Megabug Gladiators 1979 Catalog

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Described by Kenner in 1979 as "Combat vehicles of the future....half insect, half machine" Megabug Gladiators were perhaps just too ahead of their time.




That's pretty much the only reason I can think of to justify why this cool toy line of insect tanks wasn't a hit with kids. Had it been spawned in the 1980s, Megabugs would have likely gotten an animated series to support the concept and been a bigger hit.

As it stands, it's one of those toylines that deserves more fanfare, mostly for being one of the most creative concepts of the decade.

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[cjefferys]

I can't believe I've never heard of these! Did they actually get released? I would have absolutely loved these when I was a kid.

[HardyGirl]

Maybe it's b/c I'm a girl, but I would have found those boring.

[vulcan2074]

Wow! Wow and more Wow!
Sammy

[Earth 2 Chris]

These are new to me as well. I definitely agree that these would have done much better in the 80s, as they begin to approach the Insecticions from Transformers and other similar lines.

Chris

[ScottA]

The scorpion with the wrecking ball is cool.

[Saroyan]

I think they are cool now- but as a kid....I don't know, I think I would have preferred my vehicles to be vehicles and my bug-monsters to be monsters- not sure if the cross-over would have flown with me.

[ctc]

Hmmmm....

Those are the awesomest things ever! I don't remember them from when I was a kid, although I had built a toy spider remarkably similar to the one here.

Ever since I"d heard of these a year or so back I've wanted to make Mego scaled ones. (To fight the Frankencopter; obviously.)

Don C.

[PNGwynne]

I had these as a kid--they are terrific!

The scorpion is my favorite, too.

[Red Hulk]

They look cool now but as a I don't know.

[thunderbolt]

well, now I wanna see the Frankencopter!!

Hmmmm....

Those are the awesomest things ever! I don't remember them from when I was a kid, although I had built a toy spider remarkably similar to the one here.

Ever since I"d heard of these a year or so back I've wanted to make Mego scaled ones. (To fight the Frankencopter; obviously.)

Don C.

[mazinz]

those are awesome but at that time I had never heard of nor saw them. had I, I would have def purchased them

[mightyquinn]

I had the dragonfly and the scorpion as a kid. They are an awsome design and fun the play with. The dragonfly probably being my favorite.

[Saroyan]

This looks like a less-organic follow up:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Zoids-Kenner-Technozoids-Evil-Scorpion-Zoid-NEW-in-Box-1994-/271125436163?pt=US_Action_Figures&hash=item3f2055d703

[tmthor]

I have the spider. I used to have them go up against my shogun warriors