Toystalker recently attended the annual Mego Meet. Having
seen so much vintage and retro (new) Mego, I thought that making a list of the
five most rare and valuable vintage (US version) action figures, and the five
up and coming retro Mego action figures to watch would be a great start to this
blog. So here’s my list, what do you think?
Oldies:
1) Robin
– In 1972 for a short time Mego decided Robin should have a removable mask just
as Batman had a removable cowl. This quickly gave way to the printed mask, so
these are extremely rare. A Robin with removable mask in a box can fetch
several thousand dollars. The removable cowl batman is also pricey, but for
some reason very few Robin’s survived in comparison.
2) Bruce
Wayne – Batman’s alter ego, Bruce Wayne made an appearance, possibly as a
sears exclusive. He didn’t last too long, and so makes my list.
3) Dracula
– Mad Monster – Red Hair. For a reason only Mego knows while producing
their Mad Monster series they made a quick detour on their Dracula production
by giving him red hair. It was a short enough detour that these babies will set
you back over a thousand dollars if you can find one.
4) Frankenstein
– Mad Monster – Blue Hair. The back-story on this one is that Mego’s design ran
into copyright issues. As a quick fix they changed his hair to blue for a short
time and then did an entire design overhaul. As a result, the production run on
a blue hair Frankenstein was short.
5) Romulan –
Star Trek – Don’t confuse these with
Mego’s Klingon’s, those were a dime a dozen. Out of the all the Star
Trek aliens the Romulan is the hardest to find and will usually set you back in
the high hundreds to a thousand.
New Up and Coming Retro Figures:
1)
Spiderman – Circle Web Suit. These are really rare as
oldies and a great choice for a re-make judging by the demand. Definitely a
collectible of the future.
2)
Wolverine –
Mego never made one of these in the 1970’s – 80’s. It’s new, and may become a
collectible in and of itself.
3)
Captain America/Thor – Thanks to the new franchise
trend, these guys have gotten hot again. The old ones are doing well and these
new ones may become collectible.
4)
Batman and Robin - Cowl & Mask – These were remade
and like Spidey’s circle suit may become a collectible alternative to the high
priced vintage ones.
5)
Batgirl – They did a nice job recreating this one and
with her removable cowl she looks like a good bet as a future collectible.
