portfolio/9.Lizardbust2.full.jpg (javascript:goBack())
http://www.bowendesigns.com/img/portfolio/9.Lizardbust5.full.jpg (javascript:goBack())

[Goblin5679]

Heres Randy Bowen on the Lizard mini bust from statuesforum.com

Also: Ignore the center shot of Lizard (in the snea peeks). His head wasn't glued on, so it's in a goofy position in that shot. The piece was sculpted by Sam Greenwell and me. I did the head and arms, Sam did the rest.

Sam had originally sculpted this peice years ago, but I decided to revise it after seeing the realistic Komodo Dragon version that was release by Diamond(?)

[The Lizard]

Heres Randy Bowen on the Lizard mini bust from statuesforum.com

Also: Ignore the center shot of Lizard (in the snea peeks). His head wasn't glued on, so it's in a goofy position in that shot. The piece was sculpted by Sam Greenwell and me. I did the head and arms, Sam did the rest.

Sam had originally sculpted this peice years ago, but I decided to revise it after seeing the realistic Komodo Dragon version that was release by Diamond(?)

So THAT'S what happened to that Bowen Lizard bust!

I remember hearing about it over a year ago in Wizard, but nothing ever was released - now I know why. Thanks for the info! Hopefully I'll be able to buy one of these soon.

[spiderfan08]

the RG lizard bust i think is better but that new bowen lizard bust is kick a$$. i have to get that.

[THE LIZARD#1]

Hey Lizard?

Have you gotten the clippings yet?
Just checking I sent them out a week ago and haven't heard anything I hope they didn't get lost in the mail.

[The Lizard]

Hey Lizard?

Have you gotten the clippings yet?
Just checking I sent them out a week ago and haven't heard anything I hope they didn't get lost in the mail.

Hmmm.. no, I haven't had anything show up yet. What day last week did you mail them?

I'll let you know if anything arrives today. Thanks for the heads-up.

[LadyKayoss]

Wow, that's a beautiful bust! When is it going to come out? I need to make sure I have money then...

[The Lizard]

Hey Lizard?
Have you gotten the clippings yet?
Just checking I sent them out a week ago and haven't heard anything I hope they didn't get lost in the mail.

Well I guess that ended up being a weird joke of some kind. What a strange kid. :confused:


Anyway, I just recently found a copy of the rare British misprint issue of MacFarlane's Spider-Man #1 where the Lizard is printed in blue instead of green. Cool. :up:

[THE LIZARD#1]

Well I guess that ended up being a weird joke of some kind. What a strange kid. :confused:


Anyway, I just recently found a copy of the rare British misprint issue of MacFarlane's Spider-Man #1 where the Lizard is printed in blue instead of green. Cool. :up:

Hahahahahaha

Thanks Lizard

But don't come crying to me when the Lizard slithers out of your mail box....Oh and by me saying "I don't have the clips" I'm talking in a riddle.


GOOD THINGS HAPPEN TO THOSE WHO WAIT

[The Lizard]

GOOD THINGS HAPPEN TO THOSE WHO WAIT

Well, we lizards are very, very patient you know. Sometimes you have to sit still for hours before catching that bug. ;)


In other news, I see that the Spider-Man "Fearsome Foes" villain figure boxed set is now all over Ebay, so we should see it in stores very soon. Woo hoo!

Here's a Spidey vs Lizard magnet I just got that's part of some collectable magnet game called "Tengamo"....

[The Lizard]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/TheLizard/ASM_strip_122902.jpg

What is this, you might ask? It's one of the Spidey vs Lizard newspaper strips that I've been trying to find copies of for two whole years!

Mucho thanks to THE LIZARD #1 for locating all the sunday color strips of this storyline!

Now I just have to find all the black-and-white daily Spidey strips from between Nov 11 2002 and Feb 9 2003! :D

In the strip, note how the Lizard refers to his wife "Lydia". Oops! Stan Lee really isn't good at remembering names, is he?

[THE LIZARD#1]

Well you are very welcome Lizard and I'm glad I could help, on the other hand though good hunting those black and whites because I didn't see those until the Mysterio Arc after the Lizard's I'm still kicking myself in the TAIL lmao, anyways hope you enjoyed the story line, I know I sure did. And you're right they do change Connors wife name a lot. Lets see...Lydia, Martha, Margreat, Marsha. WTF Stan Lee

[LovetheLizard]

Hi, I never imagined there were others like me who adore the character of the Lizard. I am in the process of getting my "Spider-Man" room completed and on display I will have a section of the room solely devoted to our favorite Lizard. I promise to post the pics as soon as it is completed...I pray by december. Among my proudest Lizard collecting accomplishments have been my regular carded mego Lizard, my beautiful FF palitoy carded C-10 Lizard which by the way is featured in issue 134 of Tomarts, and my CGC 8.5 VF+ ASM #6(actually in my opinion should be at least a 9.2). I am 33 years old and have collected Lizard for the past 21 years. Just to give you guys my opinion, the two grails for collecting the Lizard are as followed...1.) carded regular palitoy Lizard (only 1 known to exist, pictured in MEGO book vol.3) and 2.) so far...the lone copy of ASM CGC #6 in 9.8! I also just purchased a rare toybiz classics Lizard prototype of the 2003 Lizard. I too am looking currently for any animation cells of the Lizard and want very badly the 67' cartoon cell. I hope to talk Lizard stuff with you all in the near future. PS. In a few months I am starting my own comics and collectibles business...www.lizardscomics.com :spidey:

[webhead731]

Lizard, YOUR COLLECTION RULES!!!!:eek::up: I also like the Lizard. I have a few Lizard things too. My favorite Spider-Man villain is the Green Goblin. I have alot of Goblin things because I'm a Goblin fan. But your Lizard collection is cool. Lizard is in my top five favorite Spider-Man villains.

Oh, I'm also trying to make a Lizard Mr. Face for Mr. Face and Lizard fans. [Click the link on my sig for those who are confused.;)] But making a Lizard Mr. Face is hard.

But nice collection!!!!

:):up:

[The Lizard]

Hi, I never imagined there were others like me who adore the character of the Lizard. I am in the process of getting my "Spider-Man" room completed and on display I will have a section of the room solely devoted to our favorite Lizard. I promise to post the pics as soon as it is completed...I pray by december. Among my proudest Lizard collecting accomplishments have been my regular carded mego Lizard, my beautiful FF palitoy carded C-10 Lizard which by the way is featured in issue 134 of Tomarts, and my CGC 8.5 VF+ ASM #6(actually in my opinion should be at least a 9.2). I am 33 years old and have collected Lizard for the past 21 years. Just to give you guys my opinion, the two grails for collecting the Lizard are as followed...1.) carded regular palitoy Lizard (only 1 known to exist, pictured in MEGO book vol.3) and 2.) so far...the lone copy of ASM CGC #6 in 9.8! I also just purchased a rare toybiz classics Lizard prototype of the 2003 Lizard. I too am looking currently for any animation cells of the Lizard and want very badly the 67' cartoon cell. I hope to talk Lizard stuff with you all in the near future. PS. In a few months I am starting my own comics and collectibles business...www.lizardscomics.com :spidey:

Pretty impressive stuff you've got there! Welcome to the HYPE!

I'm personally not a huge stickler when it comes to the condition of packaging and comics. My ASM #6 is probably only around a 6.5 at best, but it still has special meaning for me, since I found it at a little comic shop for only $18 when I was in high school.

I've got a near-mint loose Palitoy fist-fighter Lizard and I'd love to find a backing card. However, the people I know who make repro Mego cards haven't made one yet for that figure, but maybe someday.

[LovetheLizard]

Hey Lizard, I understand where you are coming from when you refer to packaging. However, I was never a collector who could live with anything repro or in it's original packaging. I was never a "loose" collector. It is understandable why someone would decide not to bother collecting packaged mego lizards' since they are not only extremely rare, but also very very pricey! The only reason I have what I have is from being single till the age of 26 before getting married and starting a family.

[The Lizard]

Don't get me wrong- I do love the packaging of those old items, and I do have the Mego card and box for my type 1 and type 2 Lizards. But I also like to display all the Lizard toys together, and since I've had most of them since I was young they are loose.
That being said, if I happened to stumble across the standard Mego Lizard in the Palitoy packaging -- I would keep that guy mint on card for sure! :D

Speaking of expensive collectibles, the original Ditko art for the last page of ASM #6 is on Ebay right now! http://cgi.ebay.com/Spiderman-6-page-21-original-art-Ditko_W0QQitemZ6572707442QQcategoryZ972QQrdZ1QQcmd ZViewItem
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/TheLizard/ASM6_p21.jpg
No Lizard on that page of course, but I'll bet the price is going to go way up just the same. So far I've seen auctions for six original Ditko art pages from ASM #6, but the most I was able to get out of it was copies of the scans. ;)

[LovetheLizard]

Hey Lizard, I noticed you have a repro card for your mego Lizard. There are actually 6 different packaging variations of the mego Lizard...

1.) misprint box the "e" in the word "the" is in the "L" in Lizard(type 1 fig was released in this box)
2.) regular print with circle(1st) mego logo (all boxes around $200-450)
3.) second mego logo(MC) box
4.) standard regular card...check out mego museum...the Lizard was NEVER produced on a Kresege card despite bad rumors(a MOMC sells for 10K or more)
5.) palitoy fist fighting lizard(sells for between $600(poor)-$4,500 MOMC)
6.) palitoy regular carded lizard(1 known to exist) (never sold)$$$$$$$
Also, I was just saying that I am not a fan of anything repro. I would rather just have a loose figure or not have it at all. I really admire your animated series prototype...wish I had that, lol. I hope this list serves you well...

[The Lizard]

Hey Lizard, I noticed you have a repro card for your mego Lizard. There are actually 6 different packaging variations of the mego Lizard...

1.) misprint box the "e" in the word "the" is in the "L" in Lizard(type 1 fig was released in this box)
2.) regular print with circle(1st) mego logo (all boxes around $200-450)
3.) second mego logo(MC) box
4.) standard regular card...check out mego museum...the Lizard was NEVER produced on a Kresege card despite bad rumors(a MOMC sells for 10K or more)
5.) palitoy fist fighting lizard(sells for between $600(poor)-$4,500 MOMC)
6.) palitoy regular carded lizard(1 known to exist) (never sold)$$$$$$$
Also, I was just saying that I am not a fan of anything repro. I would rather just have a loose figure or not have it at all. I really admire your animated series prototype...wish I had that, lol. I hope this list serves you well...

That's a great list for all the Mego Lizard card types! That goes beyond MegoMuseum's info, so I was not aware of those box variations.

My personal goals with relation to the Mego packaging is to get one representation of each different graphic of the Lizard himself, so a standard regular card and the Fist Fighter card would make me happy.
Let me know if you stumble across any loose cards in your Mego travels. ;)

I saw your post on spidermancollector.com about the Tara Spidey playset. Had any luck with that one yet?

[LovetheLizard]

Hey Lizard, I have not had any luck yet on that. It is my own fault that I do not own that because I was the high bidder with about an hour left in the auction the last time it was on ebay and I forgot about it...go figure! The mego variations I learned from the foremost knowledgable mego dealer/collector on the planet...His name (Mark H.)is featured on every story on the 6 part story line "the mego story" in Tomarts. The only reason I own the carded FF Lizard that I do is because he sold me his from his personal collection. It would be next to impossible to get a loose original regular card or palitoy FF card. If you are ok with just having the pic from each card I suggest ebay. I have seen nice repros of the regular card on ebay. By the way, why don't you drop me a line on Sy's site? I wouldn't mind chatting with you over the phone sometime. I will tell you everything about the mego lizards'. I think we have exchaged emails in the past...if you live in Atlanta then I think we have. I live in PA. It is a very big accomplishment to have the different mego variations of lizzy. By the way, I have spoken to the person who listed his variations on mego museum. Not every variation is shown there. Try to go on Megocentral galleries and there you will see a beauty of a regular card owned by Mark H. and the FF Lizard and type 1 in the correct box. I hope to talk to you sometime. I think we can both teach each other interesting facts about Lizard collectibles. I have always wanted to discuss the Lizard with another lizard collector.

[The Lizard]

^Sorry to hear you lost out on that Tara set on Ebay. Don't worry, I see them pop up from time to time. Were you looking for the big Marvel City playset or the smaller Spider-Man/Hulk playset? They both come with the same Lizard cardboard figure but the Spidey/Hulk set is easier to find.

It's no substitute for the real thing I know, but just for fun here's the Tara playset Lizard and the Ideal playset Lizard (larger than life of course!):

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/TheLizard/lizard_cardboard_figs.jpg

[LovetheLizard]

Hey Lizard, you are referring to the Marvel World by Amsco...I could have bought that twice, but don't feel like spending between $250-500 for a sealed box when all I want is the Lizard cardboard figure. I do have 2 examples of the 1973 Spiderman Ideal vinyl playset. One is in my personal collection and the other for sale. I have the Lizard cardboard fig on my "Lizard" desk. The thing I love the most is that I was lucky enough to have a green base. It looks so sharp. My cardboard lizzy looks brand spankin' new. I also forgot to tell you I own the prototype for the spiderman and friends color change lizard. It does bother me that I do not have the tara.amsco cardboard lizard, but that is what keeps us collectors' interested in the hobby and they way I look at it, if I can get a carded mego lizard and a carded FF lizard then anything is possible. Like a wise comic book dealer once told me "all you need are two things...Money and Patience"...I suggest we all need to take the money part with a grain of salt. However, it is true.

[The Lizard]

That's right - Marvel World was made by Amsco, wasn't it? Same Lizard as the Tara set though. I remember when I was a kid, my next-door neighbor had the Marvel World set, and I really coveted his Lizard figurine. Since I couldn't find a set of my own or get him to trade the Lizard, I just drew one on card-stock and made it for myself! Fortunately, the helpful periodical Toy Shop (remember that?) helped me find a Tara set later on. ;)

I also forgot to tell you I own the prototype for the spiderman and friends color change lizard.

That's awesome. Where did you find it? Was it just a matter of stumbling across it, or are there specific dealers who specialize in Toy Biz protos?

I've had a difficult time finding Lizard prototypes, so the 1994 Spidey Animated Lizard is the only one I have so far. I had a chance to get a proto of the 1996 MacFarlane-style Toy Biz Lizard when I was at San Diego Comic Con in 2000, but the price of $350 seemed kind of steep at the time.

Anyway if you don't still have my email address, PM me and I'll send it to you.

[LovetheLizard]

Hey Lizard, I know someone who has a friend who works in that specific department within Toybiz. That is how I have the protos that I do. Yes Amsco was the company who manufactured Marvel World. I will contact you by way of email as soon as I have some time to retrieve my password on Sy's site. By the way, how did you get that card for your mego lizard...off ebay? I do not like to use the word repro much because the word "repro" means an exact copy of the original. That said very few people have an exact "repro" card because someone has to scan one which I suppose is hard to do. The repro thing never tickled my fancy, as a collector I think it actually defeats the purpose of being a true collector. By the way, even Sy's carded Lizard is not an exact copy of the original card. If you look at the carded Lizard he owns I will explain why it is not an original card stock. By the way did you ever get the diamond exclusive spidey vs. lizard?

[The Lizard]

I'm still working on that Diamond Spidey vs Lizard statue. It was only just officially released last week, so I was holding back until I had a better price range to choose from on Ebay. I'm looking to pay around $25-$30.

My most recent purchase was a Nintendo Classics Spider-Man LCD keychain game from the UK featuring Spidey vs Lizard.

Yes, my pseudo-Kresege Lizard card came from Ebay as well. Not a real duplicate of the actual Mego card I realize, but useful for holding my loose Lizzy. :)

[CrimeMaster!]

Hey,heres the finished Lizard mini bust by Bowen.




http://www.bowendesigns.com/editor/upload/uploads//Lizard%20main.jpg


Pretty nice looking except I would have liked a tail .With Randy Bowen saying how many classic Spider-Man villains are getting full size statue treatment nest year,maybe the Lizard will be one of them.The Mysterio full size looks great.

[The Lizard]

Review of the Toy Biz "Fearsome Foes" 2005 Lizard figure

It's been over thirty years since the first Lizard action figure was produced by Mego, but after all that time we've finally got a Lizard figure that gets just about EVERYTHING right!

Earlier this year, we saw the preproduction version of the first Marvel Legends Lizard at the 2005 Toy Fair, along with the rest of the "Fearsome Foes" Spider-Man set:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/TheLizard/ffoeslizard_figure.jpg

The good news is that hardly anything has been changed from that great-looking preproduction design...
http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/2078/ffliz4wa.jpg
The final version Lizard's labcoat is one solid piece of rubbery vinyl, so it has no split in the middle of the jacket like the preproduction version and that's a good thing. The bad news is that Toy Biz didn't use the cool 3-D molded bases seen at the Toy Fair, so instead the Fearsome Foes bases are just flat with a sticker picture of the villain on them. Since the sticker can easily get dented or worn away by attaching and removing the figure from the base, I don't think these bases are going to get much use by collectors.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/TheLizard/ffoeslizard3.jpg
The paint job is also very good, with the purple pants darkened to a point that they don't look weird, and the appropriate amount of "stains" on the lab coat. The dark green scales are the perfect color, although the green area around the neck and chest is a bit too bright compared to the rest of the body (I darkened these areas myself, as detailed later).
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/TheLizard/ffoeslizard1.jpg
The Lizard stands somewhat taller than the average Marvel Legends Spidey figure, so his height is just about right. This figure doesn't really seem based on any particular artist's depiction of Lizzy, but is a good combination of different versions. The elongated fingers recall the McFarlane Lizard, while the lean, wiry body shape resembles Romita's version. The head seems to be somewhat based on the Art Asylum Lizard mini-bust, but slightly less dinosaurian and more lizardlike, with teeth that look sharp, but not overly long.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/TheLizard/ffoeslizard2a.jpg
The only fault I find with the head is that it's slightly small when held next to the other Marvel Legends figures. Since the Lizard has a human-sized brain, his skull and snout should be somewhat oversized when compared to a human's head. However this a very minor nitpick and does not detract from the excellent sculpt of the head and moveable jaw.

The overall poseability of the figure is awesome, as would be expected from the Marvel Legends line. The tail is bendy rubber attached to a plastic base. There are about 35 points of articulation on this figure, which falls short of some of the crazy 46-point Spidey figures, but it's plenty for the Lizard to get into some super-cool poses.
I only have two complaints about the articulation: First, the Lizard doesn't have a mid-torso hinge, so he can't bend forward at the stomach like so many of the other ML figures. I assume the reason for this was because the rubber labcoat "vest" had to be glued to the torso, but it still looks to me like there was enough room for a stomach-hinge to be there. Second, the bendy tail is attached to a plastic base which has a not-very-moveable peg joint attaching it to his butt. The plastic base of the tail should have been a ball-joint like the shoulders and hips. As it is, the Lizard's tail can be bent, but it always sticks straight out of his rear and can't rest on the ground or curve around his body. To be fair, lizard tails in real life aren't very bendable either, with the exception of a chameleon.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/TheLizard/ffoeslizard4.jpg
So to sum up...

PROS: great sculpt, poseablity, and paint job; looks lizardlike and not too dinosaurian

CONS: joint at base of tail not poseable enough, sticker base instead of molded base


When all is said and done however, this is an AWESOME figure! By far the best Lizard figure ever made to date. I don't know if Toy Biz has any plans to release this Lizard as an individual figure someday, but they really should so that kids who maybe can't afford the big "Foes" set might have a chance to have the real classic Lizard to play with.

For those who are OK with painting or "touching up" their figures for display purposes, I would recommend the following:

1. The green on the figure's neck and chest is too bright next to the head color. Dry-brush some darker green acrylic paint over these areas with a small brush, then dry-brush another thin layer of black paint until the neck and chest match the head.

2. The tongue on my Lizard was painted one flat greyish-purple color, but I noticed some of the other FFoes Lizards had a "line" down the tongue. I added some darker purple-grey paint to the center of the tongue, and dry-brushed some black in the back of the open mouth to make it look more like a dark throat. I also highlighted the yellowish teeth with some antique white acrylic so the teeth would look brighter than the claws. I then brushed the teeth and tongue with clear gloss acrylic to create a wet saliva look. Dont close the mouth until the clear acrylic is totally dry!

3. As with many Marvel Legends figures, the peg-joints don't always match the surrounding area very well. I dry-brushed some black smears over the exposed bright-colored pegs in Lizzy's jaw, hands, feet, and knees until they were the same dark color as the skin and pants. Brush some clear flat acrylic on the pegs when finished so that the paint won't get rubbed off by handling or posing the figure.

4. On my figure, the plastic base of the tail was darker that the rubber part of the tail, so I lightly dry-brushed black once again over the rubber part until it blended smoothly where it joined the plastic.

OK, enough-- go buy the Fearsome Foes set now!