Marvel & DC Mego Reissues?

[thunderbolt]

Yeah, they hold the master toy Licence,and the "1,000" page agreements
lay out in Fine detail what can be and can not be made in the form of action figures and toys, to inculde that Marvel and DC have the finale say what gets produced.
and Both sides beat each other over the head with the contract.
Things that are manufactured outside the licence holder, are items not cover in the agreements.
as for the Tonner, there not action figures persay but high end collectible dolls.

It not going to happen.

DCDirect and Marvel Select can and do operate even with the contracts with Hasbro and Mattel. So, it could easily happen thru Diamond, EMCE and Direct and or Select.

[mego boy CA]

welcome and yes it would be awsome to see some dc and marvel mego repos!

[The Bat]

Here's a quote from the Man Himself...Doc Mego!

"There will be more Treks, and I will not rest until the super-heroes are hanging on store pegs. "

[dumbldor]

Don't worry Dubldor, the Re-issues aren't going to affect prices on WGSH. most of the good carded stuff is in the hands of collectors who spent a pretty penny on them so no matter how much the Re-issues affect Ebay sales of loose figures, vintage carded stuff will always be steep. Re-issues don't affect package variations.

I agree completely. I thought I shared my thoughts on this subject here, but it must have been another thread. The rare carded WGSH are, for the most part, in the hands of very few collectors and are worth whatever someone is willing to pay for them on the infrequent chance they ever go up for sale. Repros will not change that one bit.

Even if the rare carded WGSH would plummet in price, it does not matter. Toy collecting is not an investment. I am way ahead in this game, anyway. It's all monopoly money to me. When I can sell something for big bucks, it is a bonus.

[argent007]

Old Megos will still be king

I collect WGSH and I prefer loose figures. I'll definitely finish up my collection whether or not the figures are released. A couple years ago, I purchased a boxed Batgirl because I couldn't find a better condition loose figure. About a decade ago and before I knew how much they were worth, I opened a Batman (US Card, probably cost about $50), Hulk (US card, I used to buy these any time for $20 or less), Thing (Chose card, probably $20 or $30) and Human Torch (French card, probably cost the same as the Thing). I don't really regret doing it, but I regret not saving the packaging. Though I would like to still have that nice Batman on the card...

When/if the WGSH line comes out, I will buy one of each (at a minimum) just to have them, but I still plan to finish my original loose WGSH collection. I would do this even if a rerelease is available for the same figures that I don't yet have.

In part, it is because I like that they are old. Same reason I like old comic books, Big Little books, movie posters, etc. It is a piece of history that one can't just replicate. This isn't to take away from EMCE toys and Dr. Mego. I think it is great that these are being made. I guess my point is that I don't think this will hurt the market for loose or boxed figures very much. People will still want them. Think of all the different reprints of key comic books. This hasn't been a negative for the market for orginals. I think it will increase demand for the original figures b/c more people will be exposed to Megos.

For some reason there is something special about this toy company. I'm 30 and didn't have any megos as a kid. I played with Star Wars, GI Joe, Transformers and He-Man. And a bit later Secret Wars and Super Powers. I first saw Mego WGSHs when a friend in my neighborhood showed me the boxes of his older brother's toys in their basement. I remember being transfixed by the cloth costumes and the "Silver Age look" to the figures. (As a kid, I usually preferred beat up silver age or golden age comics to recent issues too.)

I bought my first mego (a beat up spiderman) at my first comic book show when I was in junior high. Through the years since, I've collected Megos and put them away, usually depending on the living space that I had available.

I bought a condo with enough room to display them and then chanced upon the Mego Museum online. Since then I've had the chance to buy Megos and trade with a number of you. I've been offline for a while as I lost my extra room that I used to house my toy and comic collection b/c a friend dating back from elementary school needed cheap rent while looking for a job in Madison. So the Megos went back in the boxes...

For the last couple months, I've been working in Afghanistan. I don't spend any money over here, so I'm tempted to splurge on a few more figures in the WGSH line, but I know I won't see them for a while...

Anyway, that's my Mego story. I'm really glad that Dr. Mego is so passionate about the re-releases. I think it is especially great for those that aren't aware of these classic toys.

As for me, I've never liked Star Trek. But I'm debating about picking up the re-releases anyway...

[WilRadcliffe]

Here's a quote from the Man Himself...Doc Mego!

"There will be more Treks, and I will not rest until the super-heroes are hanging on store pegs. "

Whoo hoo! Maybe while they're waiting for the Marvel/DC licenses, Doc & Diamond can secure the licenses for some other publishers. Valiant/Gold Key would be nice. Or, my personal preference, Atlas/Seaboard! I'd love to see Grim Ghost, the Brute, Tarantula, and Destructor get the Mego treatment! :D

[jds1911a1]

Whoo hoo! Maybe while they're waiting for the Marvel/DC licenses, Doc & Diamond can secure the licenses for some other publishers. Valiant/Gold Key would be nice. Or, my personal preference, Atlas/Seaboard! I'd love to see Grim Ghost, the Brute, Tarantula, and Destructor get the Mego treatment! :D

didn't DC buy the atlas characters??

[WilRadcliffe]

didn't DC buy the atlas characters??

I don't believe so. Last I heard, these characters were in the public domain. Beau Smith says when he worked for Eclipse they worked up an ashcan demo for a planned relaunch of the Atlas characters. For some reason it fell apart, unfortunately.

I've also heard that some individual out there is claiming ownership of the characters. And I've heard that Seaboard still maintains ownership.

Probably wouldn't take too much to sort it all out if anyone was really serious about relaunching the characters. The comics should probably be launched first, with the Megos following shortly there after.

Least that's how I'd do it if I had deeper pockets.

[rikitikitavi]

Here's a quote from the Man Himself...Doc Mego!

"There will be more Treks, and I will not rest until the super-heroes are hanging on store pegs. "

Where is this quote from? Did I miss it?

[jds1911a1]

I don't believe so. Last I heard, these characters were in the public domain. Beau Smith says when he worked for Eclipse they worked up an ashcan demo for a planned relaunch of the Atlas characters. For some reason it fell apart, unfortunately.

I've also heard that some individual out there is claiming ownership of the characters. And I've heard that Seaboard still maintains ownership.

Probably wouldn't take too much to sort it all out if anyone was really serious about relaunching the characters. The comics should probably be launched first, with the Megos following shortly there after.

Least that's how I'd do it if I had deeper pockets.

I stand corrected thanks

[palitoy]

Whoo hoo! Maybe while they're waiting for the Marvel/DC licenses, Doc & Diamond can secure the licenses for some other publishers. Valiant/Gold Key would be nice. Or, my personal preference, Atlas/Seaboard! I'd love to see Grim Ghost, the Brute, Tarantula, and Destructor get the Mego treatment! :D

Ha! Yeah EMce would make a fortune from the two guys that would buy those.

By two guys, I mean you and me BTW. I'm fascinated with that line of comics.

[WilRadcliffe]

Ha! Yeah EMce would make a fortune from the two guys that would buy those.

By two guys, I mean you and me BTW. I'm fascinated with that line of comics.

Hey! You might be surprised! There's even a web site dedicated to Atlas/Seaboard. I bet they'd get more than a few orders. Especially if someone relaunched the line with some new comics!

[palitoy]

Hey! You might be surprised! There's even a web site dedicated to Atlas/Seaboard. I bet they'd get more than a few orders. Especially if someone relaunched the line with some new comics!

That's an incredible site, I visit there often. If Atlas got relaunched (and much of their content makes more sense now than then), I could see it being pretty popular.

[MegoGeek]

I have a big stack of the old 70's Atlas books.

They were an amazing contrast to the Marvel and DC books that were dominating at the time.

Fun stuff.

[Count Creepyhead]

Atlas comics make me think of 70's Doctor offices and chewable orange aspirin.