January 2008 will be an epic month for the Megomuseum as we present “Lost Treasures of the Mego Showroom” an event filled with new discoveries, never before seen items and a find that will have collectors talking for years to come. It all starts January 14th, see you in ’08. Happy New Year from the…
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The MegoMuseum Interview with Tory Mucaro : Mego R & D
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“I’ll never forget the day they came to me with the Torino from Starsky and Hutch and asked me if I could make it look like the General Lee!” Tory Mucaro has one of the more unqiue stories when it comes to his tenure at Mego, hired by John McNett while still in high school,…
Mego Treks the Stars
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Another addition to the Mego ad archive today.This June 1976 article announcesMego Star Trek Phaser Game with a box by Harold Shull. Megomuseum.com- The Web’s Greatest Mego Playset
The Mego Museum Interview with Chris Kublan
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If there was ever a childhood to envy it would be Chris Kublan’s, his dad Neal Kublan was vice President of Research and Development for Mego Corp, meaning he made our favourite toys. Chris gave us some fun insight into the inner workings of Mego and what was like to grow up during the companies…
Wizard of Oz Update
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We have a new gallery addition to the Wizard of Oz Galleries thanks to the contributions of Mike “Mikeoz” Lopategui who contributed not only the great photos but the text as well to create the new Mego Munchkinland page. Come check out this very Mego play set. The Megomuseum is always open to contributions, so…
1978 Christmas Catalog
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Today’s addition to the department store catalog archive is from another Canadian department store chain, Eaton’s and it sports 12″ Superman and the ever popular Mego Micronauts. Megomuseum.com- The Web’s Greatest Mego Playset
MegoMuseum Interviews Orit former creative director at Mego
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Our first Mego interview of the month is with Orit, the former creative director at Mego. Orit took time out of her schedule to give us her take on working at the world’s greatest toy company, toyfair and why she thinks Mego had so much success. Click here to read the Megomuseum Interview. Look for…
Mego KISS Update
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Dave Mc has done another knock out job with accessory check and has created a new checklist for KISS collectors to make sure they have the proper gear for their figures. Check out Kiss Accessory check. Also, today is the final day to enter in the “Win a Copy of World’s Greatest Toys” Contest, check…
The Mego Uncle Miltie Connection
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This newly discovered item in the Megomuseum ad archive explains how the 1972 Mego line up which saw the debut of Action Jackson was presented by none other than Comedy legend Milton Berle. If only they had camcorders back in the day. December will be a month you will not want to miss if you’re…
Recreate the exciting world of the Planet of the Apes!
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A cool catalog page courtesy of the 1974 JC Penney and Mego Planet of the Apes!. The concepts are starting to come in for the Megomuseum 1978 Re:Imagine Project. Come check out what folks think Mego should have done or get involved with your own ideas. Megomuseum.com- The Web’s Greatest Mego Playset
