Mego 1975 Sales Call Part 1: Waltons & Wizard of Oz We recently found a rare audio recording of a Mego sales pitch from 1975. In this episode, we will animate the scene where David Abrams and Morris Kotzer from Parkdale Novelty pitch Shoprite stores the Wizard of Oz and The Waltons action figure lines!…
Toy-Ventures counts down the top ten coolest toys from the legendary series Space:1999. Eagles, Stun Guns, Action figures and Moonbase Alpha itself in this blast from the future past. toyventures #space1999 #gerryanderson Check out our Space:1999 Playlist on Youtube Toy-Ventures Issue 13 is shipping this month with Mego’s never before seen plans for the World’s…
Toy-Ventures: Mego Knock Off Madness Toy-Ventures takes another dive into the world of Mego Knock-Offs with Bootleg Zorros, Galaxy Trekkers, Laughable Ninjas, Mixed Up Apes, Flamin’ Aquamen & my holiest of bootleg grails. #mego #knockoffs #toyventures Links from this episode: Steve L’Aventerier Demo Man FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/826269482152324 Mego Knock-Off HQ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Megoknockoff Toy-Ventures Issue…
Astro Command is doing an extremely limited run of Glow in the Dark King Gargon figures, each figure will sell for $75 and will never be produced again. The factory is allowing this for far less than their MOQ so if you’re interested, let them know on their Facebook page now! Toy-Ventures Issue 13 is…
As reported here earlier in the year, the recently discovered second-wave Mego Star Trek Aliens prototypes are up for auction at Hake’s ended last evening. The Romulan, Andorian, Mugato and Talos were auctioned seperately by Hakes. Romulan Closed at $30,961 Mugato Closed at $31,576 Andorian Closed at $29,548 Talos Closed at $28,506 Mugato factory sample…
Mint off Card Returns with a look at the first of many waves Mego Marvel figures. How do they stack up against the originals? You decide in our latest look. Toy-Ventures is our magazine; we’re an independent publisher trying to bring back print toy magazines; if you would like to support us, please check out…
An unproduced vintage Mego Figure has surfaced after nearly 50 years!Following the story we posted earlier in the week about the Star Trek Aliens prototypes being found, there was another surprise in the mix. A figure none of us saw coming. In the original shots the Museum was sent of this lot of toys that…
New Vintage Mego Video tonight! We begin 2025 with a Mego toy from the 25th Century (aka 1979) with the Buck Rogers Laserscope Fighter an electronic toy that promises space battles. Does it do what it says it does on the box? Find out on the latest episode #mego #megomuseum The Lincoln Monsters are here!…
Thanks to a Facebook marketplace ad, a toy collector has now discovered the hand made original Mego Star Trek Aliens prototypes. Tom reached out to the Mego Museum after purchasing a large number of toys from an elderly man who was good friends with a Mego designer.The majority of the lot being mint, uncirculated carded…
Mego Planet of the Apes Display at an Alexander’s Department store in 1976. If you look closely you’ll see someone has slipped Grandma Walton into the jail cell along with General Urko. That’s likely because the Mego Walton’s house display is next to it, you can see the Walton’s Truck in this shot. The Mego…
