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Over on the Marvel Comics blogs, they’ve posted a retrospective on the Mego action figures from the 70s. One of my fondest Christmas memories was waking up at my grandmother’s house in Pine Mountain, GA, to find almost 10 of these gems under the tree. I wanted to collect them all and stage a massive superhero Royal Rumble the likes of which had never been seen! Hulk vs. Batman! Superman vs. Conan! Green Goblin vs. Iron Man! All the heroes and villains putting aside their differences to stand against a gigantic Grover from Sesame Street (representing King Kong, of course)!
I still have Spider-Man, although he’s not in the best of shape these days. The others suffered greatly over the course of several years of rough adventures. I believe Mr. Fantastic is still buried under a tree somewhere in Newton Grove, NC.
Cindy even knows a little about Mego action figures … mainly because of Twisted Toyfare. She found the collected editions at Wizard World Chicago last year and quickly bought them. And she can’t help but giggle when she reads them. Her favorite bit? Drunken Iron Man. Go figure.
Mego and Kenner definatly were in a power struggle to own my imagination as a child. I didn’t own enough Mego Superhero’s to have a battle royal…but Batman and The Six Million Dollar Man with his canine sidekick definatly had many team ups battling the invisible Joker (never could bring myself to spend my allowance on a ‘bad guy’) and saving the good old town of Mount Olive from his evil clutches.
After, soon after all things in the Micronaut (books and toys) began a power struggle against Rebel Alliane and the Empire. While not in a ring – per say – a many a space battles were won and lost in my back yard. Very fond memories of these toys with Baron Karza being the ‘true Dark Lord of the Sith’…if only in my mind.