does anyone have the version of anakin #28 without the black circles around his eyes? if so, are these easily found in stores. is the black paint totally removed or is there just a smaller amount? does anyone have comparison pics of the two?
So far as I know, it's just some subtle difference in the paint applications, and I think this may ultimately be akin to the Saga Palpatine with "liver spots". I remember most of those Palpy's looking ridiculous, like they had a serious case of the chicken pox. But if you looked at enough of them, you could find some where the spots weren't quite as dark and prominent. I eventually found a couple nice ones where the spots weren't even all that noticeable.
Such is the case with the "Racoon Anakin", I think. Those black circles look horrid, so I've been looking through them all for some that aren't so prominently painted. Found some lighter ones which don't look nearly as bad, but I'm still on the lookout for some that are even better...
Has anyone heard of the Darth Vader/Anakin deluxe figure variations? One has all the armor packaged in the bubble and visible in the package and the othe has it hidden.
Check page 1 of this thread, goof.

As for legitimate "variations", the only two I've heard of so far are the Deluxe Vader/Anakin with the accessories either below, or to the right side of the figure...
I have looked religeously for the Anakin #2 with Dooku saber and have not been able to find one anywhere.
It's just now trickling out in some of the new assortments, so just be patient, and it should be as easy to find as the red saber Palpatine change is now...
There's also supposedly a paint difference on Anakin's head in the new Vader/Table deluxe figure. Something like "glossy" and "flat" paint applications... Saw GH mention something about it a few days ago, I think.
Then there's another
intentional variant with the Vulture Droid too, as it's showing up with two different color schemes (ala the Royal Guard).