{"id":3054,"date":"2013-04-14T14:10:01","date_gmt":"2013-04-14T14:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/?page_id=3054"},"modified":"2019-03-07T17:13:45","modified_gmt":"2019-03-07T17:13:45","slug":"ultraman-leo","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/ultraman-leo\/","title":{"rendered":"Ultraman Leo"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_6204\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/leo1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6204\" class=\" wp-image-6204\" src=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/leo1-598x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Mego Ultraman Leo figure\" width=\"700\" height=\"1198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/leo1-598x1024.jpg 598w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/leo1-175x300.jpg 175w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/leo1.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6204\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mego Ultraman Leo<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong><span class=\"basicblack\">Ultraman Leo<\/span><\/strong> was a character&nbsp;that followed in the line of the popular Japanese<strong> Ultraman<\/strong>&nbsp;television series, each season would see a new successor to line. Leo was the last of the Ultra series produced in the 1970&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Vintage Mego 4: Ultraman Leo\" width=\"860\" height=\"645\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qtPf4oewxkM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>According to collectors,&nbsp;<b>&nbsp;<\/b>the figure was released in 1974 by the company Miura Toy and there is a belief that there are more figures in the line although none have surfaced. Miura Toy was not known traditionally for action figures.<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s wonderful about this figure is he has many attributes of the World&#8217;s Greatest Superheroes line from 1974 including the suit material,. a&nbsp;type one body and a removable cowl.<\/p>\n<p>Our <strong>Ultraman Leo<\/strong>&nbsp;figure is missing a chest piece, if anyone has it please<a href=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/contact\/\"> contact the Museum<\/a> for a large cash reward.<\/p>\n<p><br \/>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/adn.ebay.com\/files\/js\/min\/jquery-1.6.2-min.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><script src=\"http:\/\/adn.ebay.com\/files\/js\/min\/ebay_activeContent-min.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\">\/\/ <![CDATA[ document.write('\\x3Cscript type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\" 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aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6206\" class=\" wp-image-6206\" src=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/leo7.jpg\" alt=\"Mego Ultraman Leo Figure\" width=\"700\" height=\"555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/leo7.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/leo7-300x238.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6206\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mego Ultraman Leo Figure<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Back of the cowl.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6207\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/leo6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6207\" class=\" wp-image-6207\" src=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/leo6.jpg\" alt=\"Mego Ultraman Leo Figure\" width=\"700\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/leo6.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/leo6-300x293.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6207\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mego Ultraman Leo Figure<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Mego Corp stamp on the body.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6208\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/leo5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6208\" class=\" wp-image-6208\" src=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/leo5-589x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Mego Ultraman Leo Figure\" width=\"700\" height=\"1217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/leo5-589x1024.jpg 589w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/leo5-173x300.jpg 173w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/leo5.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6208\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mego Ultraman Leo Figure<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Back of the outfit, note the very early use of Velcro to secure the chest piece.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6209\" style=\"width: 711px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/leo4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6209\" class=\" wp-image-6209\" src=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/leo4.jpg\" alt=\"Mego Ultraman Leo Figure\" width=\"701\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/leo4.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/leo4-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 701px) 100vw, 701px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6209\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mego Ultraman Leo Figure<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Detailing of the gloves.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6210\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/leo3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6210\" class=\" wp-image-6210\" src=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/leo3.jpg\" alt=\"Mego Ultraman Leo Figure\" width=\"700\" height=\"622\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/leo3.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/leo3-300x267.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6210\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mego Ultraman Leo Figure<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The head underneath the cowl doesn&#8217;t much look like&nbsp;Gen Otori played by actor&nbsp;Ry\u016b Manatsu, it&#8217;s possible that the head is meant to generic. Especially if this was supposed to be a series.&nbsp;Collectors have found this figure loose clad in a pair of trunks (see below)<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6211\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/leo2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6211\" class=\" wp-image-6211\" src=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/leo2.jpg\" alt=\"Mego Ultraman Leo Figure\" width=\"700\" height=\"622\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/leo2.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/leo2-300x267.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6211\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mego Ultraman Leo Figure<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Close up of the great cowl.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/leobox5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6348 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/leobox5.jpg\" alt=\"leobox5\" width=\"878\" height=\"1183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/leobox5.jpg 878w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/leobox5-223x300.jpg 223w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/leobox5-760x1024.jpg 760w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 878px) 100vw, 878px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/leobox4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6347 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/leobox4-1024x767.jpg\" alt=\"leobox4\" width=\"955\" height=\"715\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/leobox4-1024x767.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/leobox4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/leobox4-900x674.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/leobox4.jpg 1191w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 955px) 100vw, 955px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/leo_box3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6345 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/leo_box3-1024x758.jpg\" alt=\"leo_box3\" width=\"955\" height=\"707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/leo_box3-1024x758.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/leo_box3-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/leo_box3-900x667.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/leo_box3.jpg 1199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 955px) 100vw, 955px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6346 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/leobox_2-771x1024.jpg\" alt=\"leobox_2\" width=\"771\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/leobox_2-771x1024.jpg 771w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/leobox_2-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/leobox_2.jpg 892w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Leo_box1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-6344\" src=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Leo_box1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Leo_box1\" width=\"955\" height=\"716\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Leo_box1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Leo_box1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Leo_box1-900x675.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Leo_box1.jpg 1193w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 955px) 100vw, 955px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you one of these for sale <a href=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/contact\/\">PLEASE CONTACT US!<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/teevee\/images\/megoleo3.jpg\" alt=\"\" align=\"bottom\"><\/p>\n<p>The dolls blue shorts are as <strong>Mego<\/strong> as his type 1 body. The whole suit and doll concept apes the then popular <a href=\"http:\/\/megomuseum.com\/community\/showthread.php?89037-Takara-Henshin-Cyborg\"><strong>Takara Henshin Cybor<\/strong>g<\/a> series.<\/p>\n<p>According to the good folks at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kimonomyhousetoys.com\">Kimino My House<\/a>,is that all that is &#8220;supposedly&#8221; known is that there were possibly three characters produced. All the characters were quite minor and from different TV shows that were popular at that moment. Possibly <strong>Kamen Rider X<\/strong> was another figure.<\/p>\n<p>That would maybe explain who Mr. Red Shorts in the picture below (photo from the collection of <strong>Guy Redwing<\/strong>)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/teevee\/images\/xrider.jpg\" alt=\"\" align=\"bottom\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/teevee\/images\/japguys.jpg\" alt=\"\" align=\"bottom\"><\/p>\n<p>Many thanks to Guy Redwing for his terrific input.<\/p>\n\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ultraman Leo was a character&nbsp;that followed in the line of the popular Japanese Ultraman&nbsp;television series, each season would see a new successor to line. Leo was the last of the Ultra series produced in the 1970&#8217;s. &nbsp; According to collectors,&nbsp;&nbsp;the&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-p\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/ultraman-leo\/\">Read more &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":44,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"america_page.php","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3054","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3054","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3054"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3054\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7336,"href":"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3054\/revisions\/7336"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3054"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}