Retro Review: DC Classics
Wave 5 (Metallo)
One of the features we wanted to have since we began was a complete review archive of DC Classics. At the outset, we also conceived the idea of a Retro Review, a feature where we'd spend some time on old toy from yesteryear (wait until you see SilntAngl's review of the 1987 G.I. Joe Techno-Viper).
Well, the two ideas seemed fairly congruent and we decided that the first batch of Retro Reviews would work backwards from DC Classics Wave 7 until the beginning. That was the plan anyway. Some technical issues have forced us to skip Wave 7 (for now). So, what better than to get the most difficult-to-find, gnashing of teeth wave out of the way first? Yep, our very first retroview will focus on the ire of many a DCUC collector, the Wal-Mart Exclusive Wave 5.
If you were expecting the Crimson Avenger article I promised last week... well, I got distracted.* We don't normally do Masters of the Universe in this column, cause well, there's two options when it comes to MOTU stuff. Either I'm going to be asking for something sooner rather than later (Kronis getting two arms is more about absorbing Man-E-Faces' cost, right?) or I'm going to be silly and go for a lost cause (like the 
Christmas is rushing towards us at full steam and I'll be out of town for the next few weeks, so it’s time for another one of my holiday lists.