Mego at Galaxy Con this weekend

Posted on July 28, 2023 by megohead1

Mego Corp at Galaxy Con

Getting set up at GalaxyCon Raleigh! Please stop by, check out the booth (#500) and talk Mego! GalaxyCon Raleigh is a 4-day event at the Raleigh Convention Center (July 27-30, 2023).

We have some really great items with us, including the 50th Anniversary World’s Greatest Super-Heroes and a wide array of vintage Mego figures too! Get your picture as a Mego Star Trek action figure with our life-sized Mego Star Trek card! Our panel is at 4:15 on Friday in panel room 2 (301B)! #MakeMineMego

Mego Corp at Galaxy Con

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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

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Vintage Mego: The Love Boat

Posted on March 30, 2022 by megohead1

Vintage Mego looks at the Love Boat action figure line and tries to tackle the question of “Why did Mego make these?”. It’s a power-packed episode with special guest stars Abe Vigoda and Ron Pallilo.
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Mego Power Action Superman: Vintage Mego History

Posted on October 16, 2019 by megohead1

This week we take a look at a personal “Holy grail” of mine that i recently managed to acquire. The Power Action Superman was produced in the United Kingdom for a toy company called “Denys Fisher” but the story behind its creation is an interesting one.