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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.

New Mego Museum Newsletter!

The latest issue of the weekly Mego Museum newsletter is live and it includes: Our weekly #MMFTCNEWS update from figures toy company The latest Star Trek news from Diamond Select Toys Custom of the week Fun photo review of the Figures Toy Company Bat cave Early peak at Ras Al Ghul A preview of Hake’s…

Mego Micronaut Toy Prototype: Salesman’s Sample Lobros

Mego Micronaut Toy Prototype: Salesman’s Sample Lobros Collection of Ray “AcroRay” Miller, 2015   Discovery: This artifact was auctioned as a genuine Mego “salesman’s sample” in late 2014, astoundingly fetching only a price typical for a normal, packaged Mego Lobros.   Its new owner quickly flipped it for a modest markup, without the “salesman’s sample” claim…

Team up your Heroes with Santa at Figures Toy Company

In what can only be described as a “Brave and the Bold Christmas Edition“, Figures Toy Company is allowing you to team up the World’s Greatest Toymaker with the World’s Greatest Superheroes! The DC Comics Limited Edition Action Figure Two-Pack With Santa Claus allows you to choose which caped crime fighter stands next to Saint…

Figures Toy Company Super Powers Wave 3 images

The latest Diamond catalog reveals  the next wave of Super Powers  from Figures Toy Company which includes DC Comics fan favorites like The Flash, Green Lantern, Martian Manhunter and Plastic Man (Not yet shown). This is definitely a wave that Mego fans have been clamoring for since the initial announcement.   The third wave of…

And the next Diamond Marvel set will be….

Although there was nothing Marvel related on display at last weekend’s New York Comic Con that we haven’t seen before, sources that attended last Sunday’s Diamond Select Toys panel tell us the subject of the ReMego line was not only broached in the question period but also the name of the set to be released…

Figures Toy Company SHAZAM! Series 1 Exclusive Reveals!

Several months ago, Figures Toy Company announced that the Marvel Family would be getting their own retro action figure series.  Now, the makers of DC Comics World’s Greatest Heroes would like to give you a sneak peek of two characters of SHAZAM! Series 1! Consisting of Shazam!, Mary Marvel, Shazam! Jr., and the sinister Dr.…

New Mego Flash Gordon Foreign Card Discovery!

The amazing card artwork for the Mego Flash Gordon line featured in the 1978 Wiggins Teape Catalog from the UK was largely believed by us to have never have been released. That is, until last weekend when Stephen contacted us and proved that they does indeed exist. Turns out the Mego Flash Gordon line was released…

Wonder Twins Powers….ACTIVATE at Figures Toy Company!

Figures Toy Company is ready to activate their retro figure powers and bring you the latest addition to their Super Friends line: The Wonder Twins!  That’s right, fan favorites Zan and Jayna will be released in an upcoming Super Friends three pack with their space monkey sidekick, Gleek! These will be the first multi pack…