Category: Mego

Canadian Boxed Spider-Car

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

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…

The American West Series

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

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…..

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

Mego Solid Box Robin

New to Mego Museum Robin Page (and long overdue!) is the Solid Boxed Robin. Were you a lucky kid who snatched up one of these in ’73? Megomuseum.com- The Web’s Greatest Mego Playset

8" Buck Rogers Line Announced

ZICA Toys is excited to announce its first official foray into the world of licensed collectibles with an all new, highly articulated 1/9th scale line of action figures based on the fantastic television movie and series, Buck Rogers In The 25th Century. This indelible incarnation of the original hero of tomorrow debuted in 1979, starring…

Celebrity Dolls: Cameos Of Our Culture

NEW YORK – If the $3 billion toy business is a “crap shoot.” as Marty Abrams savs, he’s on a winning streak betting that kids would rather dress a sexv superstar than change diapers “ After all,” says the youthful entrepreneur, “toys are cameos of our culture ” So even as the dogwoods are blossoming,…