At the “Mattel and DC Comics: A Heroic Partnership” Panel at this year’s San Diego Comic Con the big announcement was the return of the 8″ Superhero format! It’s the one Mego fans have been waiting for and something Dr.Mego (AKA Paul Clarke) and Joe Sena of EMCE toys have toiled on for ages. It’s…
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8" Obama Figure available at San Diego Comic Con
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The First Release from new company Heroes in Action is available at conventions this summer, the 8″ President Obama doll features a new style 8″ body not seen before. The minature president is available in two different coloured suits, regular black and limited edition gray. To get one at SDCC visit either the Heroes West…
Bif Bang Pow! unveils 8" Flash Gordon Movie figure at SDCC
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Premiering at this year’s San Diego Comic Con is Bif Bang Pow!’s 8” Flash Gordon figure. The proposed series will feature a Cast A Way body and will embody the likeness of Flash Gordon (Sam Jones) and Ming the Merciless (Max Von Sydow) on the 1980 cult Classic Dino De Laurentiis film “Flash Gordon”. proposed…
Vintage Mego Ad from the pages of Starlog
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Click on the ad for a larger view New to the MegoMuseum Ad Archive is this wonderful ad from Starlog Magazine circa 1985, over the years I’ve heard many folks mention this ad as being the thing that drew them back to Mego in their adult life. The company is no long called “Planet Earth”…
Canadian Boxed Spider-Car
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Mark Schmidt sent in photos of this rare item, a bilingual boxed Spider-Car from Parkdale Novelty. Previously it was believed all Parkdale did was sticker the US packaging, it seems that they also did a run of their own box. Thanks to Mark for sharing this northern rarity. MegoMuseum Spider Car Gallery Megomuseum.com- The Web’s…
The Mego Superheroes Down Under
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New to the MegoMuseum Ad Archive is this rare Australian Magazine Ad for Toltoys (the down under distributer) who took the 1973 Mego Superheroes Catalog page and made it their own! Click on the image to see a bigger version. Check out the MegoMuseum Library for hours of Mego browsing. For More on…
1973s Greatest Stars: The World’s Greatest Superheroes
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Again thanks to Steve F., we’ve got a much bigger scan of the 1974 Mego World’s Greatest Superheroes Catalog page, click on it to see a larger view. I want to go to there… Mego Catalog Library Megomuseum.com- The Web’s Greatest Mego Playset
The American West Series
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Thanks to the generosity of Steve F., we also have a much bigger scan of the 1974 Mego American West Catalog page, click on it to see a larger view. That includes a much nicer view of the Dodge City Playset, sigh…. Mego Catalog Library Megomuseum.com- The Web’s Greatest Mego Playset
The Mad Monsters Series
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Thanks to the generosity of Steve F., we have a much bigger scan of the 1974 Mego Mad Monsters Catalog page, click on it to see a larger view. I’d also love to know what the heck this is supposed to be…. Mego Catalog Library Megomuseum.com- The Web’s Greatest Mego Playset
Monkey Around With These…..
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Terrific Mego Ad from Marvel’s “Planet of the Apes Magazine” Issue #4. For more Mego Advertising and Articles, check out our Ad Archive at the Mego Library. Megomuseum.com- The Web’s Greatest Mego Playset
