Interesting News From October 1973

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Dan Edwards sent in this toy news article from 1973 concerning the sales of these new "Dawn Sized" dolls of Superman and Batman. These dolls would continue to sell for the next ten years and are probably the biggest reason that the Megomuseum exists today.

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[vulcan2074]

There Not Dolls.....They're Action Figures

[Earth 2 Chris]

Funny, how Barbie, Socker-Boppers and Inch Worm are still out in some form. And of course, Super Heroes, but unfortunately, not "by Mego".

Chris

[Wee67]

This news would have dominated the airwaves if not for that little Watergate thing!

[DCSTING]

Ironicly, it was my 6th birthday in October of 1973...my birthday present....a Mego Superman

[Wee67]

Ironicly, it was my 6th birthday in October of 1973...my birthday present....a Mego Superman

MUCH better than the Watergate hearing transcripts that I got that year :(

[jwyblejr]

That's nothing. I was 2 then. I more than likely had either Weebles or Little People. Not that there's anything wrong with that.