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Toy-Ventures: The Mego 1983 Project with Dr. Mego

Mantooth — Sat, 15 Feb 2025 02:29:38 +0000

Toy-Ventures returns with special guest, Paul “Dr. Mego” Clarke as we discuss a new series based on the recent discovery of Mego’s plans for 1983.

The Mego 1983 project will be a multimedia event with print articles, videos and, of course, a special wing to the Mego Museum. This is not a “What If” this is the playbook Mego was crafting for the next year. It’s full of surprises!

We also reveal the cover for Toy-Ventures issue 13, which is now available for pre-order!

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Issue #13 of Toy-Ventures Magazine will feature the never-before-seen plans for the 1983 World’s Greatest Superheroes toy line and a cover featuring artwork specially commissioned for Mego’s catalogue, gloriously coloured by Robyn Adams, founder of the Mego Museum.

The Blood-A-Rama Shock Festival Pack

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Toy-Ventures Issue 12- Stretch Monster

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Knock Offs; Totally Unauthorized Action Figures the book

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Toy-Ventures: Amazing Superhero Vehicle Find! Mego, Simms, PPC

Mantooth — Wed, 03 Jul 2024 15:03:50 +0000

The Batmobile! The Spider-Car with Web Trap and Captain America’s pick up? Come explore the amazing lot of Superhero vehicles that eBay almost lost. Mego, Mattel, Simms and some of the rarest 80s Marvel merchandise ever!

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Mego Meet 2024 will be hosted this August 17-18 at Zolo-Con. We’ll have our own dealer area, panels, customs contests for the kids and late night swap meets in the Mego Suite.

Mego Meet 2024 is at ZoloCon

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Bat Vehicles: For Fast Footed Crime Chasers

Mantooth — Tue, 14 Mar 2023 19:13:42 +0000

Bat Vehicles For Fast Footed Crime Chasers

Bat Vehicles For Fast Footed Crime Chasers.

Now, I want to preface this all by saying I had a great childhood, just like my tattoo says, “No Regerts”. However, every time I gleam past this page in the Sears catalogue, I sense a disturbance in the force.

The sight of the Pedal Powered Batmobile on this “Bat Vehicles” page fills me with thoughts of “what might have been.” I was Batman-obsessed when i was five, and well, I lived on a hill.

This amazing Batmobile, complete with Bat radio, would have gotten a lot of use in my household and, likely, would have been destroyed from overuse.

Bat Vehicles- Empire Toys Batcycle

The Empire Toys Batman Cycle or as everyone else calls it “The Bat Cycle,” is an excellent runner-up.

Oddly, I have no desire to own any of the Bat Vehicles as an adult, mainly because I’m too tall to ride.

New in the Toy-Ventures Shop! The Mego Mangler Collector Pin!

Mego Mangler Limited Edition Pin from PlaidStallions

Toy-Ventures Collectible Pins including the Lincoln Monsters

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That’s why we created Toy-Ventures magazine, an old-school print publication dedicated to vintage toys from the 1960s to the 1990s. Each issue is packed with never before seen images and information written by some of the top collectors. We’ve got nine issues and climbing; please check our page here or visit our store.

The Mego Museum News has rebranded into the Super Collector Newsletter! Encompassing more from sites like PlaidStallions and more. Check it out even if you don’t collect Mego figures.

Our long running Pod Cast, Pod Stallions is now available on Spotify.

The PlaidStallions Polyester Pals have arrived and come in green and orange. Be the first kid in the sandbox with our Podcast mascots!

Our latest book is “Knock-Offs: Totally Unauthorized Action Figures” a love letter to cheeky copyright-infringing toys. You can get this new book via the PlaidStallions Shop, On Amazon (Affiliate Link) or eBay (eBay Link)

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Pod Stallions is based on our podcast and is one of the most fun groups on Facebook. Toys, Comics, Movies, TV, it’s all up for grabs, and remember, folks, you keep the glass! If you like our show, then you have found your tribe.

Mego Knock Off Headquarters– The leading group discussing 70s Dime store knock-offs and bootleg action figures, we talk vintage toys and not others. We know the difference between Astro Apes and Action Apeman. It’s a fun group where we talk about Lincoln Monsters, AHI, Mighty Gary, Tomland, Bogi, Demo Man, Mortoys, and other generic greats.

Bat Vehicles

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1981 Duncan Catalog- Yo-Yo’s- Batmobile

Mantooth — Tue, 25 May 2021 13:33:58 +0000

Most people know Duncan from their Yo-Yo products which they still sell to this day but their 1981 catalog shows a company branching out into different things, mostly toy cars and trucks but also licensed items like the Batmobile.

Yo-yo’s and trucks are a weird combination..

Ah vans with rainbowy things painted on them, a big holdover from the late 70s..

I always forget that Duncan also made a Batmobile, that TV series design got a lot of mileage…

Licensed Superhero Yo-Yo product, this is likely still being done today….

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Mego Knock Off Headquarters– The leading group discussing 70s dimestore goodness, we talk vintage toys, not others!

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For Fast Footed Crime Chasers

Mantooth — Mon, 10 Dec 2018 05:00:00 +0000

I would pay a month’s wages to see Christian Bale in one of these in full bat regalia. I can already picture Ben Affleck…

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Atomic Peddles to Power!

Mantooth — Wed, 31 Aug 2016 04:00:00 +0000

I had the Jaguar as a wee one and it was dandy but I pretended it was the Batmobile….

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Bump N Go Caped Crusaders

Mantooth — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:58:00 +0000

I’m pretty sure I had this as a kid, mostly because of the disappointing weird, chubby Batman and Robin figures that are at the drivers seat. As a kid, if you couldn’t take the figures out of something, I had entirely no use for it. I was totally spoiled thanks to the good people at Fisher Price and Mego.

As an dult, I kind of think it’s a wickedly cool toy, funny how that works…

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The 1977 REMCO Toys Catalog

Mantooth — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 04:03:00 +0000

Remco’s name was purchased in 1974 by Azrak Hamway, a successful manufacturer of rack toys. AHI used the Remco brand to sell a more upscale toy but one that still utilized the many licenses integral to their core business. 1977 saw the introduction of Mickey Mouse to the fold and more Superhero (especially Batman) related products which would eventually become the bread and butter of the company for the rest of the decade..

Thanks to Steve F. for these marvelous scans also a person with powers.click on the images for pages with descriptions:

THE 1977 REMCO TOYS CATALOG

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A double shot of AHI toys

Mantooth — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 04:03:00 +0000

This new addition to the AHI Batman Gallery was a gift from my friend Bill. I’ve stared at it for a long time before I realized it wasn’t on the site. The card is just killer, I love that Batman.

To my surprise I won this Bendy Creature from the Black Lagoon with little to no struggle on Ebay. I think the Universal Monster Bend Ems are just about the coolest things ever, I mean look at this guy! Anyone got a Mummy for sale?
AHI Toy Galleries
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Adam West as Batman in 1985

Mantooth — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 14:25:00 +0000

Chris Curley sent in these great shots of then 57 year old Adam West still looking pretty darn good in his Batman gear. This is from a car show in Chicago, West must have been on a tour that year. Batman was being heavily syndicated and I remember him popping up in my own city around the same time.

The awesome TV Batmobile.

In about 3 years, West would no longer be allowed to wear the costume in public appearances.

Thanks a bunch for the great pics Chris!

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