Morris Kotzer, the owner of Parkdale Novelty, was the Canadian distributor of Mego toys (right, in a picture from 2011). In 1977, wanting to give greater value to the consumers than the 8” World’s Greatest Superheroes action figures offered, he…
Category: 12inch
12 Inch Wonder Woman Playsets (Unproduced)
Mego attempted on two separate occasions to produce a Wonder Woman Playset, below is from the 1978 Catalog. From the Mego Repro Art Book, yet another concept unrealized for a Mego Paradise Island Playset. Such a missed opportunity (Scan courtesy…
12 Inch Wonder Woman Outfits
Text and Photos by Jim Emmons Mego proposed Wonder woman outfits on many occasions but it was thought they weren’t released. Below is the 1978 catalog offerings.. Later it was discovered that Parkdale Novelty of Canada had released separate outfits,…
12 Inch Wonder Woman
Text and Photos by Jim Emmons Mego Toy industry advertisement (courtesy Mike J) In 1977,Mego released the first 4 Wonder Woman figures. The box on all 4 figures features Lynda Carter’s picture from the first season of the TV show.…
12 Inch Superman Movie Playset (Unproduced)
< Mego proposed a large tri-fold Playset for Superman the movie, similiar to the Cher Theatre in the Round set, this would include backdrops pertinent to the Donner film. Above is the Metropolis skyline, note the WGBS building next to…
12 Inch General Zod
< Like the other characters in the Superman the Movie series, 12″ General Zod is an algamation of the comic and movie looks for the character. The outfit is rooted in the comic version but the head sculpt depicts a…
12 Inch Lex Luthor
< Mego chose to release Lex Luthor as he appeared in the comics which is probably a logical move, it’s likely the licensing rights to Gene Hackman were not included and let’s face it, a Gene Hackman action figure wouldn’t…
12 Inch Jor El
< Like the other characters in the Superman the Movie series, 12″ Jor El is an algamation of the comic and movie looks for the character. The outfit is the comic version but the head sculpt depicts a white haired…
12 Inch Hulk
Below is a boxed Canadian (Grand Toys) Example of the 12″ Hulk, Mego went all out with it’s Deluxe Hulk, dig that labcoat! 12″ Hulk before “Fly Away Action” Mego’s US released boxes tended to be white.…
12 Inch Spider-Man
Mego 12 inch Spiderman. His box sports illustrations of Captain America, who was made as a 12 inch figure and Mr. Fantastic, Cap eventually was made in 1979 but Mr Fantastic never got off the drawing board. This is the first…
12 Inch Superman
The Superman on the right is the one Mego released in 1979 to correspond with the movie his head sculpt is fuller and the body Mego used in the US was bulkier, which was common of nearly all of the 12″ releases…
12 Inch Super Heroes: Batman & Robin:
12 inch Batman and Robin Original Parkdale Novelty Catalog page for the 12 inch heroes launch in Canada, their country of origin. The Dynamic Duo came in two different twelve inch forms, the best known stateside being the Magnetic…