MOTD: Mad Monsters Type 2 Mummy

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Mego of the Day is a type 2 version of the Mego "Horrible Mummy", who I don't think is horrible at all. Mummy is obviously, part of the Mego Mad Monsters Series, a fun line to collect IMO....

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[Dave Mc]

Mad Monsters (as well as all the legends) are another line I was introduced to once I found the Museum.

Honestly, I collected these because they were there and they were Mego. Even after I got them, they didn't do much for me at first. It was actually years later that I was re-organizing my shelves that I really started to look at them. Over time, they just started clicking with me and now I really like them. I appreciate the generic simplicity of them now.

[Earth 2 Chris]

I think the Mummy is the creepiest of the Mad Monsters. He really looks like a withered old man. Heck with his yellow skin he kind of looks like this guy:



Chris

[censy]

The monsters are cool. Again, I never knew of their existence as a kid. My focus was solely on the Apes, WGSH and Trek.

The Mummy is the only monster I ever acquired. But I decided to donate him to the Mego Meet raffle. Hope he has a good home : )

Chris

[Marvelmania]

Never knew about the mad monsters as a kid but they were the first line I started collecting after the WGSHs. The Mummy is my favorite! Don't ever unwrap this guy or you might never get him wrapped back right again!

[ScottA]

Never had this line as a kid and don't remember seeing them in stores either. I probably learned about them through Toy Shop or catalogs. I need to get a set of T2's.

I remember getting Draclua at the Brimefield Flea Market in MA. Not sure where I got the others.

[palitoy]

I grew up thinking the Lincoln Monsters were the Mego Monsters, so when I blindly bought a Frankenstein from Third Planet back in the early eighties, I was pretty surprised.

I eventually tracked a gentleman down who had access to parkdale novelty and he dols me a set of monsters (missing dracula). They really grew on me, especially the Mummy. I'm glad he's the easiest one to find packaged in the line.

[Monsterama2000]

I love the Mad Monsters. I had Mummy, Frankie and Wolfie as a kid, but never had Drac. I've still got their heads, a few body parts and some clothes. Someday I'd like to get these figues again.

[mitchedwards]

I always wanted the mad monsters, so my heroes would have some bad guys

[toys2cool]

nice,I like the Mummy a lot

[cjefferys]

Wow, I'm surprised how many people never saw these as kids. Did they have limited distribution or something? I had a T1 Mummy as a kid, and thought he was cool then and still do (my cousins gave him to me for Christmas, they had a Dracula and a Frankenstein). I also remember seeing them in stores a couple times, but was disappointed by the solid boxes because I wanted to see what the Wolfman looked like (I never got to see a loose one until I was an adult).

[Wee67]

I had all 4 as a kid. I have posted a pic of me on Christmas morning, holding up my Drac, but I can't find it right now (You can even see a Space:1999 Eagle in the background). The glow in the dark hands and eyes never got old when I was a kid. I loved that feature!

As an adult collector, I knew I had to ohave these again. For some reason, it took me a while to finally get a Frank.

[SUP-Ronin]

I vaguely remember the mad monsters as a kid. I didn't have any, but I do like the line. Still need to pick up Frankie.

[Earth 2 Chris]

I don't remember them at all either. I think I first encountered them in Tomart's huge Guide to Action Figures.

Chris

[jwyblejr]

I don't remember them either. I do remember seeing them at an antique show back in '94 or '95. A dealer had all of the Monsters and the Castle for sale along with the Knights line. Wish I had got into them back then.