Author: Mego Museum

Dinah Mite Gallery Updates

Thanks to Super Collector Vinnie Cerbone, we have new photos of Dinah Mite’s MANY outfits. Watch this page for updates, or visit the Dinah Gallery to explore this wonderful line from Mego.        Related Images:

Comic Action Activator

It’s not everyday you see a new vintage Mego item, let alone a Mego Superhero item that you thought didn’t exist but today, we’ve got that going on. In 1977, Mego’s second year of the Comic Action Heroes, they began…

POTAThrone Photos Updated

Digging through old vacation photos, I found these shots from Mego Meet of the bizarro Planet of the Apes accessory, the Throne. One shudders to contemplate the horrors inflicted on the caged human. Probably merciless tickling by monkey paws. Related…

Catwoman Kresge Card

We’ve added new images of a 1st issue Kresge carded Catwoman with blue tights to the Catwoman Gallery Page. She’s Purrrty!   Related Images:

Mego Solid Box Removable Mask Robin Up Close

One of the first four heroes created for the Mego World’s Greatest Super heroes line released in the winter of 1972, this solid box was phased out in early 1973. Removable Mask Robin was sold a short time after that…

Ultraman Leo Mint in Box added to Galleries

The incredibly rare Japanese exclusive 8 inch Ultraman Leo figure has been added to our Gallery page here.   The Mego Museum is the premier website for Mego action figures, be they vintage or the latest exclusive new releases from…

U.K. Starsky MOC

Updated the Starsky & Hutch Starsky page to show this gorgeous Palitoy-Bradgate card U Related Images:

Updating: WGSH Carrying Case Pics

Updated the WGSH Carrying Case page with a photo of the 3 color variations of the case. Black, blue and brown. Visit Gallery Page Related Images:

Update: WGSH Carrying Case

Mego World's Greatest Super Heroes 1974 Vinyl Carrying case. 3 color variations shown: Brown, Blue and Black, which is the most common.

Updated the WGSH Carrying Case page with a photo of the 3 color variations of the case. Black, blue and brown. Visit Gallery Page Related Images:

Zorro Mego Gallery

One of the top five Holy Grail Figures, this is the only action figure ever produced from the 1950’s Disney TV show popular in reruns in the 1970s. Mego created this 8 inch figure only in England for the Palitoy…

The Waltons Mego Gallery

Waltons Menu John Boy Ellen Pa Walton Ma Walton Grandma Walton Grandpa Walton Walton’s Farmhouse Walton’s Truck A testament to the licensing giant that Mego was, the Waltons was a bit of a departure for the action figure giant. However…

The Love Boat Mego Gallery

Just hearing those words reminds me of Ernie (Ghoulardi) Anderson’s promos for that show, remember that booming voice of ABC going "tonight on the Loooove Boat"?. A highly rated show at the time, Love Boat seemed a logical kid’s toy…

Starsky & Hutch Mego Gallery

Starsky & Hutch Menu Introduction Starsky Hutch Captain Doby Chopper Torino Car If you have it, go get your Mego Commercials tape #1 and cue up the S&H spots and crank the soundtrack thru your stereo. One of these days…

Space: 1999 Mego Gallery

Mego Space:1999 INTRO Captain Koenig Paul Morrow Alan Carter Captain Zantor Mysterious Alien Space: 1999 was a Gerry Anderson produced series meant to capture the popularity of Star Trek , at the time it’s budgets were the largest known for…

Logan’s Run Mego Gallery

Logan’s Run Menu Introduction Logan Francis REM In 1978, CBS TV launched their TV version of the smash hit movie Logan’s Run. The TV version forgot about the movie’s ending and had Logan as a fugitive in a nuclear wasteland,…

Happy Days Mego Gallery

Happy Days Menu Introduction Fonzie Richie Potsie Ralph Fonzie’s Jalopy Fonzie’s Motorcycle Fonzie’s Garage Fonzie Return to Top The Mego Happy Days line is one of the better television toy collections. Although there are some likeness problems, particularily with the dour…

Greatest American Hero Mego Gallery

Greatest American Hero 3.75″ Figure Set Ralph 8″ Figure Pam 8″ Figure Bill Vintage Mego Article Ralph and Bill: Pocket Greatest American Heroes Mego did manage to sneak one Greatest American Hero toy into the market before shutting it’s doors, albeit…

Dukes Of Hazzard Mego Gallery

Dukes Menu Bo Luke Boss Hogg Daisy Coy Vance Dukes 3/75″ Toys The Dukes of Hazzard first appears in the 1981 Mego catalog. Mego paid a mere $2,500.00 to acquire the Dukes of Hazzard license. The line became surprisingly popular and sold well…

Dr. Who Mego Gallery

Dr Who Menu The Doctor Leela K9 Giant Robot Dalek Cyberman The Tardis The Doctor Return to Top Even though more than 9 actors have portrayed the Doctor, no actor has embodied the part more than Tom Baker. His contribution…

CHiPs Gallery

CHiPs Menu Ponch Jon Sarge Motorcycle Helmet Billy Club Belt Pistol Glasses Watch Stickers Boots 3.75″ Toys After taking the airwaves by storm in 1977 Jon and Ponch were immortalized in Mego plastic and fabric in 1981-82. Forever young, yet…

Cher Gallery

In the 1970’s Mego essentially created and perfected the celebrity based toy. Seeking an entry into Barbie’s impenatrable pink fortress on the toy aisles Mego wisely exploited pop fascination with the divas of the day. The Mego Museum has for years essentially…

Buck Rogers Gallery

Rumour has it this line was bought as a favor to a licensing agent who had helped Mego out in the past. 12′ Buck Roger’s are easy to find, but rarely with a non-grey ‘zombie head. Killer Kane’s head sculpt…

World’s Greatest Super Heroes 8 Inch Figures

A Brief History of the World’s Greatest Super Heroes 8 Inch action figure. 1972 Outfitting Action Jackson bodies with new heads and familiar costumes, Mego creates the World’s Greatest Superheroes. The first tests were sold for Christmas at New York…

The Wizard of Oz

Follow the Yellow Brick Road was the theme of the 1975 Mego Catalog, evidence that in addition to a rapidly expanding lineup of toys from WGSH to Knights, Mego considered it’s Wizard of OZ license to be a great feather…

Star Trek

Mego’s “Star Trek” line was “officially” based on the live-action series in syndication in 1974, but the Mego designers appear to have referred repeatedly to The Animated Series for inspiration.  It’s not difficult to imagine why frugal, economical Mego would…

Our Gang

Our Gang Menu Introduction Alfalfa Darla Mickey Buckwheat Porky Spanky Playhouse Orange Crate Cart Rowboat Another unique licensing idea from Mego, Hal Roache’s Our Gang shorts were being broadcast in syndication after school across North America (I know I tuned…