These are the DC exclusives LEGO gave out at comic conventions, most of them at San Diego Comic-Con and New York Comic Con. They started in 2011 with Green Lantern, Batman and Superman, and after that LEGO mostly chose characters that had not been made as minifigures yet, such as Shazam, Bizarro, Green Arrow, Arsenal, the Atom, Vixen and Black Lightning. 2014 brought the Batman of Zur-En-Arrh, a strange version of Batman from the comics.
2013 LEGO Sets
2013 introduced Legends of Chima, a heavily promoted fantasy line positioned as Ninjago’s successor, complete with a companion TV series. Licensed debuts included Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Lone Ranger, and new DUPLO tie-ins for Jake and the Never Land Pirates and Mickey Mouse. Collectors pursued the ultra-rare Mr. Gold minifigure from Series 10, limited to just 5,000 worldwide. This year also marked LEGO’s shift from 4-digit to 5-digit set numbering as Monster Fighters, SpongeBob SquarePants, Cars, and Dino concluded.