Action Jackson Goes Vroom Vroom

Cool update to the Mego Action Jackson Galleries today, thanks to the help of Scott Arendsen, Rob Chatlin and Tom Ligotti. It's the ever elusive Formula Racer and it's mysterious Australian counter part, the Green BP Racer. Be sure to check out the rest of the AJ gallery, it's some of the coolest stuff Mego made...

Meet Spider-Man, the Wicked Witch and Cornelius the Ape at Gold Circle!

There is just so much to love about this vintage Mego store appearance ad, like the word Shaboom and the use of Aquaman and Tarzan in the toy ad. Below are some of the pieces of paper you would get from such an appearance.

Spidey would hand these little fliers to kids, fortunately kids saved them!

Lucky Apes kids would get this, a signed picture of Caesar acting as Cornelius, a McDowell is a McDowell to mego....

Best Wishes, Cornelius or Planet of the Apes Day!

Neat piece added to the Mego Museum Planet of the Apes gallery today. It's an autographed handout from a store appearance made by Cornelius, although any fan worth his salt could tell you that it's Caesar in the photo. Those toy company execs can't tell their McDowell's apart. Mego did a great deal of promotion for Apes, here are some wonderful back in the day photos.

The infamous Apes Macy parade float, some new photos have come out thanks to the generosity of the Abrams family, check out this thread for more.

A Long Island store appearance for Planet of the Apes, dig the minty rack of action figures....

A colour shot of a similiar appearance.

Discuss Planet of the Apes at the Mego Forum

Visit the MegoMuseum Planet of the Apes Gallery

How to Mangle your Goblin

Get your minds out of the gutter, this is about the Mangler, one of Mego's weirder toys from the Comic Action Heroes line. If you've ever wondered how it works, then wonder no where as we've posted the original instructions here (or you can click the picture).

Mego Museum Mangler Gallery

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The Mego Museum Robin Hood Trading Card

Finishing our Merry Men theme this week is Robin Hoodt from the World's Greatest Super Merry Men being a desperate outlaw (although as we've seen, he won't alone for long) Our own Scott Adams designed this fun night scene and the card was sponsored by Thomas, Joe and Paul at the Mego Forum.

As is par for the course, we've also redesigned the Mego Museum Gallery for Page for the good Friar so be sure to check it out.

MegoMuseum Robin Hood Gallery

The Mego Museum Will Scarlett Trading Card

Continuing on our Merry Men theme this week is WillScarlett from the World's Greatest Super Merry Men giving Mego Robin Hood a lesson in humility it seems. Our own Scott Adams designed this fun night scene and the card was sponsored by Jadan and his dad Darren aka "Starsky" at the Mego Forum.

As is par for the course, we've also redesigned the Mego Museum Gallery for Page for the good Friar so be sure to check it out.

MegoMuseum WillScarlett Gallery

The Mego Museum Little John Trading Card

Continuing on our Merry Men theme this week (not in order mind you) is Little John from the World's Greatest Super Merry Men giving Mego Robin Hood a lesson in humility it seems. Our own Scott Adams designed this fun scene and the card was sponsored by Bobby Simpson aka Bobws at the Mego Forum.

As is par for the course, we've also redesigned the Mego Museum Gallery for Page for the good Friar so be sure to check it out.

MegoMuseum Friar Tuck Gallery

Mego Quality Control 1975

This not so shining example of quality control in Hong Kong was sent to us by our friends at Amazing 3rd Planet and was pulled from a factory case.

Captain Kirk, you've looked better....

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Mego Apes Selling Well in Miami

This report is from March 1975

Mego Toyfair Showroom 1975

Toy Fair 1975: B. Goldberg and J. Romaine (presumably sales reps) show the new Wizard of Oz line from Mego. The Diorama featued makes you wonder what other displays looked like...

Mego of the Day: Cheron

That's not Frank Gorshin under there but Mego did recycle an actor's head sculpt to make this figure. Can you name it?

Mego of the Day: Allan Verdon

Thursday's Mego spotlight goes to Astronaut on the run, Allan Verdon. Many 70s kids fondly remember actor Ron Harper for other his other big genre role in the 1970s, Uncle Jack on Land of the Lost...

Mego of the Day: Forbidden Zone Trap

Mego of the Day is the Planet of the Apes Forbidden Zone Trap playset, what a time we lived in when our folks let us have a post nuclear city environment....

Kiddie City Has them All

The Entire Mego Universe of 1975, bliss. Happy Holidays People!

Who You Calling a Super Foe JC Penney?

Small Doll Bonanza!

Come on, just try and take on Peter Burke and Kor, I dare you!

Kresge Shazam!

Oh Happy Day! Thanks to the generosity of collector Steve Fink, we all get a good look at the impossible to find Kresge carded Shazam! He's dreamy....

Check out the Megomuseum Shazam Gallery for more!

Mego Sir Launcelot Defends the Chamber

As the Black Knight enters the castle he is met by Arthur's best soldier, Sir Launcelot who luckily was on hand to protect Guenivere. This super card was sponsored by Bill McFarland AKA Wee67.

Check out the new and updated Museum Sir Launcelot Gallery here.

Mego Sir Galahad Does Battle

Our second card in the series depicts Sir Galahad taking on the Black Knight, this card was sponsored by our own Webmaster Joe DeRouen.

Check out the new Galahad Gallery at the Megomuseum.

Mego of the Day: Penguin Super Saver

A thrifty start to the week with the Mego Super Savers Penguin Bank, these figural banks are wonderfully detailed and highly underrated.

MOTD: Miss Mary Ellen Walton

Our Mego of the Day may not have been a best seller back in '75 but her noggin has graced a metric ton of custom mego figures including Catwoman, Mary Marvel and Spider-Woman, she's a truly versatile figure.

Mego of the Day: Captain Zantor

Our Mego of the Day for this fine Monday is Captain Zantor from the UK only Space:1999 series, who was portrayed by esteemed actor Christopher Lee but many have suggested that he looks more like William Shatner. What do you think?

Mego of the Day: Zorro!

Rounding out "Moustache Week" at the Mego Museum is Spanish Superhero and UK exclusive Mego Zorro!

Mego at the 1975 UK Toyfair

At the 1975 US Toy Fair, Mego was making waves with it's new product lines and their fantastic launch party for their Wizard of Oz line. In the UK however, Mego had no toyfair presence other than the few companies that had picked up their lines for distribution, which resulted in a quieter presence. A

In 1975, the number one toyline in the UK (As voted by retailers) is Palitoy's Action Man with Pedigree's Sindy following a close second.

This article about Louis Marx mentions their new line of King Arthur and his Knights, what we all know to be the "World's Greatest Super Knights". Marx didn't create their own packaging, just merely put a sticker on the front window of the box, which are occasionally seen on the secondary market. What's curious is the mention that is a line of four figures and doesn't mention Launcelot, a journalistic error or did Louis Marx drop him from the line?

There is no mention of Superheroes, Planet of the Apes or any other Mego Lines in the 1975 Toyfair Highlights page but on the very last page of the magazine, we find a rather quick mention of Bradgates new "Startrek" line of action figures.

Palitoy (owner of Bradgate) would run with Star Trek for another two years, expanding into the Aliens.

Mego of the Day: Type 1 Kirk

Wednesday's entry into the Museum Forums Mego of the Day series is the incredibly suave Type 1 version of Captain Kirk, Command of the vinyl Starship Enterprise from the Star Trek line. I'm painfully aware of the in-joke, thankyou.

Is this your favourite figure? Did you have it as a kid? See it? Know of it? Is it in your collection now? On your want list? Do we need pictures of it's packaging in the Museum? Have you ever used it in a custom? Have you customized the character? Why wouldn't this make into your collection? Did you make funny caption pictures with it? Post pics, tell stories, say whatever, it's mego of the day.

Tomorrow's MOTD: Ralph Malph

Mego of the Day: Blackbeard

A new feature at the Museum Forums will be Mego of the Day. Where we will randomly pic a character from the Mego Toy universe and feature it.

Our first inductee is the dreaded Edward Teach aka Blackbeard from the World's Greatest Super Pirates.

Did you have it as a kid? See it? Know of it? Is it in your collection now? On your want list? Do we need pictures of it's packaging in the Museum? Have you ever used it in a custom? Have you customized the character? Why wouldn't this make into your collection? Did you make funny caption pictures with it? Post pics, tell stories, say whatever, it's mego of the day.

Tomorrow's MOTD: Baron Karza

Dinah-Mite's Fun Fashions!

A neat addition to the Mego Museum's Dinah-Mite Gallery today. It's a window boxed gift comprised of Dinah and three fashions. Except for the Folk Singer set, the other two fashions are from a series known as the "New Fashions". That would date this set as having a 1975 release, if only Mego had done the same things for Action Jackson.....drool......

We have new customizer spotlight for August, this month it's Dana Shaw, come check out some of his 8" handiwork. (that sounds dirty but it shouldn't)

The Waltons Go To Oz

Wonderful catalog spread today just added to the Mego Museum Department Store Gallery, this time it's a spread for the Walton's and Wizard of Oz. It's rare to see a back view from the Walton's farmhouse so I thought I'd showcase it here.

I'm not sure what John Boy is doing....

Mego Planet of the Apes Store Appearance!

An awesome submission from a great Mego fan today, a rare colour shot of a Mego Planet of the Apes Store Appearance. That wall of minty Treehouses is hypnotic...

Here is another view from the Megomuseum Ad Archive.

Childworld 1975: Mego Wizard of Oz Ad

For the remainder of the week, we'll be looking at some wonderful clippings from a 1975 newspaper circular for Childworld in 1975 with it's wonderfully recoloured Mego Reproduction Art. First up is Mego Wizard of Oz which was another big attraction in 1975 for Mego. Check back everyday this week for a new piece from this flyer.

For more about Mego Reproduction Art, visit the Museum Gallery Here.