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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.

Up Close: Scarecrow from Figures Toy Company

Mego Batman Scarecrow

While reproductions are fine and all, we here at the Mego Museum are always more excited when a new ReMego character is produced. Especially when it’s a character like the Scarecrow, this bat villain has been long overdue for the Mego treatment and Figures Toy Company has made it happen in 2016. Released as the…

Up Close: Aquaman Vs the Great White Shark

Mego Aquaman Shark set

Aquaman Vs the Great White Shark is one of the most elusive sets in the Mego Superhero patheon. Figures Toy Company took on the heroic task  of toolinga recreation of the original shark so many collectors wouldn’t have to shell out for an original (which aren’t in heavy circulation.) We decided to check it out and…

Heritage Auctions offers incredible Mego Prototype items this February

Mego Captain America Prototype

Heritage Auctions is hosting some incredible pieces of Mego history today and answered questions Mego fans have wondered for decades who sculpted classic Mego characters like Scotty, Dr McCoy and Captain America? Sculptor Gene Salamacha is auctioning off his collection of Mego prototypes including original paperwork and reference materials from the World’s Greatest Toy Company.…

NECA unveils the Hateful 8!

NECA dropped these amazing photos of their Hateful 8 Retro Action Figure line up this afternoon, an all star cast of 8 inch goodness.   Presented in Glorious Retro Figure Style! Our full line of The Hateful Eight clothed action figures is already headed out to stores, so let’s take a close-up look at the…

The 2015 Kubby Award Winners!

Its Awards show time again as we announce the winners of 2015 as chosen by you. Like every Kubby Awards, we’re thankful to the many companies that produce these figures for having so much choice in the matter. This year was a stellar one packed with Superheroes, Monsters, Villains, Robots, Apes and rebels, so much…

Here comes Daredevil! The Mego without Fear

  Images have begun to leak out of Diamond Select Toy’s Sixth and highly anticipated Marvel Comics Set, Dare Devil! As we can see here the line up includes Yellow DD, regular old red DD and Matt Murdock,  complete with shades and briefcase. You can pre-order him right now at Entertainment Earth!   More news…

NEW CONTEST! FIVE WEEKS OF BATMAN 1966

Starting this Friday. each week we’ll be giving away one character from the Entertainment Earth Exclusive 1966 Batman set. All you have to do to win is be a subscriber. Many Thanks to our partners at Entertainment Earth for this generous donation, follow them on Twitter (@EntEarth) and be sure to use hashtag #ICollectatEE. Every subscriber…

Up Close: THOR Comprehensive Photo Review

  Thor, the God of Thunder is the fourth in a series of ReMego Marvel comics sets from Diamond Select and EMCE Toys. Unlike the previous release of Wolverine, Thor is a classic World’s Greatest Superheroes member and the formula of Mego Reproduction, Secret Identity and Modern Interpretation are in play here. Thor is a pretty pricey…

Up Close: Super Friends Apache Chief and Superman

  The Super Friends toy line by Figures Toy Company is one of the most anticipated lines of 2015 and their delivery in December meant many 70s kids got some major wish fulfillment in the plastic form of something many of us have pined for since “Challenge of the Super Friends” first aired. So we bring you…