Betsy opens a Mego General Urko in this great bit of vintage toylove. Betsy also got a Mego batman and Robin this year and a long friendship with Evel Knievel ensued.. Enjoy previous Mego Memories at the Megomuseum, Part 1 and Part 2 are full of vintage coolness. Got a pic to donate? Send it…
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Mego Invites You On A Journey That Begins Where Everything Ends
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In 1979, Walt Disney sent out a press kit for their upcoming block buster film “The Black Hole” included in this was a specially made Mego Toys Catalog for the event. Full of items that were never produced, we are happy to show case it for the first time. Check out the 1980 Mego Black…
The Results are in!
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The votes have been tallied and the results for the 1978 RE: Imagined contest are in. Come check out what the panel of judges which included two former Mego employees had to say. Then if you haven’t already come see all the entries at the Mego Forum, there is an intoxicating amount of talent and…
The Mego Corp 1960 Catalog
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A new entry into the Mego Library today, this time it’s something rarely seen or talked about. Before they were the World’s Greatest Toy Company Mego was an efficient company that sold modestly priced toys in something called “The Basement Department”. For a small company, they could provide an entire toy department with what needed…
EMCE Toys presents the Gorn!
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I’m a bit behind but Mego Museum Community members have been buzzing about the new photos of the EMCE Gorn figure from the classic Star Trek series. You can almost hear him hissing….. Nate posted this fun scene using this transporter room diorama recently and it’s this week’s custom spotlight. These are just some of…
Final Date for 1978 Entries
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Today is the closing date for the Mego Museum’s 1978 Re:Imagined project, so if you have projects/concepts today is the final day. The entries will be judged by two members of the MegoMuseum Forum as well as two former Mego Employees, the selected pieces will then be included in our 1978: Re Imagined Catalog to…
The Waltons Go To Oz
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Wonderful catalog spread today just added to the Mego Museum Department Store Gallery, this time it’s a spread for the Walton’s and Wizard of Oz. It’s rare to see a back view from the Walton’s farmhouse so I thought I’d showcase it here. I’m not sure what John Boy is doing…. Megomuseum.com- The Web’s Greatest…
Lex Luthor Source Art Discovered
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Chris Franklin has made another discovery in sourcing the origins of Mego packaging art, this time with the 1978 Superman the Movie Package. It seems Lex is from the classic Treasury Edition Comic “Superman VS Spiderman” which of course our own Scott Adams paid tribute to with our Superhero Checklist Trading Card: View more of…
8 Reasons to Attend Mego Meet 2008
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With this year’s fourth annual Mego Meet Convention fast approaching and looking like it’ll be a great event, it was high time to extoll the virtues and give reason to those uncomfortably sitting on the fence about attending. 1) The Official Keychain : Thanks to the ferocius generosity of Mike Conlon, Megomeet attendees get a…
A Salute to Mego 12" Batman
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The 12″ Mego World’s Greatest Superheroes are often overlooked and that’s a shame because they are well made toys with a lot of fun variations. The 12″ Heroes began in Canada, when Parkdale Novelty CEO Morris Kotzer created the line by ordering the minimum. The first 12″ Batman is largely the most familiar as he…
