Category: Batman

An Interview with Marty Abrams Part 1

We here at the Mego Museum were excited to find this vintage toy industry publication interview with then Mego President Marty Abrams. This 1974 piece gets Abram’s opinions on the Toy Industry, Licensing and his vision of the future – specifically his then red hot Planet of the Apes license. Part two will follow next…

Mego of the Week – Over the Rainbow

Today on Mego of the Week we take a peak at the Wizard of Oz line. For me personally this is one of my favorite lines, even though it wasn’t always. Over the years I’ve come to appreciate the work done by Mego employees on it. You have to admit Mego did these characters right.…

Mego of the Week – S-A-L-U-T-E!

In honor of the new Captain America movie opening this week today on Mego of the Week we look at ALL things Captain America Mego produced. As one of the first Marvel characters Mego introduced he made it into many of the lines including the WGSH, Bend n’ Flex, Comic Action, Pocket Heroes and 12″ers.…

Mego of the Week – Night John Boy

Today on Mego of the Week we look at the Walton’s playsets. While most collectors might have Happy Days and CHiPs in their collections not everyone is rushing out to add the Waltons, which is actually a shame. Mego went all out giving John Boy and Mary Ellen a place to live, a place to…

The Super Collector As Seen on TV

We are pleased to announce that Brick and the Super Collector will be available for purchase during the month of July. All the details on how to order will be loudly shouted from the Museum hallways.

Mego of the Week – I’ll get them Dukes…

? Or will I? Today on Mego of the Week we look at the 3 ¾” line from Dukes of Hazzard. I’ve always wanted to collect this line but have you ever seen the prices on ebay for Daisy’s Jeep, Roscoe’s Police Car or the boys General Lee? Makes you wonder if someone is drinking…

Super Collector July at the Mego Museum

All this month we celebrate the launch of the Super Collector by ..uh…giving away other action figures! Thanks to some great donations by EMCE, ZICA, CASTAWAY and the MegoMuseum Entertainment Earth Account, we’re going to spend the month giving away ReMego. How to play? Look for the Super Collector on the Mego Museum boards, he’ll…

Megohead of the Month: Megoapesnut

Welcome to the Mego Museums Megohead of the Month, where each month we will feature a member and their collection. First up is our own Megoapesnut: Scott Miller. Museum Handle: megoapesnut Do you have a website or a blog? http://www.megocipsa.com Where do you hail from? Cleona, PA How did you find the MegoMuseum? Google search…

Mego Of the Week: Robin #1

By Scott A. Today’s Mego of the Week is Robin, from the World’s Greatest Super Heroes line. Having been introduced in the initial wave there are now quite a few variations in the suit for the character. These include ribbed sleeves, plastic snaps, paper emblems, and opaque belts. One question that remains: Did he ever…

Mego Superheroes in Spain!

Courtesy of ForeignMego.com, we have this awesome Spanish advertisement for the Poch assortment of World’s Greatest Superheroes. Click on it for a better look at the type 1 glory. No love for Aquaman? A more detailed look at the assortment shows that Tarzan was a bigger deal in Spain than the boy wonder.