Perhaps my favourite of the entire lot of Child World Ad art, this ad for the Mego Planet of the Apes line is just too pretty for words. For more about Mego Reproduction Art, visit the Museum Gallery Here. Scott surprised everybody(including me) by unveiling two new Megomuseum trading cards, this time for the American…
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Lost Treasures of the 1974 Mego Showroom
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The Mego find of the decade sounds a bit like a dream a lot of collectors have had, a young Mego employee asks to keep the items from the 1974 Toy Fair showroom and then stores them in a climate controlled closet for 34 years. That’s exactly what toy collector/dealer Bruce Zalkin encountered recently when…
1975 Simpsons Catalog featuring Trek and Apes
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Great addition to the department store catalog archive for the holiday season, The is rare page from long gone Canadian retailer Simpsons features Mego Star Trek and Planet of the Apes but nothing from their most popular line World’s Greatest Superheroes. Interesting to note that chair pictured is the same one that Scott Adams noted…
Mego Hulk Visits Egypt
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Bill has sent back some trippy pics of his Mego Hulk in Egypt, check it out here Customizer of the month is the very talented Anthony Durso, check out the interview with pictures of his cool packaged creations. V Man created this very nice Planet of the Apes Doctor Zaius and it’s this week’s custom…
Planet of the Apes Treehouse
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A completely revised gallery page for the Planet of the Apes treehouse today including all known boxed variations and the releases for both Canada and Mexico. This is possibly the best known POTA toy other than the figures, it’s easy to see why. Megomuseum.com- The Web’s Greatest Mego Playset
Mego Trono Simio
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The Planet of the Apes throne is another fun illogical piece from Mego, was there ever a throne in anything Planet of the Apes related? Above is the Mexican version of the packaging, I especially love the way General Urko is drawn here. Megomuseum.com- The Web’s Greatest Mego Playset
Mego Jaula Simia
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Ape updates continue with this pic of the Cipsa Apes Jail box. Love that artwork! Megomuseum.com- The Web’s Greatest Mego Playset
The Planet of the Apes Ram
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Thanks to Mike D’Aloia we have shots of the Mexican Released Planet of the Apes battering Ram with some lovely artwork. Thanks Mike! Megomuseum.com- The Web’s Greatest Mego Playset
Mego Planet of the Apes Checklist
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We’ve shown the checklist earlier but not the back, which is cool in itself. Many thanks to Chad Gordy aka Noelani72 for sponsoring this great card. The “Ape Updates” will continue shortly. Megomuseum.com- The Web’s Greatest Mego Playset
Enter Galen!
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“Zaius? Urko? They’ll Never stop. Never” -Galen The final Megomuseum card reveal is Galen , the other compassionate chimpanzee scientist. We’re always trying to do things as Mego had done them and this card had Scott channeling the vibes of the R&D department circa 1974, enjoy. Galen sponsored by Megostore thanks Joe! Stay tuned to…
