Category: Mego

High Quality Mego Commercial Reels discovered!

Thanks to an amazing contribution from former PAC Toys president Joe Ruzzi, we’ve got new higher resolution copies of over 50 Mego TV commercials and toy fair sizzle reels. We’ll be encoding them and sharing one every week in the Mego Museum Newsletter. A round of applause has to go to AcroRay’s Laboratory for donating his time and…

Up Close: Super Friends Robin and Samurai

We were delayed on this photo review due to the holidays (and our friends at Canada customs) but these figures are too interesting not to discuss. The Super Friends toy line by Figures Toy Company is one of the most anticipated lines of 2015 and they’re delivery in December meant many 70s kids got some major wish fulfillment in…

Rare Mego Outfits on Cheap Fashion Doll Finds

    For years, Mego collectors have been finding oddities such as “Mandy the Pretty Doll” dressed like Mr Fantastic or the Bonnie Dee Doll dressed in full Planet of the Ape regalia . These strange blow molded dolls have been largely explained away as a 3rd party factory trying to get rid of it’s extras after…

Mego New Avengers John Steed Discovery in South Africa

For years Mego fans have been regaled with stories of the fabled Denys Fisher New Avengers toy line had made it into production in South Africa. Around the time of the discovery of Jet Jungle, the rumors surfaced again with several South African collectors mentioning having the toys as children. One collector even provided Mego…

Planet of the Apes sale at Toys R Us!

On this Cyber Monday, we thought it’d be fun to go back to the future, to the time where our Christmas wishlists were ruled by Apes!   Entertainment Earth’s Cyber Monday sale has deep discounts on ReMego figures by Bif Bang Pow! and Figures Toy Company. Check it out here and support the Mego Museum!…

Northguard and Fleur Des Lyes @ Ottawa Pop Expo

  This weekend’s Ottawa Pop Expo (going on now) will have two officially licensed 8″ Canadian Superhero exclusives created by our own Sam Noir! Look for the limited edition North Guard and Fleurs Des Lyes at the booth 3408 or the Chapterhouse Comics Booth. Get them signed by their creator Mark Shainblum, who will be at the…

Superman Pa Kent: Pre Production Prototype from Figures Toy Company

The good folks at Figures Toy Company have shared with us an early look at the highly anticipated third wave of Superman action figure with this pre-production shot of Cyborg. This figure is submitted to the licencor who then may insist on changes prior to factory production, so while there may be changes to the final…