The Mego Superheroes start small

It's hard to believe this but the World's Greatest Superhero Line had a very humble start in the 1973 Sears Catalog, they were regulated to the "Bargain Page" of toys under $2.00, you'd miss them if you weren't careful.

Megomuseum Department Store Catalog Archive

Mego of the Day: Kolin Erb

In the spirit of Halloween, our Mego of the Day is Museum Member Kolin Erb seen here in this vintage Halloween shot as Robin, the boy wonder. It doesn't get cooler than this.

Happy Halloween from the MegoMuseum!

Mego of the Day: Franken....

Clown! That's right our Mego of the Day is a reanimated character stitched together from the corpses of other clown arounds.....

Black or White, He's Dynamite!

Well technically, he's not Dynamite, he's Mego's original 8 inch adventurer Action Jackson. The 1973 JC Penney Catalog doesn't have any Superhero content but it does have this swell offering AJ's world.

Megomuseum Action Jackson Gallery

Megomuseum Department Store Catalog Archive

Mego of the Day: The Human Wolfman

Mego of the Day is the wonderful Human Werewolf, Mego went to great lengths to create something that didn't infringe on the Jack Pierce Lon Chaney makeup and created a pretty cool fantasy character. Part monster/Part story book villain, the Human Werewolf is a fan favorite.

Megomuseum Presents Heroes of the American West

Coming Next Week at the Mego Museum:

• All New Galleries for the Mego American West
• Three New Trading Card Reveals
• An exclusive American West Poster (see above) will also be available.

Stay Tuned to the Mego Museum!

Mego of the Day: Frankenbumps!

He never saw release but this cool concept of a figure was eventually retooled into Vac-Man in the 1990s. What is Frankenbumps? Here's what the patent says:

A stuffed toy includes a toy body, a tubular air control seat and an air extractor. The toy body is made from an air impermeable and stretchable cloth material and confines a hollow space that is stuffed with a solid filling material. The toy body is formed with a tubular connecting portion which defines an opening for accessing the hollow space. The air control seat is made from a pliable and resilient material and is secured in the tubular connecting portion of the toy body. The air control seat has a first tubular part and a second tubular part with a first end connected to the first tubular part and a second end that is formed with a control valve. The air extractor is secured in the first tubular part of the air control seat and is operable so as to draw air from the hollow space of the toy body into the air control seat in order to stiffen the toy body and enable the toy body to sustain a desired posture. The second tubular part of the air control seat is deformable to open the control valve and permit air flow into the hollow space of the toy body to release the toy body from the desired posture.

Phew!

There are currently no known samples of Mr Franken known to exist but maybe someday on will turn up.

Mego of the Day: Dracula

Not surprisingly, the Mego of the day today is Dracula (Monsters at Halloween, what a brave choice) not only the toughest Mad Monster to find but the originator of that whole "Tuxedo shirt" fad in the late seventies. Who knew?

Mego of the Day: The Falcon

Our Mego of the Day is Marvel comics The Falcon, when people talk about Mego at the height of their creativity, the Green Arrow is often mentioned but honestly, look at this guy! Those boots, the wings, the outfit, he's one of the best Mego ever produced.

Mego of the Day: CB McHaul

Happy shirtless good guy Trucker CB McHaul is our Mego of the Day today, a neglected and hard to find toy line carded CB figures are rarer than Romulans but not as in demand.

Click the logo to visit the world of CB McHaul

Mego of the Day: Ming the Merciless

Mego of the Day is the master of mayhem on the planet Mongo, the emporer Ming! If you don't collect these, I suggest checking out the Mego Museum Flash Gordon gallery, it will convert you. Scale, Schmale......

Mego of the Day: Goldie Hawk

Our Mego of the day is blonde bombshell (literally) Goldie Hawk from the Eagle Force. Neat Mego Fact: Goldie switched teams when she went to Europe becoming an agent of R.I.O.T, badguy "Nemesis" became a good guy.

Mego Museum's "The Wrath of Khan-Test"

Celebrating the release of EMCE Toys newest Star Trek figure Khan, we've decided to have a contest.

First Prize: An EMCE Khan figure! This new 8" figure features a wonderful sculpt by James "Captain Dunsel" Brady and new packaging artwork by Mego alum Harold Shull, the man who made much of the original packaging so appealing.

This Figure is available at Planet X stores and at Dr.Mego's website.

Second and Third Prize: A Megomuseum mini poster, a selection of cards and stickers.

What do you have to do? Toughen up your Kirk!

That's right, take an action photo of your mego (or EMCE) Kirk and tell us why he can kick Khan's butt. Do whatever you want, be creative, use photoshop if you can, use the 3" movie Kirk, or even just use this photo but give us a good reason why Khan won't be stealing the Enterprise Playset anytime soon.

One entry per person at the Mego Forum

Contest Closes at 9pm EST on Friday October 31st.

Mego of the Day: Fighting Yank

Before Superman, Before Action Jackson, there was Fighting Yank, Mego's first action figure saw his share of battles, mostly legal. We'll get into that more in the new year when the Museum expands it's FY section.....

Mego of the Day: Fonzie's Motorcycle

Mego of the Day is something no Fonzie doll should be without (but most are sadly) the Fonzie Motorcycle. Despite it's training wheels, the Fonzie Motorcycle brings back to a time when a leather jacket and a solid catchphrase could make you an overnight sensation.

Mego of the Day: KISS Kamping set

Today's Mego of the Day may be the strangest item showcased here, the wonderfully odd (but not produced) Kiss Kamping set. Made for the 12" series of Mego KISS Dolls because everybody knows the boys just love the outdoors in full makeup. Whatever, it was the 70s and perfectly alright for people to have cocktails with their lunch.

The 1977 Mego Green Arrow A Card

An interesting new addition to the Megomuseum Galleries is this 1977 A carded Green Arrow, he most notable feature of these figures is the butterfly punch and the thinner plastic bubble.

While both backers are non glossy on these versions, what's unique about the card on the left unique about the card on the right is it's purple backer, proving to many that there was an Aquaman in this A card series as well..

Mego of the Day: Dimetrodon

Mego of the Day is the Dimetrodon / Sailback Dinosaur from the Mego One Million BC Line, I don't like that look he's giving me....

Holy Halloween Costumes Batman!

This timely custom of a Mego Version of the Ben Cooper Batman Halloween costume was produced by Anthony AKA The Toyroom and is this weeks Custom Spotlight. Check it out.

What's going on in the Mego Community:

Childhood Reclaimed: Click hear to read about an awesome story about how a user found his childhood mego figures and marvel at how nice they are!

Deals can still be found Dep't: Check this awesome flea market score or how about this thrift shop find?

What's Your Favorite Time Machine Movie?

Shameless Plug: Still seeking submissions for the Christmas in the '70s book, don't be shy we want to hear your stories!

MOTD: The Witches Castle

The Witches Castle from Wizard of Oz is our Mego of the day. This playset which was exclusive to Sears, started out life in a different form, as a proposed playset for the Mego Super Knights.

Mego of the Day: Penguin Super Saver

A thrifty start to the week with the Mego Super Savers Penguin Bank, these figural banks are wonderfully detailed and highly underrated.

MOTD: Miss Mary Ellen Walton

Our Mego of the Day may not have been a best seller back in '75 but her noggin has graced a metric ton of custom mego figures including Catwoman, Mary Marvel and Spider-Woman, she's a truly versatile figure.

Mego of the Day: 12" Decker

Throwing out a little love for the much maligned first Star Trek movie today, who cares if they've got uniforms that slightly resemble feety pajamas? Decker is actually the toughest figure in the set and bears a nice resemblance to actor Stephen Collins.

Mego of the Day: Type 2 Batman

Mego of the Day is one of the most popular characters ever produced, the 8" Type 2 World's Greatest Superheroes Batman figure. When a lot of people think the word "Mego", this is what pops into their heads. Not me however, I always think of clownarounds.....

Mego of the Day: Starsky

Mego spotlight goes to Detective Dave Starksy from the "Starsky and Hutch" (obviously) one of mego's finer TV lines.

Mego of the Day : Micky

Micky from Our Gang is today's Mego of the day. He'll have a connection with Tuesday and Wednesday's MOTD, figure it out on the Mego forum and win some stickers.

Mego of the Day: Ultraman Leo

Intergalactic Space Police Officer Ultraman Leo is our Mego of the Day today.

Mego of the Day: Lobstros

Mego of the Day is the big, bad Micronaut Alien vehicle LOBSTROS, quite a menacing sight to any hapless time traveller....

Mego of the Day: The Cyberman

Today's Mego of the Day is a pain in the neck to Doctor Who, the 10 inch Cyberman doll. Despite being touch as nails on the series, the Mego Cyberman is a very fragile thing to own. Looking at him the wrong way can cause damage!