Toyfare

Toyfare is a magazine published by Wizard Entertainment that focuses on collectible action figures, busts, statues, and maquettes. It shows new and upcoming lines and figures each month, as well as providing a price guide for hundreds of different toy lines, new and old. Toyfare is also known for its satiric humor, which can be found on almost every page.

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The magazine began publication in 1997, initially borrowing many features which first appeared in its sister magazine, Wizard. It has maintained a steady monthly schedule ever since, reaching its 100th issue in December 2005. It is well known for using alternative covers, a feature which it was first utilized with issue 20, and has been used almost regularly since issue 57.

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Toyfare's most popular feature is Twisted ToyFare Theater, a humorous strip done by photographing toys on sets built by the magazine?s staff. The strips predominantly feature a line of toys called Megos (a line very popular in the 1970?s, during the youth of much of the magazine?s staff), and principally those based on Marvel Comics characters, such as Spider-Man and the Incredible Hulk.

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Wizard Entertainment: Wizard Entertainment, formerly known as Wizard Press, is the publisher of several notable magazines in fandom: InQuest Gamer, Wizard, Toyfare, and Anime Insider, along with various one-shot specials....

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