By now you’ve all likely picked up the first three Munsters action figures from Diamond Select Toys: Herman, Lily and Grandpa. Well, your family is about to get bigger! Lily and Herman’s werewolf son Eddie Munster and his older cousin Marilyn Munster are the next two family members to arrive, and they’ll be sharing a two-pack when they hit stores this summer! Sculpted by Jean St. Jean, the figures are in the same 7-inch scale as the previous figures, and are based on the likenesses of actors Butch Patrick and Pat Priest. Plus, they come with two keen accessories — Eddie’s stuffed animal Wolfy and the collar for their giant dragon, Spot! Pre-order your set from your local comic shop or online retailer today!

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With the holidays fast approaching, it’s important to remember how lucky we all are. For starters, none of us are vampires. (Presumably.) Secondly, we haven’t had our body parts harvested for scientific experiments. (As far as we know.) And thirdly, we all have internet connections, which means we can all enter the latest giveaway from Diamond Select Toys! This time they’re giving away a monster-themed prize package, including an exclusive box set and some rare prototypes!

The grand prize winner will receive:
- a Universal Monsters Legacy Series Box Set (exclusive to Hastings and RedfordFilms.com)
- a set of Universal Monsters Series 2 prototype test shots (Dracula with wolf, Frankenstein with table, and the Toys “R” Us-exclusive Bride)
- a pair of Herman and Grandpa Munster test shots in preliminary Select packaging

One runner-up will receive
- the Toys R Us-exclusive Series 2 Frankenstein and Dracula
- a test shot of Grandpa Munster in mock-up preliminary Toys “R” Us packaging

Simply like this post on Facebook, Tweet #DSTXmas on Twitter, or +1 this post on Google+ before Friday, December 16, and you’ll be entered! (Contest not open to the legions of the undead.)

The first wave of Diamond Select Toys’ Munsters action figures is out now, both the specialty-exclusive Select versions with build-an-electric-chair parts as well as the chair-free Toys “R” Us assortment. For those of you who have been putting off that visit to Mockingbird Lane, here’s some pics of the family at home, enjoying the detailed accessories that have been provided to them by talented sculptor Jean St. Jean. Check out the galley here!

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Who says monsters have to be scary? The Munsters are back to tickle the funny bones of a whole new generation in a new line of figures from Diamond Select Toys! These specialty-market-exclusive “Select” versions not only come in more deluxe display packaging than their Toys R Us-exclusive counterparts, they also come with bonus pieces in addition to their regular accessories. Buy all three figures, and you get all the parts you need to build Grandpa’s electric chair! Check out the packaged shots below, then look for them at online retailers, specialty stores and in your local comic shop in October!

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Halloween is fast approaching, and we wanted to do something special to celebrate. (Well, something more special than release a ton of awesome monster-themed action figures — we’re already doing that!) Then it hit us — we want to see your Halloween costumes! Specifically, we want to see you dress up like your favorite Diamond Select Toys action figure! We’re going to have four categories to enter, and four big prizes for the winnners!

Category 1: Universal Monsters
Dress up like any Universal Monsters character who has (or has been announced as getting) a 7″ action figure from DST: The Wolfman, the Mummy, the Creature, Frankenstein’s Monster, Dracula, the Bride, the Invisible Man, the Phantom and the Metaluna Mutant. Re-create the look and costume of any version of the character we’ve shown or made.
PRIZE: The winner will get a set of the Toys R Us AND Select versions of Universal Monsters Series 2 in preliminary packaging, plus a set of the Universal Monster Series 2 Retro figures!

Category 2: The Munsters
Dress up like any of the five Munsters family members: Herman, Lily, Grandpa, Eddie or Marilyn.
PRIZE: The winner will get a set of Herman and Lily unpainted prototype figures in preliminary Toys R Us packaging, plus a painted set of Munsters Select Series 1, also in preliminary packaging.

Category 3: Femme Fatales
Dress up AND pose like any character from our Femme Fatales statue line: Dawn, Alice, Tarot, Little Red, Darkchylde, Snow White, Lady Death, Anne Bonny, Medusa or Bo Peep. (Remember, the goal is to re-create the appearance of the statue, so the outfit and pose must match. See examples here.)
PRIZE: A sold-out Alice Femme Fatale statue, an unpainted Anne Bonny prototype, and our limited NYCC 2011-exclusive variant of Anne Bonny.

Category 4: Minimates
Dress up like a Minimate — ANY Minimate. It can be a blank Minimate, or a re-creation of any Minimate character we make, as long as your head and arms are cylindrical and your chest and legs are boxy. You should clearly be a Minimate, or the Minimate version of whatever character you do.
PRIZE: The winner will get a set of all four Universal Monsters Minimates Box Sets, the first two Ghostbusters Minimates Box Sets, all eight SDCC giveaway figures, a Battle Beast, a Minimates carrying case and an original Minimate design sheet.

OFFICIAL RULES:

- Enter as many costumes in as many categories as you like, but only one photo of each entry is allowed, so make it a good one.

- The photo should show the full costume, from head to toe.

- Entries will be judged on the costume, not the photo, but the photo should be in focus and well-lit.

- Photos can be indoors or outdoors, but no really busy backgrounds. You should be able to tell where the costume begins and ends.

- No photoshopping of photos is allowed. This includes text.

- By submitting the photograph to the contest, you give us permission to publish them on our Website.

- Post your photos on the Diamond Select Toys Facebook wall at http://www.facebook.com/diamondselecttoys between now and October 7 at 9 AM EST.

Start sewing, gluing, stapling, etc.!

Being a monster can be a little rough, especially when you’re trying to live a low-key life in the suburbs. It does have it’s advantages, though — they never seem to age! They look as fresh as they did back in 1966! Series 1 of The Munsters from Diamond Select Toys features good-natured funeral home worker Herman, his lovely wife Lily, and her cantankerous inventor father Grandpa! Hop in your Dragula, roar on down to your local Toys “R” Us this October and check ‘em out! Or pre-order the specialty-store “Select” versions here, and you’ll get the extra parts to build your own electric chair!

The Universal Monsters have given us a lot of scares over the years… but they’ve also given us a lot of laughs! And not just chasing Abbott and Costello on the big screen, either, but on TV as well. For decades, the world has enjoyed the suburban antics of the Munster family, composed of two Draculas, a Frankenstein and a wolf-boy, and now Diamond Select Toys is proud to bring you the finest action figures of the Munsters ever made. Done in our famous 7-inch scale, Herman, Lily and Grandpa will look right at home alongside your other Universal Monsters, and each will be available in two different versions: one version at Toys R Us with their signature accessories (listed below), and a Select version at specialty stores that comes with a bonus accessory — a piece of the family electric chair! Collect all three Select versions to build it! Look for both versions in October, and check out solo pictures below!

Herman Munster
Clocking in at 350 pounds and 7 feet 3 inches tall, Herman Munster was built in 1850 by Dr. Victor Frankenstein, but is nothing like Frankenstein’s monster of legend. A good-natured, soft-spoken funeral home employee, Herman is a World War II veteran, a good husband to his vampire wife Lilly and a loving father to his werewolf son Eddie. This 7-inch scale figure perfectly captures the likeness of actor Fred Gwynne, and also comes with Herman’s massive lunchbox.

Lily Munster
Born Lily Dracula of Transylvania, the matriarch of the Munster family is the daughter of a vampire, but werewolf blood also runs in her family, as both her brother and her son bear the curse. Loving dust and decay, she keeps the Munster household nice and messy, and is also an adoptive mother and confidante to her niece Marilyn. This 7-inch scale figure is a perfect likeness of Yvonne DeCarlo and comes with the Munsters’ raven-inhabited cuckoo/grandfather clock.

Grandpa Munster
Sam Dracula, the famous Count Dracula of legend, was married 166 times, and even though his wives are all dead, he still keeps in touch. Over 600 years old, he personally knew King Arthur and Jack the Ripper, and can still turn into a wolf or a bat, if he takes his pills. Played by Al Lewis, Sam is also a persistent inventor, having modified his own coffin into a race car, and this 7-inch scale figure comes with his laboratory table, as well as his pet bat Igor.