12 Inch Non Magnetic Batman With Fly Away Action

[Boywonder0]

Does anybody has evidence that it ever existed? I know that there are pictures at Mego Museum but I have gotten into the conclusion that it has to be a Prototype. I have NEVER seen one at eBay and that is a lot to say... Anyone here can shed some light on this? Thanks!

[palitoy]

Ah well, I own one, so I can definitely say they were made and sold.

They're weirdly scarce, real end of the line kind of stuff. There was a tony find of Robins which gives the feeling that they're common but I doubt there is that many around.

The person I bought it from bascially told me he's seen like three in the last twenty years. There are a couple of early eighties mego superhero items like this, real low production numbers after the blitz of 1979.

[palitoy]

Here's mine (top middle) , when I first showed it on the museum , I got a funny email from a guy telling me I didn't know what I was doing and that they were really common. He had obviously mistaken it for the magnetic version.

[Trappy Trek Freak]

I had magnetic 12in Batman when I was a kid. What makes it "fly away action" ??? I had robin too.

[palitoy]

I had magnetic 12in Batman when I was a kid. What makes it "fly away action" ??? I had robin too.

Fly Away action was a pully contraption that Mego added into each figure as a reaction to Remco's Energized heroes. It works pretty good as I recall.

You can tell it was kind of rushed in, early boxes have hastily put on stickers and then later it's printed right on the packaging.

[toys2cool]

http://www.foreignmego.com/images/1.jpg

Here's mine (top middle) , when I first showed it on the museum , I got a funny email from a guy telling me I didn't know what I was doing and that they were really common. He had obviously mistaken it for the magnetic version.

dam that's a nice pic

[Boywonder0]

http://www.foreignmego.com/images/1.jpg

Here's mine (top middle) , when I first showed it on the museum , I got a funny email from a guy telling me I didn't know what I was doing and that they were really common. He had obviously mistaken it for the magnetic version.

What a picture dude! Thanks for sharing! I own a 12 inch Non Magnetic Robin with Fly Away Action (Batman's counterpart). I bought it from a seller from Chile several years ago.

Since then, I have been searching for the Bats. Never seen one. I have even considered making one from a Magnetic Batman but would need a pair of boots that fit Mego's 12" Buff body. Also, would need a reproduction of this figure's box...

Ahh! Maybe one of these days...

[palitoy]

What a picture dude! Thanks for sharing! I own a 12 inch Non Magnetic Robin with Fly Away Action (Batman's counterpart). I bought it from a seller from Chile several years ago.

I think that guy in Chile furnished the entire world supply.

[ScottA]

What a picture dude! Thanks for sharing! I own a 12 inch Non Magnetic Robin with Fly Away Action (Batman's counterpart). I bought it from a seller from Chile several years ago.

The one version I actually do not own. I have the 12" non-magnetic one in the green box. Someday hopefully on it and the Batman.

[bizzaro megomauler]

Fly Away action was a pully contraption that Mego added into each figure as a reaction to Remco's Energized heroes. It works pretty good as I recall.

You can tell it was kind of rushed in, early boxes have hastily put on stickers and then later it's printed right on the packaging.

It always bugged me that Cap, and Hulk came with them too.

[cjefferys]

Man, I love those "Non-magnetic magnetic" figures (the awkward phrase that I use to refer to them). The packaging is great too. I wish they weren't so rare, I'd love to add them to my collection.

[Boywonder0]

I had always believed that the Magnetic Batman and Robin figures were an absolute non-sense. Why would Batman or Robin need to climb a wall with their hands? Aren't we used to see them climbing with their high tech gadgets and ropes? Now in a 12 inch Spiderman it would have been a whole different story...

The 12 inch Magnetic Batman & Robin figures sported great head sculpts, great costumes, glove cuffs/gauntlets, instead of oven mitts; and Mego spoiled two great looking figures by embedding huge/bulk magnets into their hands and feet which only made them look very odd.

That's why I pursue the Non Magnetic versions. I do own the Magnetic versions but those magnets... Man they look so yuuuk!

[Mego Superboy Prime]

Very nice picture bro.

[UnderdogDJLSW]

That is a very drool worthy picture! I too have always thought the magnetic hands looked like they took "playability" away rather than add to it.

[libby 1957dog]

Any idea what sort of value these guys would hold loose and compleate cheers chris