Category: mego corp

The Muhammad Ali Gym Playset

by Museum • August 6, 2010

Todays Update: The Prototype Muhammad Ali Gym Playset. File this one under “completely logical” Mego proposed a Gym playset for their line of Muhammad Ali figures in 1977, it’s a manly version of the Dinah Mite Health Spa! Here the champ can train, check his weight and even take a schvitz! Discuss this on the Mego…

by Museum • July 7, 2010

Coming Summer 2010 to the Mego Museum: Newly uncovered images of Mego items straight from the original R&D department including several never before seen prototypes. You only thought you’d seen it all…. Megomuseum.com- The Web’s Greatest Mego Playset

by Museum • July 5, 2010

When Mego celebrated a grand opening, they invited only A listers to the event, as evidenced by characters from the biggest lines of 1975, namely Wizard of Oz, World’s Greatest Superheroes and Planet of the Apes. Note the wonderful assortment of product behind them. Click on the photo for a better view. Discuss this at…

by Museum • May 18, 2010

In a box of very musty paperwork comes this wonderful bit of Mego history. It’s a 1977 Mego Order Form complete with the thoughts of the toy buyer, it’s interesting to see what the thought process was at the time. Click on each image for a better look: Page One The buyer seems impressed with…

by Museum • January 18, 2010

Fantastic Update courtesy of Jens Knappman today who was kind enough to scan this rare German leaflet for the Lion Rock Gestern Wars series but also translated the whole thing for us as well. It’s a really neat look at foreign marketing many of us haven’t seen before: 1939 – 1945GESTERN WAR’S.When the world was…

by Museum • January 14, 2010

Neat addition to the Lionrock World War 2 Gallery today, it’s the 1976 Mego Johnny Action Catalog featuring the military that Mego marketed around the world under many different names. It’s a beautiful toy line that deserves demands more attention, check it out here. Megomuseum.com- The Web’s Greatest Mego Playset

by Museum • September 7, 2009

A President’s day sale after Mego’s demise shows clearance pricing on everything, including the World’s Greatest Superheroes! Sure, the ad shows Batman but I bet it was mostly Hulks….. Megomuseum.com- The Web’s Greatest Mego Playset

by Museum • August 28, 2009

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…

by Museum • August 14, 2009

Thanks to some great submissions from Chris Jefferys, we’ve got a complete section for the Buck Rogers 12″ figures. Come feat your eyes on what is honestly one of the nicest figure sets ever produced by Mego. Be sure to scope out the other Buck Rogers Galleries for never before seen prototypes and rare promotional…

by Museum • August 12, 2009

A beautiful new addition to the Mego Museum Planet of the Apes Galleries courtesy of Mike D’Aloia. Three stunning window boxed Mego General Ursus figures each with an outfit variation, click on the picture to visit the gallery and see larger shots. Watch for more “Ape Updates” this month. Megomuseum.com- The Web’s Greatest Mego Playset