Mattel Unveils SDCC Hot Wheels Marvel Secret Wars RacerVerse

Mattel is preparing for San Diego Comic Con 2024 as they unveil their new limited edition collectibles for the event Coming out of San Diego Comic Con 2023, fans are already looking ahead to next year's show. While details are still coming in, Mattel is already getting fans excited with their 2024 Comic Con Exclusives. Kicking things off is a new Hot Wheels Marvel RacerVerse release. Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Marvel Secret Wars, this release is inspired by the iconic cover of Issue #1. Leading the charge is none other than Symbiote Spider-Man, who is now riding in the Symbiote Spider-Buggy. This Hot Wheels release will also be a Blind Box, and inside fans can also find a chase variant featuring Wolverine in an X-Jet. Both vehicles will feature a diecast lenticular coin, just like the figures from the 80s. Symbiote Spider-Man will be priced at $20, and both Marvel Hot Wheels will be available on Mattel Creations on July 25 at 12 PM EST.

Marvel Comics' Secret War was published from 1984 to 1985 and was a widely popular 12-issue limited series. Secret Wars was Marvel's first major crossover event, bringing together iconic heroes and villains from all over the Marvel Universe. These characters were all brought together by the cosmic entity known as the Beyonder, who was fascinated by the idea of good and evil. Taking place on a patchwork planet called Battleworld, heroes like Spider-Man and members of The Avengers, the X-Men, and the Fantastic Four clash with iconic villains Doctor Doom, Magneto, Doc Ock, and Ultron. The event was created to sell toys by giving fans an impressive cast of characters to collect in one story, and it was a major success. Plenty of legendary moments occurred in the series, like Doctor Doom becoming god-like, legendary team-ups, and even the debut of Spider-Man in his black suit, which would later be revealed to be an alien symbiote. Now, fans can add these new Hot Wheels to their collection when they debut at Comic Con 2024.

"In 1984, Marvel and Mattel partnered in the creation of a new line of toys tied to a new series of comics called Marvel Secret Wars. Now, we're celebrating the 40th anniversary by replicating the cover of Issue #1 with a Spiderman diecast with a lenticular coin as seen in the 80s fig packages, along with a Wolverine chase variant. Features: Diecast lenticular coin."