Vintage Mego: Captain Americar (Worlds Greatest Superheroes)

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Vintage Mego this week looks at the Mego World’s Greatest Superheroes Captain Americar, which was released in 1976 and only sold for one brief year. Why did Spider-Man and Captain America even get cars? We discuss that and more in the week’s installment. Join us at MegoMania: https://www.facebook.com/groups/megomania Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwY..._as=subscriber …

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[PNGwynne]

I became obsessed by Mego Captain America around the time the Reb Brown movies aired, and I received a Cap from the JCPenney's catalogue (IIRC) for Christmas around that time.

And I obtained a very nice, loose Americar several years ago and really enjoy it. Its shield is mounted upside-down, but its condition overrides my OCD.

Good video, thanks!

[Goblin19]

I love the vehicles, especially the non traditional ones. Green Arrowcar is just a thing of beauty and both the Spidercar and Captain Americar are favorites of mine.

I got mine years ago on my birthday when I was visiting a vintage toy store.named The Toys That Time Forgot. I was going to pass on it, but my wife encouraged me to get it since I had just gotten birthday money. She’s actually the devil in my ear on many occasions like these, as I’m a born cheapskate. Of course, it does have a damaged shield. It does work but has a crack beneath it.

[monitor_ep]

I still do not have the Captain America car and to be truthful it doesn't bother me. Love the artwork. I was surprised that Mego didn't remodel the Batcycle for Cap.

[PNGwynne]

Goblin--I know TTF well--it's my "local" comics shop and I've sold several Megos there. The Arrowocar is my favorite, too.

Monitor, I have a CHiPS cycle I hope to customize for Cap.

[Goblin19]

Sadly, Toys That Time Forgot is one of the last around me and it’s about an hour drive. I always tell Cleveland area people about it when the topic of our closest toy store Big Fun closing comes up..

[PNGwynne]

It's about 30 minutes for me, I like Canal Fulton although my favorite Thai restaurant there recently closed.

Such a shame about Big Fun, I had been there twice.

[drquest]

It's about 30 minutes for me, I like Canal Fulton although my favorite Thai restaurant there recently closed.

Such a shame about Big Fun, I had been there twice.

I go there when I'm in the area to check out Toys that Time Forgot. It's always full of eye candy stuff...

[Earth 2 Chris]

Great video! I got the Cap car about 10 years ago or so, and I love it. It's a shame it didn't do better in sales, and it is odd that Cap didn't get a motorcycle. Cap and his motorcycle were cemented by the Reb Brown films (which came after the Americar had come and gone), so I wonder if those had gone over better, and Mego hadn't abandoned new items for 8" WGSH, if we may have seen a Cap cycle eventually? Mattel even gave Cap the Secret Wars Turbo Cycle, which is clearly meant to be his ride. It has his shield on it too!

I always wanted the Mego Captain Americar as a kid after seeing it in a Heroes World ad in a back issue I picked up at a flea market. It's probably why I bought Toy Biz's Captain America Turbo Coupe when their Marvel Super Heroes line debuted in 1990. The shield gimmick is very similar!



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[Wee67]

I had no idea these were that rare. I had all 3 as a kid and replaced them early on as a collector. AND now I don't feel so bad my Americar box is faded on one side. Given their rarity, I think I'm gonna stop shooting the arrows and flipping out the shield.

[enyawd72]

Such a shame about Big Fun, I had been there twice.

Big Fun kinda did themselves in. They sold a lot of cheap junk and incomplete stuff. Nothing good was priced, as they would gauge you and pull a number out of their hat. The really good stuff they wouldn't even sell you. They either sent it out to be graded or put it on eBay. I remember standing in their store with a literal wad of cash and wanting to buy a sealed ESB Yoda board game, and the owner flat out refused to sell it. He told me I could bid on it. Never went back.

[TrekStar]

I never had the Captain Americar, but it was definitely cool and well maybe someday.

[PNGwynne]

^I think I was very lucky to buy mine when I did, around 2013-14. I did upgrade my Arrowcar. Mine are all loose but very nice.