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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.

The Great FrankenBumps mystery

Many Mego collectors know about Frankenbumps the never released vacuum pump figure (the concept was later used on Cap Toy’s Vac Man) from 1982. The figure was never released but one lucky collector has the box in their home. Now the original art for that box has surfaced in Toronto of all places. According to…

1977 Mego Order Form Revisited

1977 Mego Order Form

Many moons ago, we had a lot of fun with one of these covered with buyer notes. Thanks to Joe, we have some clean scans of a virgin 1977 Mego Coporation Toy Fair Order form, print it out and pretend you’re the Childworld buyer.   I’ll take a case of CB Mchauls and what the…

Aw Yeah Mego Meet 2016 Show Guide

With this year’s Mego event being just two weeks away, we thought it might be prudent to provide this handy show guides to newbies (welcome by the way, glad to have you) and as a refresher for our ” Mego Meet Veterans”. So here is some informations and “Frequently Asked Questions” Where is it? DoubleTree…

SHAZAM! AND TEEN TITANS WAVES NOW AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER

Shazam! Series one by Figures Toy Company in Mego style. Megomuseum.com

Are you ready for more marvellous figures based on characters from the DC Comics? Then just say the magic word! While the DC Universe goes through a “Rebirth”, Figures Toy Company goes retro with two new toy lines now available for pre-order: SHAZAM! Series 1, and New Teen Titans Series 1! Members of the Shazam!…

E-Man Two Pack Coming to the Aw Yeah Mego Meet 2016 Auction!

Random Noir is proud to announce that E-Man is going to be joined by his partner Nova Kane, in action figure format. Not only will the Nova Kane prototype be debuting at Aw Yeah Mego Meet 2016 in Skokie, IL, it will be auctioned off in a 2-pack along with E-Man at this year’s Mego Museum…

New Deluxe Edition 1966 Batman and Robin Figures!

Where do they get those wonderful toys? It’s time to gear up with Gotham City’s greatest crime fighters, as Figures Toy Company is going all out with accessories for the new Deluxe Edition Batman and Robin figures! Based on the Classic TV Series, both Batman and Robin will come with an abundance of accessories that…

Up Close: The Monkee Men

  Re-runs of The Monkees  were an afternoon staple for many a 70s kid (self included) growing up, so naturally, we were delighted when Figures Toy Company announced that the first ever Monkees action figures would be in the Mego style. So we’re a bit giddy here at the MegoMuseum to have all three sets…

FIRST LOOK AT KISS DYNASTY!

Last week, Figures Toy Company gave everyone a sneak peek at the latest in their popular KISS line of action figures. The new Destroyer figures have gotten quite a buzz over the last 7 days, and now collectors are about to be driven KISS crazy once again! The album that featured the megahit “I Was…

Italian Poster for the Mego Diecast Heroes

Italian poster for the Mego GIG Diecast heroes

We got a nice surprise from Paolo today in the form of this rare Italian shop window poster advertising the die cast and Magno heroes from Mego (distributed in Italy by GIG) What a beauty! The poster measures 54 x 76,5cm (or about 21″ by 29″) and is the first one we’ve ever seen. Almost…

KISS Destroyer Exclusive Look!

KISS fans are some of the most passionate fans on planet Earth, and ever since those fans heard about Figures Toy Company’s plans to release new figures of the world famous band, they’ve been dying to get a glimpse! Well, the wait is over, because today collectors can get their first look at the all…