Mego World’s Greatest Super-Heroes 50th Anniversary Deadman (item # 51333)

Posted on March 22, 2024 by megohead1

World’s Greatest Super-Heroes 50th Anniversary Deadman (item # 51333)

Mego Deadman

“How can I find anything when no one can hear me or see me … or fear me?!” “Deadman is being reborn into Mego’s 50^th Anniversary World’s Greatest Super-Hero Collection! In life Boston Brand was one of the world’s greatest acrobats. He performed under the stage name Deadman due to his corpse-like face paint, death-defying acts, and red costume. Brand is murdered during a trapeze performance by a mysterious assailant, his spirit is given the power to possess any living being to search for his killer and obtain justice.

Deadman captures that same iconic look of the original World’s Greatest Super-Hero action figures! He comes dressed in his iconic red costume along with being packaged in a classically styled window box. Be sure to add the all-new Deadman to your Mego Super-Hero action figure collection! “I may be a deadman, but I’m cursed with memories of the real world!” Collect them all – the 50^th Anniversary World’s Greatest Super-Heroes by Mego!

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Mego World’s Greatest Super-Heroes 50th Anniversary Red Tornado Box Artwork

Posted on September 8, 2023 by megohead1

Mego Red Tornado Exclusive Reveal

The World’s Greatest Super-Heroes 50th Anniversary Red Tornado Box Artwork

With the power of cyclone force winds Mego is bringing fan favorite, Red Tornado, to the 50th Anniversary World’s Greatest Super-Hero collection! The Red Tornado was created by supervillain Dr. Morrow to defeat the Justice League. Red Tornado “contemplated the nature of good and evil and decided that good was the superior force”. He then used his high-speed wind velocity superpowers to help the league defeat his creator!

Red Tornado will come in a retro styled window box featuring classic artwork. He definitely captures the iconic look of the original World’s Greatest Super-Hero Mego action figures. Red Tornado will be part of Mego Wave 18 wave and is expected to be available 4th Qtr. of this year!

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Next Mego Wave Revealed for 2023

Posted on July 24, 2023 by megohead1

A new order form has surfaced, and while these things are always subject to change (and have changed), this is a pretty interesting look at where Mego intends to go.

The World’s Greatest Superheroes lead the charge with a wave that doesn’t include a single original mego WGSH reproduction. It’s somebody’s wishlist of DC characters we never got.

Mego Action Figure 8″ 50th Anniversary World’s Greatest Superheroes – Red Tornado
Mego Action Figure 8″ 50th Anniversary World’s Greatest Superheroes – Firestorm
Mego Action Figure 8″ 50th Anniversary World’s Greatest Superheroes – Deadman
Mego Action Figure 8″ 50th Anniversary World’s Greatest Superheroes – Dr. Fate
Mego Action Figure 8″ 50th Anniversary World’s Greatest Superheroes – Nightwing
Mego Action Figure 8″ 50th Anniversary World’s Greatest Superheroes – Two Face
Mego Action Figure 8″ 50th Anniversary World’s Greatest Superheroes – Bizarro Superman
Mego Action Figure 8″ 50th Anniversary World’s Greatest Superheroes – Brainiac

In the Entertainment side, we have some returning licenses like Willy Wonka (yay!), classic Star Trek and Creepshow with the previously announced Creep figure. Many surprises with the new licenses, including House of Dragons, Ted Lasso, Krampus and National Lampoon’s Vacation.

ENTERTAINMENT: SCIFI / HORROR / MOVIES
Conjuring Universe – Annabelle Comes Home
Alice Cooper- Welcome 2 my Nightmare
Ghostface Variants
Willy Wonka Oompa Loompa
House of Dragons – Daemon Targaryen
House of Dragons – Rhaenyra Targaryen
Ted Lasso
Creepshow Christmas Creep
Krampus
National Lampoon Christmas Vacation – Clark Griswold
Star Trek TOS – Andorian Ambassador
Star Trek TOS – Talosian

Mego Meet 2023 will become part of Power-Con August 11-13 in Columbus, Ohio. Greater Columbus Convention Center
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Mego Alice Cooper Action Figure Review (Mint Off Card)

Posted on June 22, 2023 by megohead1

Mego Museum Mint Off Card returns, and we’ve got an actual Mego Figure this time! This week we look at the newest action figure of rock legend Alice Cooper. Something I’ve wanted since I was 8; how does he stack up? Decide for yourself.

What other rock stars do you want from Mego?

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Mego Star Trek Pike and Spock: Strange New Worlds Figure Review plus a contest!

Posted on March 13, 2023 by megohead1

Mint Off Card has a first look at Captain Pike and Mr. Spock from the 2023 wave of Strange New Worlds figures. Plus, there is a contest to win these mego figures and other goodies from the Plaid Stallions store.

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Mego Star Trek

Mego Super Foes: Penguin-Reverse Flash-Joker Review (Mint Off Card)

Posted on January 22, 2023 by megohead1

Bring on the Bad Guys!

Mint off Card gives you a sneak preview of figures hitting stores this Spring, the Mego World’s Greatest Superheroes’ next wave full of Super Foes. We look at Penguin, Reverse Flash and Joker. We take them out of the boxes and show you how they stack up against the originals.

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Mego Star Trek: 14″ Mr. Spock – Mego Museum

Posted on June 30, 2021 by megohead1

Mego 14″ Mr Spock (Star Trek)

Mr. Spock is the first of three 14″ Star Trek figures from Mego corp. This figure was announced in 2019 but was unfortunately canceled due to factory closure. The original prototype shown at Toyfair used the heads from the classic Mego Star Trek the Motion picture 12″ Spock but Mego has decided to blow up the classic 8″ Spock head for this line. Hey, why fix what isn’t broken?

Sculptor: Box says Sean Sansom but that head sculpt is Gene Salmacha
Outfit: Rachel Baker
Series: Star Trek
Wave: 13
Available: July 2021
Accessories: Spare Hands, Belt, Phaser, Communicator

Photography by: Jason Saville

Mego 14” Mr Spock Star Trek box

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Toy-Ventures Magazine Issue 4

Toy-Ventures Issue 4 is shipping and it includes an exhaustive look at the Mego Mad Monsters with an interview with Marty Abrams. If you dig vintage toys, then Toy-Ventures Magazine is for you.

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Mego Mint Off Card: Picard and Data from Star Trek TNG

Posted on September 19, 2020 by megohead1

Another Wave 8 review, this time it’s from Mego Star Trek the Next generation. Also, we’re giving a carded figure of your choice away, details in the video itself!

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Vintage Mego: Planet of the Apes Fortress

Posted on April 11, 2020 by megohead1

This week’s Vintage Mego puts together the giant Mego Planet of the Apes Fortress Playset from 1975 and lets you get a good look at what’s inside.

We also talk about the sales numbers for the Mego Planet of the Apes range and discover that Apes were very popular even after the TV had come and gone.

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VIntage Mego: Jet Jungle

Posted on April 4, 2020 by megohead1

Vintage Mego this week talks about one of the coolest discoveries to rock the Mego Museum collecting community, South Africa’s member of the World’s Greatest Superheroes: Jet Jungle.

We talk about the origins of the character, what we know about the figure and the day that we all discovered that our collections were no longer complete.

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Vintage Mego: Close Out Superheroes

Posted on March 12, 2020 by megohead1

This week we talk about the strange oddities like red-carded heroes, Franken Aquaman and these newly discovered World’s Greatest Superheroes in baggies, trust me, it’s a fun mystery!

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Mego Mummy Review

Posted on August 19, 2019 by megohead1

As wave 7 week continues we pry the amazing Egyptian Mummy off his card and hope that there is no curse. Come check out this awesome figure and tell me what figure you want me to review next.

Special thanks to Mego Corp for this wonderful opportunity, be sure sure to visit Mego Ambassadors Facebook group:
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You can order this wave of figures at Entertainment Earth:
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Video created by Brain Heiler (@plaidstallions)

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Mint Off Card: Mego Phantom of the Opera

Posted on August 16, 2019 by megohead1

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 Facebook group:
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You can order this wave of figures at Entertainment Earth:
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Mint Off Card: Mego Wrath of Khan (Star Trek Wave 7)

Posted on August 14, 2019 by megohead1

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 Facebook group:
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You can order this wave of figures at Entertainment Earth:
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Marty Abrams to reveal Big News at Mego Meet 2018

Posted on May 29, 2018 by megohead1

For Immediate Release:

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

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.

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