Which Mego Lines Did You Not Know About As A Kid?

[cjefferys]

Oh yeah, I forgot about the Dare Brothers, I had no clue that they even existed, who did?

I also realize that I don’t recall the Pirates, Robin Hood or the Western Figures. They must have come and gone before I could have clear memories of them.

In my memories, the Pirates, Robin Hood and Knights were really "blink and you'll miss them" lines. I remember first seeing Robin Hood and Knights at the local department store one time, I picked up a Robin Hood, I was planning to buy a Black Knight or King Arthur next time I went to the store, and I never saw them anywhere again. Same with the Pirates, I picked up a Long John Silver when I first saw them at retail, and after that, they completely disappeared so I never had a chance to get a second pirate (wanted a Blackbeard!)

[EmergencyIan]

In my memories, the Pirates, Robin Hood and Knights were really "blink and you'll miss them" lines. I remember first seeing Robin Hood and Knights at the local department store one time, I picked up a Robin Hood, I was planning to buy a Black Knight or King Arthur next time I went to the store, and I never saw them anywhere again. Same with the Pirates, I picked up a Long John Silver when I first saw them at retail, and after that, they completely disappeared so I never had a chance to get a second pirate (wanted a Blackbeard!)

That explains why I never saw those lines when I was a little kid. They probably came and went before I was old enough to remember them.

- Ian

[EMCE Hammer]

I knew about WGSH, Apes, Star Trek and Monsters. I knew nothing outside of that.

Add Fonzie and subtract monsters and I think that's me too.

[phil]

That explains why I never saw those lines when I was a little kid. They probably came and went before I was old enough to remember them.

- Ian

I remember seeing Robin Hood, Pirates and Knights in at least one department store at Christmas time but they didn't last long. Maybe the store only received one order and didn't reorder more.

[TrekStar]

I definitely knew about Star Trek, and also WGSH and POTA, outside of that, the ahi monsters.

I didn't know about the Waltons, I might have bought those since I always watched it, but to be
honest, I do not even remember seeing them, unless they were in the girls section? and
also didn't know about Starsky and Hutch either.

[PNGwynne]

Oh yeah, I forgot about the Dare Brothers, I had no clue that they even existed, who did?



In my memories, the Pirates, Robin Hood and Knights were really "blink and you'll miss them" lines. I remember first seeing Robin Hood and Knights at the local department store one time, I picked up a Robin Hood, I was planning to buy a Black Knight or King Arthur next time I went to the store, and I never saw them anywhere again. Same with the Pirates, I picked up a Long John Silver when I first saw them at retail, and after that, they completely disappeared so I never had a chance to get a second pirate (wanted a Blackbeard!)

I agree, I wanted a pirate later and they were gone. It was much easier to find Furies.

Discovering the Merry Men as an adult is one of my best Mego memories, I adore that line.

[samurainoir]

I never knew about the Teen Titans. I learned through the folks at the Mego Museum that it was because they were not distributed in Canada. I also only saw the boxed Fantastic Four once at a K-Mart and then never again, so I started thinking I had imagined them.

Not sure if this counts, but in the mid-90's I walked into a comic/collectibles store in Toronto's Junction neighbourhood and spotted what i presumed to be a "Mego" Tom Baker Doctor Who figure in the display case. When the proprieter of the store told me that it was only available in the UK, I found the idea of "Mego" (yes I know it wasn't technically Mego) from another country quite mind blowing. It had an $100 price tag on it and in the years following, I regretted not picking it up. In more recent years, I learned who consigned it to that shop. Any guesses?

[kresge1]

Great thread
All I was aware of was the WGSH and AJ
Probably because of the commercials . Lion rock soldiers which are my second favorite was something I knew zero about . I was always in TRU and I never seen them .

[kresge1]

Great thread
All I was aware of was the WGSH and AJ
Probably because of the commercials . Lion rock soldiers which are my second favorite was something I knew zero about . I was always in TRU and I never seen them .

[Brown Bear]

Not Mego, but never knew that Big Jim toys had Double Trouble and Zorak.

I remember getting a Zorak and having no idea who he was, so I named him Quick Change and dressed him in a weird cloak.

[Earth 2 Chris]

I really only recall knowing the ones I owned figures out of. 8" WGSH, Dukes, Star Trek, and Happy Days. I may have seen a few others like CHiPs, but I didn't have enough interest in them for it to sear into my brain.

Of the other size lines, the 12" Super Heroes, Pocket Super Heroes (not CAH), Dukes, and Buck Rogers. That's really about it!

Chris

[filmation batman fan]

I had 8 inch Megos of Batman, Robin, Batgirl, Superman, Aquaman, Shazam, Green Arrow, Joker, Penguin, Riddler, Captain America, Spider Man, the Hulk, Fantastic Four (later on)
The ones I did not know about were the 8 inch Wonder Woman, Tarzan, Teen Titans, Batman w/ Removable Cowl, Robin w/Removable Mask. Batcave and Hall of Justice Playsets, and Aquaman VS the Great White Shark set. But I did have the Wayne Foundation. I had both Comic Action Heroes and Pocket Heroes, and both Batmobiles, but I did not have The Fortress of Solitude or the Invisible Jet.