Mego Museum launched another video short this week and it’s a look at the Comic Action Heroes Mangler. One of the weirdest toys to come out of Mego. Basically, it’s point is to murder the Green Goblin, that is dark.
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Twisted Mego Theater: Dude, Where’s My Thor?
From issue #92 “Dude where’s my Thor” written by McCallum, Aclin and Oat. More after the Jump….
World’s Greatest Toys Special Edition Book Now in Stock at Figures Toy Company!
Mego Museum reporting in their exclusive #MMFTCNEWS that the 2.0 version of “Mego 8″ Superheroes: World’s Greatest Toys” by Benjamin Holcomb.
If you’re a Mego head and you don’t own a copy of this book, go and buy it now.
Figures Toy Company is offering some pretty sweet deals on the book, including discounts on purchases on their toy items, so if you’ve been holding off on a purchase, this is a good time.
Three new DC Figures Revealed at Figures Toy Company
If you’re into Mego and DC Comics, then Christmas just came early as Figures Toy Company just released shots of their 8 inch versions of Harley Quinn, Scarecrow and Mary Marvel figures on their facebook page.
Personally I’m pretty pumped for these, especially more female heroes.
Lots of discussion going on at the Figures Toy Company message board that’s part of the Mego Museum.
You can preorder these at the Figures Toy Company website.
Mego Museum Looks Inside the Mego Factory
Apologies for the double linking, the MegoMuseum URL is having some issue with Facebook and we’re not really sure why. If you’re an expert on FB and like us, drop us a line.
Every Mego collector has probably wondered at one point what the Mego factory looked like and how everything was made. Thanks to this rare document (the 1978 Mego International Shareholders Report to be exact, which we’ll soon share) we have a glimpse into the Hong Kong wonderland that was Lion Rock.
READ MORE AND SEE MORE AT THE MEGO MUSEUM
Mego World’s Greatest Superheroes Poster!
Due to popular demand, Benjamin is offering limited edition prints of this striking WGSH poster he designed, it’ll measure 18″ by 24″. If you want one, better get on it now as these will be a one time print on demand situation.
To get on the list requires a (reasonable IMO) $5 deposit that goes towards your purchase.
The Mego Board Room in 1977
This little gem appeared in the Mego Museum Newsletter last week (Subscribe Here!)
“This rare picture from 1977 shows where all the magic happened, the Mego boardroom with notables such as President Martin Abrams, VP Neal Kublan, Product Design Manager Vinnie Baiera, Art director Marty Harrison and founder D. David Abrams in attendance.
I’d love to know what they were discussing that day.“
Distinctive Dummies unleashes the Night Stalker
When i woke up this morning I had no inclination that it would be an expensive day but that was before Distinctive Dummies announced a small run of figures based on Kolchak: The Night Stalker. I’ve been waiting years for Carl.
http://www.distinctivedummies.net/kolchak.html
If Carl wasn’t enough, there is also The Night Strangler from the TV Movie of the same name.
http://www.distinctivedummies.net/strangler.html
Aaaaaannnd a Two Pack of Karl and Janos that I must own Dammit!
http://www.distinctivedummies.net/twinstalker.html
As always get them now because once they’re gone, they ain’t coming back.
Twisted Mego Theatre: X-Mas Bloody X-Mas
twisted mego theatre
From issue #30- I guess it’s too late for the exclusive “Seven of Nine” figure but we can still laugh at this, more after the jump:
Twisted Mego Theatre: The Great Jawa Hunt!
Man you can not reach farther back than this, from Issue #2 we have the Great Jawa Hunt written by the Toyfare Staff. More after the jump.
And the fifth Marvel Mego Set is……
Deadpool and from what I see on the side of his box at SDCC, the Punisher and a second Spider-Man set are due next.
I’m pretty oblivious of this character but I do know that he is really, really popular. Sure I want a Green Goblin set super bad but I’m going to trust Diamond that they probably looked at the sales of their other Deadpool merch and decided he was a solid bet.
I know some Mego fans aren’t thrilled with this choice but honestly, I’ve never been upset about not spending money, so i don’t get that.
MegoMuseum has an exclusive first look at the figures which do look really nice, more here.
Twisted Mego Theater: Shanks for the Memories
I really miss Toyfare magazine and thumb through old copies now and then. I don’t miss the “What’s Hot” mentality (BTW those Malebogias in your garage will never pay for your kid’s college) and the rock star adoration of certain toy sculptors got a bit gross at times but Twisted Mego Theatre was always worth the cost of an issue for me.
Sophmoric at times but also damned funny, I’m going to add as many as i can to ol’ Mego Central. Here from issue #56 is “Shanks for the Memories”.
If you’d like to join in with some scans, I’d be in your debt, I gave the majority of mine to Goodwill a while ago.
EMCE Star Trek lives
According to the latest Mego Museum newsletter that spoke to Diamond Select Toy’s Zach Oat the ReMego Trek figures are getting rebooted with Kirk and Klingon followed by Spock and Khan wave (but not a Chaka Khan wave sadly)
They have bigger plans but I’ll let you read them in this week’s Mego Museum newsletter:
Mego Flash Gordon Video
The Mego Museum has launched a series of documentary shorts on the many lines produced by Mego Toy Corp. First subject is the Flash Gordon line from 1978. Look for more in the near future.
Limited Edition Captain Canuck at Silver Snail Comics
Silver Snail Comics has created exclusive signed/numbered limited edition Odeon Toys Captain Canuck action figure in time for the release of the Captain’s new book. This one featuring packaging art by Kalman Andrasofszky.
Each figure includes Includes a Silver Snail courier bag containing a Captain Canuck #1 “comic book” scaled to the figure.
You can get the variant Captain at Silver Snail comics.
If you get there today Kalman is signing from 5-8pm. You may also catch a glimpse of Suicide Squad which is filming in the neighborhood.