Wednesday, June 10, 2015

My Top 5 Vintage and Retro Mego Action Figures!

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.


So, this is my list. What do you think? 

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