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Mego 8" Super-Heroes: World's Greatest Toys!
by
Benjamin Holcomb (Goodreads Author)
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 super-hero action figures that dominated the toy industry throughout the 1970s. Featuring a chronological history of Mego, interviews with former employees and Mego vendors, fascinating discoveries ne...more
Hardcover, 255 pages
Published
October 1st 2007
by Two Morrows Publishing
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This is a great collection of the Mego toys from the '70s and early '80s. The photos are great and I love how they shoot the figures from every angle. It's a must have for any action figure collector.
Thanks, GoodReads First Reads for the book! It's great :)
Thanks, GoodReads First Reads for the book! It's great :)
I was lucky to win this book through the Goodreads giveways. This s a wonderful book.
It gives a comprehensive history of the Mego corpration then goes into details about the subject of the book the Super-Heroes action figures that came to popularity in the 1970's and early 1980's. From Superman to Batman, the Joker to the Green Goblin, and Batgirl to Isis the book describes the body types, clothing, packaging and characters issued in the series. It is a fantastic reference for any collector of t...more
It gives a comprehensive history of the Mego corpration then goes into details about the subject of the book the Super-Heroes action figures that came to popularity in the 1970's and early 1980's. From Superman to Batman, the Joker to the Green Goblin, and Batgirl to Isis the book describes the body types, clothing, packaging and characters issued in the series. It is a fantastic reference for any collector of t...more
This book would be great for any toy collector. It shows very detailed pictures from various angles as well as comprehensive listings of any accessories. Very beautifully put together. Would make a great coffee table book.
This was a birthday present from my wonderful wife and I can't thank her enough. I grew up playing with the Mego toys and it brought tears to my eyes to see them again. One day I'm going to track them all down and play with them just like I used to. Until that day comes, paging through this book will have to tide me over.
It's extremely, obsessively comprehensive. I don't know that I needed a look at every single packaging variant, but the little bits of history and trivia sprinkled throughout ma...more
It's extremely, obsessively comprehensive. I don't know that I needed a look at every single packaging variant, but the little bits of history and trivia sprinkled throughout ma...more
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In addition to writing, Benjamin Holcomb is a Social Media & Creative Director in Portland, Oregon.
At the end of 2007, TwoMorrows published his book about the beloved toys of his childhood — produced by a company called Mego. The book is now Sold Out of print, but after-market copies are available through Amazon.com.
Benjamin has a Web site devoted to Mego and his book:
http://www.worldsgreatest...more
More about Benjamin Holcomb...
At the end of 2007, TwoMorrows published his book about the beloved toys of his childhood — produced by a company called Mego. The book is now Sold Out of print, but after-market copies are available through Amazon.com.
Benjamin has a Web site devoted to Mego and his book:
http://www.worldsgreatest...more
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