The good folks at Hake’s Americana & Collectibles dropped us a line to let Mego heads know that Auction #202 is going live today and it includes a savoury amount of Mego Superhero goodness that deserves a little attention: For those not in the know Hake’s is America’s leading collectible auction house and has been…
MegoMuseum looks at Heroes World!
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Any child of the 1970s likely spent some time drooling over a Heroes World ad, if you are a Mego collector, you probably still do. In those pre internet days, those beautifully drawn pages were the only evidence that certain toy lines existed. Nothing spread the word about Super Hero merchandise like a Heroes World…
The 2010 Mego Museum "Kubby" Awards!
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Mego fans, 2010 was truly “our year”. Why, if you think back a few years and any idea of having an awards presentation would have resulted in most of them going to a dead company. it’s astounding that we now have a variety of products and licenses in which to choose the very best. We are…
Flash Gordon: Up Close
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We take a look at the great new Flash Gordon line from Bif Bang Pow! at the Museum today. These really floored us with their quality and detail, Mego fans rejoice after 30 years we’re getting the Flash Gordon figures we always wanted. Click here to see more pics Order Flash Gordon and Ming 8-Inch…
A tale of three Ralphs
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Thanks to good our friends at Heroes West Coast, we have what is generally referred to as an embarrassment of riches. Not one but three different stage Ralph Hinkley action figures, two early prototypes and a finished, carded production figure. I don’t know about you but I’d have gone nuts if I saw this in…
Greatest American Discovery
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Another terrific discovery this year provided by our friends at Heroes West Coast, this is a carded Bill Maxwell sales sample recently purchased from a former department store toy buyer. The sample gives great indication as to what the finished product would have looked like. A close up of the figure, note it’s differences…
Will the Real Martian Please Stand up?
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Our friends at BifBangPow! noticed a couple of missing figures in our Remego Galleries and generously offered some up photos for updates. Our Twilight Zone Gallery now has a page for the Venusian from “Will the Real Martian Please Stand up?” Which BBP wants everybody to know is also available for preorder right now at Entertainment…
Creepy Classics Return!
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Cast Away Toys has unveiled a new wave of Creepy Classics, just in time for the holiday Season click on the photo for more info. Speaking of holidays, their Zombie Claus is also available, however supplies are running out. Megomuseum.com- The Web’s Greatest Mego Playset
All Mego at Big Discounts
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click to enlarge Aggh! Elastic Plasticman for $9? Movie Star Trek figures for under $3? Oh 1980 ToysRUs ad you can be very cruel…. Megomuseum.com- The Web’s Greatest Mego Playset
The Great Star Trek Clearance of 1980
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For years, many Mego Museum members have talked of the “Clearance Star Trek” set which included usually Kirk and Spock figures shrunk wrapped into a Bridge Playset, the playset was normally missing the transporter unit meaning it was a factory leftover of some sort. Well, finally we have some print evidence of this item, taken…
