Our new friend Thomas sent in some vintage scans of Action Jackson being offered in Danish Toy Catalogs, the one above is from 1974. The year that might be the most interesting is 1975 which plainly features the European exclusive (and AJ collector holy grail) Royal Guard outfit, which for years we at the Museum…
Year: 2012
Creature Sighting
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Shannon sent in this image from New York Comic Con, showing the EMCE Creature from the Black Lagoon that is on display but sadly not on sale. However, only five more sleeps until it is!
Figures Toy Company announces KISS Series 2 figures
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Figures Toy Company to Release Retro 8 and 12 inch KISS Action Figures
Tampa, Fl- September 6, 2012 -Finally!! “You Want It You Got It” “The Hottest Band in the World” “KISS”
MegoMuseum on the AFB Podcast
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Be sure to check out episode 27 of Action Figure Blues Podcast as hosts Ben, Scott and John sit down with the Museum’s own Palitoy (Brain) and talk Mego Superheroes, Super Collector, rack toys and more!
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Figures Toy Company Mad Monster News
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Figures Toy Company to release Retro 8 inch Mad Monster figures and Mad Monster Castle Playset
Customizer of the Month – August 2012
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For the month of August we are checking-in with one of the next generation of Mego customizers, Sean Gordy. Sean is the son of Chad Gordy, a longtime customizer of both packaging and figures. Sean has been quite busy since being bitten by the customizing bug.
Elastic Batman Head Mold Found
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“When it rains, it pours” department: Not long after we revealed the discovery of the Elastic Heroes head molds that a third has surfaced and under the roof of the Mego Museum. Richard aka “TheBatmanProfessor” at the Mego forum has sent in photos of the Batman Elastic Heroes head mold. According to Richard, he purchased the item…
1976 Toyfair Celebrity Sightings
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Thanks to an old issue of Toy magazine we’ve got two rare views of Mego’s 1976 Toyfair promotional appearances as they launch the Cher and Muhammad Ali lines in spectacular fashion. The Champ headlined the “Mego Breakfast”. Check out the Mego logo on the front of the podium. Pure awesomeness. Sonny and Cher were the…
Up close with the Universal Monsters
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The Megomuseum was lucky enough to spend a little time with the original head sculpts for the upcoming fourth wave of Diamond Select Universal Monster figures produced in conjunction with EMCE toys. Both figures were sculpted by veteran toy sculptor Sean Sansom, who has crafted some memorable Re-Mego figures such as Bif Bang Pow!’s Twilight Zone Bob Wilson and the upcoming Creature…
Original Mego Factory Head Molds Found
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Some amazing pieces of Mego history recently surfaced in the form of these original factory head molds for the Mego Elastic Heroes line of toys. Pictured above the Spider-Man head mold reunited with his “child” a factory produced Spider-Man. Original Mego factory molds are not regularly or commonly found with most feared destroyed decades ago.…
