This very rare leaflet from Canadian Mego distributor Parkdale Novelty just recently surfaced, showcasing the wonderful different 1975 assortments of World’s Greatest Superheroes. The true beauty of this ad is the multitude of different stock art that was used, as many of these images were not used on any form of Mego packaging.
It’s a flashback Friday thanks to today’s #MMFTCNEWS! Figures Toy Company is proud to announce that the two of the most popular Mego sets of the 70’s: Aquaman vs. The Great White Shark, and The Batcave are now available for pre-order at www.figurestoycompany.com! A reproduction of its 70’s counterpart, The Batcave is the perfect compliment…
We’re pleased to unveil what will be the first of many documentary style shorts about Mego Toy Lines that will be added to the Museum Gallery. The first subject is the Mego Flash Gordon line, one of mego’s finest and definitely one that deserves more attention. Look for more of these shorts in the coming…
Straight out of Smallville, here come more characters from the Man of Steel’s supporting cast! Figures Toy Company has begun production on Superman Series 3 retro action figures, which will add some familiar faces to the line that is based on the legendary DC Comics character! Four of the most important characters in Superman history…
Last Saturday was Aw Yeah Mego Meet 2015, a benchmark year as we moved from our comfy home of ten years in Wheeling, WV to the windy city. Thanks to everyone who joined us this year and made it the success that it was. We’re already hard at work on 2016 and you can watch…
Distinctive Dummies has launched their fourth figure in their officially licensed Boris Karloff series. Morgan the Butler 8″ figure is limited to 100 units. Custom Hand Made Clothing Individually Hand Painted Type S Bandless Body Card Art by Robert Aragon Likeness Sculpted by Joe Hope Boris Karloff Likeness Licensed by Karloff Enterprises/Sara Karloff Get him now…
Figures Toy Company has an announcement that will marvel you! Four of DC Comics most iconic characters will be released in a new World’s Greatest Heroes figure line that can be summed up in one word: SHAZAM! That’s right, 2015 will see the release of SHAZAM! Series 1 retro action figures! Billy Batson’s amazing alter…
Some important answers to questions we’ve gotten, if you’re joining us in Skokie this weekend. Location: DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Chicago – North Shore Conference Center Address: 9599 Skokie Blvd, Skokie, IL 60077, United States Phone: +1 847-679-7000 Dealer Set up Times: Friday 9am to 8pm when the two halls are locked. We will reopen the halls bright and…
It’s time to take a look back at a major part of toy history, as Figures Toy Company is proud to announce the re-release of Benjamin Holcomb’s “Mego 8″ Super Heroes: World’s Greatest Toys” book! Originally released back in 2007, Holcomb’s book is regarded as the definitive guide to all things Mego. An amazing amount of research went into this,and…
Our friends at BifBangPow! were kind enough to share with us the Doctor Who figures they were planning before their Doctor Who license had come to an abrupt end. While bittersweet these will never come to be, it is nice to see some higher resolution shots of these pre-production samples. The Anti-Man from “Planet of…
