1983 Consumers Distributing Toy Catalogue As shown in our recent Toy-Ventures Video, the 1983 Consumer’s Distributing Toy Catalog is from an era where the Canadian retailer was truly one of the biggest retailers of toys in the country, not only through their stores but by creating “Toy City” which were superstores in major Canadian cities. […]
Toy-Ventures takes a look at this blast from the past, the 1983 Consumer’s Distributing Toy Catalogue.This iconic Canadian retailer had a most impressive selection of the hottest toys like GI Joe, Strawbery Shortcake and Star Wars. Check out @Retrontario for more on Consumer’s Distributing. #80stoys #toyventures #gijoe Issue #13 of Toy-Ventures Magazine will feature […]
5 Awesome Things on eBay this week- Gumball Machine Apes, Plush Dracula, recycled Cylons, the Fonz and Black Light Monsters! Just so you know, the links are sponsored. Dracula Plush (sponsored link) I’ve always admired this guy from 1978, the little coffin box, the widow’s peak to end all widow’s peaks, but I’ve never seen […]
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 […]
Mint off Card Returns with a look at the first of many waves Mego Marvel figures. How do they stack up against the originals? You decide in our latest look. Toy-Ventures is our magazine; we’re an independent publisher trying to bring back print toy magazines; if you would like to support us, please check out […]
New Vintage Mego Video tonight! We begin 2025 with a Mego toy from the 25th Century (aka 1979) with the Buck Rogers Laserscope Fighter an electronic toy that promises space battles. Does it do what it says it does on the box? Find out on the latest episode #mego #megomuseum The Lincoln Monsters are […]
I discovered this set in the 1977 Spiegel catalog and wow, I’m so smitten. Not only is it a fun knock-off of Fisher Price’s little People in a Space theme, but there is an amazing Star Trek reference in here. The Dinosaur idol has to be a take on “Vol” from the classic Star Trek […]
Mego Planet of the Apes Display at an Alexander’s Department store in 1976. If you look closely you’ll see someone has slipped Grandma Walton into the jail cell along with General Urko. That’s likely because the Mego Walton’s house display is next to it; you can see the Walton’s Truck in this shot. […]
From the fall of 1976 comes this incredible display of Mego World’s Greatest Superheroes at Alexanders Department stores. This article boasts that Alexanders had more displays like this than any competitor. Above, you can see Mego Planet of the Apes Fortress Playsets. While a site like this is heaven for a Mego fan, it also […]
We sit down with Paul and Marty from Mego Corp. to discuss the Marvel Mego figures Spider-Man 4 pack and when we can expect the next wave! Topics Discussed: Stan Weston, Mego Corp, Mego Disney 4 pack, Marty Abrams, Mike Germakian, X-Men, Electro, Lizard, Steve Ditko, World’s Greatest Superheroes, Mego 2024, Mego Collecting, Superheroes, Green […]
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