{"id":6216,"date":"2015-07-22T15:41:22","date_gmt":"2015-07-22T15:41:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/?page_id=6216"},"modified":"2020-03-17T12:11:36","modified_gmt":"2020-03-17T12:11:36","slug":"six-million-dollar-man-el-hombre-nuclear","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/six-million-dollar-man-el-hombre-nuclear\/","title":{"rendered":"Six Million Dollar Man (El Hombre Nuclear)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/elhombre.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6217\" src=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/elhombre.jpg\" alt=\"elhombre\" width=\"1000\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/elhombre.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/elhombre-300x134.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/elhombre-900x403.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Vintage Mego: Bionic Man from Peru\" width=\"860\" height=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lB1MVUL0HTQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/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\" src=\"http:\/\/adn.ebay.com\/cb?programId=1&#038;campId=5337709530&#038;toolId=10026&#038;keyword=mego+bionic&#038;width=900&#038;height=90&#038;font=1&#038;textColor=000000&#038;linkColor=0000AA&#038;arrowColor=8BBC01&#038;color1=709AEE&#038;color2=[COLORTWO]&#038;format=ImageLink&#038;contentType=TEXT_AND_IMAGE&#038;enableSearch=y&#038;usePopularSearches=n&#038;freeShipping=n&#038;topRatedSeller=n&#038;itemsWithPayPal=n&#038;descriptionSearch=n&#038;showKwCatLink=n&#038;excludeCatId=&#038;excludeKeyword=&#038;catId=&#038;disWithin=200&#038;ctx=n&#038;autoscroll=y&#038;flashEnabled=' + isFlashEnabled + '&#038;pageTitle=' + _epn__pageTitle + '&#038;cachebuster=' + (Math.floor(Math.random() * 10000000 )) + '\">\\x3C\/script>' );\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">BASA Toys is a Peruvian company that also distributed such lines as &#8220;<strong>My Little Pony<\/strong>&#8221; and &#8220;<strong>Star Wars<\/strong>&#8221; &nbsp;into their marketplace. The country had strict laws on importation so many American Toy lines had to be licensed and created in Peru. Similar to <strong>Lili Ledy<\/strong> in Mexico, BASA licensed the <strong>World`s Greatest Superheroes<\/strong> line from Mego, producing their own body and creating figures that had their own flavour compared to their US counterparts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">BASA Batman, Superman, and Robin are highly desirable figures but perhaps none are more interesting than their version of the <strong>Six Million Dollar Man<\/strong> which BASA licensed from Kenner but chose to produce in the 8`format with their Mego-esque body.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6218\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/basabionic4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6218\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6218\" src=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/basabionic4.jpg\" alt=\"Basa EL hombre Nuclear Peru\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1903\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/basabionic4.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/basabionic4-158x300.jpg 158w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/basabionic4-538x1024.jpg 538w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/basabionic4-900x1713.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6218\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">BASA SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN<\/p><\/div>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><b>The Series is known internationally as &#8220;El Hombre Nuclear&#8221; which is also how I refer to myself now. Boxed Pictures are courtesy of Matt Jaycox.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6219\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/bionicbasa5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6219\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6219\" src=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/bionicbasa5.jpg\" alt=\"Mego six Million Dollar Man peru\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1870\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/bionicbasa5.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/bionicbasa5-160x300.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/bionicbasa5-548x1024.jpg 548w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/bionicbasa5-900x1683.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6219\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Basa Six Million Dollar Man<\/p><\/div>\n<p>While the figure is in a Mego style packaging, there is no attempt to connect the character to the other heroes BASA produced. &nbsp;Artwork is likely derived from the weekly comics produced during this time.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6220\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/basabionic6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6220\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6220\" src=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/basabionic6.jpg\" alt=\"Basa Peru\" width=\"800\" height=\"2986\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/basabionic6.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/basabionic6-80x300.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/basabionic6-274x1024.jpg 274w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6220\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Basa Six Million Dollar Man<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Collect all the figures in the series!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6221\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/basabionic1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6221\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6221\" src=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/basabionic1.jpg\" alt=\"BASA Steve Austin\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1863\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/basabionic1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/basabionic1-161x300.jpg 161w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/basabionic1-550x1024.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/basabionic1-900x1677.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6221\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">BASA Steve Austin from Peru<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A loose complete figure includes a sticker on Steve&#8217;s chest not unlike a Ben Cooper Halloween costume. Loose pictures courtesy of<a href=\"http:\/\/www.plaidstallions.com\/want\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Brain (Palitoy).<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6222\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/basabionic2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6222\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6222\" src=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/basabionic2.jpg\" alt=\"BASA Steve Austin from Peru\" width=\"1000\" height=\"934\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/basabionic2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/basabionic2-300x280.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/basabionic2-900x841.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6222\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">BASA Steve Austin from Peru<\/p><\/div>\n<p>While the head is rather lacking on paint, the head sculpt is quite solid and captures Majors quite well.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6224\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/basabionic3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6224\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6224\" src=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/basabionic3.jpg\" alt=\"El Hombre Nuclear BASA\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1083\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/basabionic3.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/basabionic3-277x300.jpg 277w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/basabionic3-946x1024.jpg 946w, https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/basabionic3-900x975.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6224\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">BASA Steve Austin from Peru<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BASA Toys is a Peruvian company that also distributed such lines as &#8220;My Little Pony&#8221; and &#8220;Star Wars&#8221; &nbsp;into their marketplace. The country had strict laws on importation so many American Toy lines had to be licensed and created in&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-p\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/six-million-dollar-man-el-hombre-nuclear\/\">Read more &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6216","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6216","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\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6216"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6216\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7553,"href":"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6216\/revisions\/7553"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/galleries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6216"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}