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"Just remember this,several toy companies took a pass on the rights along with Mego. " Which ones ?
I think Mego had very innovative ideas (for example, just think about the 8'' figures, the Micronauts detachables figures, etc) and the history of the action figure would definitely have been different if Mego had bought the Star Wars license. One could think the company would still be alive and one of the first on the market ?
But there's no need for regrets. Kenner did a great job on Star Wars figures. My best memories of my childhood are with my Star Wars figures.
Well, of course, I had a Batman who always defeated the little Star Wars figs... that was a Mego 8''Comment
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You know, that sounds about right.Comment
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I keep meaning to post this and forgetting. In the September issue of "Star Wars Insider," in the "Star Wars Diary"(page 14), there is the following blurb:
"While attending the 1977 Toy Fair in New York, Star Wars Corperation publicist Charles Lippincot is literally pushed out of an office by an executive of a large toy company after attempting to make a licensing pitch."
I know other toy companies passed on SW, but I can't help but wonder if that was Mego...Hey! Where's the waiter with the water for my daughter?
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In Stephen Sansweet's "Star Wars: From Concept to Screen to Collectible", the story is even a bit more specific: "At one company that had past ties to Fox, a top executive literally shoved Lippincott out the door of his office". Hmmmm. (Lippincott and Fox attorney Marc Pevers attended Toy Fair together in 1977 to pitch Star Wars and they were both interviewed for the book).Comment
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My guess would be Hasbro and Mattel rejected them as well. Hasbro was still doing the G.I. Joe line at the time,so I doubt they wanted it. And Mattel was more interested in their Barbie and Hot Wheels line. They didn't get into boys action figures until Masters of the Universe.Last edited by Dadioche; Oct 26, '07, 7:09 AM.Same Bat-time, same Bat-channel !
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