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Up Close: The Punisher by Diamond Select Toys

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Mego Museum Photo Review Unboxing of the Punisher set by Diamond Select Toys

It’s been entirely too long since we’ve done an “Up Close” photo review/unboxing of a shiny new ReMego toy set. That’s why the arrival of the Punisher set by Diamond Select Toys is so welcome this summer. Originally promoted last year, this set has been highly anticipated by fans. Although he was a product of…

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German Mego Comic Action Hero Ads

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Ever since the discovery of this “Comic Super Helden” three pack there has been some curiosity as to how much of the line was marketed to the German market. Well, thanks to a generous submission by our new friend Maria, we have some answers and beautiful ads.  Maria shared these ads which appeared in German…

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Mego at Toy Fair 1980

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This photo is courtesy of our friends at Heroes West Coast and used with permission. This is a wonderful piece of Mego history as we get a glimpse into the pageantry Mego created for every Toy Fair. This scene is in the Superheroes section of the Mego Showroom  and pictured from  left to right are…

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New Discovery! The Incredible BASA Hulk!

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This photo is courtesy of our friends at Heroes West Coast and used with permission. Another wonderful surprise at last month’s Mego Meet was the discovery that the Mego 12″ Hulk was manufactured and sold by BASA of Peru. Like all of the BASA product we’ve seen, it’s similar to what US kids got with…

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Palitoy Captain America added to the galleries

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    This is a very fitting Fourth of July post. We’re elated to add this extremely rare Palitoy Green Carded Captain America to the Mego Museum Captain America Gallery. This example courtesy of our friends at Heroes West Coast  is only the second we at the Museum have seen in the last 18 years.

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Original Mego Artwork: Dukes of Hazzard

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One of the more interesting pieces on display at Mego Meet 2017 was this original Mego Artwork for the Dukes of Hazzard Police Chase car set. It’s not everyday you see original Mego artwork for any of the toy lines. The artist signed it “Gabrielle” if anyone can name the artist, we’d be in your…

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Mego Meet 2017 Thank You & Photo Gallery

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  Another Mego Meet has come and gone. Please enjoy a large gallery of photos of the event below. We at the Museum want to thank the following people:   All attendees, dealers and volunteers. The old faces and the new, thanks for the support. Art Baltazar and the staff of Aw Yeah Comics Skokie.…

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New Mego Thundarr Discovery

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Thundarr King Rat

The never produced Mego Thundarr the Barbarian toy line is usually in the top five of Mego fans wish lists along with “Logan’s Run“, “Ark 2” and the “Greatest American Hero” lines (Not many people mourn “Dallas” sorry). So we at the Mego Museum love any information about Thundarr we can get. That is why…

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The Amazing Mego Meet Customs Display

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Another absolute highlight of the 2017 Mego Meet convention was the incredible display of Austin’s collection of his custom Mego creations. We sat down with him and talked about his collection and creating custom Mego figures in general for this video. Look for a gallery of photos later this week.

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1979 Palitoy Bradgate Catalog added to the Library

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Fun new addition to our growing catalog library. 1979 would be the final year for Palitoy and the World’s Greatest Superheroes (and sadly all 8″ product) but they still added another new character in their final year. Check out the 1979 Palitoy Catalog Here. Discuss this find on the Mego Museum Forum. Now Available Mego…

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