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I had the pleasure of chatting with Marty Abrams recently, and he expressed his hope that there could be some Mego Marvel characters down the line. Certainly, a lot of us have the same hope. Strictly speaking, I know what I’m wishing for isn’t just Marvel, as I’m pretty sure Universal still has a stake in this too, but darn it … it’s 2018 ꟷ where are my The Incredible Hulk TV Series action figures? I’ve only been dreaming about those almost my entire life. Of course, the series & the WGSH were at their peak at almost the same time, so in my mind there's always been a strong association between the two.
It’s a shame Marvel won’t get in on the retro figure game. DC has given us Superman: The Movie toys (and, yes, I do wish Mego would do a new Chris Reeve Supes), Lynda Carter as Wonder Woman and, in recent years, nearly every character from Batman ’66. I want the Bixby/Ferrigno Banner & Hulk, they are way overdue, and if anyone could do it right, it would be Mego. Heck, if it were up to me, I’d take a whole line of TIH figures, including characters like Jack McGee, Frye’s Creature, TV Thor, etc.
All that being said, if you could choose, what would your Top 5 Marvel Wants be? Mine:
I could go on and on with so many classic Marvel characters to choose from. But my top 2 are must haves, and the other 3 are off the top of my head. What would be your dream 5?
(*I’ve heard Marty comment in a few recent interviews that Mego did have BP back in the day.
Well, we'll take one now.)
It’s a shame Marvel won’t get in on the retro figure game. DC has given us Superman: The Movie toys (and, yes, I do wish Mego would do a new Chris Reeve Supes), Lynda Carter as Wonder Woman and, in recent years, nearly every character from Batman ’66. I want the Bixby/Ferrigno Banner & Hulk, they are way overdue, and if anyone could do it right, it would be Mego. Heck, if it were up to me, I’d take a whole line of TIH figures, including characters like Jack McGee, Frye’s Creature, TV Thor, etc.
All that being said, if you could choose, what would your Top 5 Marvel Wants be? Mine:
- Dr. David Banner (Bill Bixby)
- The Hulk (Lou Ferrigno)
- The Black Panther* (Removable Mask)
- War Machine (Iron Man is one of my all-time favorite Megos, and I would just love to see an update of that.)
- The Rhino (Need a villain, and Doom seems a little obvious. Would love to see this one with the Hulk/Thing larger body type.)
I could go on and on with so many classic Marvel characters to choose from. But my top 2 are must haves, and the other 3 are off the top of my head. What would be your dream 5?
(*I’ve heard Marty comment in a few recent interviews that Mego did have BP back in the day.
Well, we'll take one now.)
How fun would that be? May the Mego gods smile upon us and make this happen!!
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