McFarlane's retro-styled DC Super Friends line continues with its fifth wave, built around the 1973-1985 animated series. Confirmed via McFarlane's official pre-order launch and reported by Toy Hype USA and DCCollectors, Wave 5 pre-orders went live May 28 at 12:00 PM EST, priced between $22.99 and $24.99.
This is a confirmed wave with locked pricing and a chase lineup, so here's what's included.
McFarlane's official pre-order announcement, as reported by Toy Hype USA, confirms the following:
Building three distinct Red Platinum Edition variants exclusively into GameStop's in-store pre-order process, rather than making them available online anywhere, creates a genuine treasure-hunt dynamic that differs meaningfully from most McFarlane waves' standard chase distribution.
Since the Crystallized Superman, Phantom Zone Batman, and Universe of Evil Wonder Woman variants can't be pre-ordered online at all, collectors without a nearby participating GameStop face real friction trying to complete the chase set, making local availability worth checking before assuming any online path exists.
With standard figures broadly available across multiple retailers and chases locked to GameStop's physical stores, it's worth deciding your approach retailer-by-retailer rather than assuming one source covers the whole wave.
For the boxed figures at this 6-inch retro scale, EVORETRO's McFarlane action figure case offers a comparable protective fit, though it's worth verifying exact box dimensions against this retro-styled packaging.
For posing the full wave together, EVORETRO's acrylic display risers add tiered shelf depth for a six-figure display.
Black Vulcan, Superman and Mr. Mxyzptlk, and Wonder Woman, plus three chase variants.
$22.99 to $24.99.
The three Red Platinum Edition chases are exclusive to in-store GameStop pre-orders.
July 2026.
Super Friends Wave 5 keeps McFarlane's nostalgic retro line going strong, with a genuine chase-hunt dynamic built around GameStop's in-store-only Red Platinum variants. Standard figures remain broadly available, so it's worth locking those in even if the chases prove harder to find.
Having a protective case and risers ready means the full wave will display well together once it ships.
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