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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.

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…

#MMFTCNEWS! SUPERFRIENDS SERIES 4!

There’s more in store for fans of Figures Toy Company’s Super Friends line!  Just one week after announcing the four characters included in the soon to be released Series 3, Figures Toy Company is ready to let loose with the lineup for Super Friends Series 4! Much like Super Friends Series 3, Series 4 will…

Aw Yeah Mego Meet 2016 ReCap

Aw Yeah Mego Meet 2016 ReCap

This year’s Aw Yeah Mego Meet event was held on June 18th in Skokie Illinois at the Doubletree Hotel and Conference Center.   This year’s show was filled with a particularly positive energy, kicked off by a new feature, the launch party graciously hosted by our partners at Aw Yeah Comics Skokie. Early bird attendees enjoyed…

Christmas Vacation Clark Griswold coming from NECA

  NECA gave us early today by showcasing their up coming Clark W Griswold from the film “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation”, the figure will be due this fall just in time for Christmas. This is exciting for us but I sure hope Santa has a cousin Eddie in the stocking for us as well, maybe an Ellen?…