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.

The Scarecrow is coming to Mego Wave 19

The Scarecrow in Mego Wave 19 “Fear is primal. Raw. Blood pressure increases. Veins in your skin contract. Your immune system shuts down. Fear makes us human.” Jonathan Crane is an expert in the field of psychology, specifically the study of anxiety disorders. He is a walking textbook on the study of fear and can…

Toy-Ventures: Big Scores @ Toy Expo

Toy-Ventures

Toy-Ventures Returns from a fun day at this past weekend’s Mississauga Toy Expo. Man, it was full of surprises, including a super cool score! Toy-Ventures is our magazine; we’re an independent publisher trying to bring back print toy magazines; if you would like to support us, please check out the latest issue: https://plaidstallions.com/reboot/shop #mego #knockoff…

Mego Wave 19: Neo from the Matrix (First Look)

Mego the Matrix

Thomas Anderson has felt his whole life that “there is something wrong with the world”. Anderson meets a man named Morpheus who offer him the choice to remain in his everyday life or to learn what the Matrix is. He takes the red pill and wakes up to find himself weak, hairless, and connected to…

Toy-Ventures: Mego Meet @ ZoloCon Recap!

Toy-Ventures: Mego Meet @ ZoloCon Recap!

Toy-Ventures: Mego Meet @ ZoloCon Recap! Toy-Ventures returns to cover our biggest event of the year, Mego Meet, held at Zolo Con in Warminster, PA. This was a true blast of vintage, modern, and Custom Mego action figures. I hope you’ll check out this incredible feast of vintage toys! Mike Zolotorow, Krista Schmidt and the…

Mego Classic Batman in wave 19! First Look!

Mego Classic Batman in wave 19! First Look! Neal Adams was the artist who took Batman from the campy TV show look back to “The Darknight Detective” in the pages of DC’s “Brave and the Bold” comics.  Editor Julius Schwartz got so much fan mail asking for Adams to be the regular artist on “Batman”…

Mego Meet 2024 Pin- Limited Edition- Bandwidth Fundraiser

Mego Meet 2024 Pin- Limited Edition- Bandwidth Fundraiser

Limited Edition enamel collector pin for Mego Meet 2024.This pin is limited to 100 units, and 100% of sales go directly to the bandwidth fees and overheard of the Mego Museum and PlaidStallions sites.Since 1996, the Mego Museum website has been keeping the torch lit for Mego Corporation’s toys. Ten years later, PlaidStallions sprung forth…

Toy-Ventures: Rare Vintage Toys at SDCC!

Toy-Ventures: Rare Vintage Toys at SDCC!

Toy-Ventures: Rare Vintage Toys at SDCC! Toy-Ventures returns from #sdcc2024 with an after-hours look at some incredibly rare and expensive vintage toys available at the summer’s most prominent fan event. Mego Meet 2024 is August 17-18 in conjunction with Zolo-Con! https://www.facebook.com/events/236781772848368 Toy-Ventures is our magazine; we’re an independent publisher trying to bring back print toy…

Mego Sinestro from Mego 50th Worlds Greatest Superheroes line

Mego Newsletter – 50th Sinestro Corp Sinestro  Sinestro of Korugar is the arch-enemy of Green Lantern. At one point, the greatest member of the Green Lantern Corps, Sinestro was corrupted by his power and exiled for his crimes. Employing a yellow power ring to combat the green, his prowess and ruthlessness have made him one of the most feared villains in existence, and eventually…

First Look: Mego Demon Etrigan from the Worlds Greatest Superheroes

First Look: Mego Demon Etrigan from the Worlds Greatest Superheroes  “Gone! Gone! – the form of man – Rise the demon Etrigan!”  This unlikely hero was created in 1972 as two characters – demonologist Jason Blood forced to share a body with the hell-born Etrigan. Merlin’s servant since the days of Camelot, Etrigan is a…