I've been patiently waiting for the first issue of Megozine, but the wait is finally over. Yes, this week I received my copy of the official magazine of The Mego Museum.
Showcasing my Toy Collection from Aquaman to Yak Face
Showing posts with label Mego Museum. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mego Museum. Show all posts
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Megozine # 1 is Finally Here
I've been patiently waiting for the first issue of Megozine, but the wait is finally over. Yes, this week I received my copy of the official magazine of The Mego Museum.
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
I received my Re-imagined 1978 Mego Catalog
If you haven't ordered your 1978 re-imagined Mego catalog from the Mego Museum you need to get on it.
I received mine today and it is so sweeet!If I didn't know it was fan made I would have thought Mego put this together. The Mego Museum gang did a fantastic job.
It's cool to think of what Mego would have done if it accepted the offer for the licensing for Star Wars toys. Would Mego still be in business today if it had?
It was also cool to see what other figures might have been released in the next wave of the World's Greatest Super Heroes line. Seeing figures like Green Lantern and the Flash or Superman arch enemies like Lex Luthor and Brainiac in the line up is too cool.
Another cool concept was the action figures based the Batman TV series. Being able to get characters like Mr Freeze or King Tut would have been wild.
If you still haven't bought your copy yet do it now. Click HERE and get it already. You won't be disappointed.
For Mego toy collectibles check us out.
I received mine today and it is so sweeet!If I didn't know it was fan made I would have thought Mego put this together. The Mego Museum gang did a fantastic job.
It's cool to think of what Mego would have done if it accepted the offer for the licensing for Star Wars toys. Would Mego still be in business today if it had?
It was also cool to see what other figures might have been released in the next wave of the World's Greatest Super Heroes line. Seeing figures like Green Lantern and the Flash or Superman arch enemies like Lex Luthor and Brainiac in the line up is too cool.
Another cool concept was the action figures based the Batman TV series. Being able to get characters like Mr Freeze or King Tut would have been wild.
If you still haven't bought your copy yet do it now. Click HERE and get it already. You won't be disappointed.
For Mego toy collectibles check us out.
Monday, April 12, 2010
What if Mego Hadn't Passed on Star Wars?
Imagine if Mego hadn't passed on a Star Wars toy line. What would the Star Wars line be like?
Lucasfilm originally wanted Mego to produce the toy line for Star Wars, but passed on the offer. Can you believe that?
After Mego's Planet of the Apes sales floundered after the cancellation of the TV series, Mego felt sci-fi wasn't the way to go. But passing on the line was probably what killed the toy company.
So after Mego's polite no, Lucasfilm staff went right upstairs to Kenner and the rest was history.
After Star Wars was a success Mego bought the licensing rights to almost every sci-fi related TV series or movie there was. Everything from The Black Hole, Buck Rogers, Star Trek, and Flash Gordon. These lines had moderate success, but no where near the success Kenner had with their Star Wars line.
While concentrating on their others properties Mego neglected their world's Greatest Super Heroes line. Never producing a new 8 inch character ever again.
Sales began to decline and one by one the Super Heroes numbers were reduced and Mego eventually went bankrupt.
So what would have happened if Mego had said yes to Star Wars? The Mego Museum has put together a reimagined fantasy Mego catalog for 1978 to answer that question.
You'll be able to take a look at what the Star Wars line might have been like, what characters would have been released to The World's greatest Super Heroes line if there had been another wave, what if Mego had bought licensing for more profitable properties.
I just picked up my copy. If you'd like to get a copy of your very own and fantasize what might have been, pick one up at the Mego Museum HERE.
Lucasfilm originally wanted Mego to produce the toy line for Star Wars, but passed on the offer. Can you believe that?
After Mego's Planet of the Apes sales floundered after the cancellation of the TV series, Mego felt sci-fi wasn't the way to go. But passing on the line was probably what killed the toy company.
So after Mego's polite no, Lucasfilm staff went right upstairs to Kenner and the rest was history.
After Star Wars was a success Mego bought the licensing rights to almost every sci-fi related TV series or movie there was. Everything from The Black Hole, Buck Rogers, Star Trek, and Flash Gordon. These lines had moderate success, but no where near the success Kenner had with their Star Wars line.
While concentrating on their others properties Mego neglected their world's Greatest Super Heroes line. Never producing a new 8 inch character ever again.
Sales began to decline and one by one the Super Heroes numbers were reduced and Mego eventually went bankrupt.
So what would have happened if Mego had said yes to Star Wars? The Mego Museum has put together a reimagined fantasy Mego catalog for 1978 to answer that question.
You'll be able to take a look at what the Star Wars line might have been like, what characters would have been released to The World's greatest Super Heroes line if there had been another wave, what if Mego had bought licensing for more profitable properties.
I just picked up my copy. If you'd like to get a copy of your very own and fantasize what might have been, pick one up at the Mego Museum HERE.
For more World's Greatest Super Heroes and Star Wars toys check us out.
Monday, March 29, 2010
Check Out This Minty Mego Iron Man
I came across this video of an almost perfect Mego Iron Man on a blister card. Can you imagine opening a box and finding mint condition action figures.
This video is with Scott Adams of the Mego Museum and Benjamin Holcomb, author of The World's Greatest Toys taking a look at Mark Huckabone's vault.
I have never seen one of Mark's booths at any conventions, but I hear they are the best.
Look at all those carded Mego action figures in the background. Gives me goosebumps.
For more Super Hero toys check us out.
This video is with Scott Adams of the Mego Museum and Benjamin Holcomb, author of The World's Greatest Toys taking a look at Mark Huckabone's vault.
I have never seen one of Mark's booths at any conventions, but I hear they are the best.
Look at all those carded Mego action figures in the background. Gives me goosebumps.
For more Super Hero toys check us out.
Sunday, March 21, 2010
The MegoMeet 2010 is Coming Up!
I have always wanted to attend The MegoMeet, but it is just to darn far me to go. I wish it were somewhere like L.A. or my home town of Las Vegas.
What is Mego Meet? Well if you don't know. It is chance for Mego toy collectors to get together to trade and buy parts and action figures, get educated about the Mego corporation and the toys they produced and to meet actual Mego collectors in person rather than just correspond through the Internet.
This years 2010 MegoMeet will be held at The Kruger Street Toy & Train Museum in Wheeling, West Virginia on June 11 & 12.
If you're a Mego collector or just love toys and you can get away in June go check it out.
For more toy news check us out.
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