Category: Megomuseum

Mego Superheroes in Japan: Vintage Mego

As promised in this week’s toy ventures, we’re continuing our look at Japanese toys with a look at how the Mego Superheroes were distributed in Japan by Popy Toys. We also talk about character selection and why these specific three characters were chosen.   As a bonus here is our video on the Popy TV…

Vintage Mego: Star Trek Movie Aliens

Seeing as it’s the 40th anniversary of Star Trek: The Motion Picture let’s take a look at the tough to find and under-appreciated line of second series characters from Mego’s toy line. Visit us online at: Follow us on Twitter: @MegoMuseum Mego Museum Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/TheMegoMuseum/ Mego Mania Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/megomania/

Mego Returns to Target this fall

  Beginning this fall, Target will be re-stocking MEGO figures in their store’s Collectible Entertainment Section. Just in time for Halloween, you will be able to purchase the full line of wave 6 including the horror characters and Star Trek, look for subsequent new waves just in time for the Holidays! Look for your favorite…

Mint Off Card: The Egyptian Mummy by Mego Corp.

  As wave 7 week continues we pry the amazing Egyptian Mummy off his card and hope that there is no curse. Come check out this awesome figure and tell me what figure you want me to review next. Special thanks to Mego Corp for this wonderful opportunity, be sure sure to visit Mego Ambassadors…

Mint Off Card: Mego Phantom of the Opera

  Wave 7 Week continues with an exclusive first look at the Phantom of the Opera by Mego Corp. This all-new figure is just one part of the cool and creepy characters coming out this September by Mego Corp. Special thanks to Mego Corp for this wonderful opportunity, be sure sure to visit Mego Ambassadors…

Vintage Mego: Dr. Kromedome the Bionic Villain

This week’s Vintage Mego is all about the Montgomery Ward’s Catalog exclusive action, Dr. Kromedome the Bionic Villain! Meant as a foe to the (much taller) Steve Austin, Dr. Kromedome had a secret, he was made by Mego, who put together this incredibly funky looking action figure, he’s pimp-tastic! Join us at the Mego Museum…

Vintage Mego: Close Out Star Trek

This week’s Vintage Mego is all about this curious item that began appearing in discount stores in the 1970s. Two Mego Star Trek action figures wrapped inside the shell of the Enterprise Bridge playset. We give you everything we know about the history of this curious little footnote. The Mego Museum Star Trek Galleries: Star…

Vintage Mego: 12″ Mego Superman

This episode is special because it was sparked by a figure variant that i wasn’t sure existed, a very rare Parkdale Novelty (Canada) version of Superman. This episode we delve into the history of the Mego 12″ Heroes and the man who made them happen, Parkdale Novelty’s founder Morris Kotzer and discuss the distribution of…

Mego Corp. Reveals at Mego Meet: Here is what we know

Mego Meet 15 was our biggest and best celebration of all things Mego, a perfect mix of vintage, custom and new Mego action figures completely buoyed by the presence of the newly reformed Mego Corporation. Mego CEO Marty Abrams and President Joel Rosenzweig and Paul “Dr. Mego” Clarke, spoke in an intimate “Town Hall” style…