{"id":2217,"date":"2013-02-14T14:11:10","date_gmt":"2013-02-14T14:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/?page_id=2217"},"modified":"2015-03-13T18:55:28","modified_gmt":"2015-03-13T18:55:28","slug":"tex-willer-introduction","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/tex-willer-introduction\/","title":{"rendered":"Tex Willer Introduction"},"content":{"rendered":"

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These figures were released by Mego in 1974 under the Bavarelli\u00a0name. Another example of the Mego\/Lion Rock sales agent in Europe\u00a0creating product specifically for the European distributors and\u00a0their market. Tex Willers were based on a widely popular Italian\u00a0comic book and are distinguished by their bright graphic colors\u00a0taken for the comics. For me personally, these are very desirable\u00a0Megos and their great design and color blow away the \u00a0Mego American West<\/a> Cowboys. Who would look better with your\u00a0Heros? Yellow and orange cowboys or BEIGE cowboys?<\/p>\n

The line makes full use of pre-existing Mego parts. \u00a0Bruce Wayne<\/a> as Tex, \u00a0Cochise<\/a> as Tiger Jack, The POTA\u00a0Astronaut <\/a> as Kit Willer (Tex’s son) , and Buffalo\u00a0Bill<\/a> as Kit Carson. Action Jackson Cowboy hats for the guys,\u00a0and the usual assortment of six shooters, rifles, boots and moccassins.<\/p>\n

New! Click on the Character for their individual Page listing\u00a0contents, packaging and original box art!<\/p>\n

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The Baravelli Tex Willer Store Display is a work of art, it’s unknown\u00a0if any survived (but a man can dream!) For more Store Displays check\u00a0out The Mego Museum WGSH Store Displays Gallery<\/a><\/p>\n

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Excellent Italian Ad courtesy of Albert, this series of Baravelli\u00a0ads always had Action Jackson involved with the other Mego licensed
\ncharacters, you can view them all at \u00a0The Mego Action Jackson Ad Gallery<\/a><\/p>\n

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The Tex Willer line has been reproduced by Classic TV Toys as complete figures. This makes for plenty of reproduction parts for this line. This section will help you identify those reproduction parts.<\/p>\n

The original Willer line was only available on the Mego type1 metal rivet body. Since the reproductions were made on CTVT’s version of the type2 body, guides to both body types are included on this page.<\/p>\n

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Original Willers are only available on this body. The first version of the mego male body was a metal rivet, less muscled body strung together with elastic. It has not been factory reproduced.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Original Willers are NOT available on this body, only the reproductions. This second version of the male body was more buff and had plastic joints instead of metal rivets, and strung together with hooks and rubber. Both Doctor Mego and Classic TV Toys offer factory made repro Mego bodies. DM’s (marked 7th\u00a0Street Toys on the back) is very accurate in detail and appearance but with a heavier feel and more rubbery hands. CTVT’s bodies (marked Figures, Inc. on the back)\u00a0tend to run a touch shorter, are more\u00a0fragile, and have a slightly different design. A telltale sign of the\u00a0CTVT body are the legs that tend to snap together at the knees.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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These figures were released by Mego in 1974 under the Bavarelli\u00a0name. Another example of the Mego\/Lion Rock sales agent in Europe\u00a0creating product specifically for the European distributors and\u00a0their market. Tex Willers were based on a widely popular Italian\u00a0comic book and…<\/p>\n

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