As an added bonus to the 1978 REImagined Catalog (currently on sale) we’ve included this little tribute to this rare item which coincedentally was released in 1978 by Mego. I recently noticed that in the catalog we had dropped Aquaman from the WGSH line up, so this is kind of making up for that. The…
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1978 ReImagined Catalog Ready to Order!
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What if? Mego hadn’t passed on Star Wars? There were additional waves to the World’s Greatest Superheroes line? The KISS dolls were 8″ tall so you could use them on other adventures? Scooby and the Gang got in on the fun? These are just some of the answers the MegoMuseum community tries to provide with…
Heroes In Action: Abraham Lincoln
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Toy Maker Heroes In Action sent us a sneak peak at the upcoming Abraham Lincoln figre from their ever expanding “Presidential Heroes” line. While I’m sure history buffs are excited by this, I for one, can’t wait to put him in my Star Trek display. The line will also be getting new packaging in 2010…
Great White Update
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It’s time to take a look at a classic bit of Mego magic with the revised Aquaman Vs the Great White Shark gallery. We’ve improved the original photography for this wonderful (and stupildy hard to find) toy and added new links and info. Visit the Great White Shark Gallery Here. Discuss at the Mego Museum…
Gestern Wars Promotional Piece
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Fantastic Update courtesy of Jens Knappman today who was kind enough to scan this rare German leaflet for the Lion Rock Gestern Wars series but also translated the whole thing for us as well. It’s a really neat look at foreign marketing many of us haven’t seen before: 1939 – 1945GESTERN WAR’S.When the world was…
Great Webs! Crime Doesn’t Pay!
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A fun update today at the Mego Museum Super Softie Gallery, today we take a look at Spider-Man with new pictures including (finally!) shots of the 19″ Spider-Man figure boxed. All that plus you can click to hear Spider-Man talk, click the link to hear cuddly Peter Parker.. Megomuseum.com- The Web’s Greatest Mego Playset
Time For Action, Johnny Action!
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Neat addition to the Lionrock World War 2 Gallery today, it’s the 1976 Mego Johnny Action Catalog featuring the military that Mego marketed around the world under many different names. It’s a beautiful toy line that deserves demands more attention, check it out here. Megomuseum.com- The Web’s Greatest Mego Playset
Captain Patch Returns (Sort of)
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A neat new addition to the Mego Museum Super Pirates Gallery. Captain Patch was recycled by an anonymous toy distributor in the mid seventies to get rid of excess Matchbox “Fighting Furies” outfits. The figure was often just shoved into an existing outfit (as seen above). The head is a reverse of the Mego head…
Retro-Action Green Arrow: Up Close
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Another up close shot of the upcoming Retro Action line, this time it’s Oliver Queen himself! The Green Arrow! The original Mego Sculpt has been altered here, it’s not a reproduction but a nice alteration of the original. Amazing how the eye paint changes the whole aesthetic. Green Arrow will be availble December 23rd (that’s…
Retro-Action Sinestro: Up Close
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Thanks to good people at Mattel and EMCE we have another early look at the Mattel Retro Action DC Super Heroes line, this time it’s 8″ Sinestro head sculpt again in the rather fitting “Mugshot” style. As with Lex there is a “Challenge of the Superfriends” vibe going on here and it’s just one thing…
