{"id":3803,"date":"2013-07-12T21:16:35","date_gmt":"2013-07-12T21:16:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/?page_id=3803"},"modified":"2016-09-14T15:00:56","modified_gmt":"2016-09-14T15:00:56","slug":"falcon","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/falcon\/","title":{"rendered":"Falcon"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"galleryimg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/wgsh\/images\/falcon_art.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" \/><\/div>\n<p><!-- RIGHT LINKS BOX STARTS HERE --><\/p>\n<div id=\"linksright\">\n<div id=\"rightbox\">\n<ul id=\"linklist\">\n<li id=\"menutitle\"><a href=\"#\">FALCON LINKS <\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"&lt;li\" class=\"indent\"><a href=\"#intro\">1974 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 id=\"menutitle\"><a href=\"#\">PACKAGING <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"indent\"><a href=\"#box\">Window Boxes<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"indent\"><a href=\"#1975\/78\">1975\/78 Card<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"indent\"><a href=\"#ledy\">Lili Ledy<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- SECTION STARTS HERE --><br \/>\n<br clear=\"all\" \/><br \/>\n<!--ANCHOR TAG --><\/p>\n<div class=\"subpad\"><a id=\"intro\" name=\"intro\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"subheadbox\">\n<div class=\"subhead\">1974 Introduction<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br clear=\"all\" \/><br \/>\n<!-- SECTION ENDS HERE --><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/wgsh\/images\/falcon75cat.jpg\" alt=\"Falcon 1975 Mego Catalog appearance\" width=\"278\" height=\"250\" align=\"left\" \/>Perhaps one of the more under-rated figures in the World&#8217;s Greatest Superheroes line, Falcon is a testament to Mego&#8217;s growth in terms of producing quality action figures.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/wgsh\/images\/falcon_comic.jpg\" alt=\"Falcon and CAPTAIN AMERICA SHARED COMIC BOOK TIME IN THE EARLY 1970S\" width=\"293\" height=\"269\" align=\"left\" \/>At the time, The Falcon shared a monthly title with <a href=\"captainamerica.html\">Captain America<\/a> which was a classic of the &#8220;Bronze Age&#8221; of comics. From the comic accurate head sculpt, to the winged outfit and unique boots, the Falcon&#8217;s attention to detail rivals that of <a href=\"greenarrow.html\">the Green Arrow<\/a> and is miles away from the days of oven mitts.<\/p>\n<p>Mego did seem to miss the fact that Falcon had gloves in the comics however. Also many Falcon figures had <a href=\"..\/pota\/index.html\">Planet of the Apes <\/a> hands. No doubt this was recycling bodies from the then cancelled Apes line to a more popular character. Regular hand versions of the Falcon can be found as well.<\/p>\n<p>Falcon was available in both type 1 and type 2 bodies.<\/p>\n<p><!-- variations SECTION STARTS HERE --><br \/>\n<br clear=\"all\" \/><br \/>\n<!--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 STARTS HERE --><br \/>\nThe only major variation in the Falcon are the hands. Hands from earlier in the run are Planet of the Apes hairy hands, and later issue Falcons have normal hands.<\/p>\n<p><!-- SECTION ENDS HERE --><br \/>\n<!-- Window Box SECTION STARTS HERE --><br \/>\n<br clear=\"all\" \/><br \/>\n<!--ANCHOR TAG --><\/p>\n<div class=\"subpad\"><a id=\"box\" name=\"box\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"subheadbox\">\n<div class=\"subhead\">Window Boxes<\/div>\n<div class=\"topbox\"><a href=\"#top\">Return to Top<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br clear=\"all\" \/><br \/>\n<!-- SECTION ENDS HERE --><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Boxed Mego Falcon\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/wgsh\/images\/f1.jpg\" alt=\"\" align=\"left\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Mego Falcon box is one of the most eye catching and often it is very cost effective to find.<\/p>\n<p><!-- 1978 SECTION STARTS HERE --><br \/>\n<br clear=\"all\" \/><br \/>\n<!--ANCHOR TAG --><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6745\" style=\"width: 397px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/toltoysfalcon.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6745\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6745\" src=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/toltoysfalcon.jpg\" alt=\"Mego Falcon in a Toltoys box from Australia\" width=\"387\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/toltoysfalcon.jpg 387w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/toltoysfalcon-121x300.jpg 121w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 387px) 100vw, 387px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6745\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mego Falcon in a Toltoys box from Australia<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This rare example of an Australian boxed Falcon (which is a US box with the Toltoys distributor \u00a0logo stickered on the window) comes to us via our friends at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hakes.com\">Hake&#8217;s Americana<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"subpad\"><a id=\"1975\" name=\"1975\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"subheadbox\">\n<div class=\"subhead\">1975\/78 Card<\/div>\n<div class=\"topbox\"><a href=\"#top\">Return to Top<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br clear=\"all\" \/><br \/>\n<!-- SECTION ENDS HERE --><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6742\" style=\"width: 1510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Falconcard1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6742\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6742\" src=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Falconcard1.jpg\" alt=\"Mint on Card Mego Falcon Action Figure\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Falconcard1.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Falconcard1-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Falconcard1-718x1024.jpg 718w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Falconcard1-900x1283.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6742\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mint on Card Mego Falcon Action Figure<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Falcon on his 1975 Card is one of the toughest of the WGSH to find carded, he was only available on this card and must have been dropped from the line in future waves. Thanks to <a href=\"http:\/\/rover.ebay.com\/rover\/1\/711-53200-19255-0\/1?ff3=4&amp;pub=5574962988&amp;toolid=10001&amp;campid=5336846378&amp;customid=&amp;mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fstores.ebay.com%2FHeroes-West-Coast\">Heroes West Coast<\/a> for the epic photos.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6743\" style=\"width: 1510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Falconcard2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6743\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6743\" src=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Falconcard2.jpg\" alt=\"Mint on Card Mego Falcon Action Figure\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1969\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Falconcard2.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Falconcard2-229x300.jpg 229w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Falconcard2-780x1024.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Falconcard2-900x1181.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6743\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mint on Card Mego Falcon Action Figure<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- ledy SECTION STARTS HERE --><br \/>\n<br clear=\"all\" \/><br \/>\n<!--ANCHOR TAG --><\/p>\n<div class=\"subpad\"><a id=\"ledy\" name=\"ledy\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"subheadbox\">\n<div class=\"subhead\">Lili Ledy Mexico<\/div>\n<div class=\"topbox\"><a href=\"#top\">Return to Top<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br clear=\"all\" \/><br \/>\n<!-- SECTION ENDS HERE --><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6746\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/ledyfalcon.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6746\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6746\" src=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/ledyfalcon.jpg\" alt=\"Mexican  Falcon (Halcon) figure by Lili Ledy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1984\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/ledyfalcon.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/ledyfalcon-181x300.jpg 181w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/ledyfalcon-619x1024.jpg 619w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/ledyfalcon-900x1488.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6746\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mexican Falcon (Halcon) figure by Lili Ledy<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Mexican Fist Fighting Falcon (Halcon) produced by Lili Ledy under License by Mego. It seems Mexican toys had to be produced on Mexican soil, so variations such as the head and outfit abound. Courtesy of Brain Heiler<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"subheadbox\">\n<div class=\"subhead\"><a id=\"accessory\" name=\"accessory\"><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/css\/images\/accessorycheck.jpg\" alt=\"Mego Museum Accessory Check\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" align=\"middle\" border=\"0\" \/>Mego Museum Accessory Check: Identify original and repro parts.<\/div>\n<div class=\"topbox\"><a href=\"#top\">Return to Top<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/wgsh\/accessory\/falcon\/falconlarge.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/wgsh\/accessory\/falcon\/falcon.jpg\" alt=\"Loose Falcon\" width=\"227\" height=\"352\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- SECTION STARTS HERE --><\/p>\n<div class=\"subpad\"><a id=\"boots\" name=\"boots\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"subheadbox\">\n<div class=\"subhead\">Boots<\/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\/falcon\/falconboots.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/wgsh\/accessory\/falcon\/falconbootssmall.jpg\" alt=\"boots\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"textright\">\n<p>Falcon&#8217;s boots are made of a softer material than most other WGSH. They are soft and flexible. There are no factory made reproductions of these boots available.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FALCON LINKS 1974 Introduction Variations Accessory Check PACKAGING Window Boxes 1975\/78 Card Lili Ledy 1974 Introduction Perhaps one of the more under-rated figures in the World&#8217;s Greatest Superheroes line, Falcon is a testament to Mego&#8217;s growth in terms of producing&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-p\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/falcon\/\">Read more &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":151,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"super_page.php","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3803","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3803","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=3803"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3803\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6747,"href":"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3803\/revisions\/6747"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}