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The new Marvel Girl Hasbro Marvel Legends figure (which is part of Wave 3, the Brood series) is starting to show up in some U.S. stores now (mainly Wal-Marts). Online, it has sold-out on Hasbro's site, but is available on eBay.

The Shadow Form variant is almost impossible to find in stores and has been selling on eBay for up to $149.99!!!

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It may not be easy to be a Summers, but it's also incredibly difficult for Hasbro to get Rachel's back story straight.

The new Marvel Girl Marvel Legends X-Men figure is listed on Hasbro.com with the following description about Ray:

No one ever said it was easy being a Summers. Rachel was born into a world on the brink of destruction, orphaned as an infant, and raised in a prison camp for people like herself. Despite it all, she spent a lifetime developing her psychic powers in secret, becoming so adept she was able to project her consciousness, and that of others, through time. Unable to use her powers to save her own world, she became determined to use them to the benefit of others. She has traveled from one end of time to the other, met death and dissolution along the way, and returned always fighting for freedom.

Overall, it's okay, but there are some errors (Rachel wasn't orphaned as an infant) and it doesn't include being brainwashed into being a Hound (okay, the figure is for ages 4 and up, maybe that's not appropriate for little kids.) But it's a little disappointing seeing errors like that.

The Marvel Girl figure should be showing up in stores any day now.

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Hasbro displayed their upcoming Marvel Legends Series 3 figures at the San Diego Comic Con this weekend, including a varient of the Rachel figure that shows Rachel in shadow form and with her Phoenix tattoo visable on her back. Only 500 of the Marvel Girl variant will be released and it is packaged backwards to show the tattoo.

Marvelousnews has pictures.

Hasbro showed the packaging for Rachel's figure, and in the biography type information given about her on the back of the package, it lists her height (5'7") and weight (125 lbs), her real name as "Rachel Ann Summers", her alias as "Mother Askani", and says she is a powerful telepath and telekinetic who has limited control of the Phoenix Force.

There will be a Wal-mart exclusive two-pack of Cable/Marvel Girl. But before anyone gets too excited, it's Jean (in her old costume), not Rachel. You can see a picture here.

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Hasbro has announced that their third series of Marvel Legends action figures will be released in October, just in time for the Christmas shopping season. The series includes a Rachel Grey figure wearing her old green costume.

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Wizard's Store lists the Marvel Legends Marvel Heroes Series 3, which includes Rachel in her old Marvel Girl costume, will ship in late July.

So start looking for the figures in stores in late July or early August.

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Wizard has posted a picture of the final version of the Marvel Girl action figure from Hasbro's Marvel Legends series.

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Cool Toy Review has rumors about the upcoming Hasbro Marvel action figures coming out this year. It looks like the long anticipated Marvel Girl (Rachel Grey) figure will be finally coming out:

In addition to the movie themed waves, Hasbro will also follow up the first two waves with the Build A Figure Brood Queen Wave. This assortment will include:

Black Knight
Bucky
Captain America
X3 Colossus
Cyclops
Danger
Hydra Soldier
Marvel Girl

UPDATE! MarvelousNews has pictures of the Marvel Girl figure from the New York Comic Con:

Labels: Marvel-Legends