Mego Dodge City Play Set 1974 saw the introduction of what we like to call at the Museum “The Legends” period, meaning public domain characters from history or literature that Mego smartly put under the “World’s Greatest Super ______” umbrella. The first to launch were possibly the most successful, the kooky Mad Monsters and the…
Category: 1974
1974: We never got the Bend N Flex Carry Case
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Ok so it’s hardly a tragedy, but out of everything proposed for the World’s Greatest Superheroes for 1974 this was the only item not produced and I want one. 1974 was a crazy year for Mego and peoples with capes, we got two new waves including super heroines and vile villains for them to beat up. We got Batmobiles, Batcycles, Batcaves…
1974: Dinah-mite had a Snowmobile?
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Mego Dinahmite Snow Mobile? We’re kicking off 1974 Week with a revised look at Mego’s offering for Dinah-mite, the company’s ambitious attempt to to gain ground in the girl’s fashion doll market with this 8″ cutie. While the majority of Dinah’s items saw production, this repurposed version of the Action Jackson Snowmobile hasn’t surfaced in the…
An Interview with Marty Abrams Part 1
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We here at the Mego Museum were excited to find this vintage toy industry publication interview with then Mego President Marty Abrams. This 1974 piece gets Abram’s opinions on the Toy Industry, Licensing and his vision of the future – specifically his then red hot Planet of the Apes license. Part two will follow next…
Ape Mania at Masons
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This ad could only be from 1974. Megomuseum Planet of the Apes Gallery Megomuseum.com- The Web’s Greatest Mego Playset
Sears has Action Jackson at Great Prices
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A little gem from 1974, for more of the original Mego Action Figure, check out the Mego Action Jackson Gallery. Megomuseum.com- The Web’s Greatest Mego Playset
Captain Patch Returns (Sort of)
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A neat new addition to the Mego Museum Super Pirates Gallery. Captain Patch was recycled by an anonymous toy distributor in the mid seventies to get rid of excess Matchbox “Fighting Furies” outfits. The figure was often just shoved into an existing outfit (as seen above). The head is a reverse of the Mego head…
The 1974 Mego Planet of the Apes Show Room
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A rather epic addition today to our Planet of the Apes Galleries, the first (but hopefully not last) known shot of the 1974 Mego Toyfair showroom featuring the Planet of the Apes action figures and Doctor Cornelius himself (obviously one of the store appearance suits) click on the image for a larger view. Thirsty for…
1973s Greatest Stars: The World’s Greatest Superheroes
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Again thanks to Steve F., we’ve got a much bigger scan of the 1974 Mego World’s Greatest Superheroes Catalog page, click on it to see a larger view. I want to go to there… Mego Catalog Library Megomuseum.com- The Web’s Greatest Mego Playset
The American West Series
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Thanks to the generosity of Steve F., we also have a much bigger scan of the 1974 Mego American West Catalog page, click on it to see a larger view. That includes a much nicer view of the Dodge City Playset, sigh…. Mego Catalog Library Megomuseum.com- The Web’s Greatest Mego Playset
