Here’s a fun Mego Mystery that we don’t have the answer to. Prior to Toy Fair 1976 Mego Corporation (who were, really at the top of their game) took out a clever two-page ad (at the front) of all the leading toy trade magazines showcasing their successful and upcoming toy lines for 1976. Page One is…
When we published our list of the “Top Ten Mego Superhero Toys that never got made” one thing we didn’t have a good image of was the Wonder Woman Paradise Island Playset from 1977. It’s such an interesting item that we decided to rectify that by giving it it’s own blog post. Shop for…
by Brain Heiler Mego- A name synonymous with “Superhero” in the 1970s and certainly one of the pioneers of licensed action figure success, while they are no longer, their formula and creativity live on today (hey, you may have heard, we’re fans). While the World’s Greatest Toy Company had an incredible, unprecedented amount of…
The popular Super Friends toy line by Figures Toy Company has a new set of bad guys! This wave of Superfriends is all members of the Legion of Doom and includes some highly anticipated fan favourites including Grodd, Solomon Grundy and Black Manta. So, as with all of our “Mego Museum Up Close” features,…
Mego fans will want to head over the Figures Toy Company as they’ve just unleashed a whole whallop of pre Christmas goodness that you won’t want to miss! Fans of Scooby-Doo can choose from Scooby, Velma, Scooby Dumb, Charlie the Robot, Headless Horseman and the new Phantom Shadows two pack. Super Friends Fans will squeal…
Mego Museum’s inaugural issue of Megozine, the magazine for Mego Collectors. Issue one is now expanded and Includes: Secret Origins of the 1/6th Scale Superheroes- Which details Mego s 12 inch Superhero figures and includes a never before seen prototype of a never made Mego 12 hero. A Mego Museum Super Collector comic adventure Escape…
Since it’s debut in the 1980s, Bob Clarke’s wonderful “A Christmas Story” has gone from memorable cult film to absolute beloved classic. When something is beloved around the holidays these days, well, here comes the merchandise! NECA has quietly been dominating this market in the 8″ scale with their previous releases from holiday centered…
We’re upgrading our content at the Museum currently and one gallery that was a little underwhelming was the 12″ Captain America page. New photos, information and promotional materials have been added for Cap. We even get a little into the history of the first Avenger. Check out his shiny new page here. Discuss…
1980 was an ambitious year for the World’s Greatest Toy Company as this Spring supplemental catalog showcases. Mego had high hopes for the two Science Fiction Black busters that year namely Star Trek: The Motion Picture and Disney’s The Black Hole and tremendous plans to expand the Micronauts aliens brand. On the Superhero side we…
You may have noticed a lot of good deals on Ebay lately, particularly in China. Things like $20 Kresge carded Superheroes and stashes of 12 Back Star Wars figures. No matter what you collect, it seems like there was this amazing find of vintage toys in China. Well, there wasn’t. Fact of the matter is,…
