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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.
What if?
These are just some of the answers the MegoMuseum community tries to provide with their newest publication "1978 REIMAGINED" a full color fantasy catalog created entirely by the members of the MegoMuseum forums! The project started as a challenge to our customizers to come up with concepts that may have been included and were then judged by a panel including former Mego Employees. The end result is this fantastic publication with artwork by Anthony Durso, which provides full color pages of fantasy Mego catalog layouts for Star Wars, the World's Greatest Superheroes, Star Trek, Universal Monsters, Wizard of Oz and much more. It's a tribute to the World's Greatest Toy Company and to the many talented customixers we have in our fold. The 1978 REIMAGINED Mego Catalog is now available for order, quantities are limited. Each order includes a free, never before seen MegoMuseum sticker as well as other surprises.
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Really neat foreign variation today, courtesy of Mark Schmidt, it's the Canadian Version of the Mego Comic Action heroes Spider-Car which is drastically different than it's US counterpart seen below:
Our buddy Olmo sent in this cool pic from the 1978 Harbert Catalog, where the sole Mego figure for sale was none other than everyone's favourite web head. These Harbert cards do crop up periodically but are not easy to find.
Our exploration into the Mego Denys Fisher Doctor Who line continues with the only figure added in the second wave, robotic companion K-9.
Like every year, folks from the Museum community step up and offer to run Mego Seminars in order to provide entertainment for the day. This also helps to thin the crowd down at the dealers area, so it's really win/win. This years seminar's included "Mego Mythbusters" headed by yours truly, Dave always gives me the early class after a pub crawl so he's a lot like my guidance counseller. Dave followed up with an Accessory Check talk based on his tireless efforts in that department. 
In the midst of all this, Chris Johnson's Megomeet exclusive figure "Mighty Mightor" went on sale and sold out. Chris always takes these projects on himself and we're glad he does.While the day was winding down with our Custom Auction and Bandwidth Raffle (both great big successes, thank you very much) I decided to take a look at the epic toy display that was on the upper level.
John Santori provided this fantastic Star Trek bridge for our centerpiece this year and it was well appreciated. I was really smitten with the attention to detail here.
Ray Miller provided a beautiful display of Mego Micronauts including some rare prototypes from the Lords of Light line. Micronauts don't get enough love at Megomeet, so we're lucky to have Ray.
Finally the hall was home to the selections from the 1978 Project, that Scott tirelessly worked on all weekend. There was also space to some of Mego's rarer items including a horse display that was pretty impressive.
Eventually it was time to pack up, have our well attended annual meal at Undo's and head back to the Mego Suite andbegrudgingly say our goodbyes. We made a few new friends this year and that's what this is all about. Mego Meet 2008 was another roaring success and a tremendous reflection of all the good people that I'm happy to be affiliated with.
See you next year!
The votes have been tallied and the results for the 1978 RE: Imagined contest are in. Come check out what the panel of judges which included two former Mego employees had to say.Then if you haven't already come see all the entries at the Mego Forum, there is an intoxicating amount of talent and imagination put into all of these. Well done, everybody!
Today is the closing date for the Mego Museum's 1978 Re:Imagined project, so if you have projects/concepts today is the final day.
The entries will be judged by two members of the MegoMuseum Forum as well as two former Mego Employees, the selected pieces will then be included in our 1978: Re Imagined Catalog to be published later in the year.
Check out all the Entries Here
Two Weeks Until Mego Meet the fourth annual Mego Convention.
Perhaps my favourite of the entire lot of Child World Ad art, this ad for the Mego Planet of the Apes line is just too pretty for words.
For more about Mego Reproduction Art, visit the Museum Gallery Here.
Scott surprised everybody(including me) by unveiling two new Megomuseum trading cards, this time for the American West Line, Davey Crocket never looked so good.
Hot Threads on the Mego Museum Message Boards:
New Poll: Who is Best in the Mego American West?
Check out this Awesome Lone Ranger Custom
10 Things I needed to know (from reading World's Greatest Toys)
EMCE toys Spock and Andorian Figures have Arrived
Check out the Amazing Mego Goodies at a toyshow this past Sunday
Check out all the Submissions for the 1978 : REimagined Project
A terrific addition today to the Megomuseum Galleries, the extremely rare Mego Comic Action Heroes Batmobile Set. This is without a doubt one of the rarest Superhero toys Mego produced, few boxed examples have survived.
The Fourth wave of Mego Star Trek Aliens are just one of the submissions to the 1978 Re:Imagined Project that's in full swing. Check out the 1978 forum to see all the submissions!
And don't forget in 6 days, we unveil the Lost Treasures of the Mego Showroom, truly the Mego find of the decade and one you won't want to miss...
Our gallery update today is a Canadian Carded (Grand Toys) Hutch from Starsky and Hutch. Thanks to Mark Schmidt for this cool new entry.
The concepts are starting to come in for the Megomuseum 1978 Re:Imagine Project. Come check out what folks think Mego should have done or get involved with your own ideas.
Just another terrific image from the new Mego book World's Greatest Toys celebrating the Mego Superheroes. The book is now available at your local comic store, if they don't have it in stock, get them to order it. I can honestly say, it's the best book on toys I own.
Our Mego Advertising Archive gets a new addition today in the form of this 1972 article about the upcoming Action Jackson Scramble cycle. This is an early piece of Mego history and shows the growing company's expanding creativity.
Jason submitted this wicked Jason Todd Robin and it is this week's custom spotlight. Customs are an integral part of the upcoming 1978 Re:Imagine project from the Megomuseum, if you missed the announcement click here.
Oh Happy day: World's Greatest Toys is now available at your local comic store, hurry and grab it today!
The Mego Museum is turning back the clock to 1978 and asking YOU to join the Research and Development department. Show us what lines you'd make. Would it be a new series of World's Greatest Superheroes or would Planet of the Apes make a comeback? A fourth wave for Star Trek or a new line from the 1978 TV season? Did Mego grab the Star Wars license just in time? What changes were in store for the Micronauts?
The goal: To create a 16 page color catalog which illustrates our
collective fantasies of what Mego might have been in 1978 and to
showcase the creative ingenuity of the Mego Community through:
•Custom action figure projects (New or previously created--We want
to showcase the best, most Mego-like customs)
•Original package design
