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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.

Marty Abrams Invites you to the Mego SDCC panel with Joe Namath

This Special note from Marty Abrams:   I also wanted to send all of our ambassadors a special invitation and let them know about our involvement in the San Diego Comic-Con! Joe Namath and I will be appearing at the San Diego Comic-Con panel to announce the relaunch of Mego. After the panel, we will be doing…

New Video: Talking Batman Speaks

    We’re back making Mego movies all Summer long, look for some new video shorts and a brand new series of unboxing videos this month. Subscribe to our channel here to drink it all in people. We kick it off with a fun one, we open up a boxed Mego Super Softies Batman figure from…

Exclusive: Figures Toy Company Announces Swamp Thing Line

They brought you Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, and all of your favorites from DC Comics. Now, there’s someone (or better yet, some thing) rising from the dark depths over at Figures Toy Company. Get set for their latest retro series, featuring the monstrous Swamp Thing! A cult favorite character that had numerous comic book series,…

Video: Mego Meet Panel Discussion with Marty Abrams

President of Mego Corporation alongside Paul “Dr. Mego” Clarke sat down at this years 2018 Mego Meet to announce the news of Mego’s triumphant return to toy shelves in 2018. After the epic announcement and the launch of the Mego Ambassadors program, Abrams took questions from the audience on Mego, it’s future and of course,…

New Forum: Mego Corporation

  It probably isn’t a surprise that the members of this site are overjoyed at the news that Mego Corporation is back and will have toys at retail this summer. We are thrilled to announce the latest forum added to the Mego Community forums is Mego Corporation. The purpose of this forum is to discuss…

New Catalog: 1976 Poch Spain!

Thanks to our pal Joe, we have the 1976 Mego Catalog from Spain (and hey, you can buy it here right now if you’re so inclined.) Poch was Mego’s distributor in Spain and of course, even most famously created variant window boxes for the American West line but unlike a lot of European distributors, they took a boatload…

Figures Toy Company Announces Wonder Woman TV series line

  Long before Gal Gadot made Wonder Woman a box office blockbuster, the lovely Lynda Carter lit up the small screen with three seasons full of amazing adventures.  Now, following up on their successful Batman Classic TV Series toy line, Figures Toy Company has another surefire hit on their hands with the reveal that Wonder Woman Classic…

Supergirl update from Figures Toy Company

Wondering where the maiden of might went? Figures Toy Company issued a statement on twitter about the Supergirl figures that are no longer available to order:   Update on the new Supergirl retro figures: the two new Supergirl figures did not arrive as expected yesterday. We are working on getting them delivered ASAP, and will keep…

What is Marty Abrams Favorite Mego Figure?

This is a fun little excerpt from our upcoming Marty Abrams Mego Meet 2018 Panel held Saturday June 2nd in Columbus, OH. During the Q&A a fan asked “what is your favorite figure you produced” which leads into a series of terrific anecdotes about Action Jackson, Superheroes and the Toys R Us buyer. Look for…

Mego Corporation Launches Mego Ambassadors!

Hot off the heals of their announcement at Mego Meet 2018, the newly reformed Mego Corp. has launched Mego Ambassadors an organization that puts you at the front of the line for news and information about the World’s Greatest Toy Company. Why should you sign up? You will be the first to know about new…