Tag: Mego toys

Vintage Mego: The Supervator Playset

Time to talk about one of the Most ignored toys in the Mego World’s Greatest Superheroes catalog, the Supervator, we talk about its origins and short life with Mego and we also show you how it works. Check out the Mego Superhero Galleries here: https://www.megomuseum.com/galleries/wgsh-index/ This video was created by Brain Heiler (@plaidstallions)   Subscribe…

Mego Returns to Target this fall

  Beginning this fall, Target will be re-stocking MEGO figures in their store’s Collectible Entertainment Section. Just in time for Halloween, you will be able to purchase the full line of wave 6 including the horror characters and Star Trek, look for subsequent new waves just in time for the Holidays! Look for your favorite…

Vintage Mego: Star Trek Transporter Room by Palitoy

This week’s Vintage Mego segment looks at the UK exclusive Star Trek Transporter Room toy, we also talk about Palitoy Bradgate’s relationship with the product and pontificate about why the toy was released in this fashion. This video was created by Brain Heiler (@plaidstallions) Visit the Mego Museum Buck Rogers Galleries: Buck Rogers 3 3/4″…

Mint Off Card: Mego Phantom of the Opera

  Wave 7 Week continues with an exclusive first look at the Phantom of the Opera by Mego Corp. This all-new figure is just one part of the cool and creepy characters coming out this September by Mego Corp. Special thanks to Mego Corp for this wonderful opportunity, be sure sure to visit Mego Ambassadors…

Mint Off Card: Mego Wrath of Khan (Star Trek Wave 7)

Mint Off Card is proud to release an early look at the highly anticipated Mego Star The Wrath of Khan series coming this September. Look for more exclusive early reveals as “wave 7 week” unfolds at the Mego Museum. Special thanks to Mego Corp for this wonderful opportunity, be sure sure to visit Mego Ambassadors…

Vintage Mego: 12″ Mego Superman

This episode is special because it was sparked by a figure variant that i wasn’t sure existed, a very rare Parkdale Novelty (Canada) version of Superman. This episode we delve into the history of the Mego 12″ Heroes and the man who made them happen, Parkdale Novelty’s founder Morris Kotzer and discuss the distribution of…

New Discovery! Jessica from Logan’s Run Head Sculpt

mego logan's run

The Mego line of action figures based on the television series “Logan’s Run” has haunted many a collector. The toyline was cut before toyfair 1978 (due to the series cancellation) and only a handful of factory samples of the figures exist. While the Mego Museum has uncovered the figures of the male cast, the  Jessica 6 (played by…

An Interview with Marty Abrams Part 1

We here at the Mego Museum were excited to find this vintage toy industry publication interview with then Mego President Marty Abrams. This 1974 piece gets Abram’s opinions on the Toy Industry, Licensing and his vision of the future – specifically his then red hot Planet of the Apes license. Part two will follow next…