Hanna Barbara Sticker Album from 1971 (eBay Affiliate Link)

Oh man, as much as I watched the Flinstones every day at noon (CFTO Baby!), my heart will always belong to Birdman and the Galaxy Trio which actually show up in this thorough little book!

Vampirella Door Poster (eBay Affiliate Link) –

I have the weirdest relationship with the character. I owned one of her magazines for a single day until I sold it for less than I paid to a very beautiful woman who wanted to create an outfit for herself. I saw the terrible movie (and I’m a huge Jim Wynorski fan) and that’s about it. However, if Mego released a Vampirella doll tomorrow, I’d take ten!

There is something so iconic and fun about the character’s design. Also, we need more female figures in 8″ scale….

MicroMan Knock Off Space Tank (eBay Affiliate Link) —

I miss the era of the early 80s Transformer Knock-Off boom. My first gig was selling these imports as “Transformers” in a dodgy kiosk at the Whitby Mall that was just gone one day. I really want this, but I will likely forget when it ends.

Remco I Dream of Jeannie doll (eBay Affiliate Link) —

It’s interesting to not how many of my beloved childhood television shows were syndicated shows cancelled before I was born. Remco’s Jeannie came out in 1976 and I think that was at three years after the cartoon. Afternoon syndication was a gold mine, I’m surprised there weren’t Monkees action figures.

Beneath the Planet of the Apes Promotional Newspaper (eBay Affiliate Link) —

20th Century Fox used to release these wonderful faux newspapers for the Apes Sequels. I put the one for Conquest (my favourite Apes film) on the site a ways back. These are campy fun and a style of marketing we’ll never see again, unless the Apes take over*……

*If the Apes do in fact, take over, I will turn you all in on a dime! Do not trust me….

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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Lili Ledy was a Mexico-based toy maker with a 30-year run until its closure in 1985.

Due to trade restrictions, the company would manufacture it’s toys on Mexican soil. Even popular Hong Kong-made American toys like GI Joe, Star Wars and Mego Superheroes had to have their Mexican-made equivalent.

This restriction resulted in some fantastic and imaginative-looking variations on what we’re familiar with.

1975 was an excellent year for Lili Ledy with several hot toys and licenses:

Lili Ledy Mego Superheroes

The cover for this catalogue featured the newly acquired Mego Superheroes. I can’t tell you how much collecting Mexican Mego figures meant to me in the late 90s. It was like discovering them all over again. Then like a lot of things, it got kind of competitive and I moved on to other things.

Here are three great sites for Lili Ledy Mego figures:

foreignmego.com : I created this site in 1999 (yikes) because I had a serious passion for these guys.

MegoMuseum.com– I tried to add as much Ledy as I can to the galleries.

Themegoguy.com- Dude’s got an amazing collection and he can take a great picture.

Is that Herby the Love Bug?

I’m pretty sure Bob and Joy were not based on American toys but an original creation of Ledy.

Don Cuco is the much less creepy version of Tommy Talker.

I love that they dressed a kid up like Pebbles Flinstone. 

We’re making collectible pins featuring many of the toys we celebrate and characters from this site.

Kenner’s Turbo Tower of Power and SSP sets were very popular.

Love the boxing game, I had the Kar-r-r-rate Men instead.

Lili Ledy Gi Joe Accion Adventurers

Mexico’s take on GI Joe, “Adventuro Accion” was a pure joy with plenty of additions, variations and exclusives. Oh, how I love these so.

Our magazine Toy-Ventures is now on it’s 9th issue. If you like this site and vintage toys, please check it out.

Lili Ledy Sesame Street figures

I am in awe of Mexican Sesame Street toys, especially the regional characters we didn’t get here.

Do I need to explain who Barbara is mimicking? I didn’t think so. Barbie was sold by rival Mexican toymaker Cipsa during this period.

I’ve also made a few other collectible pins based on knockoffs and characters from this website. Look for a few more designs coming very soon.

Toy-Ventures Collectible Pins including the Lincoln Monsters

Do you miss toy collector magazines?

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.

Lili Ledy

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