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Post by Roback on Jun 7, 2005 20:27:36 GMT -5
This is one question that I simply cant answer. I knew the name well in the very early 80's but when I was playing with the Worlds Greatest Superhero line I am not sure if the name stuck. Did you guys recognize the brand name?
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Post by PJ on Jun 8, 2005 6:39:55 GMT -5
That's what I played with growing up in the 70's...Worlds Greatest Superheroes, Star Trek, Planet of the Apes, Action Jackson, LJN Swat, Emergancy, Rookies, Comic Action Heroes, Buck Rogers. I also played with GI Joe, Star Wars, Big Jim, Lone Ranger & 1:72 scale & 1:32 or 1:35 scale plastic Armymen from Airfix. But the Mego/LJN lines were by far my favorates.
PJ
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Post by Batdan on Jun 8, 2005 20:25:42 GMT -5
Well, of course. We thought it was a funny name as kids. I guess it still is.
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Post by Roback on Jun 8, 2005 20:47:14 GMT -5
Speaking of the name, Marty Abrams told us how he thought it up at the 2004 Megocon. One day as he was leaving the house his son said " Me go, Me go too! and there you have it. Corny but extremely effective from a marketing perspective along with being a cute story to boot. I've been and done alot of things in my life but meeting and interacting with Marty was definitely a highlight.
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Post by andyh40 on Jun 13, 2005 14:42:44 GMT -5
The first time that I ever recall hearing the name MEGO was with the Action Jackson line. I collected this 'cheaper version of GI Joe also. Action Jackson was the same size as the Super Heros line, and had dozens of action clothes playsets like the Joe's.
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Post by samurainoir on Mar 25, 2009 18:47:04 GMT -5
There was recently a hardcover book from Two Morrows called Mego 8" Superheroes World's Greatest Toys that is worth picking up. Packed with incredible detail on the toy line.
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Post by Eric on Mar 26, 2009 20:05:59 GMT -5
Whoa! Heres a blast from the past. This thread is 4 years old! Wonder whats happened with ol Roback?
As for Mego, this was the first line that I remember having as a child.
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Post by jef1963 on Mar 28, 2009 9:32:15 GMT -5
I remember riding my bike to the dime store and getting a new figure every time I had enough money. I even bought Tarzan in that funky body suit!  |
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Post by robinfan on Feb 1, 2014 13:28:09 GMT -5
I just remember seeing the figures and knowing they were from the same to line because of the cloth clothes on them.
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Post by majorhoy on Apr 27, 2014 16:03:31 GMT -5
The first time that I ever recall hearing the name MEGO was with the Action Jackson line. I collected this 'cheaper version of GI Joe also. Action Jackson was the same size as the Super Heros line, and had dozens of action clothes playsets like the Joe's. Yeah, I had some Action Jackson figures when I was a kid . . . my parents (probably my Mom) weren't quite willing to buy me G.I. Joes at that point (back when G.I. Joe was the 12" tall army figures).
I never bought the Mego Superhero figures, though . . . I remember seeing them advertised by Heroes World and also saw them in stores, but they were too childish to me at that time, and I probably preferred to spend my money on actual comic books.
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Post by Batlaw on May 10, 2014 11:12:29 GMT -5
I only ever had a few megos personally but remember them clearly and fondly. Couldn't go anywhere without seeing those wonderful displays. Boxed heroes on display.
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