This week’s Vintage Mego isn’t about toys but a celebration of the pioneering Heroes World chain, their catalog helped spread knowledge about Mego and other toy lines. It was the 1970s internet! I’m joined by some special guests this episode, Art Baltazar, David Weiner, and Dr. Mego for the retrospective on the amazing Heroes World…
This week Vintage Mego takes a look at Terraphant, the terrifying Mammoth from the remote world of Visceros! Half elephant, half tank we talk about this vehicle’s development including prototype shots and the fun things that were left out of the final product. Special Thanks to Ray “AcroRay” Miller for the amazing photos and…
Just announced in Mego Ambassadors, the 8″ DC Comics line or “The World’s Greatest Mego Heroes” as the line will be called is coming to Meijer stores this September. UPDATED: Thanks to our friends at Mego Corp, we have the first shot of Batman, hot off the production line. This is what will be hitting…
Back in a previous edition of #MMFTCNEWS, Figures Toy Company gave collectors the chance to lock eyes on the retro figure of the metahuman known as Jericho! As a member of the Teen Titans and the son of the ruthless mercenary known as Deathstroke, Jericho played a pivotal role in some of DC Comics’…
So, let’s begin with the big news. Mego Wave 7 and 8 are coming to Canada this month and so far they are confirmed to be at all Toys R Us locations and on amazon.ca. We’ll have more updates on retailers as they come in. Now the neat bit of trivia, Mego’s new distributor in…
Harold the scarecrow from the 2019 film “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark” may be the most modern horror character that Mego has produced thus far and a lot of Mego fans may not be as familiar with him. Thanks to our friends at Mego Corp, we have some gruesome close ups of Harold.…
Yeah, I’m doing the Waltons episode, even though I don’t collect the toyline or enjoy the show itself, let’s defend Mego’s decision to make a Waltons toy line in 1975. PS the Sunshine Family legit scared me as a kid. MegoMuseum Forums: https://www.megomuseum.com/community/ MegoMania Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/megomania/ Visit the MegoMuseum Waltons Gallery Here https://www.megomuseum.com/galleries/the-waltons/…
This 1973 article interviews Licencing Corp of America’s Stan Weston and Don Levin. Weston’s impact on our childhood is immeasurable, from the creation of GI Joe and the Mego World’s Greatest Superheroes, we also find out he was involved in the creation of the Super Friends with the intent of selling more Mego Superheroes. It’s…
Time to take a look at one of the most collectible lines Mego created, the 8″ line of Star Trek Aliens from 1976. Keeper, Gorn, Cheron and Neptunian? We discuss the character choices and the circumstances lead Mego to artistic license with these characters. Join us at the MegoMuseum www.megomuseum.com Our Facebook…
Thanks to our friends at Mego Corp (check out their facebook group, Mego Ambassadors) we’ve got a first look at the final packaged photography for the long anticipated wave 8 which is on it’s way to distributors across the world (including a new on in Canada, yay!). But enough about us, let’s get to the…
