Thanks to a recently discovered binder in Marty Abram’s office, we have Mego’s plans for 1983. This episode showcases their plans for the World’s Greatest Superheroes line. The Mighty Metal Superheroes included Silver Surfer and a fleet of Batman vehicles. Special thanks to Steve Moore, Marty Abrams, Paul Clarke, Todd Broadwater, Ray Miller and Bill…
#mego #fantasticfour #megomuseum Mego Museum “Mint Off Card” opens up the new Disney Marvel Exclusive Fantastic Four action figure set by Mego. How do Reed, Sue, Ben and Johnny stack up against their vintage counterparts? Also, what does the thing look like naked? The shocking answers are all here. Issue #13 of Toy-Ventures will feature…
Doris Fish Forever “Vegas In Space” Action Doll Kickstarter Announced July 9, San Francisco, CA Doris Fish Forever is pleased to announce the July 10 launch of a Kickstarter campaign to finance officially licensed 8 inch Action Dolls inspired by the beloved 1991 LGBTQ cult movie classic ‘Vegas In Space’, co-created by Doris Fish (1952-1991), Miss X, and Phillip R Ford. …
Disney Parks and Mego Corp. team up to introduce a four-figure set of Marvel’s first family – the Fantastic Four – in the vintage MEGO boxes from the 1970s. The Fantastic Four set is available now at Walt Disney World and coming soon to Disneyland Resort. Visit disneystore.com on July 9th at 8AM PT to…
Toy-Ventures: Micronauts Merchandise Toy-Ventures dives into the world of Micronauts merchandise not produced by Mego! Showcasing Colorforms, board games, rack toys, phasers, Ben Cooper costumes, comics, and even Micronauts: The Mattress? #mego #toyventures #micronauts Toy-Ventures Issue 13 is shipping this month with Mego’s never before seen plans for the World’s Greatest Superheroes line, including a…
Mego 1975 Sales Call Part 1: Waltons & Wizard of Oz We recently found a rare audio recording of a Mego sales pitch from 1975. In this episode, we will animate the scene where David Abrams and Morris Kotzer from Parkdale Novelty pitch Shoprite stores the Wizard of Oz and The Waltons action figure lines!…
Toy-Ventures counts down the top ten coolest toys from the legendary series Space:1999. Eagles, Stun Guns, Action figures and Moonbase Alpha itself in this blast from the future past. toyventures #space1999 #gerryanderson Check out our Space:1999 Playlist on Youtube Toy-Ventures Issue 13 is shipping this month with Mego’s never before seen plans for the World’s…
Toy-Ventures: Mego Knock Off Madness Toy-Ventures takes another dive into the world of Mego Knock-Offs with Bootleg Zorros, Galaxy Trekkers, Laughable Ninjas, Mixed Up Apes, Flamin’ Aquamen & my holiest of bootleg grails. #mego #knockoffs #toyventures Links from this episode: Steve L’Aventerier Demo Man FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/826269482152324 Mego Knock-Off HQ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Megoknockoff Toy-Ventures Issue…
Astro Command is doing an extremely limited run of Glow in the Dark King Gargon figures, each figure will sell for $75 and will never be produced again. The factory is allowing this for far less than their MOQ so if you’re interested, let them know on their Facebook page now! Toy-Ventures Issue 13 is…
As reported here earlier in the year, the recently discovered second-wave Mego Star Trek Aliens prototypes are up for auction at Hake’s ended last evening. The Romulan, Andorian, Mugato and Talos were auctioned seperately by Hakes. Romulan Closed at $30,961 Mugato Closed at $31,576 Andorian Closed at $29,548 Talos Closed at $28,506 Mugato factory sample…
