Category: planet of the apes

Mego Planet of the Apes & Waltons display @ Alexanders 1976

Mego Planet of the Apes Display at an Alexander’s Department store in 1976. If you look closely you’ll see someone has slipped Grandma Walton into the jail cell along with General Urko. That’s likely because the Mego Walton’s house display is next to it, you can see the Walton’s Truck in this shot. The Mego…

Mego Planet of the Apes TV Commercials Restored

Mego Planet of the Apes Commercials from Toy-Ventures Magazine

In case you missed the Toy-Ventures live stream, here is the newly restored Mego Planet of the Apes commercials on YouTube. These TV cuts haven’t been available for 49 (ugh!) years and are now in high definition; enjoy! Toy-Ventures Magazine presents the first time in 49 years, the original Mego Planet of the Apes toy…

Mego Topps Figure Gallery

Mego Corp has released photos of the upcoming Topps figures due to arrive sometime in the next 60 days. These figures are highly anticipated and as you can see they vacillate between regular Mego bodies and the new “Bandless” MA24 style they’ve been touting. We at the MegoMuseum look forward to when these arrive and…

Topps Mego Beneath the Planet of the Apes Mutant and Brent

Mego Topps Planet of the Apes

“Earth’s final battle is about to begin – Beneath the atomic rubble of what was once the city of New York!” Mego proudly presents The Planet of the Apes Mutant Leader 8” action figure! “Behold the truth that abides in us. Reveal that truth unto that Maker.” “The bizarre world you met in ‘Planet of…

Vintage Mego: Planet of the Apes Village

Vintage Mego looks at another classic Mego Play Set, this time it’s the Planet of the Apes Village from 1974. This episode is filmed in glorious BackYard-O-Vision! Get Toy-Ventures Magazine here: https://www.megomuseum.com/odeon/store/products/ Mego Museum Forums: https://megomuseum.com/community/activity.php   GET Issue 3 of Toy-Ventures here!   Subscribe to the MegoMuseum Newsletter here MegoMuseum Links: MegoMuseum Forums   …

And the next wave of Mego figures is…..

Solicitations have begun for the next wave of Mego action figures and it’s a wonderful mix of something for everyone and a triumphant return of the 14″ figures. According to sources, the following figures will launch this June:   You can Pre-Order  Mego characters from Entertainment Earth, proud sponsor of the MegoMuseum!     8″…

Mint Off Card: Dr. Zaius 1:12th from Mezco Toys

Mint Off Card takes a real detour this week and looks at the new Mezco Toys 1:12th scale Dr. Zaius from Planet of the Apes. Is this my new thing or something that I shouldn’t get into? You let me know in the comments. I bought this at Entertainment Earth and they sponsor this channel…

New Mego Figure Photo Reveals (Wave 12)

  Our friends at Mego corp (be sure to check out their amazing Facebook group Mego Ambassadors) have shared some new publicity shots of upcoming figures, particularly Cornelius, Dr. Zaius, the Karloff Frankenstein and his bride.   You can Pre-Order  Mego characters from Entertainment Earth, proud sponsor of the MegoMuseum!        Get Toy-Ventures…

Mego Wave 12 Revealed!

  Mego’s distributor License 2 Play has dropped tentative details on Mego’s Wave 12 of action figures and while this is always subject to change the list includes a wonderful mix of surprises, fan-requested items, and welcome additions to lines:     You can Pre-Order  Mego characters from Entertainment Earth, proud sponsor of the MegoMuseum!…

Everything we know about Mego’s plans for Planet of the Apes

  Last night, in a Mego Ambassadors live stream, Marty Abrams himself announced in a pre-recorded message that Mego had signed a deal for the Planet of the Apes license. This brings a lot of joy to a large percentage of Mego collectors who have lobbied for a return to the forbidden zone since the…