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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.

Distinctive Dummies Boris Karloff as Morgan now available

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 says the magic word!

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…

Aw Yeah Mego Meet 2015 Important Information

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…

Figures Toy Company releases special edition of World’s Greatest Toys

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…

The Lost Doctor Who Figure Gallery

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…

Holy Batman 1966 Wave Four!

Holy Bat-toys, Batman!  Figures Toy Company is sending out the signal for another retro figure release featuring characters from the beloved Batman television series!  Arriving later this year will be the 4th Series of Batman Classic TV retro action figures, and it will introduce four brand new characters into the line! That’s right, four characters…

Superfriends Blister Card Concepts from Figures Toy Company

The good folks at Figures Toy Company shared these Superfriends Card concepts with us today, which not only give us a look at what to expect at retail but what figures we will likely see in the future. Take a look and tell us what you think on the Mego Museum forums!  Mego Meet: The World’s Biggest…

Figures Toy Company Rolls out the Bat Lab plus more!

  Prepare yourselves for a wild ride! Figure Toy Company is happy to announce that later this year, the World’s Greatest Heroes will be ready to roll out in an all new series of vehicles that will be compatible with their 8 inch retro action figures! Inspired by several of DC Comics most popular heroes,…

Up Close: Wolverine

Wolverine is the third in a series of ReMego Marvel comics sets from Diamond Select and Marvel Comics. Our friends at Entertainment Earth were the first get him this time, so we have the scoop before the comic shops. Before I roll out the photo review, two things I want to mention in an effort…

Up Close: Sgt Hatred and H.E.L.Per

The final two figures in the Bif Bang Pow Venture Brothers line are here and they complete the core “Team Venture” family with the addition of body guard Sgt Hatred and long time robot H.E.L.Per who was a highly demanded character. Take a look at the results here in our photo review. Like what you…