Mego Knock Off Tong Ninja Figures

Mego Knock Off Tong Ninja Figures

If there are two things I love it’s Mego Knock Off action figures and Ninjas. So when my friend Rob sent me the eBay link for these awesome 80s Ninja figures I grabbed them with both hands.

They are usually called “Tong Ninjas” due to the body being marked Tong Inc. This was a popular body for Mego Knock-Offs in the 1970s and 80s and really got around. Tong bodies can be found around the world under such banners as Danny Dare, Rescue Squad and Action Apeman.

This brand is called Ninja or I guess “Nin Ja” as the card has you believe. They are the product of the East-West Distribution co and that 2.99 price point suggests mid to late 1980s.

Mego Knock Off Tong Ninja Figures

Now I’ve seen the Tong Ninja figures before but it’s usually in a two-pack under the name “Hip Yick Trading Company” which looks like this:

Mego Knock Off Tong Ninja Figures

However, there are some subtle differences, first I believe the Hip Yick Ninjas are 9″ (correct me if I’m wrong there) while the “Nin Ja” figures are 8″ tall. The paint apps on the heads are different and there is a third ninja.

Mego Knock Off Tong Ninja Figures

There is a grey Tong Ninja, didn’t see that coming, although that’s probably the point after all. I can confirm I missed out on the white figure in this series, so it seems “Nin Ja” had at least three figures, hopefully, there is also a red one out there.

Mego Knock Off Tong Ninja Figures

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