Cancelled: Kraal- Doctor Who In the classic 4th Doctor tale “The Android Invasion” (1975), the Kraal were an alien race who plotted to wipe out humanity utilizing androids in order for the Kraals to move in. There were three Kraal characters in the episode, but they all used the same mask and outfit, which is…
Cancelled: Anti-Man- Doctor Who In the classic 4th Doctor tale “Planet of Evil” (1975), the “anti-man” refers to Professor Sorenson (played by Who veteran Frederick Jaeger), who becomes infected with anti-matter after he smuggled particles off the planet Zeta-Minor. This transformation turns him into a futuristic Mr. Hyde, capable of draining life and even multiplying into…
Thor- EMCE & Diamond Select Toys This set was released in 2016. Thor, the God of Thunder, is the fourth in a series of ReMego Marvel comics sets from Diamond Select and EMCE Toys. Unlike the previous release of Wolverine, Thor is a classic World’s Greatest Superheroes member, and the formula of Mego Reproduction, Secret Identity…
Captain America- EMCE & Diamond Select Toys Special edition Think Geek exclusive. This set was released in 2016. We love a surprise here at the Mego Museum, so when the announcement broke last week that Think Geek was offering a variant Captain America ReMego set (crafted by Diamond Select Toys and EMCE) well, we were all over that! This set is different…
DareDevil- EMCE & Diamond Select Toys DareDevil was another Marvel favorite that despite being created in the silver age, never got the 8 inch Mego treatment in the 1970s. To be fair, the character hadn’t quite had the media exposure that superheroic peers like the Hulk and Thor had at that point. Mego heads for the last 30 years or so, have…
The Punisher- EMCE & Diamond Select Toys Although he was a product of the 1970s, Frank Castle didn’t achieve the popularity for an action figure until Mego was no longer a thing, so it’s nice to finally see him in 8″ glory. Like all Diamond Select sets, this includes three incarnations of the Punisher, retro, modern and a “Secret…
Lucifer- Battlestar Galactica The Cylons’ favourite servant, Lucifer, was part of the last wave of Battlestar Galactica figures produced by Bif Bang Pow! Unlike earlier waves, Lucifer’s production run was rumoured at about 1,300 units. As a result, this figure is hard to find on the secondary market. Sold in pairs with Sheba. The tooling for…
Baracula – Presidential Monsters Baracula was the first figure in the “Presidential Monsters” series by Heroes in Action Toys. (Editor’s note: My initial suggestion of “Obamula” was met with silence- True story!) This figure was inspired by playing with Heroes In Action’s initial 2009 release of an 8-inch Barack Obama Action figure. Card…
Green Arrow Mattel announced the Retro Action line in July of 2009, working in conjunction with EMCE Toys as the key designers, to produce their own “Mego” brand. Paul “Dr. Mego” Clarke has stated that Mego’s Marty Abrams was a major help in creating this opportunity. Green Arrow was the first figure to debut in…
Cancelled : Star Trek Nurse Chapel Announced and solicited for September 2011 release, EMCE and Diamond Select Toys Nurse Chapel action figure did not recieve enough orders to go into production. The head was sculpted by Sean Sansom. The figure was marketed with another cancelled EMCE Trek figure, Vina from “The Cage” as an…
