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.

Vintage Mego: Hall of Justice Playset

Mego Hall of Justice Playset

Vintage Mego this week looks at the Hall of Justice Playset for the Mego World’s Greatest Superheroes Toy Line. This deluxe Mego playset came out in 1976 when the Superheroes were the hottest action figure lines going. The Hall of Justice was not in the comics at the time, just the Super Friends animated show.…

Vintage Mego: 1976 Catalog Part 2- Cher- Ali- Comic Action Heroes

Mego 1976 Catalog Review

Part two of Vintage Mego’s Deep Dive into the classic Mego catalog from 1976 and we look at the amazing additions to such toylines as : Comic Action Heroes Cher Muhammad Ali Our Gang Games Watch the Marty Abrams Interview Here’ https://youtu.be/i09xYhE6CSk Get Toy-Ventures Magazine Issue 4 here: https://www.megomuseum.com/odeon/store…   Subscribe to the MegoMuseum Newsletter…

First Look Rima the Jungle Girl from Figures Toy Company

Mego News Rima Figures Toy Company

She’s a part-time Super Friend, full-time superhero, and one of the most requested retro figures from Figures Toy Company. She is Rima the Jungle Girl, and today’s #MMFTCNEWS is letting you take a look at her upcoming FTC release! Fans have been waiting for new additions to the Super Friends series, with Rima being a…

Vintage Mego: 1976 Catalog -Part 1- Star Trek- Superheroes

  Vintage Mego takes a Deep Dive into the classic Mego catalog from 1976 and we look at the amazing additions to such toylines as : Star Trek World’s Greatest Superheroes Wizard of Oz The Waltons Robin Hood T he Super Knights One Million BC Look for a part 2 video next week. Get Toy-Ventures…

DISCOVERED! THE COMIC ACTIVATOR

It’s not every day 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 to solicit the Comic Activator, the catalyst item used in all the playsets save…

Vintage Mego: Diecast Superheroes

Vintage Mego looks at the underrated Mego Diecast Superhero collection from 1979, one of the first toy lines looking to appeal to the adult collector. Get Toy-Ventures Magazine here: https://www.megomuseum.com/odeon/store/products/ Mego Museum Forums: https://megomuseum.com/community/activity.php   GET Issue 3 of Toy-Ventures here!   Subscribe to the MegoMuseum Newsletter here MegoMuseum Links: MegoMuseum Forums       …

Vintage Mego: Planet of the Apes Village

Vintage Mego looks at another classic Mego Play Set, this time it’s the Planet of the Apes Village from 1974. This episode is filmed in glorious BackYard-O-Vision! Get Toy-Ventures Magazine here: https://www.megomuseum.com/odeon/store/products/ Mego Museum Forums: https://megomuseum.com/community/activity.php   GET Issue 3 of Toy-Ventures here!   Subscribe to the MegoMuseum Newsletter here MegoMuseum Links: MegoMuseum Forums   …

Mego Rocketeer: Mint Off Card Review

    Mint Off Card decards the latest from Mego, this time it’s the Rocketeer, a figure that gives us hope for more obscure 80s and 90s superheroes, like Condorman. Order the Rocketeer at Entertainment Earth! https://www.entertainmentearth.com/s/mego/c?id=ME-002202116 Get Toy-Ventures Magazine Issue 3 today! https://ebay.us/lUGYDp        Get Toy-Ventures Issue 2 now! Subscribe to the…

Mint Off Card: Mego Riddler

Mint Off Card takes a look at the latest figure from Mego, the Riddler from their DC Comic Line. How does he stack up to the classic World’s Greatest Superheroes figure? Order the Riddler at Entertainment Earth! https://www.entertainmentearth.com/s/mego/c?id=ME-002202116 Get Toy-Ventures Magazine Issue 3 today! https://ebay.us/lUGYDp        Get Toy-Ventures Issue 2 now! Subscribe to…