Category: Marvel Comics

Mego 12″ Captain America Gallery Page Upgraded

  We’re upgrading our content at the Museum currently and one gallery that was a little underwhelming was the 12″ Captain America page. New photos, information and promotional materials have been added for Cap. We even get a little into the history of the first Avenger. Check out his shiny new page here.   Discuss…

Up Close: The Punisher by Diamond Select Toys

Mego Museum Photo Review Unboxing of the Punisher set by Diamond Select Toys

It’s been entirely too long since we’ve done an “Up Close” photo review/unboxing of a shiny new ReMego toy set. That’s why the arrival of the Punisher set by Diamond Select Toys is so welcome this summer. Originally promoted last year, this set has been highly anticipated by fans. Although he was a product of…

German Mego Comic Action Hero Ads

Ever since the discovery of this “Comic Super Helden” three pack there has been some curiosity as to how much of the line was marketed to the German market. Well, thanks to a generous submission by our new friend Maria, we have some answers and beautiful ads.  Maria shared these ads which appeared in German…

Marvel Reveals Punisher Mego Set

Marvel dropped this on their blog today and made a lot of people’s day Is the Marvel Retro line ready for… The Punisher?! Never released in the classic Mego toy line of yester-year, violent vigilante The Punisher is the latest Marvel character to get the 8-inch Retro action figure treatment from DST! This gift set…

UP CLOSE: Daredevil by Diamond Select Toys

DareDevil by Diamond Select Toys photo review by Mego Museum

DareDevil was another Marvel favorite that despite being created in the silver age, never got the 8 inch Mego treatment in the 1970s. To be fair, the character hadn’t quite had the media exposure that superheroic peers like the Hulk and Thor had at that point. Mego heads for the last 30 years or so,…

Up Close: Deadpool

Deadpool by Diamond Select Toys Mego Style

When first announced by Diamond Select Toys, Deadpool raised a few eyebrows in the Mego community as he’s the first character to get the Mego treatment that was created post Mego. However, all reservations were proven unfounded (the hit movie likely didn’t hurt) as the Mutant merc with a mouth seems to be quite the hit with toy collectors.…

Here comes Daredevil! The Mego without Fear

  Images have begun to leak out of Diamond Select Toy’s Sixth and highly anticipated Marvel Comics Set, Dare Devil! As we can see here the line up includes Yellow DD, regular old red DD and Matt Murdock,  complete with shades and briefcase. You can pre-order him right now at Entertainment Earth!   More news…

Up Close: THOR Comprehensive Photo Review

  Thor, the God of Thunder is the fourth in a series of ReMego Marvel comics sets from Diamond Select and EMCE Toys. Unlike the previous release of Wolverine, Thor is a classic World’s Greatest Superheroes member and the formula of Mego Reproduction, Secret Identity and Modern Interpretation are in play here. Thor is a pretty pricey…

Vote for 2015’s Best Figures in the Mego Museum Kubby Awards Survey!

Another year has passed and that means the annual Kubby Awards return to salute the best in ReMego figures for the year as picked by you, the fans. Named after former Mego VP Neal Kublan, the Kubby Awards looks at ReMego figures released in 2015 that are not simply straight reproductions of original characters (Because…

Mego Superheroes in rare Italian GIG Catalog spread

Thanks to our good friends at Hake’s Americana we have another wonderful rare foreign Mego catalog spread from Italian distributor GIG. This catalog not only features the rare Italian Magnetic Superheroes but the Diecast Superheroes and  finally answers our question as to how many Pocket Superheroes were released on white cards in Italy.   Be…