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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.

Mego Star Trek 14″ Captain Kirk (Mint Off Card)

Mego 14" Captain Kirk

Mint Off Card gives you an exclusive first look at the upcoming Mego Star Trek 14″ Captain Kirk from the upcoming wave 13 of Mego Figures. This new Captain Kirk is coming this summer and he sports a new head sculpt, the new Mego 14″ body, and some really collector-friendly new packaging. How does is…

Discovered: Mego 3rd Series Carded Aquaman!

Rare Mego Aquaman Discovery

Leapin’ Lampreys! a major Vintage Mego Discovery! The Third Series Mego “Kresge” Card for Aquaman has recently surfaced (see what I did there?). I use quotes around Kresge because these early cards were sold in other stores as the “Mason’s” price tag on this example loudly suggests. It’s been rumoured to exist but it’s nice…

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   …