Long John Silver Finds Mego Treasure!

Mego Museum Trading Card Number 84 is celebrated literary character and dirty sea dog Long John Silver! As expected we've updated his Gallery page to show packaging, foreign items and his type two doppleganger!

Captain Patch Give No Quarter To His Mego Enemies!

Mego Museum Trading Card Number 83 is the most generic of scurvy dogs, Captain Patch! As expected we've updated his Gallery page to show packaging, foreign items and his weird-o knockoff!

Jean Lafitte Defends the Mego Museum Shores

Very pleased to announce the latest Mego Museum Trading Card (Number 82 this time) of pirate/smuggler/American war hero Jean Lafitte from the "World's Greatest Super Pirates" line.

If that weren't enough we've also revised Jean Lafitte's gallery page with new photography and foreign packaging, click on the picture to visit.

Discuss on the Mego Museum Forums!

Blackbeard storms the Mego Museum!

Very pleased to announce the latest Mego Museum Trading Card (Number 81 to be exact) of Edward Teach AKA Blackbeard himself from the "World's Greatest Super Pirates" line.

If that weren't enough we've also revised Blackbeards' gallery page with new photography and foreign packaging, click on the picture to visit.

Discuss on the Mego Museum Forums!

Mego Invents the Transportation System of the Future

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Going back to 1979 today where Mego was hoping to have the Micronauts Rocket Tubes under every tree that Christmas. As this interview with former Mego VP Harvey Zelman points out, it didn't go exactly as planned for the Micronauts that year.

View more vintage Mego Trade Advertising and News Articles at the Mego Museum Ad Archive.

The Mego Museum Library is the largest reference on the internet featuring vintage catalogs, interviews, advertising and so much more.

Sock! Bam! Splat!

This unassuming little bit of toy industry news from July 1973 would see the arrival of the Mego World's Greatest Superheroes . A toy line would dominate the action figure aisle for the remainder of the decade. Even back in 1973 there was no love for Aquaman, what's up with that?

View more vintage Mego Trade Advertising and News Articles at the Mego Museum Ad Archive.

The Mego Museum Library is the largest reference on the internet featuring vintage catalogs, interviews, advertising and so much more.

Aquaman VS the Great White Shark Sticker

As an added bonus to the 1978 REImagined Catalog (currently on sale) we've included this little tribute to this rare item which coincedentally was released in 1978 by Mego.

I recently noticed that in the catalog we had dropped Aquaman from the WGSH line up, so this is kind of making up for that.

The 1978 ReImagined Catalog is available to order from the Megomuseum right now. Limited quantites are available.Click here for more details!

Micronauts Display at the Toy and Train Museum

Ray Miller some stunning photos of his amazing Micronauts Display which will be at the Kruger St. Toy and Train Museum in Wheeling West Virginia for the next three months.

The display emcompasses the amazing toy line from it's roots as Microman in Japan, to it's tenure as Mego's Micronauts and it's many later incarnations like Cosmic Man and Lords of Light.

Original Mego concept and packaging art will be on display as well as one of a kind prototype items from Cal R&D.

As an added bonus Ray's amazing Micronauts display will overlap with this year's six annual Mego Meet convention, the annual show for Mego collectors.

For more information on the Kruger St. Toy and Train Museum click here

For more information on the Mego Meet 2010 click here

SDCC Lost Exclusives Now at Entertainment Earth

Entertainment Earth has just let us know that they've put their Lost San Diego Comic Con Exclusive set of Jacob and the Man in Black up for pre order.

People who attend Comic-Con will have the first opportunity to actually purchase and take these home. Pre-orders are available now for folks who can't attend Comic-Con. Those who pre-order will receive their shipment after Comic-Con. Comic-Con exclusives may be "in stock" and available after Comic-Con if inventory remains.

8" Ghostbusters?

Amy or "Del" on the Mego Museum Forums noticed something really interesting on a promo for "Attack of the Show" last night. Is this an 8" Peter Venkman from the Real ghostbusters cartoon? Sure looks like it.

See more images here.

Spectre Toys Announces Dark Shadows

SPECTRE OF THINGS TO COME AND
A COUPLE OF BLASTS FROM THE PAST:
INTRODUCING SPECTRE TOYS

Los Angeles, CA – April 9, 2010 - On July 1st, SPECTRE TOYS will unleash its first products to awaiting collectors. Although a new company, its roots are firmly planted in a storied past. Spectre Toys is led by Rick Phares, the brains behind Majestic Studios, which was known for its innovative and eclectic toy output, such as the 12-inch “Battlestar Galactica” Cylon and the Zuni Fetish Warrior Replica from “Trilogy of Terror.”

Out of the past, Spectre’s first release is a series of 8-inch action figures from the original 1966-71 ABC-TV gothic horror serial, DARK SHADOWS, which was named one of TV Guide’s “Top 25 Cult Shows Ever.” Phares said, “The brilliance of the show sprung from its legendary creator-producer-director Dan Curtis. The first scene of the show came to him in a dream and he applied a dreamlike quality to the entire series.”

“In keeping with our retro theme,” Phares continued, “our ‘Dark Shadows’ line will be sculpted and clothed in the ‘70s MEGO style. They will look exactly how 8-inch articulated figures of the day would have looked during ‘Dark Shadows’ initial TV run, but with just a few extra modern technical touches. We‘ve come a long way in manufacturing since then.”

Spectre Toys has partnered with EMCE Toys, the company that brought back the 8-inch classic MEGO format. Founded by pop culture entrepreneur Joe Sena and renowned expert Paul “Dr. Mego” Clarke, EMCE has “MEGO-ized” multiple classic properties such as DC Comics superheroes, “Star Trek”, “The Venture Bros.” and many others.

Card art for the series will be done by legendary Mego Packagaing Artist Harold Shull

“The resurgence of ‘Dark Shadows’ and 70s style figures have come together at the right time,” Phares added. “It’s been widely reported that a new ‘Dark Shadows’ theatrical film will be shot this fall by director Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp as Barnabas Collins.”

Spectre’s first “Dark Shadows” release will include the brooding, 175 year old vampire Barnabas Collins and the woman who put the vampiric curse upon him - the beautiful but deadly witch Angelique. Each figure will be limited to a 3,000 piece run. The prototype for Barnabas is available for viewing now at the Spectre Toys website (www.spectretoy.com)

Soon the comic book and pop culture convention season will be in full swing. As Majestic Studios did in the past, Spectre will have a convention-exclusive figure premiering at the San Diego Comic Con, July 21st to 25th. Only 500 pieces will be available at the ‘Entertainment Earth’ booth at San Diego.

That exclusive will be the shape-shifting werewolf Chris Jennings, a descendant of Quentin Collins from the 1890s who was likewise afflicted with lycanthropy. (Yes, Quentin was cured and later time traveled and appeared in modern times, but that’s a story for another day – or better yet, go watch the DVDs from mpihomevideo.com)

At the San Diego Comic Con, Spectre Toys will be making a few announcements regarding further “Dark Shadows” and Spectre Toys releases. Plus, attendees will meet a special surprise guest from “Dark Shadows!” Remember; make a note to look for Spectre Toys at the ‘Entertainment Earth’ booth. Representatives will be there to answer questions and take fan suggestions for future figures.

Samples of some of the original 1970s figures can be viewed at the Mego Museum website (www.megomuseum.com).

For more information about where to purchase Spectre Toys releases, go to www.spectretoy.com

Barnabus is available for PreOrder from Entertainment Earth

Preorder Barnabus and Angelique from Entertainment Earth!