I’ve written about my Mego collection before, but haven’t gotten around to showing off the dolls (yes, they are dolls, not action figures). Most of them are mine from growing up, though a few are recent acquisitions. Many more are customs that Mego never got around to making, but I really wanted to have – Snowbird, Dr. Strange and the Chinese Wonder Woman are the best of these.

Sadly, my collecting has slowed down the past few years as I haven’t dedicated the same energy to it I used to -my last three are being worked on now (Cloak, New X-Men Jean Grey and Black Canary)- but I still find a lot of inspiration (and envy) from the customs forum over at Mego Museum. Ultra-talented folks hang out there!

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The first toys I remember my parents getting me for Christmas were the Mego Batman, Robin, Superman, Spider-Man, Joker, the Batmobile and the Hall of Justice. And “remember” is far too light a word. These toys are ingrained in me, and still pull and tug at me to this day (they’re also sitting on a shelf in my bedroom, which has a lot to do with that, no doubt).

Now, Mattell (!!!) is coming out with their DC Universe Retro-Action Figures series, which are unaplogetically based on the Mego aesthetic.

In the Set One (the first of many, I hope) only one figure (Superman) was ever produced by Mego; the others (Green Lantern, Lex Luthor, and Sinestro) were rumored to be in production, but never made it to the assembly line before Mego went bankrupt in 1981 (thanks a lot, Kenner!). They look like the real thing and are going to be packaged to look like Megos (along the same lines as Diamond Select’s Star Trek re-issues) , but that $85.00 price tag is enough to give an enthusiast like myself pause.

Looks like I may be selling some less desirable things on eBay to cover the bill. Maybe my Dark Tower…?