CCGR now shipping X-Men... NEWS OUT
DOYLESTOWN, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 29, 2000--Collectible Concepts Group, Inc. (OTC: CCGR - news) has completed initial shipments of X-Men novelty and collectibles merchandise to major retailers in anticipation of the release of 20th Century Fox's Summer Mega-Blockbuster X-Men: Movie which opens Friday, July 14th.
The X-Men-related merchandise has been shipped to 235 MusicLand retail outlets and 80 select Tower Records stores nationwide. Shipments have also been made to several divisions of Twentieth Century Fox for various promotions, and to online retailers, such as ToysRUs.com and AnotherUniverse.com. Products shipped to date include: lapel pins, dog tags, belt buckles and rings, as well as, for the desktop, a paper clip holder based on Magneto's Helmet and a letter opener replica of Wolverine's Adamantium Claws. Also shipped was a replica of the X-Jet.
Peter Brown, National Sales Manager for CCGR, says ``Product will be on display at these major retail outlets as the movie opens. We are thrilled to have such a strong product to showcase our considerable product creation, marketing and distribution capabilities.''
CCGR has a license agreement with Marvel Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE: MVL - news), to create a variety of merchandise and establish a Collector's Club to sell their products for the X-Men: Movie. The licensed products range from novelty items such as X-MEN Graduation Rings; Dog Tags; Pins and Belt Buckles, to collectibles such as resin replicas of the featured motorcycle; Blackbird Jet; Cyclops' Visor; Magneto's Helmet; Professor X's Mutant Locator (Cerebro) and Wolverine's Adamantium Claws and Skeleton.
For inside information about X-Men, the X-Men Club, and X-Men novelties and collectibles visit the X-Men Club web site today at www.x-menclub.com
More About Collectible Concepts Group, Inc.
Headquartered in Doylestown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Collectible Concepts Group, Inc., develops and markets licensed collectible merchandise in the entertainment and sports industries. The X-Men Collector's Club, www.xmenclub.com, features a variety of X-Men products under license from Marvel Enterprises Inc. (NYSE: MVL - news). CCGR is an official licensee of New Line Productions, Inc., and produces replicas of props for Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery and the sequel, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me as well as the creation and management of The Official Austin Powers Collector's Club website at www.powersclub.com.
CCGR is also creating collectible merchandise for the Terminator and Terminator 2 motion pictures and is currently building the Official Terminator Collector's Club at www.terminatorclub.com. CCGR recently acquired the Mini-V website at www.mini-v.com, which features Austin Powers' star Verne J. Troyer. For baseball fans and collectors, CCGR recently launched www.collectbaseball.com, which features authentic baseball memorabilia. CCGR plans to market Music Arts products to retailers as well as on its own forthcoming website, www.collectmusicart.com. CCGR stock quotes are available from www.bloomberg.com.
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