The good folks at Figures Toy Company have shared with us an early look at the highly anticipated third wave of Superman action figure with this pre-production shot of Cyborg. This figure is submitted to the licencor who then may insist on changes prior to factory production, so while there may be changes to the final…
This past Sunday, the third gathering of Canadian Mego Collectors AKA “Mego North” was held within the confines of Canadian Toy Con in Burlington, Ontario. While understandably a smaller group than the annual Mego Meet convention , Mego North was no less a jubilant experience where members could put faces to Mego forum screen names and for…
Thanks to our good friends at Hake’s Americana we have another wonderful rare foreign Mego catalog spread from Italian distributor GIG. This catalog not only features the rare Italian Magnetic Superheroes but the Diecast Superheroes and finally answers our question as to how many Pocket Superheroes were released on white cards in Italy. Be…
SInce the images of the Flash leaked out, we’ve been inundated with “Will he have gloves?” type comments, the answer is a)Yes and b)They’re pretty awesome gloves. Nice to see fists on a fist fighter! More news like this every week in our newsletter Subscribe today! Join us at the world’s only dedicated Mego…
In what can only be described as a “Brave and the Bold Christmas Edition“, Figures Toy Company is allowing you to team up the World’s Greatest Toymaker with the World’s Greatest Superheroes! The DC Comics Limited Edition Action Figure Two-Pack With Santa Claus allows you to choose which caped crime fighter stands next to Saint…
The latest Diamond catalog reveals the next wave of Super Powers from Figures Toy Company which includes DC Comics fan favorites like The Flash, Green Lantern, Martian Manhunter and Plastic Man (Not yet shown). This is definitely a wave that Mego fans have been clamoring for since the initial announcement. The third wave of…
We were lucky enough to unearth this Mego ad to the toy trade announcing their latest (at least for 1977) addition to the World’s Greatest Superhero line The Wayne Foundation play set. Interesting to note that Wonder Woman isn’t in this piece, she had been cut from the World’s Greatest Superheroes assortment (along with Tarzan)…
One of the nicer surprises this year were the 18″ Superheroes by Figures Toy Company which as someone more clever than me pointed out gave us the illusion we were three feet tall again. Entertainment Earth joined in the fun by creating their own exclusive version of many a collector’s “Holy Grail”, the removable…
This rare and wonderful piece from Canada recently surfaced and it’s a neat look into how Mego distribution worked in the great white North. Growing up just outside of Toronto, this catalog, which is hobbled together from a variety of sources, solved more than one “why didn’t I get that” mysteries for me. For more…
This very rare leaflet from Canadian Mego distributor Parkdale Novelty just recently surfaced, showcasing the wonderful different 1975 assortments of World’s Greatest Superheroes. The true beauty of this ad is the multitude of different stock art that was used, as many of these images were not used on any form of Mego packaging.
