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Mattel’s showing this week was going to be huge, no matter what. Â 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. Â 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). Â So their showing this year is hugely important, and I’ll spend more time on it than DC. Â But let’s talk Mattel at the Con…