History of Mego Toys: Vintage Mego Action Figure Review / Collection 

I may have been born in the 2000s but you and million other channels like yours sparked my love for all things in the 80s 70s and 90s so I just want to say thank you. Thank you so much!!!

I was completely enamored with my 12" inch Mego Spider-Man figure! When I was in kindergarten, my pop would bring it with him when he would pick me up from school. I also remember holding onto the figure while watching episodes of the '67 Spider-Man animated series after school. Damn, those were some fun, fun times!!

I'm really glad to see Mego is back. But they're more a collector's toy, than something kids like.

I use to have Micronauts that was made by Mego

My older brother was injured in the Air Force during the Vietnam War, so war and the military was not very popular in our home and I was not allowed to have any GI Joes. The first toys I remember playing with all the time and loving more than anything else were Megos. Both Adam West's Batman and Star Trek were in syndication and I played with my figures during those shows, every day! Megos are still, by far, my favorite toys. I've collected most of the re-issues, which I still have to slap myself at times to make sure I'm really awake and it isn't a dream that they have been resurrected. I wish Marty Abrams would bring back the Mego company name and begin doing the Marvel characters, too!

This Man is a great presenter, I love taking the trip down memory lane.

I have fond memories of walking into Toys R Us and seeing row upon row of Mego boxes with all of the superheroes on display. I could only afford a few, but just seeing them all on display was a treat. Decisions decisions. What to buy? Toys have never been the same and now Toys R Us is no more. Thanks for the flashback. That was fun.

I loved the mego toys as a kid n still to this day. So glad they are making a comeback!! I make customs now to go with my originals n display them n curio cabinets n they look wonderful. My kinfolks, frnds n neighbors all head straight to them n observe my collection

I had a Mego Batman, and an Aquaman figure. as a boy!

Great video, Mr. Tony! Had the Conan Mego figure back in the late '70s. A nice touch about the Mego figures was its multi license advantage over the others. A kid could have Flash Gordon/Buck Rogers AND Captain James T. Kirk team up WITH Iron Man and the Fantastic Four to duke it out with the Klingon, the Lizard, Green Goblin & Ming the Merciless, then hang out with the Fonz and the Happy Days gang by watching... a KISS concert.

Good news for all Mego fans! I just watched this video because I wanted to know what kind of brand Mego was. This, because I just discovered a brand new toyline from Mego that apparently has got a re-start by selling 8" figures of Freddy Krueger, Pennywise from IT, and also Rocky and Bruce Lee.

"The winged black superhero"

Besides being a classic line, the fact that Mego combined DC & Marvel is just great!

Spider-Man actually had a Spider-Mobile in the comics. It didn't last long, thankfully.

Yes my friend, completely agree with your assessment on the toys of the 70s. Unless you were there like we were as a child of the 70s, they don't understand. Mego dominated the stores here in the Chicago area for years. Still have mine too. Cheers from the states

Very good vid ...my childhood in a nut shell

I remember going to Montgomery Wards and drooling over the star trek enterprise playset... I wore out so many Action Jacksons and GI Joes...and Gumbys

Loved this line. Having Batman, Superman, Robin, Spider-man and Hulk, it still kills me when I go back around Xmas of '77 when I saw the ones I wanted on display (boxed) and my mother said "pick one". i got Iron Man, but Green Goblin, Green Arrow and Falcon were so tempting!!!!

Far and away the best video on MEGO toys on RU-vid. Congratulations on this epic review and thank you so much for your time and effort.

My childhood right here!!! Thank you for this!

I just got the Bat Mobile from my uncle, and it has a nice new spot right by my 1960's G.i joes.

That's cool, Mego made toys affordable to kids whose parents may not have otherwise purchased such dolls.

I'm glad Mego is back

Kids deserve toys like these

In my opinion,the 80s were the golden age of toys but the 70s were not off by much

AWESOME. Appreciate the time and research you did to produce these videos.

Excellent video and as a forner 70s kid, this brought back so many amazing memories. I had so many mego figures, they were colorful, fun and were fairly durable for the time. I have a few of the modern knock offs in my collection, but none of my originals. Anyways, great channel!

70s perfect.let's not forget the bootlegs action figures we got in news agents I had a lot of them.

I still have my POTA megos. Nice video.

Another well done video. Your channel is really top-notch.

This was great! I missed out on this whole line, because in 1972 I wanted them and my Dad said "You're 11 and that's too old for toys!

Any Gen X kid remembers the commercial that starts at 4:35. "Falcon: The winged BLACK superhero!" LOL! And I had a Falcon, too!!!

A lot of important information. Thank you.

Thank you for this!!

Yep the 70s was so special! Do you remember Major Matt Mason, Timpo, Airfix, great times! I had the 007 but used to squeeze my Action Man into the DJ.

So true. Thank you sir.

That's a beautiful collection you have there. That room looks a lot like mine. I've been collecting Mego, GI Joe, The Six Million Dollar Man, Big Jim, Star Wars, etc for over 4 decades. It's my pride and joy. My niece and nephew seem to like my old toys too, especially my 8-year-old nephew, who likes my 1970's toys better than his own toys!

I love your videos, binge watched a bunch yesterday, you're awesome, thank you!! Please do one on Big Jim! Cheers, my friend!

Cool video!

This was an awesome video

Yay!!!!! The mego toy company is coming back you can find them at Target stores.....✌👽 Great video thanks for sharing.

I had the early Batman and Robin where you could take there masks off, so you also had Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson, albeit without civilian clothes. The later versions had the masks painted on. I would love / hate to know how much those two sell for nowadays.

Megos we're definitely a huge part of my childhood. My favorite lines were The World's Greatest Super Heroes, The Dukes of Hazzard, CHiPs, Starsky and Hutch and Happy Days. My all time favorite TV series is the Incredible Hulk. Bill Bixby was my childhood idol and hero. And I've been fortunate to have met Lou Ferrigno a few times over the years. And the Mego 12 inch Incredible Hulk figure always reminded me of Lou Ferrigno and the classic Incredible Hulk TV series. :) 👍👍

The only mego toys I ever owned was a couple of black hole figures in a shop in Glasgow on the way to see for your eyes only on a Saturday afternoon in Glasgow happy days

I had the Superman, Batman, Robin, Riddler, Joker and Penguin MECO figures, as well as the KISS ones.

I had a Batman when i was a kid.

WOW! Muy bien! 👉👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👍👍

I had the Superman, and Captain Kirk Megos as a kid. Now I have a loose Superman, and Capt. Kirk still on a 1974 card.

This is the S... Man. This guy is legit. Tony. I'm so pleased I found this channel.

I wish I took better care of my toys, both hero’s and my Star Wars toys. I have the rare “small head” Han Solo. Still pretty good condition but if still in the package....money! Also I could have Batman and Spider-Man work with Ironman and Superman! I also loved action Jackson! And micronauts........ absolute favorite!

With Superhero movies being the most popular thing out there, it's a shame no company has remade the Mego 1970's super hero action figures. Kids of the 70's would buy these in bulk, both for they kids/grandkids or themselves. Retro is always cool, and this would be a license to print money.

These were THE toys of my childhood, as a comicbook kid once I spotted these in the stores even G.I. Joe instantly took a back seat. Not only the biggest superhero selection ever but DC and Marvel actually compatable for the true 1st crossover. And made all the more incredible thanks to every other franchise they used. Best part was how customizable they were. Simply put any unmasked hero's head on a Star Trek body and you had yourselves a brand new crew member (I used to scower the yardsales for redshirts for army building security officers). Or put the same head on a hero and he was now unmasked. Slip him into Starsky and Hutch or Happy Days (or Walton's or Sweathogs) cloths and they were i n their secret identities. And with a little more effort, like Thor in hand made blue shorts or brown loincloth, and you had Kaz-Zar or Kamandi. And the awesome cardboard and vinyl playsets were just as customizable with some drawing skills or even just some old comics, scissors and tape. I don't know if this line started my creativity or just fueled it to new heights, but definitely was key.

Oh man I remember the Batman version with the removable helmet. Not sure if this was Mego or Action Man. The Mego had a molded helmet or cowl for the whole head. I had both and while I loved the helmet it was another thing I could lose. Like Green Arrow's hat and bow. Heck I was 6 or 7. I'd forget my butt if it wasn't attached. Also those plastic gloves never lasted either...lol.

I’m new to toy collecting and love this video and your channel! Very insightful. Question for you... I’ve really taken a liking to the early mego WGSH figures and was wonder if there was anywhere that you can suggest where I’d be able to find a comprehensive list of all of the past mego release dates? I’d prefer to collect the type 1 figures so I’d like to see the release history for each figure. Hope this makes sense!

StoryTime- I remember reading about Mego Wonder Woman Doll that went for $40k... So, the story goes, Mego had a Wonder Woman Doll already out on the market, then in 1975 the tv series aired, and consequentially Mego released another doll to look more like Linda Carters 'Wonder Woman' ... but, in Australia, it hadn't aired until 76-77 so, Mego just sent all the remaining old dolls to Australia. Come 2000's the original doll was/is very much in demand and one came up for sale/auction from Australia in almost pristine condition.

Mego back baby

maybe in an alternate time mego bought star wars yet continued to make they're ionic figures and also getting the licence for shows in the 80s along with movies I can only imagine the stuff they could be doing in the 90s

I used to have a Mego Joker but I traded it for a rubber tarantula. Not one of my better trades.

The Transformers began through Mego with the Micronauts line.

I recently bought back the Captain Marvel one for $30. Definitely not comic accurate, but still a beauty.

Mego Superheros were my favorite when I was a kid

Superb review. People not of this era really have a difficult time appreciating why this was such a big moment. I was born a little before the mid-60's so I did the bulk of my growing up in the late 60's to early/mid-70's, thus I knew what play time looked like before Megos. In the 60's all we had were GI Joes and that was a soldier figure at that point. Sure, Captain Action came onto the scene briefly, but regardless of what people try to say today, he was never a big hit. I had the Cap and a Batman outfit, but the masks were often two pieces that fell off during playtime. Plus with him being so big for a little kid it was not ideal (no pun intended). So there wasn't really ANY kind of variety for action figures back then. The very notion of a widespread market for action figures was still just a myth. In fact, when I use to watch the Spider-man '67 show, my mother would draw me a picture of Spider-man so she could cut him out which gave me something to play with. On thinking back about it, the cut out had to be close to the height of a Mego so I understand first hand why scale was so relevant to that chosen height. It would fit perfectly in a young person's hand. Also people of today have to remember, we were still operating under old school ideas about kids and toys. You weren't going to come across too many teenagers holding a GI Joe or other figure in the 60's or 70's. Toys were for kids and teenagers chased skirts, listen to the Beatles and Zepplin and drove fast cars. The days of cross- pollinating age groups for toys was still decades away. So when I came across Action Jackson that was a neat moment. But in some respects he was a shrunken GI Joe. I needed a new identity besides more rescue operators. So when I came upon a spin rack of superheroes hanging out of their solid boxes with masks coming off the likes of Batman and Robin it was like tripping across heaven. They spoke to EVERY dream I EVER conceived of when I had nothing but my imagination to conjure up an adventure. So Megos were revolutionary in so many ways. We finally had a REAL tool to assist us with our imaginations. Bruce Wayne could LITERALLY become Batman and that was such a freaking high. The following year when they put out Spider-man I just about cried holding him in my hands. It was like a old time cowboy riding a horse and suddenly someone pulls up in a 65 Cobra and says, " Let me show you a real Mustang". It was completely off the chain. People today have NO CLUE, because they live in an age where every indulgence is satisfied instantly and new markets are created almost daily for just about anything. We didn't have anything like that back before Mego's. People often get asked, "Where were you when..." and then you fill in the blank. Well Megos had that kind of impact for me. I knew where I was at and how they made me feel. If you could package that feeling, you could retire today. Another great review my friend.

Thanks for the videos. Nice improvised David Banner...I've got a Mego 12" Hulk on my channel..just images and music though. Do you collect 10" Big Jim figures at all?

Imagine if mego secured the rights to Star Wars! Crazy stuff!

Hulk was my favorite, but I was always angry that he was shorter than the other heroes. I understood they had the same amount of plastic, but at that age the economics behind it didn't occur to me. So I was overjoyed when they came out with the 12" Hulk. He now towered over his counterparts and balance was restored 😂🤣

My uncle worked for shipping on mego I had every toy. All planet of the apes every super hero I wish I still had them

this is robotchiken toys

We can now say welcome back Marty and Mego @ Target :)

One of the reasons Mego heroes was so great was they had both Marvel and DC. Nowadays, Disney won't let Mego make any Marvel figures, I only see DC and Star Trek, Planet of the Apes, Monsters, etc.

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EN 1975 VIVIA EN CANADÁ Y TUBE A CAPITÁN AMÉRICA LUEGO A ÉL HOMBRE ARAÑA Y ALGUNOS PERSONAJES DE STAR TRECK TODOS DE "MEGO" SOY DE MÉXICO Y TAN SOLO TENÍA 12 AÑOS... 🙂 👍 ✌️

Wish I had a few Marvel characters from Mego!

Here is the list of my Mego figures. Batman, Robin, Superman, Wonder Woman, Batgirl, Supergirl, Mr. Myxilpix(?), Captain Kirk, Mr. Spock, Dr. McCoy, Scotty, Lt. Uhura, Mr. Sulu, Mr. Chekov, and Bo and Luke Duke.

This explains why my Superman figure had brown hands goddamit

i do remember to used to have a few of mego superhero action figure i used to have batman robin( had even the batbike and batmobile superman , hulk and spiderman i wassurprised to ind there was othersuperhero in that collectoin

I think its good that Mego did not get the Star Wars licence because if they did they would eventually of been brought out by Hasbro and now they can get on with there own thing

These were my favorite toys growing up. Well this and Hot Wheels. Mego figures were my way of becoming a super hero. The line up of heroes was epic, BUT the villians or Rogues gallery was weak. Yeah there was Green Gobin for Spiderman. Batman had the most villians...the Joker, The Penguin🐧, Catwoman, Riddler, and Mr. Mxyzptlk for Superman. There weren't many Marvel bad guys. Doctor Doom was one I always wanted. Red Skull another. Even some heroes got left out. The Flash and Hawkman were a couple off the top of my head. I did get a Kid Flash and a Aqua Lad from a mail order place in NY. Regardless of wasn't made I loved what was made. My only issues were the Stickers they used on the heroes clothes. The R on Robin, the S on Superman, the Bat on Batman, the Star on Capt. America, and the #4 on the Fantastic 4 members. They ALWAYS came off and once tape or a sticky side came off it never ever stayed on. As a 6-10 year old those always came off. Iron Man had a sewn O on his chest but a yellow taped O inside would also pop out. This drove me crazy. A Superman without the "S" was NOT Superman. So off to get a new one. The Joker, Riddler, and Penguin didn't have a stickered logo. Spiderman didn't either. The Hulk, well all he had were purple pants. The Thing from the Fantastic 4 had a Rock jump suit....UGH. His head was cool as were his fists, but that suit...lol. Now these "gripes" never swayed me away from Mego. As I said I loved them. The Planet Of the Apes sets were amazing as well. I also remember a Knight of the Round Table group as well. All of these figures were so much fun. Then the 3.75" craze in 77-78 hit with Star Wars. By the beginning of the 3rd Star Wars movie toys were fading fast. High School was now ahead. A freshman buying a toy, not a great look back then. So that ended a wonderful journey that I never totally gave up. I collected into my late 20's. But I got serious in my late 30's. I wish ohhh how I WISH I would have kept my Mego figures. I had even saved the Boxes of the ones that early on came in boxes. To try and preserve my sticker logos. Didn't work..lol. Thanks for this BLAST FROM THE PAST. A EPIC Video. 👍👍👍 👍 👍

1970s most popular toys Kenner - Six million dollar man line Kenner - star wars first wave 1978-1979 Mego- DC/Marvel/pop culture/ Star Trek Mattel - Big Jim / Hot Wheels

Figures Toy Company has remade all of the DC Comics Mego action figures. Not as good as the originals, but a great start.

I had the riddler, the joker and the penguin.. always thought the heroes were boring. Saw Star Wars on my 10 th birthday... liked Darth Vader the best. More dynamic, dramatic i suppose

Very cool stuff I dig it from ya boy Blaise McCoy. Just joined the channel. See ya in the streams. JOIN the Legion of Dork! ;)

Any chance of an Eagle Force review

It appears to be that no one picked up on the card misprint at 7:49 ... the Luke Skywalker (Hoth Battle Gear) action figure is based off The Empire Strikes Back movie, not the Return of the Jedi (which is mistakenly printed on this particular package) .... Or was it by mistake???? #thingsthatmakeyougohmmmmm 🤷🏽‍♂️😉

Iron Man always had a great smile

My mother and father could not afford Star Wars and Mego both so i chose MEGO 8 inch action figures

Had Mego secured the rights to SW the figures and ships would have arguably been better. Mego Planet of the Apes and Batman were the first toys I remember. My Bat bike with side car was my favourite toy. Then SW happened and as you say the action figure dynamic changed. I don't recall the Buck Rogers stuff being hete in the UK. Lookingbst it in your film it looks better than the Kenner SW equivalents. RIP Mego of the 70s. The retro relaunch lines look good.

Music peaked in the 70's and toy's peaked in the 80's lol

Love it very cool 💯👍🏻🤘🏼🇨🇦

4:49 my god

megos with the metal wrist pegs don't last ! The band's inside break ! Only buy the ones with the plastic wrist pegs .The band's are different

The Star Trek line was resurrected in a way by EMCE who replicated the Mego style and figure height and reissued the original Enterprise bridge playset as well, I had the originals, they all were lost in a fire, but I was glad to get the EMCE ones. megomuseum.com/remego/emcetrek.shtml Maybe someone will replicate the Kenner 6MDM line in time.

those gloves on the dc toy they look liked dishwashing gloves lol

Where's your video on Mego's Kiss action figures?

Didn't Mego bring out some classic horror figures like Frankinstiens Monster and Dracula and Werewolf I seem to remember them and there some classic Western figures from Zorro to a few B Movie classics?

Anyone think it's weird Ironman has an actual face

Why did the Mego 5-inch Spider-man not have the spider symbol on his chest?

Micronauts!

I have a vintage Spider-Man mego

what about the Teen Titans 1977 run Kid Flash, Speedy, Wonder Girl, Aqualad

The mad monsters