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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 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…

New Video Short! The Mego Mad Monsters

Just in time for Halloween, we have a new video short on Mego’s incredible glow in the dark Mad Monsters action figure line. Narrated by Jason Lenzi and edited by Brain. Enjoy! More news like this every week in our newsletter Subscribe today! Join us at the world’s only dedicated Mego Forum. Follow the MegoMuseum…

Star Trek Cheron & Red Shirt set from Diamond Select Toys

The latest Diamond Select Star Trek set is now available for Pre-Order. The Cheron is a reverse of the previous release and the Red Shirt figure comes in two different hari colours and ranks, the variations are evenly spread in a case. Click here to order for this May!   2016 will see Star Trek’s…

Mego North 2015 is two weeks away

  The annual gathering of Canadian Mego collectors is this Sunday November 8th in Burlington, ON. Mego North is part of the bigger Canadian Toy Con, a popular vintage toy show in of itself.  A block of tables of Mego collectors is formed within the show, there is an exclusive custom figure of a Canadian icon (yet…

BREAKING: New Flash Image with Gloves

  SInce the images of the Flash leaked out, we’ve been inundated with “Will he have gloves?” type comments, the answer is a)Yes and b)They’re pretty awesome gloves. Nice to see fists on a fist fighter! More news like this every week in our newsletter Subscribe today! Join us at the world’s only dedicated Mego…

Super Powers Wave 3 Pre-Order is Live!

Get ready to power up your DC Comics figure collection! Figures Toy Company’s third series of SUPER POWERS figures is on the way, and the popular toy maker will be adding four new faces to their huge assortment of retro figures! Just who are the four DC Universe favorites that will be part of Super…