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.

Surf’s Up! Don’t forget the Shark Repellent!

Figures Toy Company is making waves with their Batman Classic TV Series figures! Get ready to hang ten in 2016 with a special edition series of figures inspired by the classic “Surf’s Up, Joker’s Under!” episode! Bat-fans have been waiting for this one for a long time, and now they’ll get four figures ready for…

Superman Pa Kent: Pre Production Prototype from Figures Toy Company

The good folks at Figures Toy Company have shared with us an early look at the highly anticipated third wave of Superman action figure with this pre-production shot of Cyborg. This figure is submitted to the licencor who then may insist on changes prior to factory production, so while there may be changes to the final…

Blood Spitting KISS Demon from Figures Toy Company!

Figures Toy Company and KISS proudly present an all new KISS 12 inch Demon figure with a twist: This one has “BLOOD SPITTING ACTION!” For the very first time a KISS action figure will actually spit blood. You will be able to recreate the famous KISS concert footage of Gene rocking out on his bass…

The Hateful Eight are coming!

Thanks to the official Twitter account of the upcoming Quentin Tarantino film “The Hateful Eight” we get a sneak peak at the Retro Cloth 8? Scale (translation Mego Style) Figures coming from NECA. For Quentin Tarantino’s eighth movie, we have a special treat for fans! Our newest retro clothed action figure line features all eight…

Mego North ReCap and Photo Gallery

This past Sunday, the third gathering of Canadian Mego Collectors AKA “Mego North” was held within the confines of Canadian Toy Con in Burlington, Ontario. While understandably a smaller group than the annual Mego Meet convention , Mego North was no less a jubilant experience  where members could put faces to Mego forum screen names and for…

Green Suited 1966 Riddler Variant from Figures Toy Company!

Riddle me this … what’s covered in question marks and hides under a hat? The answer is Figures Toy Company’s latest retro figure release in their popular Batman Classic TV Series line: an all new figure based on Frank Gorshin’s portrayal of THE RIDDLER! Limited and numbered to only 1000 pieces, the new Riddler figure…

Wonder Twins Pre-Order Activate!

Have you been wondering when you can get your hands on Figures Toy Company’s Wonder Twins set?  Well wonder no more, because Figures Toy Company has officially revealed that their Super Friends 3 pack featuring Zan, Jayna, and Gleek will arrive in stock in February 2016! This release marks the first multi-pack in the Super…

Mego Superheroes in rare Italian GIG Catalog spread

Thanks to our good friends at Hake’s Americana we have another wonderful rare foreign Mego catalog spread from Italian distributor GIG. This catalog not only features the rare Italian Magnetic Superheroes but the Diecast Superheroes and  finally answers our question as to how many Pocket Superheroes were released on white cards in Italy.   Be…