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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.

Look out Super Fools!

Sorry Super Fools, your job just got a lot harder with this exclusive first look at the leader of the Legion of Doom Lex Luthor and his android partner in crime Brainiac! These two will soon join their Legion of Doom counterparts to give the Super Friends a challenging time! Look for Lex, Brainiac and…

#MMFTCNEWS: The Purrfect Reveal!

Two legendary actresses, one classic character.  This week, Figures Toy Company is letting the cats out of the bag, as they are pleased to proved a sneak preview of the upcoming Catwoman figures from the Batman Classic TV Series 6! As fans of the ’66 Batman show know, the Catwoman character was portrayed by several…

NECA brings us an early Christmas

Some wonderful new pre-orders are now available from NECA for this holiday season including Chainsaw Clarke Griswold from National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. This is the second figure from the series and hopefully more are in store.   If that weren’t enough, NECA also has figures from A Christmas Story in the pipeline. Ralphie is ready…

Will the Batmobile/Batcycle wheels roll?

Back when we posted the poll in 2014 there were conditions on Figures Toy’s license that prevented them from producing a Batmobile with rolling wheels. Since the announcement of the Batmobile and Batcycle replicas from Figures Toy Company, many collectors have wondered if they going to have functional wheels. We’re happy to announce that has…

Exclusive: 1966 Bat Cave Playset Coming soon!

Mego Museum Exclusive! Figures Toy Co 1966 Batcave playset.

There’s a secret hidden beneath stately Wayne Manor, and it’s one that Figures Toy Company would like to bring to the surface!  The Dynamic Duo’s base of operations, The Batcave, is being developed in a style reminiscent of its design on the Batman TV series! This all new playset differs from the previous Batcave release, with…

Farrah: America’s Sweetheart from Mego

Mego Farrach Fawcett Ad

From 1977: Farrah was a major coupe for Mego, who also made a fashion doll of her Angels Co-Star Jaclyn Smith (Much to the chagrin of Hasbro, who had the license for Charlie’s Angels). 1977 saw Mego’s biggest attempt to crack the Fashion Doll idol with their licensed TV celebrities, you can see more at…

New Exclusives from Excelsior AVAILABLE NOW!

It’s time once again for Figures Toy Company and Excelsior Auctions to join forces and bring you more retro figures that will be available exclusively through Excelsior. Get ready for the Batman Gold Series, which features some of your favorite characters from the Caped Crusader’s world in outfits never available before! The new Black Costume…

1979 Palitoy Bradgate Catalog added to the Library

Fun new addition to our growing catalog library. 1979 would be the final year for Palitoy and the World’s Greatest Superheroes (and sadly all 8″ product) but they still added another new character in their final year. Check out the 1979 Palitoy Catalog Here. Discuss this find on the Mego Museum Forum. Now Available Mego…

Action Figure Frenzy @ Figures Toy Company

It’s an action figure frenzy over at Figures Toy Company this week, as a slew of new figures have come into stock!  From legendary DC Comics characters to an iconic cartoon character, here’s what you can now order from FTC!   The popular Super Friends line goes over to the dark side with the Universe…