I had to go to three different Target locations yesterday but I lucked out in finding complete waves including the Ecto-1. It was also evident that Target stores are only getting one set of these at a time (if even that). The first location I went to had only the Ecto-1 and Fright Features Ray. Location 2 had nothing on their shelves. Location 3 only had a full set of Frozen Empire figures with an extra Phoebe (two Phoebe’s per case?) and a Fright Features Egon. I decided to go back to location 2 to inquire if they had any in the back. They did but they only had two which just happened to be Peter and Winston. I got very lucky. I still want to find another full set of the Fright Features to open. The prices for them on eBay are ridiculous. Try and find these at retail if you can.
Yeah, the Kenner Fright Features do have a random piece of tape for whatever reason in each of the bottom-right corners. I think it’s to prevent the corners from getting damaged in shipping so they have less retail returns? Either that or it’s to prevent the bubble raising away from the blister card. Hasbro has been getting super cheap with the materials used in their blister cards to where they warp and bend horrifically. If you bought any of the Indiana Jones or Star Wars retro figures, you’ll know what I mean.
Also, I noticed that Peter’s Fright Features packaging doesn’t entail the choking warning. Is this another example of an early on change to the packaging? Like how the first wave of Kenner Classics had the “Who Ya Gonna Call?” tagline on the blister, but was removed in their second pressings and onward?
I still think it’s pretty cool that they decided to re-make the Kenner Real Ghostbusters line. I mean I would love to see them get creative with it to where they were to possibly create ghosts from the cartoon we never got or even say Egon’s Lab that never materialized. I don’t see that happening though. If they ditched out on making Fright Features Janine, you can tell they’re playing it very safe and only interested in cashing in on our nostalgia. Cool, but also a bummer.