FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

JAKKS PACIFIC EXEC JEREMY PADAWER

TO BE INDUCTED INTO 2010 TOYFARE HALL OF FAME

AT PHILADELPHIA COMIC CON

MALIBU, CA – June 9, 2010 – JAKKS Pacific (Nasdaq: JAKK) Executive Vice-President of Marketing, Jeremy Padawer, will be inducted into the ToyFare Hall of Fame at the Philadelphia Comic Con, which is taking place at the PA Convention Center, June 11-13, 2010.

The third annual ToyFare Hall of Fame Awards will take place on Friday, June 11^th, starting with a Big Toy Industry Panel featuring the three inductees, Jeremy Padawer from JAKKS; Georg Brewer from DC Direct; and Robert Tonner of Tonner Dolls, Inc., and concluding with the induction ceremony.

“I’m truly honored to be recognized by Wizard Entertainment and ToyFare magazine, the leading pop culture action figure content producers in the industry,” said Jeremy Padawer, Executive Vice-President of Marketing, JAKKS Pacific. “My team is phenomenal and I consider this an induction for the entire JAKKS Boys Entertainment team. In reality, providing the strategy is just one piece of the puzzle. Without the passion and day to day hard work of my team, any success would have been impossible.”

“We like to have fun with toys, but we are also serious about the art form of toys, statues and collectibles, and we’re excited to induct Jeremy Padawer into the ToyFare Hall of Fame at this year’s Wizard World Philadelphia,” said Gareb Shamus, Wizard World CEO.  “Jeremy’s vision, creativity and enthusiasm for the world of action figures and collectibles have resulted in products that have brought inspiration and joy to many people.”

For more information on the Philadelphia Comic Con and the ToyFare Hall of Fame Awards, visit www.wizardworld.com.

About Jeremy Padawer

As the Executive Vice-President of Marketing for leading U.S. toymaker, JAKKS Pacific, Padawer is responsible for product development, marketing, new business, intellectual property, and entertainment content development for JAKKS, including Girls, Dolls, Activities, Preschool, Vehicles, Seasonal, Construction, Boys Entertainment, Electronics and Pets. Padawer joined JAKKS in 2003 and has successfully grown the Entertainment Brand Marketing Division worldwide.  Padawer began his toy career in the mid-1990’s creating one of the first online networks for buying/selling collectibles and toy products. 

About JAKKS Pacific, Inc.

JAKKS Pacific, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAKK) is a leading designer and marketer of toys and consumer products, with a wide range of products that feature some of the most popular brands and children's toy licenses in the world.  JAKKS’ diverse portfolio includes Action Figures, Electronics, Dolls, Dress-Up, Role Play, Halloween Costumes, Kids Furniture, Vehicles, Plush, Art Activity Kits, Seasonal Products, Infant/Pre-School, Construction Toys and Pet Toys sold under various proprietary brands including JAKKS Pacific®, Creative Designs International™, Road Champs®, Funnoodle®, JAKKS Pets™, Plug It In & Play TV Games™, Girl Gourmet™, Kids Only!™, Tollytots® and Disguise™. JAKKS is an award-winning licensee of several hundred nationally and internationally known trademarks including Disney®, Nickelodeon®, Warner Bros.®, Ultimate Fighting Championship®, Hello Kitty®, Graco® and Cabbage Patch Kids®. www.jakks.com

This press release may contain forward-looking statements (within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) that are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about JAKKS Pacific's business based partly on assumptions made by its management. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in such statements due to numerous factors, including, but not limited to, those described above, changes in demand for JAKKS' products, product mix, the timing of customer orders and deliveries, the impact of competitive products and pricing, and difficulties with integrating acquired businesses. The forward-looking statements contained herein speak only as of the date on which they are made, and JAKKS undertakes no obligation to update any of them to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this release.

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