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Mattel’s showing this week was going to be huge, no matter what. With the company’s recent horrible financial fortunes, we have to wonder just what the future holds for these low-print run, low-profit margin fan-pandering lines like DC universe or Masters of the Universe Classics. And we know that MOTUC is nearing the natural end of its lifespan, and the next two years have been redesigned to give it a grand finale (even if it survives past 2015, the idea is to wrap up all the vintage heavy-hitters by then). So their showing this year is hugely important, and I’ll spend more time on it than DC. But let’s talk Mattel at the Con…
