Here's a look at Mego's limited collector's edition die cast metal Batman. The figures from this line are considered the first truly limited edition action figures aimed specifically at the collectibles market. Each of these figures had superb styling and detailing. To me they were way better than Mego's pocket Super Heroes figures and if I dare say, Kenner's Star Wars figures as well.
At 5 1/2" tall these guys were fully jointed and extremely detailed. Batman here even has a cloth cape. I guess they kind of remind me of Kenner's Super Powers line in a way. Nevertheless, these action figures were very cool and I wish Mego would have produced more characters and the line had run longer than a year.
Coming soon: Vintage Superman Die Cast Metal and Plastic Figure.
Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteMan is that ever nice and i don't ever recall seeing these before either.
ReplyDeleteSuperb toys, i have some myself
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JBoy- Mego only produced them for a year. So, the quanities are probably scarce. They also made Superman, Spider-Man, and The Hulk.
ReplyDeleteArtfuldodga- Nice pic of your Die Cast Metal Superman. I'll be posting a pic of mine soon.
ReplyDeleteJohn- thats not the diecast one tho similar, it is GiG Magna-Heroes 6 3/4", his extremities detach (head, arms, legs), by far one of my favorite toys
ReplyDeleteI have both!
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Artfuldodga- Holy Pizzaria! Are those the Italian versions for the figures? I think the (head, arms, and legs) were detachable so you could swap them out with each of the figures.
ReplyDeleteJohn- yeah its the Italian/euro one.. sadly I'll never own all of them
ReplyDeletewow! he is absolutely gorgeous...bet you're dying to open the box! ;-)
ReplyDeleteArtfuldodga- Very nice. Sadly, I'll probably never own any of them. ;-)
ReplyDeleteDebs- yeah, it's hard for me because I like mint in box items, but want to open them too. I guess I need two of everything.
ReplyDeleteI really really really really like that. lol
ReplyDeleteDid I mention how much I like it?
I am a huge Batman fan...and that would def. be a piece to add to any collection. very cool!
And I don't blame you...I like most of my stuff MIB or Carded. The packaging is 1/2 the fun of most toys.
Big Daddy Darth - I need to post more figures like this. I don't know what it is about mint in box figures for me. Maybe it reminds me of looking at the toys in the toy store as a kid.
ReplyDeleteSaw them at Hills Department store in the late 70's. Begged Mom for 1... I think they were 4.60 or so... She said no.
ReplyDeleteGotta find an auction listing to link her to...