I had the pleasure of chatting with Marty Abrams recently, and he expressed his hope that there could be some Mego Marvel characters down the line. Certainly, a lot of us have the same hope. Strictly speaking, I know what I’m wishing for isn’t just Marvel, as I’m pretty sure Universal still has a stake in this too, but darn it … it’s 2018 ꟷ where are my The Incredible Hulk TV Series action figures? I’ve only been dreaming about those almost my entire life. Of course, the series & the WGSH were at their peak at almost the same time, so in my mind there's always been a strong association between the two.
It’s a shame Marvel won’t get in on the retro figure game. DC has given us Superman: The Movie toys (and, yes, I do wish Mego would do a new Chris Reeve Supes), Lynda Carter as Wonder Woman and, in recent years, nearly every character from Batman ’66. I want the Bixby/Ferrigno Banner & Hulk, they are way overdue, and if anyone could do it right, it would be Mego. Heck, if it were up to me, I’d take a whole line of TIH figures, including characters like Jack McGee, Frye’s Creature, TV Thor, etc.
All that being said, if you could choose, what would your Top 5 Marvel Wants be? Mine:
I could go on and on with so many classic Marvel characters to choose from. But my top 2 are must haves, and the other 3 are off the top of my head. What would be your dream 5?
(*I’ve heard Marty comment in a few recent interviews that Mego did have BP back in the day. Well, we'll take one now.)
It’s a shame Marvel won’t get in on the retro figure game. DC has given us Superman: The Movie toys (and, yes, I do wish Mego would do a new Chris Reeve Supes), Lynda Carter as Wonder Woman and, in recent years, nearly every character from Batman ’66. I want the Bixby/Ferrigno Banner & Hulk, they are way overdue, and if anyone could do it right, it would be Mego. Heck, if it were up to me, I’d take a whole line of TIH figures, including characters like Jack McGee, Frye’s Creature, TV Thor, etc.
All that being said, if you could choose, what would your Top 5 Marvel Wants be? Mine:
- Dr. David Banner (Bill Bixby)
- The Hulk (Lou Ferrigno)
- The Black Panther* (Removable Mask)
- War Machine (Iron Man is one of my all-time favorite Megos, and I would just love to see an update of that.)
- The Rhino (Need a villain, and Doom seems a little obvious. Would love to see this one with the Hulk/Thing larger body type.)
I could go on and on with so many classic Marvel characters to choose from. But my top 2 are must haves, and the other 3 are off the top of my head. What would be your dream 5?
(*I’ve heard Marty comment in a few recent interviews that Mego did have BP back in the day. Well, we'll take one now.)
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