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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.

Super Friends Wave 3 now up for Pre order!

Figures Toy Company has created more Super Friends for you to have fun with, and they’re being joined by two of their most famous foes!  Available to preorder now is Super Friends Series 3, which features the first two characters from the diabolical Legion of Doom! Series 3 features four new figures created in the…

Up Close: ThinkGeek Captain America Exclusive

MegoMuseum ThinkGeek Review of the Captain America Set

We love a surprise here at the Mego Museum, so when the announcement broke last week that Think Geek was offering a variant Captain America ReMego set (crafted by Diamond Select Toys and EMCE) well, we were all over that! This set is different in many ways to last year’s Captain America Set (Still Available at…

Superboy, Vans and Monkees now shipping!

Ready for more retro figure fun?  Then you’re going to want to head over to Figures Toy Company right now, because they’ve got several new series in stock for you to collect! The new line of DC Comics vehicles has arrived!  That’s right, three of the four buses (each featuring an exclusive retro figure not available separately)…

Exclusive Captain America Retro Set at Think Geek

In the “where did that come from?” department. Online retailer ThinKGeek dropped a bomb on Mego fans everywhere with this killer exclusive Captain America retro set featuring three new looks for Cap and according to their website, you can get it right now. Here’s the official description: This is a new, authentic 1940s Captain America…

UP CLOSE: Daredevil by Diamond Select Toys

DareDevil by Diamond Select Toys photo review by Mego Museum

DareDevil was another Marvel favorite that despite being created in the silver age, never got the 8 inch Mego treatment in the 1970s. To be fair, the character hadn’t quite had the media exposure that superheroic peers like the Hulk and Thor had at that point. Mego heads for the last 30 years or so,…

Up Close: Hasbro Micronauts SDCC Set

One of the most exciting things about San Diego Comic Con this year was the triumphant return of the Micronauts courtesy of their new owners at Hasbro. They have big plans for Mego’s smash action figure line including a feature film adaptation. However for SDCC, they wonderfully recreated three of their most popular figures Pharoid,…

New Retro Carded Superheroes at Figures Toy Company

Now available from Figures Toy Company are new Retro Carded Superheroes, meant to give the look and vibe of classic Mego World’s Greatest Superhero cards. The best part is, the majority of these characters were never released by Mego so you can fill gaps in your vintage collection. Click here to see the entire new assortment.…

Limited edition Kresge Removable Cowl Batman figure at ECC!

  If you love exclusives, then get ready for this latest retro figure release. Figures Toy Company is teaming up with Emerald City Comics once again to deliver one of the most coveted collectibles in the Batman Retro series.  Now set for release for the first time in classic Kresge style packaging, it’s a limited edition…

Face the Legion of Doom in Super Friends Wave 5!

  Over the past several weeks, Figures Toy Company has confirmed upcoming SUPER FRIENDS figure lineups, and finally revealed several figures based on members of the Legion of Doom.  This week, Figures Toy Company has even more Super Friends news, and it’s bad news for all your favorite heroes.  Series 5 will be an all…