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October 9, 2026
Lionel Brands Group is bringing an all-exclusive lineup to New York Comic Con! Every item in this year’s collection was specially created as a limited-edition New York Comic Con exclusive, and each boxcar is uniquely numbered, making each piece a true collectible.
The lineup brings together Lionel favorites like Lenny the Lion with fan-favorite properties including Star Wars™ and Harley Quinn™.
From Lionel heritage to iconic fandoms, this one-of-a-kind assortment is designed specifically for New York Comic Con and available in limited quantities; Once they’re gone, they’re gone!
The exclusive lineup includes:
- Lionel Trains NYCC 0-8-0 Daylight City Skyline Loco/Tender(Approximate Retail Price: $250)
- Lionel Trains NYCC King Lenny Boxcar(Approximate Retail Price: $100)
- Lionel Trains NYCC Harley Quinn and The Joker Boxcar(Approximate Retail Price: $100)
- Lionel Trains NYCC Darth Maul(Approximate Retail Price: $100)
- Lionel Trains NYCC Star Wars Darth Vader(Approximate Retail Price: $100)
If you’re attending New York Comic Con, be sure to visit Lionel Brands Group at Booth 1247 and get yours while they last!
Daniel Pickett
AFi founder and Editor-In-Chief Daniel “Julius Marx” Pickett has been around toys his whole life. The first line he ever collected was Mego’s World’s Greatest Super Heroes line back in the 70s. He has been surrounded by collectables ever since.
In 1999 he was confounded by a lack of information and news about some of his favorite toy lines he was collecting. Since he couldn’t find the information he decided to pursue it himself thinking other people might also be interested in the same news. He started writing a weekly column on the toy industry and action figure for a toy news site and in a years time he tripled the sites daily traffic with his updates, reviews and product features.
He built relationships with every major toy manufacturer and many sculptors, painters and mold makers. He grew his hobby into a world wide expertise that the industry has embraced.
In 2004 he teamed up with his toy buddy Jason “ToyOtter” Geyer and they created their own website www.ActionFigureInsider.com.
Daniel has been quoted in both industry and mass media press outlets. Over the years Daniel and AFi have been sought out as experts in the field. Daniel was regularly featured on “Attack of the Show” on the G4 network as the primary contributor to their “Mint On Card” segment, and our front page has been linked to from USA Today’s
“Pop Candy” Blog twice. Daniel’s content has also been featured on Bloomberg News, MSNBC.com, Time.com, The Wall Street Journal, The Saturday Evening Post, CNN.com, AssociatedPress.com
Wired.com, Fark.com, Boing-Boing, Gizmodo.com, Ain’t It Cool News, the Official
Star Wars blog, Geekologie, G4, CNet and Toy Fare magazine, among many
others. He has consulted on toy lines, books, documentaries and TV shows.
But all of that really just sounds snooty and “tootin’ his own horn” – the long and short of it is that Daniel loves toys and he LOVES talking about them.
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