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Toy-Ventures: Mego Meet @Power-Con Recap!

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Toy-Ventures: Mego Meet @ Power-Con Recap

Toy-Ventures: Mego Meet @ Power-Con Recap

Toy-Ventures covers last week’s Mego Meet which was a show within show at Power-Con! We talk about the latest news from Mego Corp, take a look at the show floor and then I share my haul, which was pretty incredible.

Check out the PlaidStallions store for Toy-Ventures magazine, Tura Satana and much more: www.plaidstallions.com/reboot/shop

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The Super Collector Newsletter covers Mego and so much more PlaidStallions

The Super Collector Newsletter combines all the news from Mego Museum and Plaid Stallions and a lot of other fun stuff across the Interwebs. It’s got customs, new action figures, vintage finds and a lot of pop culture. Sign Up Here!

Toy-Ventures Magazine Issue 10 is here!

Toy-Ventures Magazine deals with Kenner, Mego and More

Do you miss print toy magazines? I sure did; that’s why I created Toy Ventures. A full-colour print magazine that celebrates toys from the 1960s to the 1980s. It features collector guides, interviews and even some satire. We’re on issue 10 now but still have a limited supply of our back issues; please visit our Shop for more information.

 

Get the Official Tura Satana Action Figure

Official Tura Satana Action Figure by Odeon Toys

We co-produced this amazing action figure with White Elephant Toyz; it’s an 8″ Mego Style Officially Licensed Tura Satana figure with a beautiful box by Joeseph Linsner! Get yours while supplies last.

 

Knock Offs; Totally Unauthorized Action Figures the book

Knock Offs; Totally Unauthorized Action Figures the book

Knock-Offs Totally Unauthorized Action figures is from the demented mind that brought you “Rack Toys: Cheap, Crazed Playthings” and features hundreds of hilarious, charming, copyright infringing toys. Get a signed copy in our shop!

 

Facebook Groups we enjoy

The official FB group for PlaidStallions, come for the conversation, stay for the chill vibe. Remember, you keep the glass.

The official FB group for PlaidStallions, come for the conversation, stay for the chill vibe. Remember, you keep the glass.

Mego Knock Off Head Quarters

Mego Knock Off Headquarters is a group created to discuss bootleg toys and customs. Totally chill vibe for fans of Tomland, Lincoln International, Mego and AHI. It’s a super fun group, join the Mego-KO-HQ!

 

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Topics Discussed: Mego, Mego Corp., Marty Abrams, Absolutely Retro, Barbarian Rage, Toycollectr, Denys Fisher Cyborg, Infra-Man, Marvel Comics, Mego Convention, Mego Meet, Mego Superheroes, Mego Marvel,.
Brick Mantooth, Planet of the Apes, kenner, L’il Loggers, Super Joe, White Elephant Toyz, Blind Dead Movie, Toy Show Recap, Toy Show Walkthrough, Power-Con Dealer’s Room.

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Mego Corp Reveals from Mego Meet/Power-Con

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From the Mego Meet panel at Power-Con, we have the exclusive first look at the upcoming Mego World’s Greatest Superheroes, Star Trek, and other lines, including Firestorm, Deadman, Bizarro, Two-Face, Ted Lasso, Willy Wonka Oompa Loompa, Krampus, Creepshow Creep Christmas Edition, Star Trek Talosian, Star Trek Andorian, Dr.Fate, Clarke Griswold from Christmas Vacation, Annabelle, Brainiac, Firestorm, Red Tornado, and more! Special thanks to Frank from AbsolutelyRetro.com

 

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The Super Collector Newsletter covers Mego and so much more PlaidStallions

The Super Collector Newsletter combines all the news from Mego Museum and Plaid Stallions and a lot of other fun stuff across the Interwebs. It’s got customs, new action figures, vintage finds and a lot of pop culture. Sign Up Here!

Toy-Ventures Magazine Issue 10 is here!

Toy-Ventures Magazine deals with Kenner, Mego and More

Do you miss print toy magazines? I sure did; that’s why I created Toy Ventures. A full-colour print magazine that celebrates toys from the 1960s to the 1980s. It features collector guides, interviews and even some satire. We’re on issue 10 now but still have a limited supply of our back issues; please visit our Shop for more information.

 

Get the Official Tura Satana Action Figure

Official Tura Satana Action Figure by Odeon Toys

We co-produced this amazing action figure with White Elephant Toyz; it’s an 8″ Mego Style Officially Licensed Tura Satana figure with a beautiful box by Joeseph Linsner! Get yours while supplies last.

 

Knock Offs; Totally Unauthorized Action Figures the book

Knock Offs; Totally Unauthorized Action Figures the book

Knock-Offs Totally Unauthorized Action figures is from the demented mind that brought you “Rack Toys: Cheap, Crazed Playthings” and features hundreds of hilarious, charming, copyright infringing toys. Get a signed copy in our shop!

 

Facebook Groups we enjoy

The official FB group for PlaidStallions, come for the conversation, stay for the chill vibe. Remember, you keep the glass.

The official FB group for PlaidStallions, come for the conversation, stay for the chill vibe. Remember, you keep the glass.

Mego Knock Off Head Quarters MEGO LIKE MYMEGOLIKE

Mego Knock Off Headquarters is a group created to discuss bootleg toys and customs. Totally chill vibe for fans of Tomland, Lincoln International, Mego and AHI. It’s a super fun group, join the Mego-KO-HQ!

Mego Museum Trading Cards Return at Mego Meet 2023

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Mego Museum Trading Cards Return at Mego Meet 2023

Mego Museum Trading Cards Return at Mego Meet 2023

Good News, Everybody! The long-awaited series 2 of the Mego Museum Action Jackson cards are seeing print and distribution at Mego Meet 2023. Many Museum members donated to sponsor these cards but they had fallen by the wayside.

I’m happy to say that Robyn Adams (designer of all the Museum trading cards) delivered these just in time. I (Toy-Ventures) was more than happy to pick up the extra cost of producing them on the fly.

Thanks to our donors and to Jason at White Elephant Toyz for officially allowing us to use AJ.

The initial sets will be given away free at Mego Meet 2023 as part of Power-Con. Portions will also be distributed to Museum members via volunteer distributors. Stay Tuned.


Mego Meet is part of Power-Con 2023 with panels, freebies, kid’s custom contests and a whole lot more. Ticket information can be found here:

 

#megomeet #actionjackson #megomuseum #powercon

Mego Meet 2023 will become part of Power-Con August 11-13 in Columbus, Ohio. Greater Columbus Convention Center
400 North High Street
Columbus, Ohio 43215

USA Tickets can be purchased here:
https://thepower-con.com/tickets-exclusives/

 

Join our weekly newsletter.

The Super Collector Newsletter covers Mego and so much more PlaidStallions

The Super Collector Newsletter combines all the news from Mego Museum and Plaid Stallions and a lot of other fun stuff across the Interwebs. It’s got customs, new action figures, vintage finds and a lot of pop culture. Sign Up Here!

Toy-Ventures Magazine Issue 10 is here!

Toy-Ventures Magazine deals with Kenner, Mego and More

Do you miss print toy magazines? I sure did; that’s why I created Toy Ventures. A full-colour print magazine that celebrates toys from the 1960s to the 1980s. It features collector guides, interviews and even some satire. We’re on issue 10 now but still have a limited supply of our back issues; please visit our Shop for more information.

 

Get the Official Tura Satana Action Figure

Official Tura Satana Action Figure by Odeon Toys

We co-produced this amazing action figure with White Elephant Toyz; it’s an 8″ Mego Style Officially Licensed Tura Satana figure with a beautiful box by Joeseph Linsner! Get yours while supplies last.

 

Knock Offs; Totally Unauthorized Action Figures the book

Knock Offs; Totally Unauthorized Action Figures the book

Knock-Offs Totally Unauthorized Action figures is from the demented mind that brought you “Rack Toys: Cheap, Crazed Playthings” and features hundreds of hilarious, charming, copyright infringing toys. Get a signed copy in our shop!

 

Facebook Groups we enjoy

The official FB group for PlaidStallions, come for the conversation, stay for the chill vibe. Remember, you keep the glass.

The official FB group for PlaidStallions, come for the conversation, stay for the chill vibe. Remember, you keep the glass.

Mego Knock Off Head Quarters

Mego Knock Off Headquarters is a group created to discuss bootleg toys and customs. Totally chill vibe for fans of Tomland, Lincoln International, Mego and AHI. It’s a super fun group, join the Mego-KO-HQ!

Mego Meet Flashback!

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Mego fest

Mego Meet Flashback!
Who was lucky enough to catch this fantastic display of World’s Greatest Superheroes at Mego Meet 2007, generously put on by members of the Mego Museum Community? I still drool at this sometimes.
Will Mego Meet return? We’re hopeful to pull it off in the near future.
Keep abreast of all development of the longest running Mego convention here:

 

The PlaidStallions Polyester Pals have arrived and come in green and orange. Be the first kid in the sandbox with our Podcast mascots!

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Do you miss toy collector magazines?

That’s why we created Toy-Ventures magazine, an old-school print publication dedicated to vintage toys from the 1960s to the 1990s. Each issue is packed with never before seen images and information written by some of the top collectors. We’ve got 7 issues and climbing; please check our page here or visit our store.

 

Our latest book is “Knock-Offs: Totally Unauthorized Action Figures” a love letter to cheeky copyright-infringing toys. You can get this new book via the PlaidStallions Shop, On Amazon (Affiliate Link) or eBay (eBay Link)

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Pod Stallions is based on our podcast and is one of the most fun groups on Facebook. Toys, Comics, Movies, TV, it’s all up for grabs and remember folks, you keep the glass! If you like our show, then you have found your tribe.


Mego Knock Off Headquarters– The leading group discussing 70s Dime store knock-offs and bootleg action figures, we talk vintage toys and not others. We know the difference between Astro Apes and Action Apeman.  It’s a fun group where we talk about Lincoln International, AHI, Mighty Gary, Tomland, Bogi, Demo Man, Mortoys, and other generic greats.

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The Big Announcement : Mego is Back!

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Marty Abrams officially announces the return of Mego Corporation at Mego Meet 2018.

Marty Abrams officially announces the return of Mego Corporation at Mego Meet 2018.

We begin “Mego Meet Recap Week” with the big one first.

Mego President Marty Abrams along with Paul “Dr. Mego” Clarke spoke to a jam-packed hall at this Saturday’s Mego Meet 2018 for a panel about Mego’s past and it’s future.

The big announcement was that Mego Corporation is returning and to mass retail this year. While all the details and figures will be revealed at the Mego Museum in two weeks, here is what we do know.

  • Mego is back and they’re in the action figure business baby!
  • There will be 20 different characters introduced in the first wave.
  • It is a variety of licenses, some will be familiar to Mego fans, others will be new properties to the World’s Greatest Toy Company.
  • There will be 8″ figures but also other scales, due to license parameters.
  • Figures were produced under the watchful eye of Paul “Dr. Mego” Clarke.
  • All details including licenses, characters, and the retailer will be revealed mid-June.

Exciting times to be a Mego fan!

Please stay tuned to the Mego Museum and please like the official Mego Corporation Facebook page.

 

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Marty Abrams to reveal Big News at Mego Meet 2018

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Mego Meet 2018 is in Columbus OHIO this Saturday

Mego Meet 2018 is in Columbus OHIO this Saturday

Star Trek! Spider-Man! The Micronauts! Planet of the Apes!

Famous 1970s toy maker Mego had them all and made for a generation of happy childhoods, each year the company is celebrated with this special convention.

Marty Abrams President of Mego (seen here on the Netflix series "The Toys That Made us") is the Special Guest at MegoMeet

Marty Abrams President of Mego (seen here on the Netflix series “The Toys That Made us”) is the Special Guest at MegoMeet

Special Guest is Mego President Martin Abrams, who was recently featured in several episodes of Netflix’s hit series “The Toys that Made us”. Abrams will be giving a special panel outlining his plans for the newly revived Mego Corporation.

Attendees can expect a dealers room packed with vintage toys from the 1960s to modern day, a special appearance by the 1960s Batmobile, a customs contest for children, door prizes, informational panel sessions and an auction of custom crafted Mego figures with proceeds going towards the Mego Museum website.

About Mego Meet: Mego Meet is an annual, not for profit, event and toy show celebrating its 14th year. It is a chance for collectors across the country to meet in person, buy and sell items and feel a sense of community. This is its first year in Ohio.

Mego Meet takes place this Saturday at Courtyard Columbus West (2350 Westbelt Dr) from 10am to 4pm.

Admission is $10 per family.

For more information on Mego Meet visit:

http://www.megomuseum.com/megomeetmain/megomeetmain.shtml

Twitter:@megomuseum

Action Jackson is Back(tion)

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Some good news for Megoheads, especially attendees of Mego Meet next week. Action Jackson, mego’s first 8 incher will be reborn via Cast-A-Way Toys, here’s what David Lee posted at the Mego Museum Forum:

Yes Action Jackson (Mr. Jackson if your nasty), will be at Mego Meet and exclusively at the 8 inch Superstore (maybe shortly after). This is a limited edition throw back version, the all new AJ and Team A.C.T.I.O.N (Anti Crime Terror International Operations Network) will follow. I will be giving all the details at Mego Meet, so stop by my presentation to hear all about it

Alex- The throwback version will feature upgraded arms and legs, snap on boots and (Pics soon) will have a classic M16, a .45 and a knife.

 

Aw Yeah Mego Meet 2016 is June 17-18 in Skokie Illonois, you can find more information at their official facebook page.

Lasermego brings back the Fantasticar for Mego Meet

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Four years ago, Laser Mego made a small amount of these working (and let’s face it, amazing) Fantasticars for the annual Mego Meet Convention. They sold out in an hour and were never heard from again.

Until now, where we get news that they’ve added this new version to the 2015 Aw Yeah Mego Meet Customs Auction (which we’ll spotlight all this week).

Does this mean more will be made available at the show? We have no idea if there will be, one thing is certain though, if you want one, you should be at Aw Yeah Mego Meet 2015 next Saturday.

Aw Yeah Mego Meet 2015 Commercial

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Mego Meet is less than two months away and is looking to be the biggest year the show has ever had..
The 11th Annual Mego Toy Convention “Aw Yeah Mego Meet” is June 6th 2015 in our NEW LOCATION, SKOKIE ILL.!
Expanded Dealers Room
Customs Contest
Expert Panels
Celebrity Guests
Door Prizes
Mego and other vintage toys
Visit for more information:

Register here

Mego Meet 2015 Announced

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Skokie Here We Come!

Skokie, IL – December 12, 2014 – Mego Museum in conjunction with Aw Yeah Comics is pleased to announce that Mego Meet 2015 will be held June 5th and 6th at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Chicago – North Shore Conference Center. Registration information for vendors and attendees will be posted on the Mego Meet 2015 page at megomuseum.com in the coming weeks.

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For the past ten years, the annual Mego Meet made its home in Wheeling, WV. It was clear after Mego Meet 10 that maximum density had been surpassed in Wheeling and that a change of venue was in order. The move to Skokie, IL. will allow for easy access for those travelling by plane, as well as provide a myriad of options for family entertainment. The facilities at DoubleTree offer award-winning guest rooms and event space for presenters, vendors, and attendees.

Perhaps the most exciting byproduct of the new location is that it makes possible a partnership with Aw Yeah Comics, located in beautiful downtown Skokie. Eisner Award-winning artist and co-owner Art Baltazar will be in attendance with the entire Aw Yeah gang. Art is a long-time Mego Meet attendee and is thrilled to host the Meet in it’s new home.
As in years past, Mego Meet 2015 will feature dealer rooms packed full of vintage toys; presentations by collectors, customizers, and toy companies dealing in the classic 8″ “Mego scale;” a customs contest; and an auction to benefit the Mego Museum. The addition of Aw Yeah Comics will add another dimension that will diversify and improve what is already a great annual event.
AW YEAH – MEGO MEET 2015!

About Aw Yeah Comics – Founded by Franco Aureliani, Art Baltazar, and Marc Hammond, Aw Yeah Comics celebrates and promotes everything that is wonderful about comics, toys, artwork, and the joy they bring to people. Located at 4933 Oakton Street in beautiful Downtown Skokie and just a short train ride from Chicago, AYC offers a family-friendly atmosphere with regularly scheduled events that provide adventures for children and adults alike.

About Mego Museum – Founded in 1996 by Scott C. Adams and curated by Brian Heiler, the Mego Museum is an online museum and forum dedicated to all things Mego Corporation. From the classic toys of the seventies, to the modern resurgence of figures being made in the classic Mego style, it all can be found at www.megomuseum.com.

Most recently under the guidance of Museum Customs Editor Steve Moore, The Mego Museum has hosted the Mego Meet convention each year in June for over a decade. Mego Meet attracts collectors and toy industry insiders from all over North America and beyond. The Museum publishes a weekly newsletter and continuously updates the Mego Museum blog, Facebook and Twitter feeds with the latest news, ranging from the latest vintage discoveries to Mego-esque figures currently in production

http://www.megomuseum.com/megomeet2015