Category: mego corp

Canadian Boxed Spider-Car

Mark Schmidt sent in photos of this rare item, a bilingual boxed Spider-Car from Parkdale Novelty. Previously it was believed all Parkdale did was sticker the US packaging, it seems that they also did a run of their own box. Thanks to Mark for sharing this northern rarity. MegoMuseum Spider Car Gallery Megomuseum.com- The Web’s…

The Mego Superheroes Down Under

New to the MegoMuseum Ad Archive is this rare Australian Magazine Ad for Toltoys (the down under distributer) who took the 1973 Mego Superheroes Catalog page and made it their own! Click on the image to see a bigger version.   Check out the MegoMuseum Library for hours of Mego browsing.   For More on…

The American West Series

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

The Mad Monsters Series

Thanks to the generosity of Steve F., we have a much bigger scan of the 1974 Mego Mad Monsters Catalog page, click on it to see a larger view. I’d also love to know what the heck this is supposed to be…. Mego Catalog Library Megomuseum.com- The Web’s Greatest Mego Playset

Celebrity Dolls: Cameos Of Our Culture

NEW YORK – If the $3 billion toy business is a “crap shoot.” as Marty Abrams savs, he’s on a winning streak betting that kids would rather dress a sexv superstar than change diapers “ After all,” says the youthful entrepreneur, “toys are cameos of our culture ” So even as the dogwoods are blossoming,…

Canadian Comic Action Heroes Spider-Car

Really neat foreign variation today, courtesy of Mark Schmidt, it’s the Canadian Version of the Mego Comic Action heroes Spider-Car which is drastically different than it’s US counterpart seen below: For more on these figures, please visit the Mego Museum Comic Action Heroes Gallery: Megomuseum.com- The Web’s Greatest Mego Playset

Action Jackson Goes Vroom Vroom

Cool update to the Mego Action Jackson Galleries today, thanks to the help of Scott Arendsen, Rob Chatlin and Tom Ligotti. It’s the ever elusive Formula Racer and it’s mysterious Australian counter part, the Green BP Racer. Be sure to check out the rest of the AJ gallery, it’s some of the coolest stuff Mego…

Mego Greatest American Hero Gallery Updates

Today we’ve got an indepth look at a Ralph Hinkley production sample figure from the Greatest American Hero line of toys. What makes this one different is that he’s an earlier production sample, lots of big pictures and history about this neat figure. Mego Museum Greatest American Hero Gallery Megomuseum.com- The Web’s Greatest Mego Playset