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    Museum Robot
    • May 9, 2007
    • 5952

    Venture has Adventure Toys


    It's 1975 and even Batman is smiling and he should be, the entire Justice League is on sale!

    Click on the ad to gain an even bigger view.
    Megomuseum.com- The Web's Greatest Mego Playset


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  • Earth 2 Chris
    Verbose Member
    • Mar 7, 2004
    • 32972

    #2
    That's some nice artwork. The line work almost makes it look like a wood-cut. So its official. We're all ancient.

    Chris
    sigpic

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    • HardyGirl
      Mego Museum's Poster Girl
      • Apr 3, 2007
      • 13950

      #3
      Super-Gals are more expensive than Superheroes? Does that mean women are more valuable?

      I can clearly remember my dad's girlfriend buying me Big Jack in the Macy's Toy Department when I was around 10. This was after I was drooling over the Mattel toys page in my Ice-Follies program.
      "Do you believe, you believe in magic?
      'Cos I believe, I believe that I do,
      Yes, I can see I believe that it's magic
      If your mission is magic your love will shine true."

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      • megoscott
        Founding Partner
        • Nov 17, 2006
        • 8710

        #4
        That's seriously nice newspaper art. TheWild Bill on the horse is cool. That WW drawing is fantastic. She and Penguin look like photo tracings but the Batman almost looks like the guy just drew from a sample.
        This profile is no longer active.

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        • ScottA
          Original Member
          • Jun 25, 2001
          • 12264

          #5
          Now that an ad. Interesting how the Heroes, Gals and Villains are all different prices. I wonder if those Monsters are window boxed or solid boxed.
          sigpic WANTED: Boxed, Carded and Kresge Carded WGSH

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          • Donkey Hoatie
            Supporter of Silliness
            • Jun 20, 2007
            • 783

            #6
            Man, I used to love going to Venture back in the day. They always had awesome sales on Atari 2600 cartridges.

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            • jwyblejr
              galactic yo-yo
              • Apr 6, 2006
              • 11147

              #7
              The Apes were more money than the other Mego stuff? That's kinda kooky.

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              • palitoy
                live. laugh. lisa needs braces
                • Jun 16, 2001
                • 59794

                #8
                Originally posted by jwyblejr
                The Apes were more money than the other Mego stuff? That's kinda kooky.
                Actually, when Neal Kublan explained getting the Ape license to me, he said Mego had to offer signifigantly more than AHI to get it. So I guess we all paid for it in the end.
                Places to find PlaidStallions online: https://linktr.ee/Plaidstallions

                Buy Toy-Ventures Magazine here:
                http://www.plaidstallions.com/reboot/shop

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                • knight errant00
                  8 Inch Action Figure
                  • Nov 15, 2005
                  • 1775

                  #9
                  I can still remember going in to Venture and seeing a whole shelf of carded (or whatever the not-box packaging is called) batcopters, batcycles, and batmobiles. Took me 25 years to finally get a batcopter . . .

                  And what a great ad!

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                  • Wee67
                    Museum Correspondent
                    • Apr 2, 2002
                    • 10603

                    #10
                    Is this the first example of Mego's Western figures being advertised? I don't remmeber seeing them in print.
                    WANTED - Solid-Boxed WGSH's, C.8 or better.

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                    • vulcan2074
                      Live Long and Prosper
                      • Mar 23, 2008
                      • 7817

                      #11
                      That ad totally rocks.
                      Sammy

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                      • livnxxxl
                        Megoholic RocketScientist
                        • Oct 23, 2007
                        • 3903

                        #12
                        Ahh Yes, Good old Venture. I remember going there with the parents many, many moons ago. I actually went to one when it was closing here in STL. It was kind of a bitter sweet deal. While I hated to see another vintage store close and go out of business I did enjoy buying up some of their shelving, pegs and other misc. store stuff in a going out of business auction. Some where around here I think I even have a couple of their old tagging guns with rolls of unused price tags in a tote stashed away.

                        I said/typed this before, but I will type it again. I love looking at vintage ads/pictures of toys. Especially Mego's.
                        Enjoy what you like, and let others enjoy what they like. (C) Azrak 2009

                        Too much space. Need more toys!



                        Check out the ever growing Mego like sized vehicles data base.

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                        • Meule
                          Verbose Member
                          • Nov 14, 2004
                          • 28720

                          #13
                          Oh, you just gotta love that art
                          "...The agony of my soul found vent in one loud, long and final scream of despair..." - Edgar Allan Poe

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                          • saildog
                            Permanent Member
                            • Apr 9, 2006
                            • 2270

                            #14
                            I love seeing these old ads!!!

                            Obviously, it's all about the toys, but for me, there is another set of memories that these ads set off.

                            I got to go to work for a local paper when I was in Grade Six and the Publisher was this great guy who let me learn every phase of the Small Town Newspaper. Anyway, I can look at an ad like this and see what went into making it. I'm sure the many folks on the board who geek out about Graphic Arts can remember seeing or at least studying the old paste-up technique and clip-art books that were used to create the ads from that time frame.

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                            • jwyblejr
                              galactic yo-yo
                              • Apr 6, 2006
                              • 11147

                              #15
                              Originally posted by palitoy
                              Actually, when Neal Kublan explained getting the Ape license to me, he said Mego had to offer signifigantly more than AHI to get it. So I guess we all paid for it in the end.
                              I think what's throwing me off is the prices between the Apes and Monsters. But I do get what your saying.

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