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: Close Out Star Trek

This week’s Vintage Mego is all about this curious item that began appearing in discount stores in the 1970s. Two Mego Star Trek action figures wrapped inside the shell of the Enterprise Bridge playset. We give you everything we know about the history of this curious little footnote. The Mego Museum Star Trek Galleries: Star…

Mint of Card: 14″ Aquaman by Mego Corp

It’s been a while since we did a Mint Off Card episode and what better time then when I have shiny new 14″ Aquaman in my hands. We open up the sea king and give you a detailed look as to what he’s all about. I got mine at Entertainment Earth who sponsors the MegoMuseum:…

Exclusive First Look at Kalibak from Figures Toy Company!

Darkseid is giving fair warning to the fans of Figures Toy Company; his disciples have their sites set on the Super Friends! In previous editions of #MMFTCNEWS, the impending arrival of the uber-villain and his army was mentioned, along with a reveal of the DeSaad retro figure. In today’s exclusive update, another member of his…

Mego Star Trek Gamestop/ThinkGeek Exclusive Set

Here’s some we weren’t expecting, recently leaked photos of the Mego Star Trek Mr. Spock gift set. It appears to be Spock and three classic looks, his look from the pilot “where no man has gone before”, the classic Star Fleet Uniform and the Terran Empire from “Mirror Mirror”. What a fun set! BTW this…

Vintage Mego: 12″ Mego Superman

This episode is special because it was sparked by a figure variant that i wasn’t sure existed, a very rare Parkdale Novelty (Canada) version of Superman. This episode we delve into the history of the Mego 12″ Heroes and the man who made them happen, Parkdale Novelty’s founder Morris Kotzer and discuss the distribution of…

Riddle me this!

Figures Toy Company’s new arrivals are already making their way to collectors around the world, but a few expected releases are still en route! A pair of puzzlers are coming soon to FTC, because their latest Riddler release is about to be joined by two variant versions! Clad in his traditional jumpsuit, The Riddler is…

Mego Wave 7 Announced!

As if we didn’t get enough good news at Mego Meet, we’ve just recieved word that License 2 Play has let the cat out of the bag with regards to Wave 7 from Mego Corp and it’s going to make a lot of people happy this August 15th. You can Pre-Order Wave 7 at Entertainment…

Mego Corp. Reveals at Mego Meet: Here is what we know

Mego Meet 15 was our biggest and best celebration of all things Mego, a perfect mix of vintage, custom and new Mego action figures completely buoyed by the presence of the newly reformed Mego Corporation. Mego CEO Marty Abrams and President Joel Rosenzweig and Paul “Dr. Mego” Clarke, spoke in an intimate “Town Hall” style…

2019 Mego Meet Customs Auction

We’ve got one of the finest selections of customs we’ve ever had and we’re very happy to unveil the selection of the 2019 Mego Meet Customs Auction. All proceeds from the auction go to fund our costs running the Mego Museum, bandwidth, hosting and software upgrades.  We’d also like to the thank the folks at…

Mego Corp. Rocky and Mummy figures announced at Licensing Expo

Mego made the news at this year’s Licensing Expo in New York announcing both a Rocky Balboa action figure but also that the Mummy was joining the ever-expanding roster of Mego Monsters. What announcement will be made at Mego Meet 2019 next weekend? We can’t wait to find out: Please check out the MegoMeet Facebook…