1977 Superhero Toy Explosion!

Here they are the Micronauts!

New 8" Hero Discovered!

For years it was believed that the Bran Arrow was merely a mail in promotion if you purchased three packages of Fibrecon but here we see that children could purchase the "Avenging Broom of Justice" all on his own.

Mego Introduces Muhammad Ali

Why wasn't this a hit?

Mego Mad Monsters Blow Out at Two Guys

I've got something my eye....

Kiddie City Has them All

The Entire Mego Universe of 1975, bliss. Happy Holidays People!

8" extravaganza at Alexanders!

Including the American West and Mad Monsters into this ad? Yay!

Limit One per customer? Booooo!

Who You Calling a Super Foe JC Penney?

Small Doll Bonanza!

Come on, just try and take on Peter Burke and a Kor, I dare you!

Super Deals at Bradlees

Tarzan makes an appearance, he's dreamy....

9 Inch Action Figures?

Apparently at Globe Discount, the action figures are taller.

Wee Woodys

An innocent name here but it will get you arrested in Scotland

The Other Heroes arrive

More Heroes at Two Guys

Lainie goes to the Lost Continent!

Aw yeah! I know one Museum member is happy today...

Bend N Flex on Special at Bradlees!

Those who know me realize how much this ad makes me drool.

K Mart Introduces a new type of package

Pure Mego Love Baby.....

Meet Spider-Man and Action Jackson!

While I am elated and excited to discover that Mego hired an actor to play Action Jackson and do store appearances, I am a little confused at how Spider-man could be in Chicago and California at the same time.

These are the coolest things I have ever seen.

Sweet WGSH Deal

I love that drawing of RC Batman, they look so happy as a group...

Mego Aquaman gets no love

"Others"? Really? We need to counter act that with something from a few months later:

Much Better!

The Big Four hit Child World

Those poses will forever give me tingles....

The World's Greatest Superheroes Arrive at Boscovs

This March 1973 ad is one of the earliest known pieces of advertising for the Mego World's Greatest Superheroes line, by December of this year, they are everywhere!

Action Jackson is only $0.99 at Two Guys

And to think I almost spent an extra $0.29 yesterday, I'm glad I waited.....

Coming this Monday: The birth of the World's Greatest Superheroes!

Action Jackson $1.28 at Toys R US

How can you go wrong?

Action Jackson and his Sno-Mobile are at Kids Town

Wow a free AJ with vehicle, very cool Kids Town of Syracuse!

Enter Action Jackson

1972 saw Action Jackson begin his full scale attack on the Media .

The Megomuseum Holiday Shopping Guide

There has never been a better Christmas to be a Megohead than 2008 (well I guess the 1970s but we don't have a time machine) , seeing as there are more choices than just vintage product for those inclined to all things 8" with clothing. Here are some of the things that can be under a Megohead's tree this year.

Khaaaaaan! EMCE toy's wonderful new version of this classic Star Trek character is available at Dr.Mego.com. It's where you can pick up any of the releases by EMCE seeing as Doc is the guy behind it all, so go there and catch up on the latest Star Trek and Planet of the Apes releases.

Put a little Action under the tree: Cast-A-Way toys have these awesome 8" versions of Captain Action and Doctor Evil ready now for $19.99 each or you can preorder the Phantom and Achmed.

McHolidays: Huckleberry Toys has reissued the 8" Remco McDonalds characters from 1976 just in time for the holidays. Megostore has them in stock.

World's Greatest Toys is the Ultimate love letter to the Mego Superheroes, if you don't own a copy, you should.

Damn Dirty Presents: Just in time for the holidays are the reissued EMCE Planet of the Apes figures, they are availabe at Dr. Mego's website as well as Megostore and Megoville.

Display your collection in style: Dida (pronounced Dee-Dah!) Displays are a contemporary version of the Mego vinyl playsets of the 1970's. Cool environments that you can display your collection in. Class up your toy display with a Dida!

X Marks the Spot: From the comic The Undersea Adventures of Capt'n Eli, we get Commander X, mysterious visitor from the future. You can pick him up this season for $20 from the Capt'n Eli webstore. Be sure to check out the comic as well.

In case you missed out: Past waves of the reissued EMCE Star Trek figures are still available at various online retailers, check out Dr. Mego's website as well as Megostore and Megoville to find them all. All of these gents are currently shipping the Uhura/Mugato wave.

And Finally: The Mego Museum itself has a store at Cafe Press showcasing some of the graphics made to create our trading cards that are now available on various mugs, shirts and posters. You can check it out here...

Looking for Vintage? Besides the obvious Ebay answer, you might want to check out our Mego Market Place Forum.

Finding Bargains: An Interview with David Abrams

Above: Rare 1970 Interview with David Abrams on Mego

Below: A Fighting Yank for $0.99? He ain't kidding about bargains.