Mego Catwoman

[Mr.Marion]

Yay or nay? Some like the design some wish it was closer to the Julie Newmar look. I personally think she looks great and might even be my favorite bat-villian.

[cjefferys]

I can't have an unbiased opinion at this point, I've known and accepted this figure as the Mego Catwoman since my sister got her for Christmas when I was around seven years old, I've just grown up with her looking that way.

[GlobalObserver]

This is my least favorite version of Catwoman.

[PNGwynne]

I've always liked this figure, and the Mod costume in the comics. I like the silk-screened blue-legs version even more. That said, classic is classic for a reason, and I understand some collectors' reservations about this version.

Personally, I'm more upset that Mego's Speedy had red trunks and Mr. Mxyzptlk used a fat body.

[HardyGirl]

Nay...as a child my first exposure to Batman was the 60s series, and I've always loved Julie Newmar's Catwoman. As soon as I saw this thing in the toy store, my only thought was, (and still is), "That's not Catwoman."

[Gorn Captain]

Which reminds me, this is the one Batman Mego I'm still missing...
I always felt the outfit was "too soft".

[Fener]

I love the silkscreened flesh legs version!

[Earth 2 Chris]

I like the version with the blue leggings. That captures that comic look best.

Chris

[Mikey]

Since it was the 70's i'm guessing Mego's decision was based on which version was most colorful.

[Tom L]

I was never into comics so I remember not even knowing who this figure was supposed to be when I first started collecting megos.

[comicmike]

For me, it's a "yay"...just 'cuz. I have an article somewhere that argued fans thought she seemed written as getting too close to potentially killing the heroes. I always thought she was a healthy part of the mythos; and strayed nicely away from the tv-show version. Her Frank Robbins designed costume and era-specific storylines were essential parts of Catwoman history.

[Mr.Marion]

I've always liked this figure, and the Mod costume in the comics.

Personality, I'm more upset that Mego's Speedy had red trunks and Mr. Mxyzptlk used a fat body.

Mxy is a suckfest all around. I like the liberties mego took with Speedy. But I have to say if saw a guy in red underwear shooting arrows I would call the Paddy Wagon.
Back to Catwoman she only used that costume a handful of times
Batman 210, 256
Wonder woman 201-202
Brave and the Bold 131

But I'm glad mego didn't overlook the character and she looks good displayed next to Batgirl.

[PNGwynne]

I'll always defend Mego Mxy despite the execution. It's a good sculpt & costume IMO--if Mego had chosen to put these elements on a child or even teen body, I believe we'd appreciate Mxy differently, more positively, today.

It's easy to overlook how dull Luthor appeared in '72, and I suspect Mego wanted a more visually interesting Superman foe than Bizarro, too.

[TrekStar]

I'll always defend Mego Mxy despite the execution. It's a good sculpt & costume IMO--if Mego had chosen to put these elements on a child or even teen body, I believe we'd appreciate Mxy differently, more positively, today.

It's easy to overlook how dull Luthor appeared in '72, and I suspect Mego wanted a more visually interesting Superman foe than Bizarro, too.

I have a Mxy and like it a lot, I agree Mego might have had a better response if they put him on a teen body
but he did come on a type-1 body first, so it came out before the Titans release which were put on type 2 bodies,
to reintroduce Mxy on a teen type 2 body after, would have been cool, but odd at the sametime.

[Wee67]

Like others, Julie Newmar was first and defined the look, but this version didn't really bother me as a kid or now. As others have pointed out, there were much worse Mego "errors" than this one.

When i started reading the comics, I always thought this would have made a better Mego-