{"id":3760,"date":"2013-07-12T19:11:15","date_gmt":"2013-07-12T19:11:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/?page_id=3760"},"modified":"2021-07-13T21:04:38","modified_gmt":"2021-07-13T21:04:38","slug":"aquaman","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/aquaman\/","title":{"rendered":"Aquaman"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"galleryimg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/wgsh\/images\/AquamanArt.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"subpad\"><a id=\"intro\" name=\"intro\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"subheadbox\">\n<div class=\"subhead\">1973 Introduction<\/div>\n<div class=\"topbox\"><a href=\"#top\">Return to Top<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"linksright\">\n<div id=\"rightbox\">\n<ul id=\"linklist\">\n<li>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li id=\"menutitle\"><a href=\"#\">AQUAMAN LINKS <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"indent\"><a href=\"#intro\">1973 Introduction <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"indent\"><a href=\"#variations\"> Variations <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"indent\"><a href=\"#accessory\">Accessory Check <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"indent\"><a href=\"#group\">Museum Group Shot<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menutitle\"><a href=\"#\">PACKAGING <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"indent\"><a href=\"#boxes\">Solid Box<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"indent\"><a href=\"#boxes\">Window Box<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"indent\"><a href=\"#kresge\">Kresge Card<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"indent\"><a href=\"#uscard\">1976 US Card<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"indent\"><a href=\"#uscard\">1979 US Card<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"indent\"><a href=\"#yellow\">Yellow &#8220;Frankencard&#8221; <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"indent\"><a href=\"#redcard\">1979 Red Card<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"indent\"><a href=\"#ledy\">Lili Ledy Aquaman <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"indent\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/great-white-shark-playset\">Great White Shark Playset<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Defender of the Depths was one of the original <strong>four<\/strong> World&#8217;s Greatest Super Heroes produced. When the Museum asked Neal Kublan the former VP of Mego why Aquaman was chosen, his recollection was that Aquaman had a cartoon running with Superman, Batman and Robin. No doubt these were reruns of&nbsp;the Filmation cartoons of the 60&#8217;s, so we have them to thank for this great character.<\/p>\n<p>There is a lot of speculation as to the origins of the artwork on Mego packaging,&nbsp;while we have found much of it at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/megolibrary\/megoart\/comicart.shtml\"> Mego<br \/>\nComic Book Connection<\/a> The artwork for many remains shrouded in mystery.&nbsp;None more than <a title=\"Aquaman\" href=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/aquaman\/\">Aquaman<\/a> The&nbsp;Sea King&#8217;s Mego artwork has only been seen on Mego packaging.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Aquaman merchandise\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/megolibrary\/megoart\/images\/aquaglass.jpg\" alt=\"\" align=\"left\"><\/p>\n<p>By the late 1960&#8217;s DC had started using this image of Aquaman swimming in&nbsp;the corner of their books, and, as the attractive, dynamic image found it&#8217;s&nbsp;way onto many liscensed products such as the 1976 Pepsi glass&nbsp;and the 1974 Our Way Studios Stickers. In fact, this image is the definitive&nbsp;Aquaman image of the era.<br \/>\nSo why not on the Mego Aquaman box and Kresge card? Instead, the character&nbsp;is in a running pose. Say what you will about Aquaman,&nbsp;but &#8220;runner&#8221; isn&#8217;t the first thing that comes to mind.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Was the Mego Aquaman box simply a trace of a Flash image?\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/megolibrary\/megoart\/images\/aquaflash.jpg\" alt=\"\" align=\"left\"><\/p>\n<p>The image was most likely created because the stock circular design didn&#8217;t fit the rectangular box. Popular theory holds that Mike Germakian from LCA may simply have traced over this stock image of the Flash to solve the problem.<\/p>\n<p><!-- variations SECTION STARTS HERE --><br \/>\n<br clear=\"all\"><!--ANCHOR TAG --><\/p>\n<div class=\"subpad\"><a id=\"variations\" name=\"variations\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"subheadbox\">\n<div class=\"subhead\">Variations<\/div>\n<div class=\"topbox\"><a href=\"#top\">Return to Top<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!-- SECTION ENDS HERE --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/wgsh\/accessory\/aquaman.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"imglink\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/wgsh\/accessory\/aquaman\/aquaman.jpg\" alt=\"Aquaman by Mego\" width=\"210\" height=\"352\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\"><\/a><strong>M<\/strong>ajor variations include: Sewn-on belt vs. late issue floating belt. Early issue Aquaman are prone to yellowing in the tights similar to Robins. A webbed handed Aquaman has been found and needs to be deatiled on this page.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/wgsh\/images\/aquahand.jpg\" alt=\"web handed Aquaman\" border=\"2\"><\/p>\n<p>Leaping Lamprays! This web handed Aquaman figure was originally shown in the 1978 catalog yet no known examples have been found boxed. This sole figure unearthed by collector Roberto Ligotti is believed to possibly be the example from the catalog.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"subpad\"><a id=\"group\" name=\"group\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"subheadbox\">\n<div class=\"subhead\">Aquaman By Mego<\/div>\n<div class=\"topbox\"><a href=\"#top\">Return to Top<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"the many faces of Mego Aquaman\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/wgsh\/images\/megoaquaman.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"594\" height=\"431\" border=\"3\"><\/p>\n<p>Just some of the many packaging variations and products Mego made&nbsp;for Aquaman, besides being in the &nbsp;<a title=\"Aquaman\" href=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wgsh\/\">World&#8217;s Greatest Superheroes <\/a>, the King of the Atlantis was&nbsp;also featured in other Mego lines such as &nbsp;<a title=\"Comic Action Heroes\" href=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/cah\/\">Comic Action Heroes <\/a>, &nbsp;<a title=\"Bend N Flex WGSH\" href=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/bend-n-flex-wgsh\/\">Bend N Flex <\/a> and the <a title=\"Pocket Heroes\" href=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/pocket-heroes\/\"><br \/>\nPocket Super Heroes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"subpad\"><a id=\"boxes\" name=\"boxes\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"subheadbox\">\n<div class=\"subhead\">Aquaman Boxes<\/div>\n<div class=\"topbox\"><a href=\"#top\">Return to Top<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/wgsh\/images\/megoaquamanboxes.jpg\" alt=\"Mego Aquaman boxes an overview\" align=\"top\"><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>An overview of the Mego Aquaman box variations courtesy of Tom.<\/p>\n<div class=\"subpad\"><a id=\"solid\" name=\"solid\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"subheadbox\">\n<div class=\"subhead\">Aquaman Boxes<\/div>\n<div class=\"topbox\"><a href=\"#top\">Return to Top<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Solid Boxed Aquaman was the first on the scene and was the short&nbsp;pack figure (Only 2 per case!) Note the yellow leggings, which are&nbsp;believed to be not a factory mistake but an effect of age.<\/p>\n<p>The pristine example below comes to us via our friends at <a href=\"https:\/\/rover.ebay.com\/rover\/1\/706-53473-19255-0\/1?ff3=4&amp;toolid=11800&amp;pub=5574962988&amp;campid=5337565251&amp;mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fstores.ebay.ca%2FHeroes-West-Coast\">Heroes West Coast.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/sbaquman2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7098\" src=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/sbaquman2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/sbaquman2.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/sbaquman2-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/sbaquman2-768x530.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/sbaquman2-1024x706.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/sbaquman2-900x621.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Note that the initial purchaser cataloged the purchase date on the price tag.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/sbaquaman3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7097\" src=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/sbaquaman3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2500\" height=\"3406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/sbaquaman3.jpg 2500w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/sbaquaman3-220x300.jpg 220w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/sbaquaman3-768x1046.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/sbaquaman3-752x1024.jpg 752w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/sbaquaman3-900x1226.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That little piece of cardboard is always missing from solid boxes and while bland, is quite rare.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7096\" style=\"width: 2722px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/sbaquaman1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7096\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7096\" src=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/sbaquaman1.jpg\" alt=\"Mego Solid Boxed Aquaman from the Worlds Greatest Superheroes line. MegoMuseum.com\" width=\"2712\" height=\"4768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/sbaquaman1.jpg 2712w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/sbaquaman1-171x300.jpg 171w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/sbaquaman1-768x1350.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/sbaquaman1-582x1024.jpg 582w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/sbaquaman1-900x1582.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2712px) 100vw, 2712px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7096\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thanks again to our friends at <a href=\"https:\/\/rover.ebay.com\/rover\/1\/706-53473-19255-0\/1?ff3=4&amp;toolid=11800&amp;pub=5574962988&amp;campid=5337565251&amp;mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fstores.ebay.ca%2FHeroes-West-Coast\">Heroes West Coast f<\/a>or this gorgeous example.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/wgsh\/images\/packaging\/aquamanbox74.jpg\" alt=\"1974 Mego Aquaman MIB\" width=\"329\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p>Above is an early 4 panel Mego Aquaman box, Scott C. Adams collection.<\/p>\n<div class=\"subpad\"><a id=\"boxes\" name=\"boxes\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"subheadbox\">\n<div class=\"subhead\">Aquaman Kresge Card<\/div>\n<div class=\"topbox\"><a href=\"#top\">Return to Top<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Mego Aquaman on a Kresge Card is quite rare\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/wgsh\/images\/kresgeaquaman.jpg\" alt=\"\" align=\"bottom\"><\/p>\n<p>To a Mego collector, Aquaman is a bit of a nightmare to find on a card. Due to his short pack nature, Aquaman cards almost always mean hard to find. Above is a nice example of Aquaman on a Kresge card, one of examples the toughest to find. Thanks to Tom for the great photo.<\/p>\n<p>New Discovery! The Third Series Mego &#8220;Kresge&#8221; Card for Aquaman. I use quotes because these early cards were sold elsewhere as the &#8220;Mason&#8217;s&#8221; price tag on this example loudly declares. It&#8217;s been rumoured to exist but it&#8217;s nice to finally see one, which is pictured with the first version Kresge version for comparison.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Aquamen-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-7726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Aquamen-1024x981.jpg\" alt=\"Mego Aquaman on 3rd series Kresge Card\" width=\"860\" height=\"824\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Aquamen-1024x981.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Aquamen-300x288.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Aquamen-768x736.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Aquamen-1536x1472.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Aquamen-2048x1963.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Aquamen-560x537.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Aquamen-260x249.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Aquamen-160x153.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As you can the major difference in the card&#8217;s style (other than having no Kresge Branding) is the addition of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/tarzan\/\">Tarzan<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/shazam\/\">Shazam!<\/a> to the header and the removal of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/captain-america\/\">Captain America<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/aquamen2-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-7727\" src=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/aquamen2-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"860\" height=\"860\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/aquamen2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/aquamen2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/aquamen2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/aquamen2-768x767.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/aquamen2-1536x1534.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/aquamen2-2048x2046.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/aquamen2-560x559.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/aquamen2-260x260.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/aquamen2-160x160.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The backers showcase similar changes for the back, so exciting to have new finds still pouring in for classic Mego collectors.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to our friend Steve Fink for the amazing share.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"subpad\"><a id=\"uscard\" name=\"uscard\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"subheadbox\">\n<div class=\"subhead\">Aquaman US Cards<\/div>\n<div class=\"topbox\"><a href=\"#top\">Return to Top<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Aquamancard1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7324\" src=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Aquamancard1.jpg\" alt=\"Mego Aquaman on his purple 1976 US card.\" width=\"3056\" height=\"4312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Aquamancard1.jpg 3056w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Aquamancard1-213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Aquamancard1-768x1084.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Aquamancard1-726x1024.jpg 726w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Aquamancard1-900x1270.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3056px) 100vw, 3056px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Above is a shot of Aquaman on one of his two known US cards, this is the 1976 version. A lot of speculation abounds as to whether or not a 1977 Aquaman card exists but there is no current photographic evidence, hopefully one makes itself known.<\/p>\n<p>This Photo is property of <a href=\"https:\/\/rover.ebay.com\/rover\/1\/711-53200-19255-0\/1?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fstr%2Fheroeswestcoast&amp;campid=5336844604&amp;toolid=20008\">Heroes West Coast<\/a> and used with permission.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/aquamancard2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7325\" src=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/aquamancard2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2858\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/aquamancard2.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/aquamancard2-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/aquamancard2-768x1097.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/aquamancard2-717x1024.jpg 717w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/aquamancard2-900x1286.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Above&nbsp;is the 1979 Version of Carded Aquaman, smiles everybody!<\/p>\n<p>This Photo is&nbsp;property&nbsp;of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/rover.ebay.com\/rover\/1\/711-53200-19255-0\/1?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fstr%2Fheroeswestcoast&amp;campid=5336844604&amp;toolid=20008\">Heroes West Coast<\/a>&nbsp;and used with permission.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"subpad\"><a id=\"yellow\" name=\"yellow\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"subheadbox\">\n<div class=\"subhead\">Aquaman Yellow Card<\/div>\n<div class=\"topbox\"><a href=\"#top\">Return to Top<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As they disposed of excess inventory and cancelled figures, Mego took left over Aquaman, Spiderman and sometimes Batman&nbsp;gloves, slapped them on a &#8217;79 Superman card and Voila! The Ultra&nbsp;Weird Franken-Aquaman, sometimes found with glow hands! Courtesy&nbsp;of Scott.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"one of the variants of Left over Aquaman figures\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/wgsh\/images\/Aquagoof.jpg\" alt=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Another in the kitchen sink rendition of Aquaman\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/wgsh\/images\/aquagoof2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"279&quot;\" height=\"432\"><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"subpad\"><a id=\"redcard\" name=\"redcard\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"subheadbox\">\n<div class=\"subhead\">Aquaman Red Card<\/div>\n<div class=\"topbox\"><a href=\"#top\">Return to Top<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Mego Aquaman on a red card is quite rare\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/wgsh\/images\/redaq.jpg\" alt=\"\" align=\"bottom\"><\/p>\n<p>Another example of inventory clearance is the Red Card Aquaman. Red cards are believed to late releases&nbsp;and are quite desirable. Others in the red card series include &nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/wgsh\/riddler.html\">The Riddler<\/a>, &nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/wgsh\/batgirl.html\">Batgirl<\/a> and &nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/wgsh\/greenarrow.html\">The Green Arrow<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"subpad\"><a id=\"ledy\" name=\"ledy\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"subheadbox\">\n<div class=\"subhead\">Aquaman by Lili Ledy<\/div>\n<div class=\"topbox\"><a href=\"#top\">Return to Top<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/wgsh\/images\/aquaman%201.jpg\" alt=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Mego Lili Ledy Boxed Aquaman\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/wgsh\/images\/aquaman%202.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>From South of the Border comes one the rarest pieces out there,&nbsp;a mint box Ledy Aquaman. Very different from his American counterpart,&nbsp;this Ledy Aquaman may be the only boxed specimen known to exist.&nbsp;Kudos to Mexican Super Collector Luis for these great pictures!<\/p>\n<p><!-- SECTION STARTS HERE --><br \/>\n<br clear=\"all\"><!--ANCHOR TAG --><\/p>\n<div class=\"subpad\"><a id=\"gws\" name=\"gws\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"subheadbox\">\n<div class=\"subhead\">Aquaman vs Great White Shark<\/div>\n<div class=\"topbox\"><a href=\"#top\">Return to Top<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br clear=\"all\"><!-- SECTION STARTS HERE --><\/p>\n<p>Some folks disrespect Aquaman, but how many heroes got their own&nbsp;playset? Take that Shazam! Click on the pic to go to the &nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/great-white-shark-playset\">Mego Great White Shark Page! <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/wgsh\/playsets\/aquashark.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/wgsh\/images\/shark1.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/a><br \/>\n<!--LOOSE FIGURE HERE --><br \/>\n<a id=\"accessory\" name=\"accessory\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/wgsh\/accessory\/aquaman\/aquamanlarge.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/wgsh\/accessory\/aquaman\/aquaman.jpg\" alt=\"Loose Aquaman\" width=\"210\" height=\"342\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--LOOSE FIGURE ENDS HERE --><br \/>\n<!-- SECTION STARTS HERE --><\/p>\n<div class=\"subpad\"><a id=\"gloves\" name=\"gloves\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"subheadbox\">\n<div class=\"subhead\">Gloves<\/div>\n<div class=\"topbox\"><a href=\"#top\">Return to Top<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"imagebox\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/wgsh\/accessory\/robin\/greengloves.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/wgsh\/accessory\/robin\/greenglovessmall.jpg\" alt=\"Gloves\" width=\"280\" height=\"56\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"textright\">\n<p>Both Doctor Mego and Classic TV Toys make gloves. DM gloves are matte finished and more similar in shape to originals. They are marked DM on the inside cuff. CTVT&#8217;s are very glossy, have less of a curve between the cuff and thumb, and have much less thumb room compared to the originals. CTVT&#8217;s are unmarked.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br clear=\"all\"><!-- SECTION ENDS HERE --><\/p>\n<p><!-- SECTION STARTS HERE --><\/p>\n<div class=\"subpad\"><a id=\"emblems\" name=\"emblems\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"subheadbox\">\n<div class=\"subhead\">Emblems<\/div>\n<div class=\"topbox\"><a href=\"#top\">Return to Top<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"imagebox\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/wgsh\/accessory\/aquaman\/aquamanemblem.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/wgsh\/accessory\/aquaman\/aquamanemblemsmall.jpg\" alt=\"Emblems\" width=\"264\" height=\"81\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"textright\">\n<p>Original Mego emblems come in two styles, paper and vinyl. Vinyl came later and is almost welded onto the belt. Paper Aquaman emblems are basically stickers. There are no factory made repro&#8217;s available, although it is very common to see reproduction emblems on this figure. The reproduction emblem pictured is an example of how close a handmade Aquaman emblem can look to an orginal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"linksright\">\n<div id=\"rightbox\">\n<ul id=\"linklist\">\n<li>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li id=\"menutitle\"><a href=\"#\">AQUAMAN LINKS <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"indent\"><a href=\"#intro\">1973 Introduction <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"indent\"><a href=\"#variations\"> Variations <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"indent\"><a href=\"#accessory\">Accessory Check <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"indent\"><a href=\"#group\">Museum Group Shot<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menutitle\"><a href=\"#\">PACKAGING <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"indent\"><a href=\"#boxes\">Solid Box<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"indent\"><a href=\"#boxes\">Window Box<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"indent\"><a href=\"#kresge\">Kresge Card<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"indent\"><a href=\"#uscard\">1976 US Card<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"indent\"><a href=\"#uscard\">1979 US Card<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"indent\"><a href=\"#yellow\">Yellow &#8220;Frankencard&#8221; <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"indent\"><a href=\"#redcard\">1979 Red Card<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"indent\"><a href=\"#ledy\">Lili Ledy Aquaman <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"indent\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/great-white-shark-playset\">Great White Shark Playset<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1973 Introduction Return to Top &nbsp; AQUAMAN LINKS 1973 Introduction Variations Accessory Check Museum Group Shot PACKAGING Solid Box Window Box Kresge Card 1976 US Card 1979 US Card Yellow &#8220;Frankencard&#8221; 1979 Red Card Lili Ledy Aquaman Great White Shark&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-p\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/aquaman\/\">Read more &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":145,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3760","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3760","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=3760"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3760\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7729,"href":"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3760\/revisions\/7729"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3760"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}