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Mego expanding at Wal-Mart, Wave 9 News

  Mego Corp gave collectors and update they were waiting for yesterday with the announcement of an expanded presence at Wal-Mart stores and when we could expect wave 9. Directly quoted from their web page: We have been hard at work with Walmart to expand our distribution of Mego products and we are very excited…

Mego 8″ DC Heroes coming to Meijer Stores next Month

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…

LCA: Birthplace of the Mego Superheroes

This 1973 article interviews Licencing Corp of America’s Stan Weston and Don Levin. Weston’s impact on our childhood is immeasurable, from the creation of GI Joe and the Mego World’s Greatest Superheroes, we also find out he was involved in the creation of the Super Friends with the intent of selling more Mego Superheroes. It’s…

Mego Wave 8 Finished Photos

Thanks to our friends at Mego Corp (check out their facebook group, Mego Ambassadors) we’ve got a first look at the final packaged photography for the long anticipated wave 8 which is on it’s way to distributors across the world (including a new on in Canada, yay!). But enough about us, let’s get to the…

Vintage Mego 12″ Incredible Hulk

This week we talk about the Emerald Avenger and his hugely popular 12″ figure, featuring rare shots of the original “Lou Ferrigno” version and of course, what we ended up with. Please enjoy. Lou Ferrigno Hulk head sculpt courtesy of Heroes West Coast. https://tinyurl.com/y8cgwvrz Join us at the MegoMuseum Forums! https://megomuseum.com/community/activity.php Facebook Group: Mego Mania:…

Vintage Toy Store Photo Showcases the rarest Mego Superhero

Our friend Eddy Berst uncovered another spectacular piece of Mego history from Australia. This is a shot of Toy World, an Australian toy shop in 1979. Now the easy to spot Mego is the 12″ Superman, it’s sat right next to Remco’s Energized Spider-Man but that is not what we’re talking about, no, the real…

Mint Off Card: Giganta from Super Friends by Figures Toy Company

  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…

Vintage Mego: The Mangler from Comic Action Heroes

This week Vintage Mego unboxed The Mangler, released by Mego in 1976 as part of their Comic Action Heroes line of toys, it has the distinction of being one of the weirdest Superhero toys ever produced. Seriously, what is this thing? Wouldn’t it kill the Green Goblin? We’ll never truly know. Join our online Mego…

Mego Corporation Announces Licensing Agreement with Tsuburuya Productions for ULTRAMAN

Mego Ultraman

Mego Corporation Announces Licensing Agreement with Tsuburuya Productions for ULTRAMAN   Legendary Toy Creator Marty Abrams, partners with Tsuburuya Productions to create new action figures based on Classic and Anime ULTRAMAN    GREAT NECK, NY – June 10, 2020 – Mego Corporation, the original action figure toy company, working with The Licensing Group Ltd, announced…