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LOOK: Darna Funko Pop! goes on sale

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<p>It was nearly a month ago when promising, young actress Jane de Leon was unveiled as the new Darna. </p><p>And in continuing the hype train for the character going — fitting given her upcoming 70th anniversary next year — her Funko Pop! pint-sized version went on sale this Friday. </p><p>Fans and eager toy collectors alike patiently queued as early as 2 a.m. to become the first ones to buy the figure at a store. Note that it was released alongside a glow-in-the-dark edition of the barong-wearing Jollibee Funko Pop!</p><div class="media-content"><div class="slider-for"><div><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/life/08/02/darna-funko-pop-md-1.jpg"/></div><div><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/life/08/02/darna-funko-pop-md-2.jpg"/></div><div><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/life/08/02/darna-funko-pop-md-3.jpg"/></div><div><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/life/08/02/darna-funko-pop-md-4.jpg"/></div><div><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/life/08/02/darna-funko-pop-md-5.jpg"/></div><div><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/life/08/02/darna-funko-pop-md-6.jpg"/></div><div><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/life/08/02/darna-funko-pop-md-7.jpg"/></div><div><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/life/08/02/darna-funko-pop-md-8.jpg"/></div><div><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/life/08/02/darna-funko-pop-md-9.jpg"/></div><div><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/life/08/02/darna-funko-pop-md-10.jpg"/></div><div><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/life/08/02/darna-funko-pop-md-11.jpg"/></div><div><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/life/08/02/darna-funko-pop-md-12.jpg"/></div><div><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/life/08/02/darna-funko-pop-md-13.jpg"/></div><div><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/life/08/02/darna-funko-pop-md-14.jpg"/></div></div><div class="media-content slider-desc"><div class="item-desc"><p>Funko Pop! enthusiasts line up for the Philippine release of the Darna Funko Pop! <cite>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</cite></p></div><div 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Philippine release of the Darna Funko Pop! <cite>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Funko Pop! enthusiasts line up for the Philippine release of the Darna Funko Pop! <cite>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Funko Pop! enthusiasts line up for the Philippine release of the Darna Funko Pop! <cite>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Funko Pop! enthusiasts line up for the Philippine release of the Darna Funko Pop! <cite>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Funko Pop! enthusiasts line up for the Philippine release of the Darna Funko Pop! <cite>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Funko Pop! enthusiasts line up for the Philippine release of the Darna Funko Pop! <cite>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Funko Pop! enthusiasts line up for the Philippine release of the Darna Funko Pop! <cite>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</cite></p></div></div></div><p>For the Darna miniature, Funko replicated the trademark look of the beloved Pinay superhero, complete with a winged headpiece to match her iconic red and gold costume. </p><p>The figure was first announced at ToyCon 2019 last June. </p><p>It was later revealed that it will be first put up on sale at the currently ongoing &quot;Fun Con&quot; event, which will run until Sunday at the Glorietta mall activity center in Makati City. </p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/B0nMWYLBWM9/" data-instgrm-version="12" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:540px;min-width:326px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:16px"><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:row;align-items:center"><div 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</div></div><div style="margin-left:auto"><div style="width:0px;border-top:8px solid #F4F4F4;border-right:8px solid transparent;transform:translateY(16px)"> </div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;flex-grow:0;height:12px;width:16px;transform:translateY(-4px)"> </div><div style="width:0;height:0;border-top:8px solid #F4F4F4;border-left:8px solid transparent;transform:translateY(-4px) translateX(8px)"> </div></div></div><div style="margin:8px 0 0 0;padding:0 4px"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B0nMWYLBWM9/" style="color:#000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none;word-wrap:break-word" target="_blank">At last! She is home matapos ang kanyang mahabang paglalakbay! Bukas ay pwede ka na magkaroon ng iyong sariling #DarnaFunkoPop! See you tomorrow at the Glorietta Activity Center for the first day of the Fun Con Event! Walk-in customers are allowed, NO MINIMUM PURCHASE required. Follow @OfficialDarna on FB, Twitter, and Instagram for more updates.</a></div><p style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap">A post shared by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/officialdarna/" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px" target="_blank"> Official Darna</a> (@officialdarna) on <time dateTime="2019-08-01T07:07:02+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Aug 1, 2019 at 12:07am PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://www.instagram.com/embed.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>The Funko Darna launch comes nearly a month after De Leon was announced as the lead for Star Cinema&#x27;s movie on the superhero, to be directed by Jerrold Tarog of &quot;Heneral Luna&quot; fame. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/07/18/19/we-wanted-a-new-face-to-play-darna-jerrold-tarog-on-unanimous-pick-jane-de-leon">READ: &#x27;We wanted a new face to play Darna&#x27;: Jerrold Tarog on &#x27;unanimous&#x27; pick Jane De Leon</a></li></ul><p>De Leon, who said that she grew up idolizing the actresses who played Darna for TV, shared on Instagram that she already <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B0X7T8HnvKe/">got her copy</a> of the hotly-anticipated Funko Pop!</p><p>A creation of komiks icon Mars Ravelo, Darna first appeared in a comic published in 1950. </p><p>She has since gone on to become the most recognizable komiks character in Philippine history, spawning a number of TV series and movies featuring some of the biggest names in local showbiz. </p>