World The Lizard's Lizard collection...

[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.


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.

 

[THE LIZARD#1]

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


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.

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]

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!

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

 

[webhead731]

Lizard, YOUR COLLECTION RULES!!!! 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!!!!

 

[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

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!

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-pag...Z6572707442QQcategoryZ972QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

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!):

 

[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.

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:

The good news is that hardly anything has been changed from that great-looking preproduction design...

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.

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).

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.

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.

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!

 

[The Lizard]

Hey,heres the finished Lizard mini bust by Bowen.

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

Sweet! Thanks for the info.

Now there are two Lizard statues I need to pick up!