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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.

The World’s Greatest Super-Heroes 50th Anniversary Firestorm Box Artwork

Mego FireStorm Figure

 Mego Corp is continuing the 50th Anniversary World’s Greatest Super-Heroes celebration with 8 all-new classically styled Mego DC Comics action figures! Fan favorite Firestorm is making his Mego debut! (F.I.R.E.S.T.O.R.M.) was a project dealing with matter transmutation at Hudson University. In an unforeseen accident, student Ronnie Raymond and Physicist Martin Stein were caught in a reactor explosion. The two…

12″ Type S bodies from Figures Toy Company #MMFTCNEWS

12" Type S Bodies- MMFTCNEWS

This week’s #MMFTCNEWS is big news for collectors and customizers of Figures Toy Company’s retro style figures! Hot on the heels of their Type S 8 inch retro bodies which features updated construction and articulation, FTC is releasing the Type S bodies in the 12 inch format! Collectors of toy lines like FTC”s 12 inch…

Toy-Ventures: Mego Meet @Power-Con Recap!

Toy-Ventures: Mego Meet @ Power-Con Recap

Toy-Ventures covers last week’s Mego Meet, which was a show within a show at Power-Con! We talk about the latest Marvel comics news from Mego Corp, take a look at the show floor and then I share my haul, which was pretty incredible. Check out the PlaidStallions store for Toy-Ventures magazine, Tura Satana and much…

Mego Corp Reveals from MegoMeet/Powercon

Mego Meet Reveals

From the Mego Meet panel at Power-Con, we have the exclusive first look at the upcoming Mego World’s Greatest Superheroes, Star Trek, and other lines, including Firestorm, Deadman, Bizarro, Two-Face, Ted Lasso, Willy Wonka Oompa Loompa, Krampus, Creepshow Creep Christmas Edition, Star Trek Talosian, Star Trek Andorian, Dr.Fate, Clarke Griswold from Christmas Vacation, Annabelle, Brainiac,…

Mego Exclusive Big Lots Worlds Greatest Superheroes

Mego Superheroes Big Lots

Mego Superheroes Big LotsAfter Marvel, the second most fantastic announcement at this weekend’s Mego Meet was the Big Lots exclusive Mego 50th Anniversary Superheroes coming this September. We’ve been granted an early look at the variants. Superman has been detailed to resemble the Fleischer Superman. The outfit is a deeper blue, the belt is now…

Mego Meet: Kids Custom Contest!

This Sunday at Mego Meet Power-Con, don’t miss the Kid’s Custom Contest hosted by Brue and Lily. Kids at Power-Con will have access to free bodies and parts to make their own creations and win prizes. It’s an annual tradition and all are welcome. Special thanks to Steve, Moore Absolutely Retro and Figures Toy Company…

Presenting the Mego Museum Collector Pin!

Making its debut at Mego Meet- Power-Con 2023, the Mego Museum Collector pin! Limited to 100 units the pin features an original design by Museum Founder Robyn Adams featuring the mythical MegoMuseum- The World’s Greatest Playset. Each pin comes with a colourful Super Collector card back featuring Artwork by Chris Franklin. All proceeds from the…

WIN! Mego Meet Prize Packs tonight @Mego Corp Live!

Tonight we’re giving away 5 Mego Meet gift packs including a “Mego Mitt” and the latest series of Action Jackson trading cards during the MEGO Corp. live stream tonight at 8:30pm.We’ll be live talking Mego Meet and Power-Con this Saturday – 8/5, @8:30 pm EST! You’ll be able to view the broadcast on Mego Corp’s…

Mego Museum Trading Cards Return at Mego Meet 2023

Mego Museum Trading Cards Return at Mego Meet 2023

Good News Everybody! The long awaited series 2 of the Mego Museum Action Jackson cards are seeing print and distribution at Mego Meet 2023. Many Museum members donated to sponsor these cards but they had fallen by the wayside. I’m happy to say that Robyn Adams (designer of all the Museum trading cards) delivered these…