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…
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World’s Greatest Toys : The Mego Museum Review
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It’s a bit difficult to review a book like “World’s Greatest Toys” without showing a level of bias. In fact, I almost didn’t do a review at all for fear of sounding like a shill but the book itself is an achievement and thus deserves acknowledgement. The first thing you read in WGT is the…
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
Canadian Hutch plus Mego Community News
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Our gallery update today is a Canadian Carded (Grand Toys) Hutch from Starsky and Hutch. Thanks to Mark Schmidt for this cool new entry. 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. Just…
Mego Museum Legends Trading Card Revealed
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A Thanksgiving treat a day early as Scott has revealed the artwork for the upcoming Mego Museum Legends Trading Card Checklist. These cards should be appearing in the new year but it felt like a good time to give everyone a taste! Megomuseum.com- The Web’s Greatest Mego Playset
Action Jackson is always Well Dressed!
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Our Mego Advertising Archive gets a new addition today in the form of this 1972 article about the upcoming Action Jackson Scramble cycle. This is an early piece of Mego history and shows the growing company’s expanding creativity. Jason submitted this wicked Jason Todd Robin and it is this week’s custom spotlight. Customs are an…
Get it at the Superhero Shop
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A bit of toy insider history today with this staged toy store shot from Licensing Corporation of America (LCA) who in 1977 handled the DC comics Superheroes. This four page ad, meant to entice toy manufacturers into licensing the heroes, shows the top licensors at the time which means lots of Mego product in the…
Mego Ape Update!
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Thanks to a nice contribution by Mike D’Aloia we have the second issue Galen card in the Planet of the Apes Gallery. The Museum owes a great deal to it’s members and cool contributions such as this one. Megomuseum.com- The Web’s Greatest Mego Playset
Look! Up In The Sky!
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This great black and white ad featuring the Mego Mego Superman the Movie toy line is courtesy of Rob Kelly. If I may editorialize, this beautiful line of figures doesn’t get the attention it deserves. If you’re into Black and White Comic Magazines, check out the terrific blog All in black and white for 75…
Mego Black Hole in a Captain Company Ad
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This great black and white ad featuring the Mego Mego Black Hole line is courtesy of Rob Kelly and was in an issue of Creepy. If you’re into Black and White Comic Magazines, check out the terrific blog All in black and white for 75 cents Megomuseum.com- The Web’s Greatest Mego Playset
