Mego 8 super-heroes world's greatest toys book

Details about vintage mego wgsh 8 world s greatest super heroes superman original box. By mego museum a brief history of the worlds greatest super heroes 8 inch action figure. Featuring a chronological history of mego, interviews with former. Starting in 1972 and lasting a decade, the mego toy company released the world s greatest super heroes line of 8 action figures. Hardcover book special edition lavishly illustrated with charts, checklists and color photographs, mego 8 inch super heroes. I wouldnt say im a collector these days, although i do retain several that i had as a child. This phenomenal series of toys gave thousands of kids in the 70s their first opportunity to own figures of their favorite marvel and dc characters. The line comprised superman, rc batman, rm robin and aquaman in solid boxes 1973 three new heroes were added for the fall season spiderman, captain america and tarzan. Mego 8 inch superheroes worlds greatest toys hc 2007. This auction includes world s greatest super heroes batgirl action figure. I was lucky to win this book through the goodreads giveways. See all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions.

Figures toy company releases special edition of worlds. Lavishly illustrated with thousands of charts, checklists and color photographs, this is an obsessive examination of legendary toy company mego, and the extraordinary line of superhero action figures that dominated the toy industry throughout the 1970s. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Top 10 best vintage mego worlds greatest super heroes. If you had any of these toys as a child this book will bring back memories. Pdf books pdfbooks lavishly illustrated with thousands of charts, checklists and color. Worlds greatest toys book is now available, and has been updated with 10 additional pages of content focusing on figures toy company retro figures. Hardcover november 6, 2007 by benjamin holcomb author 4. The book is now sold out of print, but aftermarket copies are available through. You are bidding on a vintage penguin figure from world s greatest super heroes by mego.

For christmas 2010 i finally got a book id been after for quite some time twomorrows mego 8 super heroes. It is designed to work in tandem with his book, mego 8 superheroes. Top 10 best vintage spiderman toys spiderman action figure collection duration. Originally released back in 2007, holcombs book is regarded as the definitive guide to all things mego.

Batgirl worlds greatest super heroes wgsh moc mego. World s greatest toys is a lavishly history illustrated with thousands of charts, checklists and color photographs. Hes collected images of the toys for a stunning 18x24 inch poster featuring the marvel and dc comics characters that made this line a success. Benjamin holcombs book, mego 8 superheroes worlds greatest toys. Also includes a look at the uk only fistfighting version. Hardcover book special edition batman classic tv series batcave retro playset. Nov 14, 2019 top 10 mego world s greatest super heroes. As i said, this book is a must have if youre a collector or nostalgia lover, and if you know someone who is there is probably no better gift you could give them than this book.

Special edition is an obsessive examination of legendary toy company mego, and the extraordinary line of super hero action figures that dominated the toy industry throughout the 1970s. Worlds greatest superheroes worlds greatest superheroes. Mego s worlds greatest superheroes wgsh line was the most successful line of licensed toys for the company, catapulting them from mego made its most signi. The bodies were a smaller 8 size and the heads and clothing were interchangeable. Published on nov 25, 2010 lavishly illustrated with thousands of charts, checklists and color photographs, mego 8 superheroes is. Its a great day for mego collectors as the new book by benjamin holcomb is. The content of worlds greatest toys is devoted to the mego 8 superheroes. Mego worlds greatest super heroes commercial youtube.

Hardcover book special edition lavishly illustrated with charts, checklists and color photographs, mego 8 inch superheroes. Mego 8 inch superheroes worlds greatest toys hardcover. The book begins with a history of the mego company, providing readers with insightful information on how mego was formed. Mego 8 inch superheroes worlds greatest toys hc 2007 twomorrows comic books. Hardcover book special edition lavishly illustrated with charts, checklists and color photographs, 8 inch super heroes. Mego worlds greatest superheroes commercial youtube. Jul 01, 2019 by 1972 mego had gained the licenses to create 8 inch clothed dolls for dc and marvel comics characters, under the name of worlds greatest superheroes. This is superman from the worlds greatest super heroes from mego. An obsessive examination of legendary toy company mego and the extraordinary line of superhero action figures that dominated the toy industry throughout the 1970s, mego 8 superheroes. During this time period, mego released the very first ever comprehensive line of dc and marvel character action figures and coined the term world s greatest super heroes.

Even though both comic companies had their characters in this toy line, the dc figures were on the front cover as the marvel figures were on the back cover separated from each other. Nov 06, 2008 all your favorite heroes in one commercial. Hardcore mego enthusiasts should be aware that, as the book title suggests, only the world s greatest super heroes line is covered. Jan 24, 2014 vintage 1970s mego commercial featuring the bulk of their world s greatest super heroes line of 8 inch action figures and playsets. Figures toy company specializes in manufacturing kiss action figures, batman action figures and other retro action figures. Vintage 1970s mego corporation commercial for their line of world s greatest super heroes action figures featuring batman, superman, spiderman, and more. Twomorrows publishing, 2007 has achieved outofprintsold out status. Be advised this book covers only greatest super heroes, just as the title. While there are mentions of other lines, such as star trek, planet of the apes, the wizard of oz, etc. A brief history of the worlds greatest super heroes 8 inch action figure. Childhood tv shows my childhood memories childhood toys 70s toys gi joe toy catalogs batman stuff batmobile toys. Count popula talks with the father of action figures, marty abrams, about the return of the worlds greatest toy company, mego published at.

Spiderman mego world s greatest super heroes, 1978 marvel comics action figure. It gives a comprehensive history of the mego corpration then goes into details about the subject of the book the superheroes action figures that came to popularity in the 1970s and early 1980s. Figures toy company now has the definitive resource for mego collectors in stock, in an all new, special edition format. The book is also very detailed in which figures were released when and with what accesories which should satisfy any collectors. Vintage 1970s mego worlds greatest super heroes superman.

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Lavishly illustrated with thousands of charts, checklists and c. Hardcover book special edition benjamin holcomb on. Author benjamin holcomb provides readers with a comprehensive reference book that examines every aspect of megos 8. Originally known as a purveyor of dime store toys, in 1971 the company shifted direction and became famous for producing licensed dolls including the longrunning world s greatest super heroes line, celebrity dolls, and the micronauts toy line. Mego worlds greatest super heroes superman youtube. A as hard as it is to believe, despite the hundreds of millions of dollars toys make, many people still think of the business and its product as kids stuff and are quick to dismiss it.