Hello Everyone!
Long time lurker, first time post! I have been a Mego admirer and collector since I was about 4 in 1976. I have been trying over the years to reacquire some of my original Megos and did happen to find my original Shazam, who is in pieces and will need some attention. I also was able to locate my Punch Attack Robin, Hutch, and Spider-Man. I was able to also find my original Superman suit, but have not found his body yet. The hunt continues!
About a year ago I was able to score some LJN SWAT figures from eBay and that got me back into Mego mode.
One story from my past that I need to share relates to my holy grail of Mego figures. It had to be in 1978 during the Incredible Hulk TV craze. I desperately wanted my own Hulk figure! I vividly remember going up to the Reynolds Road Kiddie City in Toledo, Ohio. My parents bought me my first Hulk figure there and on the car ride home I opened him up. As I quickly removed him from the card, his arm fell off. I was not happy about it and told my parents what happened. We were not more than a block away from the store and my mother announced "what a piece of junk!" and we went back to the store. I thought I would be able to replace my broken Hulk with a new one, but my mother would have none of it. We waked our of the store without a replacement. I remember being devastated. I will never forget that day.
Flash forward 40 or so years later .... and I finally got my Hulk off eBay. He is perfect. I probably paid too much for him, but he looks like he was just removed from the card. I cannot wait to take it over to show my mother what I got.
Anyways, very happy to be here!!!
Long time lurker, first time post! I have been a Mego admirer and collector since I was about 4 in 1976. I have been trying over the years to reacquire some of my original Megos and did happen to find my original Shazam, who is in pieces and will need some attention. I also was able to locate my Punch Attack Robin, Hutch, and Spider-Man. I was able to also find my original Superman suit, but have not found his body yet. The hunt continues!
About a year ago I was able to score some LJN SWAT figures from eBay and that got me back into Mego mode.
One story from my past that I need to share relates to my holy grail of Mego figures. It had to be in 1978 during the Incredible Hulk TV craze. I desperately wanted my own Hulk figure! I vividly remember going up to the Reynolds Road Kiddie City in Toledo, Ohio. My parents bought me my first Hulk figure there and on the car ride home I opened him up. As I quickly removed him from the card, his arm fell off. I was not happy about it and told my parents what happened. We were not more than a block away from the store and my mother announced "what a piece of junk!" and we went back to the store. I thought I would be able to replace my broken Hulk with a new one, but my mother would have none of it. We waked our of the store without a replacement. I remember being devastated. I will never forget that day.
Flash forward 40 or so years later .... and I finally got my Hulk off eBay. He is perfect. I probably paid too much for him, but he looks like he was just removed from the card. I cannot wait to take it over to show my mother what I got.
Anyways, very happy to be here!!!
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