At first glance, the Mego Planet of the Apes offering appears modest, five action figures and a selection of accessories and playsets mostly recycled items from the Action Jackson line. Considering that Mego got the license late 1973, it’s impressive how much they put together so quickly. Regardless, the Apes line was a massive hit for…
1974: Men of Action and Adventure
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Mego Action Jackson Adventure Set 1974 would see the return of Mego’s original 8 inch figure, Action Jackson. After his original explosion onto the scene in 1973, he would be overshadowed by the success of the many licensed products that the creation of his interchangable body (called a “Happy Accident” by former Mego VP Neal…
1974: Mego got the heck out of Dodge
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Mego Dodge City Play Set 1974 saw the introduction of what we like to call at the Museum “The Legends” period, meaning public domain characters from history or literature that Mego smartly put under the “World’s Greatest Super ______” umbrella. The first to launch were possibly the most successful, the kooky Mad Monsters and the…
1974: We never got the Bend N Flex Carry Case
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Ok so it’s hardly a tragedy, but out of everything proposed for the World’s Greatest Superheroes for 1974 this was the only item not produced and I want one. 1974 was a crazy year for Mego and peoples with capes, we got two new waves including super heroines and vile villains for them to beat up. We got Batmobiles, Batcycles, Batcaves…
1974: Dinah-mite had a Snowmobile?
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Mego Dinahmite Snow Mobile? We’re kicking off 1974 Week with a revised look at Mego’s offering for Dinah-mite, the company’s ambitious attempt to to gain ground in the girl’s fashion doll market with this 8″ cutie. While the majority of Dinah’s items saw production, this repurposed version of the Action Jackson Snowmobile hasn’t surfaced in the…
The Mego Museum Revisits 1974
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The Mego 1974 Catalog All this week at the Mego Museum, we will be adding content from the ground breaking 1974 Mego catalog, this includes new scans and some content never before seen on the site. World’s Greatest Superheroes, Mad Monsters, Dinah Mite, Action Jackson and more surprises will be unveiled every day this week.
Mego 12″ Superman Prototype is Found!
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A New Foreign Mego Discovery!
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Chivalry isn’t dead. Just when you think that you’ve seen it all, something new and undiscovered pops up. The fact that Mego collectors are still discovering things sometimes 35 years after the fact is part of the joys of the hobby itself. Today the Museum wishes to thank Gerhard for sharing with us this incredible…
CAST-A-WAY TOYS SET TO RELEASE NEW BUSTER CRABBE as FLASH GORDON 1:6 and 1:9 SCALE FIGURES
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 5, 2011- Shawnee, Kansas CAST-A-WAY TOYS SET TO RELEASE NEW BUSTER CRABBE as FLASH GORDON 1:6 and 1:9 SCALE FIGURES The rocket is about to explode, the screen goes black, and all hope for Earth’s most daring space adventurer seemed bleak…but Flash Gordon returns to fight another day! Cast-a-Way Toys has…
An Interview with Marty Abrams Part 2
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This 1974 Interview with then Mego president Marty Abrams is a new discovery here at the Museum. The second installment (You can find Part one here) speaks specifically to Abram’s philosophy on licensing, his past experiences and what he believes is a good license particularly Planet of the Apes, the Superheroes and his latest Evel…
