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…
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…
This isn’t this week’s #MMFTCNEWS, nope this is a total bonus this week. Figures Toy Company has just rolled out 16 new characters on classic Mego style cards and they’re shipping right now. You can order them directly from Figures Toy Company right now! And be sure to subscribe to our newsletter, where we reveal…
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…
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.
This month’s Hake’s Americana auction features an eye opening amount of Mego World’s Greatest Superhero items including boxed and carded heroes, a complete set of Japanese Superheroes and perhaps the most interesting piece of all Aquaman Vs the Great White Shark. The Auction ends July 11-13th, too see the thousands of pop culture items listed…
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.…
Benjamin Holcomb is launching a NEW Mego publication called WORLD’S GREATEST TOYS! Digest. It is designed to work in tandem with his book, Mego 8” Super-Heroes: World’s Greatest Toys! The debut issue — entitled TOY ANARCHY IN THE UK! PART 1 — is loaded with exciting Mego content and the most comprehensive Checklist and Price…
Figures Toy Company has a nice surprise for a Wednesday, this early bird Superman (limited to 200 pieces) is now available. Superman features a never before seen head sculpt (which if we may add, is pretty spiffy), so get him before he’s gone! Don’t miss the Mego Event of the year, Mego Meet 2017!…
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…
