Mego’s “Comic Action Heroes” were the first licensed 3 3/4″ line to be produced, while trendsetters in 1976, the figures squatting bodies needed updating to fit into the Star Wars marketplace of 1979 and the Pocket Superheroes were born. The line changed it’s name in 1978 but the transition Pocket Super Hero pieces (such as…
Mego Museum Spotlight on CB McHaul
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The Citizens Band Radio fad that swept across America in the Early seventies was a direct result of the gas shortages and the new 55mph speed limit. America soon became smitten with the Trucker sub-culture and lingo. Hollywood was quick to cash in with productions such as “Smokey and the Bandit” and “Handle with Care”.…
Mego Museum Spotlight on Jet Jungle
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When your world is in trouble and you need a fighting friend who will come on the double and keep fighting to the end Get Jet! Get Jet! Jet Jungle is the man to get! Jet Jungle. Jet Jungle Jet Jungle is the man to get! Get Jet! That’s the theme song to South African…
Mego Museum Spotlight on Comic Action Heroes
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In 1976 Mego owned the boys aisle with their 8″ figure lines such as Planet of the Apes, Star Trek and the popular Worlds Greatest Superheroes series. While an enormous success, the 8” action figures had some drawbacks, their $2.99 price point eliminated the “impulse buy’ factor and their size made making affordable play sets…
Mego Blast from the Past
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A cool shot of a vintage toy store featuring Mego and G.I. Joe products is just one of the cool things up today at the Mego Museum Albert put together this sweet display of Mego Kubrik Packages, they are really cute! Than he shows us his sweet new Mary Marvel, wow to go Albert! MegoMuseum…
Major Mego Star Trek News
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Paul “Dr.Mego” Clarke has made an exciting announcement regarding the upcoming Mego Star Trek line from Diamond and Emce Toys Not only is former Mego president Marty Abrams involved but the line will feature all new characters sculpted by the amazing James Brady. (check out James custom Star Trek site here) For more information please…
1980 Article about Mego
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From the Mego Ad Archive comes this interesting article about Boys Toys in 1980 which features an interview with Mego Marketing Manager Paul Pressler on the hot ticket items for boys this year. The article not only explains Mego’s upcoming releases but a bit of the philosophy behind their switch from the 8″ to 3″…
Mego Superheroes in the 79 Sears Wishbook
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More Wishbook memories, this time the 1979 Sears Canada Worlds Greatest Superheroes selection, the old favourites are surrounded by some new hero merchandising for 1979. Kevin laid out a cool Moon Knight Custom on us the other day Thomas continues his quest to capture every character from the ’66 Batman TV series in Mego scale,…
A Double Shot of Mego Micronauts
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Added two pages from the 1979 Sears Canada Catalog today, showcasing the amazing variety that was offered by Grand Toys. Repto, Antron and Membros were under my tree that year. Click here for Page 1 and here for Page 2. GI Mego Joe? You’re not seeing things, Brent shows off his latest custom figures accented…
Magnetic Mego Batman Day
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Today we have not one but two discoveries courtesy of Rich Hilliard and Tom L respectively. First, it’s the boxed GIG Magnetic Batman, something that to my knowledge hasn’t been seen before. The second is a rare French carded example, which up until now wasn’t even known to exist, so we have two new foreign…
