A bit of a departure this week, instead of talking about a vintage Mego toy, we thought we’d talk about some myths and rumours that plague Mego collecting to this day. We even believed some of these and spread them ourselves, so it’s time to put these to bed. So for this installment, we’ll tackle…
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…
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…
This week we talk about the very rare and somewhat mysterious Ultraman Leo figure from Japan. The figure is actually on a Mego type one body but we know precious little about it. Was it made by Mego or did Miura just buy some bodies? Are there other characters in the series? These are…
Welcome to another installment of Vintage Mego. This week we talk about the Mego One Million BC line and the series of awesome “Prehistoric Animals” that were created for the line. These (mostly dinosaurs) creatures are actually some of the hardest to find items produced by Mego and well, they’re a lot of fun. For…
Welcome to Vintage Mego, a bi-weekly discussion of Mego toys produced during their “Golden Age” also known as our childhood. This week’s installment serves as an introduction to the series and also, a discussion of your “Gateway mego” the action figure that saw you become a collector. Tell us us what your “Gateway Mego” was…
