This week Vintage Mego looks at an underrated line of Mego toys based on the World’s Greatest Superheroes. The Bend N Flex line was a best seller for Mego, why was it cut? We’ll get into that in this installment. Subscribe to the MegoMuseum Newsletter here MegoMuseum Links: MegoMuseum Forums …
Thanks to our friends at Mego Corp (Please check out their Facebook group Mego Ambassadors) we have an exclusive look at the finsihed factory versions of the World’s Greatest Mego Heroes hitting stores this fall. Exclusive currently only to Meijer Stores (although more retailers may be announced down the line) the World’s Greatest Mego Heroes…
Just announced in Mego Ambassadors, the 8″ DC Comics line or “The World’s Greatest Mego Heroes” as the line will be called is coming to Meijer stores this September. UPDATED: Thanks to our friends at Mego Corp, we have the first shot of Batman, hot off the production line. This is what will be hitting…
This week we take a look at one of the most requested figures in the Super Friends line, Giganta, evil size-changing foe of Apache Chief and member of the Legion of Doom! Figures Toy Company did some unique things with this figure that deserve a little attention. Buy Giganta here: https://www.figurestoycompany.com Join our Facebook…
We may not be able to hold MegoMeet 2020 as we planned but we’re still going to hold the annual CustoMego benefit auction. This year it will be held on eBay, giving the entire internet a fighting chance for what is one incredible crop of hand made artistry that were donated by the amazing members…
Our amazing friend Eddy Berst has uncovered another incredible piece of history, this photo of the Mego factory shows a group of Lion Rock workers hastily assembling Mego Starsky and Hutch action figures. You can pre-order Wave 8 from Entertainment Earth and help the MegoMuseum. Like Mego Knock-Offs? Join our Facebook group dedicated today, it’s…
Proposed for the 1977 Toy Buying Season, the Mego Comic Action Heroes Spider-Man exploding tower playset was the one that got away, as a lack of overal buyer interest would have Mego scrap the concept and it would never see production. It even made our recent video of Cancelled Mego Superhero items: …
What are the rarest Action Jackson goodies I know about, here are three in my personal collection that have proven to be the most difficult to track down. Mego Action Jackson Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1513111032308289/ MegoMuseum Action Jackson Galleries: https://www.megomuseum.com/actionjackson/index.html Mego Mania Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/megomania/
This week we talk about the contributions of BASA, a company in Peru that not only made their own versions of the Mego World’s Greatest Superheroes but also made this 8 inch Steve Austin figure, a completely unique item to their country. More on BASA at the MegoMuseum www.megomuseum.com Facebook Group MegoMania: https://www.facebook.com/groups/megomania/ Twitter:…
Vintage Mego this week is all about the insider scoop on how Mego secured the Planet of the Apes licensed, the hottest selling toys for Christmas 1974. Including a glimpse at the original hand made prototypes that still exist in a private collection.
