And what did you learn?

[VintageMike]

Well, I thought I posted here but since I didn't see it (maybe there was another thread about the book I posted in) here goes. It's an understatement to say I learned quite bit. The sales of certain figures were really surprising to me. Penguin a stong seller? Makes sense given his longevity but I had always read/heard until this point he was not a good seller. Captain America sold well enough to warrant continue production but wasn't popular with kids? I'd just assumed given he was offered from beginning to end his sales numbers were huge and that has was wildly popular. Possibly the biggest shock to me (though it was revealed in a preview before the book came out), that Green Goblin was a poor seller. All the principles were that should have made him a good seller (I certainly wanted one badly!). As far as the "minutiae" I loved it! While I don't have the means to collect on that level I still enjoyed it. It's great that I can just open up this book and see this stuff anytime I want rather than having to go online to look at things I don't and never will) have. Probably the best thing I can say is there is so much TO learn in this book I need to go back and read it again. That's a huge positive. So many books are a one and done.

Edit: Also wanted to say the Iron Man thing seems representative of
something that happened a few times during the era. Something that lasted a short time ended up happening at when a property was being produced.
Catwoman's mego being another example and well as the version of the Toyman featured on "Challenge of The Superfriends".

[SlipperyLilSuckers]

Finally I can write in this thread. Woohoo. I am totally in love with this book. The pictures are so gorgeous. I am trying to take it slowly, it sleeps on the pillow next to mine each night, don't want to scoff it down all at once.

I guess the thing that sticks out in my mind, so far, is that I didn't know that SS Batgirl came with gloves. There are so many things. I found out which Superman box I have, and which carded one.

Will post more later. Suffice to say, I am totally thrilled and it was sure worth the wait. Do yourself a favour and grab a copy if you haven't already.

Fantastic job Benjamin!

[Sowth]

It's funny, but I'm not reading it the way I thought I would.

I planned to sit down and read it cover to cover when I first received it, but I found that doing it that way was a bit forced, and that I wasn't taking it all in and was taking away from my enjoyment of the book. I think I didn't realise just how much information there would be, which is a very good thing btw!

I've found now that I'm using it weekly to look up info on potential purchases, primarily the packaging. Stuff I never really paid attention to before like card years, early or late boxes (I'm a cardboard collector) and suit variations. And when I look up a certain character, I become immersed in all that info, then turn the page and do a couple more before putting it away again!

It's become a bit of a weekly class in Mego for me, I'm embarrassed by how little I really knew about them before

I've come to appreciate this book immensely, and I'm sure I'll keep doing so for many years. I never knew about SS gloves either Cat, or the Cap Frankencard.

I was really happy to see that one of my MIMB purchases from Luey a year or so ago was a first issue too, unfortunately I think I'm now leaning towards trying to complete a run of first issue window boxes, damn you Benjamin!!

Cheers all!
Will

PS - I lent my spare 'regular' edition to a vintage Star Wars collecting friend of mine and now haven't seen or heard from him in weeks. I'm now worried that I've (A) - created a new competitor for Mego Ebay finds and (B) - lost my book!