palitoy

AKA Brian. Curator/helper monkey on the Mego Museum. Webmaster/Creator of Plaidstallions.com . President (and sole employee) of Odeon Toys. Freelance pop culture writer, toy historian and author of the book "Rack Toys: Cheap, Crazed Playthings" which is now available. Shoe size is 15 wide.

Exclusive First Look at Abin Sur from Figures Toy Company

As we’ve seen in recent #MMFTCNEWS updates, Figures Toy Company still has a lot up their sleeve when it comes to the Super Friends retro figure series. From Solivar to Desaad, and even last week’s revelation of the Death of Superman variant, FTC has shown that they’re taking inspiration from every episode of the popular…

Exclusive! First Look at 14″ KISS from Mego

As we begin the 2019 Toyfair, here is the first bit of news from Mego Corporation (which is exhibiting at Booth #2553) and that’s the announcement of 14″ KISS figures and our first exclusive look at the Star Child himself, Paul Stanley! This is certainly just the beginning of what is going to be a…

Superman is Dead!

Fans of DC Comics will remember the Death of Superman storyline as one of the most memorable and controversial sagas in comic book history, but did you know that Superman had previously met his end on an episode of Super Friends? Figures Toy Company is preparing to remind collectors of one of the saddest episodes…

Vintage Mego 3: Prehistoric Animals from Mego One Million BC

Welcome to another installment of Vintage Mego. This week we talk about the Mego One Million BC line and the series of awesome “Prehistoric Animals” that were created for the line. These (mostly dinosaurs) creatures are actually some of the hardest to find items produced by Mego and well, they’re a lot of fun. For…

Exclusive: Mego Corp. Announces 14″ Star Trek line

The Megomuseum has received an exclusive news story from Mego Corporation! One of the many new mego items making its debut at Toyfair 2019 will be a 14″ line of Star Trek figures. Mego launched the 14″ format with the very popular DC Superheroes brand this past year and are now expanding that universe with the crew (and…

Harlequin coming soon from Figures Toy Company!

Another Teen Titans team member is the focus of #MMFTCNEWS this week. Don’t let her familiar features fool you, because she’ll be joining the fight for justice alongside Figures Toy Company’s other DC Comics retro figures. She’s been called Joker’s Daughter and Duela Dent, but the one heading for FTC soon wants to be called…

Vintage Mego 2: Germany Comic Action Heroes and MC Toy

Welcome to Vintage Mego, a bi-weekly discussion of Mego toys produced during their “Golden Age” also known as our childhood. This week we talk about this interesting Comic Action Heroes 3 Pack that was sold in Germany and we delve into the mystery surrounding “MC Toy” the German version of Mego with some new insights.…

Nightmare on Elm Street Wes Cravens New Nightmare Freddy 8-Inch Cloth Action Figure

This time, staying awake won’t save you! Here comes Freddy Krueger cloth action figure from Wes Craven’s New Nightmare! The seventh film in the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise took the iconic character in a more menacing direction – closer to Craven’s original intentions for Freddy. The Nightmare on Elm Street Wes Cravens New Nightmare Freddy 8-Inch Cloth Action…