palitoy

AKA Brian. Curator/helper monkey on the Mego Museum. Webmaster/Creator of Plaidstallions.com . President (and sole employee) of Odeon Toys. Freelance pop culture writer, toy historian and author of the book "Rack Toys: Cheap, Crazed Playthings" which is now available. Shoe size is 15 wide.

Toy-Ventures: The Redbox Batman Mystery

Redbox Batman

Toy-Ventures Returns with a look at the RedBox Batman, a figure that is as mysterious as the character he’s ripping off. We talk about how the action figure came to be and it’s evil twin, the Knock-Off as we try to solve the mystery! toyventures #batmantoys #bootlegtoys Check out the PlaidStallions store for Toy-Ventures magazine,…

Mego at Galaxy Con this weekend

Getting set up at GalaxyCon Raleigh! Please stop by, check out the booth (#500) and talk Mego! GalaxyCon Raleigh is a 4-day event at the Raleigh Convention Center (July 27-30, 2023). We have some really great items with us, including the 50th Anniversary World’s Greatest Super-Heroes and a wide array of vintage Mego figures too!…

Figures Toy Company – 2 for 1- Swamp Thing Deal #MMFTCNEWS

Figures Toy Company Swamp Thing

Figures Toy Company’s latest sale is straight out of the swamp! One of FTC’s hottest figures of the past few years, the DC Retro Figure of Swamp Thing, is available now in a 2-for-1 offer with the Abby Cable retro figure! For a limited time, you can get both of these figures for only $29.99!…

NECA Elvira Very Scary Xmas Elvira 8-Inch Clothed Action Figure

NECA Elvria

Pre-Orders have begun for NECA’s Elvira Very Scary Xmas Elvira 8-Inch Clothed Action Figure: The devilishly delightful Cassandra Peterson has played the part of Elvira for more than 40 years with grace, humour and more than a little camp. NECA is proud to present this hauntingly holiday-themed figure for your horror collection. This Deluxe Scary…

New Mego Star Trek Talosian Images

Talosian Mego Star Trek

As we found out yesterday, Mego’s next wave will include two new, highly anticipated Aliens from Star Trek the Original Series. The Talosian and the Andorian both saw release by Mego in the 1970s but these new releases are intended to be more screen accurate. Thanks to Frank at Absolutely Retro we have some nice…

Beast Kingdom Adds 1966 Batman 8-ction Figures

Beast Kingdom - 1966 Batman 8-ction

Beast Kingdom, known for their line of 8-ction figures has just announced the 1966 Batman line which for now, includes Adam West Batman and Burt Ward Robin. Details are below. Celebrate the golden era of comic books with the superhero TV series Batman, starring Adam West! Paying homage to this iconic show, Beast Kingdom presents the…

Next Mego Wave Revealed for 2023

A new order form has surfaced, and while these things are always subject to change (and have changed), this is a pretty interesting look at where Mego intends to go. The World’s Greatest Superheroes are leading the charge with a wave that doesn’t include a single original mego WGSH reproduction. It’s somebody’s wishlist of DC…

New Mego Wave Revealed!

A new order form has surfaced, and while these things are always subject to change (and have changed), this is a pretty interesting look at where Mego intends to go. The World’s Greatest Superheroes are leading the charge with a wave that doesn’t include a single original mego WGSH reproduction. It’s somebody’s wishlist of DC…

Mego Meet – Power Con Commercial – August 11-13

Mego Meet 2023- At Power Con

Mego Meet 2023 will become part of Power-Con August 11-13 in Columbus, Ohio. Greater Columbus Convention Center 400 North High Street Columbus, Ohio 43215 USA Tickets can be purchased here: https://thepower-con.com/tickets-exclusives/ Entrance to Power-Con will allow you access to the MegoMeet 2023 dealer’s block. In addition, there will also be Mego Meet-specific panels, rooms and…