Category: Video Shorts

Vintage Mego: Marvel Shuttles

This week we talk about the strange Mego Pocket Superheroes vehicles that began appearing in Toys R Us Stores in the early 1980s. Check out the Mego Pocket Superhero Galleries here. https://www.megomuseum.com/galleries/pocket-heroes/ This video was created by Brain Heiler (@plaidstallions) Subscribe to our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwYta3nz_7FAzPvP8FPSgpg?view_as=subscriber Our facebook group is MegoMania: https://www.facebook.com/groups/megomania/

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: Buck Rogers Land Rover

This week we focus on an underrated item and a favourite of mine, the Buck Rogers Land Rover vehicle. This was actually used on the series and is a pretty cool toy. We had our first casualty on the set of Vintage Mego, more details on that in the video. Visit the Mego Museum Buck…

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: Aquaman vs the Great White Shark

This week we explore the “Aquaman vs the Great White Shark” set from 1978, including its origins, history and some of the odd trivia surrounding this hard to get Mego item. Please hit like and subscribe to never miss one of our weekly features. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwYta3nz_7FAzPvP8FPSgpg

Vintage Mego 10: Action Jackson Adventure Set

Vintage Mego takes a look at an empty box but WHAT an empty box, this is the only surviving sample of the Action Jackson Adventure set, a lost item from 1974. How did this sample survive Toyfair 1974? Well, that’s an interesting story and we discuss this amazing find. Subscribe and like for a bi-weekly…

Vintage Mego 8″ Batman’s Flying Batcopter

  This week we look at the amazing Flying Batcopter made in 1977 for the Mego Comic Action Heroes line, it really works and you run the risk of losing your Batman on a roof or in a tree. However, did you know that this began life as a different toy line in a different…

Mego Green Arrow Car Video

  Mego Video Shorts are now a monthly feature here at the Mego Museum and well, this month we felt like playing with our Green Arrow car. Other than being hard to find in the collector market, it’s actually a well thought out and fun toy as this short will attest to. Look for more…

New Mego Museum Video: The Denys Fisher Doctor Who line

Our Christmas gift to you is another Mego Museum Video Short! This month’s topic is the Mego Doctor Who line by Denys Fisher UK. Like all of our video shorts, this piece is narrated by Jason Lenzi (@bbplenzi) and written by Palitoy (@plaidstallions). This video showcases the known history of the line, dispelling some myths…

New Video Short: Mego Robin Hood and the Super Merry Men

  After a unfortunate hiatus, we’re proud to get back with the video makin’. Our monthly video series  (We plan to do every single Mego Toy and Action Figure Line) continues with a look at the 1975 toy line Robin Hood and the Super Merry Men.   You can see all of our vintage toy short films…