Category: Mego

Exclusive first look at Mego Data and Picard

Well ahead of toy fair this weekend we’ve been treated to some advanced sneak peeks from Mego Corp. Official higher resolution photography will be released after the fair but after months of waiting, we’re excited to be showcasing Captain Jean Luc Picard and Lt. Commander Data from Mego’s Wave 8 Star Trek: The Next Generation…

Vintage Mego: Childhood Megos!

Total departure this week, I want to share the Mego figures I had as a kid that somehow survived childhood! I’ve shown you what I still have, now show me yours, you can hit me up in the following places: The Mego Museum Forums: www.megomuseum.com/community Mego Mania on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/megomania/ Mego Ambassadors Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/201580127134713/

Svengoolie Returns in exclusive Studio Set

Svengooli, MeTV’s venerable horror returns in action figure form courtesy of Figures Toy Company and MeTV, this time in a studio set complete with Coffin. The two previous Svengoolie action figures sold out very quickly,  so we don’t expect this new exclusive coffin version to last long. The Svengoolie studio set will be available exclusively…

Mint Off Card: The Black Hole by Diamond Select Toys

    This week’s installment of “Mint Off Card” we take a look at the figures based on the movie “The Black Hole” by Diamond Select Toys. Mego famously covered this line in 1980 and I’m excited to finally see a new range of figures. Come explore the unknown with me!   You can buy…

Mego Wholesale Catalog from 1975

Long before License2Play, Mego often dealt with Toy Wholesalers and here we have a rare look at a catalog page from 1975, showcasing all the Mego items your store could buy from M.W. Kasch Company, a Wisconsin based toy wholesaler serving no doubt the many independent toy and gift shops that once dotted our landscape.…

Vintage Mego: Bionic Man from Peru

  This week we talk about the contributions of BASA, a company in Peru that not only made their own versions of the Mego World’s Greatest Superheroes but also made this 8 inch Steve Austin figure, a completely unique item to their country. More on BASA at the MegoMuseum www.megomuseum.com Facebook Group MegoMania: https://www.facebook.com/groups/megomania/ Twitter:…

Mint Off Card: Bob Ross by NECA

  Time for another unboxing. This figure is no happy accident, it’s Bob Ross from the beloved series “The Joy of Painting” and boy is popular in our house. So let’s take a look at this interesting and unique offering from NECA toys. Sorry about the blooper. visit us online at www.megomuseum.com Twitter: @megomuseum Instagram:…

Vintage Mego: Wonder Woman Collapsing Tower Playset

  This week we take an in-depth look at the 1976 “Comic Action Heroes” set “Collapsing Tower and Invisible Plane” featuring Wonder Woman and her arch-enemy, the Penguin? Visit us online at : https://www.megomuseum.com Twitter: @megomuseum Facebook Group: Mego Mania

Mint Off Card: They Live by NECA

Time to crack open this new retro figure set by NECA based on the classic John Carpenter film “They Live”. Get this set at Entertainment Earth: https://www.entertainmentearth.com/product/NC14895?id=ME-002202116 Join our forums at: https://megomuseum.com/community/forum.php Facebook Group, MegoMania: https://www.facebook.com/groups/megomania Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/TheMegoMuseum/

Vintage Mego: Origins of Mego Apes

  Vintage Mego this week is all about the insider scoop on how Mego secured the Planet of the Apes licensed, the hottest selling toys for Christmas 1974. Including a glimpse at the original hand made prototypes that still exist in a private collection.