Marvel Select's packaging is touted as "display-ready", featuring a large plastic bubble, which allows the figure inside to be seen without opening it.

[citation needed] The line has received acclaim for its figures of larger characters like the Hulk, which can stand up to ten inches tall.

A figure of Mystique was teased at conventions but was ultimately scrapped before production, indicating that the line was planned to expand to the X-Men film series at some point.

[citation needed] Contemporary Marvel Select figures have considerably more articulation than their predecessors.

"Best of Marvel Select" allowed retailers to re-order popular, sold-out figures, sometimes repainted or repackaged.