Hasbro - Hasbro Marvel Legends Adds 90s Kraven the Hunter Figure

By Mulder, 16 february 2023

This morning, Hasbro lifted the curtain on a new addition to the Marvel Legends and Spider-Man Retro Collection Kraven the Hunter! This devious figure features deco and design inspired by the character’s appearance from 1990s figures based on the 1994 Spider-Man: The Animated Series cartoon and includes a spear accessory.

With serum-powered strength and honed senses that drove him mad, Kraven the Hunter is neither Spider-Man’s friend nor foe—but the Web-Slinger might be his only shot at a cure. Celebrate the Marvel universe with this Marvel legends series Kraven the hunter figure. This quality 6-inch scale Kraven figure features deco and design inspired by the character’s appearance from 1990s figures based on the 1994 Spider-Man: The Animated Series cartoon! Includes figure and entertainment-inspired spear accessory.
 
Kraven the Hunter (Sergei Kravinoff; Russian: Сергей Кравинов) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Debuting in The Amazing Spider-Man issue #15 (August 1964) as an adversary to the superhero Spider-Man, he has since endured as one of the web-slinger's most formidable foes, and is part of the collective of adversaries that make up Spider-Man's rogues' gallery. Kraven has also come into conflict with other heroes, such as Black Panther and Tigra. He is the half-brother of the Chameleon and one of the founding members of the Sinister Six.

In Kraven's first appearance, he refers to Spider-Man as "the most dangerous game" which is a direct reference to the 1924 short story of the same name The Most Dangerous Game, in which General Zaroff, a Russian big game hunter, hunts people as sport. Kraven is typically portrayed as a renowned big-game hunter whose goal in life is to beat Spider-Man to prove himself as the world's greatest hunter. Though he is often overconfident in his own abilities, which he likes to boast about, he possesses a great sense of honor, and treats his adversaries as equals until proven otherwise. Because of this, Kraven has sometimes been depicted as an antihero and has teamed up with other heroes, including Spider-Man and Squirrel Girl, in The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl (2015–2019).

The character is widely regarded as one of Spider-Man's most formidable enemies, and has gained considerable attention from storylines such as 1987's "Fearful Symmetry: Kraven's Last Hunt," 2010's "Grim Hunt", 2015–2019's "The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl’s Friend Kraven", and 2019's "Hunted". In 2009, Kraven was ranked as IGN's 53rd greatest comic book villain of all time.[1] The character has appeared in numerous Spider-Man media adaptations over the years including animated series and video games. Aaron Taylor-Johnson will portray Kraven in the Sony's Spider-Man Universe film Kraven the Hunter (2023).

With over 80 years of entertainment history, Marvel has become a cornerstone of fan collections around the world. With the Marvel Legends Series, fan favorite Marvel Comic Universe and Marvel Cinematic Universe characters are designed with premium detail and articulation for posing and display in collections. 

Marvel legends series Kraven the hunter
(HASBRO/Ages 4 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $27.99 / Available: June 2023)
Available for pre-order March 16 at 10AM ET exclusively at Walmart as part of Walmart Collector Con.

(Source ; press release)