For a long time I have been a member of the MEGO MUSEUM Forum but have not participated in awhile because I've been so busy. If you're a Vintage Mego Doll Action Figure Toy Collector then you need to check it out. Anyways, a friend over at Facebook, named Jon, told me about this amazing new "Mego" Product some Artist is making. Basically, they're small custom made clear-acrylic standees that you put in front of your figures for display. They have the "action words" you might remember seeing on the 1966 BATMAN TV Show. Words like: Pow! Boff! & KaPow! I think these items are totally great & a very clever idea. Plus, they're only $8.00 which is a good price. Here's a LINK to check them out. ( Thanks Jon )
OK Boys & Girls!! Today is the day we announce the lucky winner of the "1978 Reimagined Mego" Fantasy Catalog! But first I want to thank the MEGO MUSEUM for donating this wonderful prize because it is an extremely cool product! The color photos, custom toys, & overall design is very very excellent. Now, last night ( around midnight ) we pulled a random number out of a hat. We then checked our list of entries & the lucky winner is...Josh W. of Burlington, VT. Dude, you're our lucky winner!! Now, we will contact you again to confirm your address. Once that's done you will be getting this baby in the mail, congrats! For everybody else who entered we want to wish you luck on our next contest & sorry you didn't win this time. Hey, if I was a super-rich billionaire, like Bruce Wayne, then I would have sent everyone of these, ha!
Oh yeah! We have just teamed-up with the Mego Museum to bring you the latest BAT-BLOG CONTEST! The prize? A mint copy of "1978 REIMAGINED". It's a Fantasy Mego Toy Catalog filled with cool custom dolls, beautiful graphics & wonderful color photos!! If you remember, the Mego Toy Company went out of business in 1977 & this fantasy catalog asks the questions, "What if they didn't? What if they still produced toys in 1978? What would they have made?" OK, now part of it is a "dream list" of items we all wish they would have made & a few pieces are toys they actually had planned but never got to make. Stuff like: Dolls for the Superman Movie, more KISS Dolls, Figures based on the 1966 Batman TV Show, Universal Monsters, Scooby Doo, Wizard of OZ, Star Wars, etc...way too much to list here! Overall it's a pretty clever idea & an interesting book. It's very well made & they even feature a lot of cool Batman items. So, we're giving away one mint copy to one lucky winner. All you have to do is email us your full name & address with the words "MEGO MUSEUM CATALOG CONTEST" in the title. The names will be collected & on Friday, July 16th, 2010 ( at midnight ) a lucky winner will be randomly chosen. Then, we'll pay the postage & send this baby to you! Our email button is down below & for more information about this wonderful book click HERE!
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Over at the MEGO MUSEUM they recently thought about the idea of "What if the Mego Toy Company had NOT gone out of business & they had created a 1978 Toy Catalog?". What would it look like & what sort of products might they have come out with? Well, here's the answer! The Mego Museum has made an extremely cool "fake catalog" of "1978" Mego Dolls & Accessories titled "1978 REIMAGINED". It's loaded with a ton of beautiful color photos showing many Custom Mego Dolls of items we all wish they would have had the chance to make. What if they extended their line of Superhero Toys? What if they made some 8" KISS Dolls? How about if they made Cartoon Characters like Scooby Doo? What about the early SUPERMAN Movies? My favorite is the idea of making dolls based on the 1966 BATMAN TV Series. They also ask the question, what if Mego had got to do Star Wars figures back in the day? The list goes on & on. This looks like a pretty cool product & a great idea. If you would like more information on this then be sure to visit their website today by clicking HERE!
Do you remember those wonderful Mego Dolls from the 70's? Do you collect them? Well, the Mego Museum is having their annual MEGO MEET again this June. I know, that's about 3 months away but I thought I would report it now so many of you can make travel plans. I will probably remind everybody closer to the time it actually happens but it's good to know early. Now, for people who have never been, MegoMeet is a chance for the Mego Toy Collectors Community to get together in person to trade and buy parts and action figures, sit in on sessions designed to educate and answer questions about the Mego Corporation and the Toys they made, but more than anything a chance to hook up with friends and fellow collectors live and in person, instead of over the internet. This year it will be in Wheeling, West Virginia at the Kruger Street Toy and Train Museum. The date for the event is June 11th & 12th, 2010. OK, this thing is always way too far for me to go so if any of you go please send us some cool pics!
Attention Mego Doll Collectors! This year's MEGO MEET will be in Wheeling, West Virginia at the Kruger Street Toy Museum on June 5th & 6th, 2009. For More information be sure to visit MEGOMEET.COM
Here's a blast from the past some of you might recognize. This is an original comic book advertisement for the, now classic, 12 1/2" MAGNETIC BATMAN & ROBIN Dolls made by Mego Toys. The weird thing about it is that it's all comic book art work & it doesn't have a photograph of the actual toy. If you're a Mego Fan then be sure to visit our archives ( located at the right-side of this blog ) to see many more stories & photos of Rare Vintage 1970's Toys. We also want to recommend a great website called MegoMuseum for even more information. We have a link to them on our BAT-LINKS page ( the link button is on the top right-side ).
