Cancelled Mego Superheroes: Vintage Mego

[@Clay3613]

Well, Peter living in a crappy apartment was comics accurate.

[@BrickMantooth]

Oh sure but not exactly the bat cave is it?

[@genesanford9412]

right ,he either lived a good life at Aunt May,s & a shoddy life ,in a run -down area.Always ,sittin an some nappy bed ,wondering "how the hell am i livin like this ? " ,lookin bummed.

[@albertmesa7034]

I had The 12 Inch Spider Man figure for my Birthday in 1978. It was Beautiful 🥰❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@Polygonlin]

That exploding skyscraper commercial still makes me laugh so hard! They make Spiderman just give up and bail! Then act like he accomplished something great!!! Lol i wish this had been made!

[@KJ-tz7vc]

It seems weird to me that MEGO got so far as filming commercials for products they never released.

[@BrickMantooth]

They're ToyFair sales reels, meant to entice buyers.

[@DougPalumbo]

Magnetic Spider-Man for sure! Also, you’d think that the ‘crime’ alley playset would’ve been marketed for Batman and included Joker and a generic goon.

[@IlluminovaNibiru]

Doug Palumbo the biggest no brainer, Mag-Spidey

[@Ektalon]

“Spider-Man and the Exploding Tower”, where kids can re-enact his greatest failure . . .

[@shoresean1237]

I can honestly see why he had to fail - otherwise they couldn't demonstrate the tower's best selling point. Also, Peter failing is comics canon.

[@jeremyburdge8573]

Spider-Man's Alley Playset is my pick on what they should have come out with because you could use the villains to attack the heroes and use the inside as a hide out

[@MrScottx]

I always thought it odd that the MEGO superhero line never had The Flash, Green Lantern, Lex Luthor, Doctor Doom, DareDevil or Namor the Sub-Mariner!

[@michaelgomez8058]

Hawkman too

[@michaelgomez8058]

Hawkman too

[@Bionic_Fonzie]

The magnetic spiderman. I had the web spinning spiderman and all it did was ruin my moms favorite chair..

[@BrickMantooth]

oof.

[@e4b611]

Great video, I am starting to save my viewing of your channel to Saturday mornings. It takes me back to when I watched Saturday morning cartoons, many of which were super hero cartoons. You do a great job of content and information for these toys especially on the business side of why toys succeeded and failed. You should seriously look into doing your own documentary on toys from the seventy's from the business side as well as the play value side. Keep it going your awesome!

[@dazwannawzad9272]

Shame that Spidey skyscraper didnt get made, but I gues it is strange to have a playset where the character its based around fails and a bunch of people in the collapsing skyscraper perish while he swings away thankful he still lives. Yeah kinda out of character lol

[@BrickMantooth]

it's a little weird, totally agree. Maybe he got all the people out?

[@MadisonCarter]

I'm always amazed at the things you turn up that I never heard about before.

[@3dartistguy]

I’m wondering why they never did heroes like The flash, Hawkman or Yellowjacket as Mego figures.i had a custom made Yellowjacket made and he sits proudly on my shelf with my other figures.

[@icanliveforever1243]

I believe, regarding Spider-Man alley, that the other apartment was meant to be Green Goblin's. Isn't Norman Osborn a millionaire? (Maybe it's one of those many Green Gobllin imposters?) Whatever the case, that's pretty funny. They live across the street from each other, like wacky neighbors. There was even a dart board with Spider-Man's face in Goblin's apartment.

[@zebramag]

Stupendous video as always! I think the magnetic Spider-Man was a big loss to Mego. What a no-brainer!

[@BrickMantooth]

Yeah while i would have been ok with all of these seeing release, I think the magnetic Spider-Man would have been a big seller.

[@adriantorres3303]

Can't believe they didn't make the magnetic Spiderman. I would have loved that. I had the web shooting one and I'm surprised the web stuff wasn't toxic by the smell of it. I used it all up in a week. The magnetic one would have been fun for much longer.

[@rickytoddbotelho9555]

Great history lesson. But I disagree with Mego not doing the alleyway and the growling Hulk. They would have been a hoot when I was a kid.

[@Goldenbane]

I like the idea of the alley too. By the time I was old enough to play with Super Hero Action Figures, the Secret Wars figures were the big thing...and they would have gone perfectly with that alley set!

[@suedenim]

What was it about people,. even little kids in TV commercials, thinking that Hulk operating heavy machinery was a good idea?

[@steventhompson8602]

All the kids in these mega commercials have some pretty strong accents!

[@BrickMantooth]

Durona, the company that made most of Mego's commercials was based in Long Island.

[@TheDing1701]

I was reading to see if anyone else picked up on that! The first one-- "Spida-Man!" Cracked me up!

[@mikeisernie]

The dirty alley playset is something I'd buy now.

[@horridgoober6386]

Spider-man I got away! Meanwhile 400 people die of a bomb attack

[@BrickMantooth]

It is not hard to see why that didn't get made.

[@BronzeAgeBryon]

Right? He climbs to the top only to slide back down the webbing into the spider-car safety net - Why? Ah, the 70's when the majority of bombs were in our imaginations.

[@echowall3426]

Can’t help but wonder if the magnetic Spider -Man was scrapped do to safety concerns. Many metal things around the house might have been a potential problem. Stoves, dryers, heating vents , etc.

[@BrickMantooth]

Probably not because Mego did release Magnetic Batman and Robin that same year.

[@chalupacabra1727]

The WEBBING/GLUE tube that came with the 12 inch SPIDER-MAN would get you HIGH AF when you were 5 years old. LOL!!!!!!!!

[@BrickMantooth]

No kidding?

[@chalupacabra1727]

@@BrickMantooth Dude, I was there, I think, LOL!!!!!

[@JJParadise1]

I would have loved the magnetic Spider man. Great video . Very cool to see unreleased toys from my past. Thanks

[@WyldstaarStudios]

The magnetic Spider-Man is a fun concept, but I can see why it wasn't made. Everything in the house that would be compatible is mostly in the kitchen. My Mom wouldn't have wanted me playing in the kitchen after school while she's trying to get dinner ready.

[@176questions]

Then why the heck did magna-Batman and magna-Robin get made?

[@heathgoff4785]

For a future segment, how about the unproduced DC and MARVEL 8 inch figures

[@ethannorris1795]

The magnetic Spider-man is one of those things I have a hard time believing didn't get made (until ToyBiz). I LOVED the 8" WGSH line but absolutely despised the pocket and comic action heroes lines, which eliminated everything I loved about the 8"ers. I even had the Batman exploding bridge set. It's worth a ton now, but I was so displeased with the lazy coloration and lack of articulation, I actually BLEW MINE UP! #Hindsight

[@IlluminovaNibiru]

Do the highlights of these along with the best comments in a book. I’ll buy a dozen!

[@EdsterIII]

I was just a little kid back when Mego had their Superheroes line of figures. I collected them all even the Planet of the Apes, S.W.A.T., the Knights of the Round Table, and of course the Marvel and DC figures. I was always bummer they didn't do more villains. They had Green Goblin, Joker, Penguin, Riddler, Myxzelplick or ?? his name is. They had Batman baddies but not many Marvel bad guys. I just used my Ivanhoe dude, my Star Trek alien, other assorted Apes and creatures. It worked. As for these particular sets, toys, figures? I wasn't a huge 12" fan. I had the 8" line, now had they released ANY more 8" sets and figures, I'd have been all over that. Well I would have begged Mom......lol. The Mego World's Greatest Superheroes line brings back so many memories. Walking into Toys R Us on 27th and Howard. Going to the action figures and seeing Mego everywhere! As a kid who loved comics, read Spider-Man🕷🕸, Hulk, Iron-Man, Captain America and the Falcon! I loved having my own versions of these characters. I really wanted a Red Skull, The Tarantula from Spider-Man, Daredevil, Iron Fist, Power-Man, Kingpin, and other bad guys and good guys they left out. It is the main reason I collect Marvel Legends(both Toy Biz & Hasbro, Diamond💎Select, and others) now. I always wanted Mego X-Men, Wolverine, Cyclops, Angel, DC's Hawkman, Black Manta, and again other characters not made. Now I've gotten my Doctor Octopus 🐙, Jackal, and all those I've mentioned above. Except I'm SUPPOSED to be too old for "Toys", "Action Figures", and "Collectibles". But you know what? Screw it! I enjoy it! It gives me great memories to look back on. And heck I was recently diagnosed with a terminal illness. It's slow acting but I have it. So?? Heck with it! I'll enjoy my time left doing what I like and enjoy. Life is too short to fear what everyone else is saying or commenting about. Be HAPPY FOR YOURSELF!

[@danielvann8957]

Love your videos and I have been following Plaid Stallions for years. I would have loved the Magnetic Spider-Man but those World's Greatest Superheroes adventure sets would have been amazing!!

[@Floyds_Toys]

I was gonna say those WGSH accessory packs reminded me of the Gabriel Lone Ranger packs right before you did. Remember encountering a ton of them in a Childe World's overstock for like 50 cents each, needles to say all my Megos were suddenly sportin' Western duds.

[@Scottyx0x]

My vote would be to three and three-quarter line hands-down continued continued continued I hope figures toy company is listening and does something about this... or Mego gets it back And then they follow suit

[@SupesMe]

Wow! I'd have loved that Magnetic sticky spiderman!

[@paulcoy9060]

"I got away! And all those people in the building died ... so, maybe I am a menace?"

[@josecasas4630]

It has to be the magnetic spiderman. That seems like a no-brainer!!!

[@achtungjamie]

I wish the magnetic spidey would get released now.

[@IlluminovaNibiru]

Switch Spideys outfit with Batman’s and paint him red, Bam! Your welcome.

[@RaymondCastile]

As a kid, I would have wanted the big Hulk. I was a sucker for anything to do with the Hulk.

[@paulwalsh2344]

I mean... that web spinning Spiderman just blows my mind ! So I guess that's the one I'd have wanted. Probably would have run out of the web fluid tube within an hour, never have bought any more, have lost his hand within a few weeks and he'd have been crushed in the bottom of my toy box from then on.

[@rgd963]

I asked the the VP buyer of monkey wards catalog ,about Girls playset sets in the 70's and she said that kenner Bionic woman carriage house ,salon and dome house and car, solved a lot of problems with the girls "Action/fashion dolls which were 12 to 13 inches tall.she stated they had more play value over what the other companies offered.

[@trvaron]

I would have loved if they would have made Spider-Man Alley. City-scape playsets are few and far between. I wish we had some cool city-scape playsets to have as a backdrop for action figures.

[@psychopony666]

Magnetic Spiderman seems like it would have been a hot seller.

[@Chapwiththewings5roundsrapid]

You mentioned the Gabriel Lone Ranger figures. I hope you’ll do these gorgeous figures at some point.

[@BrickMantooth]

I'd like to but i actually don't own any, so i'd need to film someone's collection, which i would be cool with doing.

[@josephpizzuti7997]

I had that web spinning spiderman but I would have much rather had that magnetic spiderman.

[@DavidVeeGuitars]

Seeing that fist fighting 8" figures came along as an 8" variant, I always wondered why the 12" magnetic hands variant concept didn't trickle down to 8". From Marty's point of view, it would have been another sale/another reason to want buy a duplicate Mego hero or villain figure ("but Mom, this Batman can stick to things!")... and plenty of fun from a kids point of view. So many missed no brainers. I'm thinking the re-tooling cost was weighed in against the build-up towards electronic toys... which in hind sight was a costly mistake.

[@wen76nyc1]

I would have DIED for that Magnetic Spider Man !! Shocked it wasn't made. I loved my Wonder Woman dolls but that playset makes zero sense, lol.

[@kennybranshaw7526]

I'm still dreaming that Mego would've done an 8 inch NAMOR The Sub Mariner. I guess 1976 was the last year of new WGSH...

[@BrickMantooth]

I made one with a spock and robin shorts as a kid.

[@kennybranshaw7526]

@@BrickMantooth Some of my friends did that. That was very creative, making it happen. I had a problem with the hairline and face. Just wanted an authentic Sub Mariner from Mego. Wanted a Power Man (Cage) and Hercules too.

[@Gg_gg9098]

Magnetic Spider-Man was a missed opportunity, would have loved that

[@Yankeesjetsfan71]

I would have loved that Magnetic Spider-Man figure

[@darrellwallace4182]

I would love to have had a 12 inch mego Spiderman with magnetic hands as well as the web making figure. As always a very informative review. Thanks so much!

[@collector60]

I wish they would have made Magnetic Spiderman!!!

[@andrewnaeseth8490]

You make the best videos. I really enjoy them

[@leonhunter1839]

I HAD THE CAR AND THAT SPIDERMAN...ALSO A DIECAST METAL HULK

[@noahhenson1669]

My vote would be for magnetic hands Spider-Man. I had the 12" Spidey in 1979/80, with the Fly-Away action and the big net, and he was a complete badass, with this beautifully sculpted physique underneath his fabric costume. The look and fit of that 12" costume was a huge improvement over the 8" costume (with its tight crotch and gigantic sleeve cuffs). if he had had magnetic hands, he would have been the greatest action figure created at that time!

[@worstxb1playertylerteehc635]

As a UK Kid I dont know of Mego as a company. But I definitely had that Cloth bodied Batman and The Batman Car and I think I may have had the Spiderman too as I definitely has that SpiderMan Car.

[@davidlevitt3561]

Love the video! Brings back great childhood memories. Keep up the great work. Also, did you say the Bat-Cycle was never released? I owned it. it's probably still in my attic somewhere.

[@BrickMantooth]

Thanks and the Batcycle was released, I had one as a kid too>

[@patsparks8731]

Those Mego action sets would’ve been way cool had they been thought out a little better and actually released. GI Joe AT sets are great as well as the Gabriel Lone Ranger sets...and they did a ton of both of those. I loved getting them as a kid for my 12” joes as it always RE-sparked new play adventures and they weren’t as much $ so Mom would spring for them once in a while too. Otherwise for big sets and vehicles you had to wait for Christmas or BDay. And getting a few Batman pieces like more batarangs and stuff would’ve been so cool. Not to mention the artwork on the boxes....well now I guess I’m wishing as a collector too. Great video Brian!

[@IlluminovaNibiru]

Sups vs. space? STOOPID!

[@ryanbarker5217]

i kind of wish mego had gotten a license to make 8" 'star wars' figures. then again, i'm kind of glad they didn't.

[@BrickMantooth]

I would have loved them.

[@ryanbarker5217]

@@BrickMantooth i probably would have, too, but it would be hard to get over a stormtrooper with printed on armour.

[@justanotherghost62]

The worlds greatest super heroes assessors sets would have been wild. They could have done a lot with those as they did with Action jackson and how LJN,did it with the rookies,emergency an d SWAT packs.

[@BrickMantooth]

I am surprised those didn't get some sort of release.

[@collectorcanine96]

The magnetic Spider-Man is honestly the only one of these that actually seems like it would have been a fun toy to me.

[@Ron-ep3zl]

I always wondered why they made magnetic Batman and Robin and not Spider-Man. I still have my 8 inch and my 12 but 12 has seen better days. Lol

[@Biofeedback1975]

The Wonder Woman Paradise Island play set should have been released. The set should have also included the cheaper version with the cardboard backdrops. It may have cemented the dealers to purchase this mega play set featuring two different play options.

[@jasonluttrull5953]

I so want a Magnetic Spider-Man.

[@billpagan3070]

Great review👍 I think the magnetic Spider-Man would have been awesome 😁

[@dhenderson1810]

I think the growling Incredible Hulk should have come out, considering it would have been out the same time as the Lou Ferrigno "Incredible Hulk" TV series.

[@arthurcummings3679]

I would have thought a Magnetic Spiderman was a No-brainer. I had a magnetic Batman and wanted Magnetic Spiderman but got a regular large Spiderman that did nothing.

[@superdavid002]

Figures Toy has an accessory sets for Batman and other superheroes.

[@BrickMantooth]

Yeah the 1966 set was inspired.

[@elwoodjacobs4353]

Definitely the magnetic Spider-Man.

[@SIKE01]

The GREATEST AMERICAN HERO would have been the perfect bookend to the MEGO WGSH line.

[@amifarmer5984]

The magnetic Spider-Man

[@3dartistguy]

I always thought it was we’re d they did Kud Flash but no Harry a Magen Flash

[@Scotty-Z70]

if i could have one of these, without a shadow of doubt, it would be the Bruce Wayne Foundation!!!! That is amazing! I tried making something like that when i was a kid, based on one of my mom's Better Homes & Garden articles where you could build a city for your heroes. Do you remember that magazine article? i wish i still had it, but it makes me wonder if it's online somewhere.

[@ThatJohnKillion1970]

Isn't this just Peter Parker's apartment building from Spider-Man 3?

[@photobygil]

Since the Wonder Woman Paradise Island playset opens with Diana Prince spinning in place to turn into Wonder Woman, was there an actual mechanism built in to turn her around as shown? Or do you think that was just a little extra touch designed to connect the doll to the then-current television series starring Lynda Carter? It's the first time I've ever seen the famous transformation spin depicted by an action figure!

[@macorourke2222]

Magnetic Spider-Man. Great video Brother Thanks for sharing 😀 👍 ♥️ 🇨🇦🇺🇸🇬🇧🌎🎉🎉🎉🎉👏👏👏👏🎉🎉🎉💯💯💯💯💯

[@indigomariana7093]

magnetic spidey!!!

[@BrickMantooth]

I don't understand why that wasn't made and never will.

[@Steve-wo7gt]

Magnetic Spider-Man would get my vote. It's a no-brainer.

[@BrickMantooth]

it's the popular choice.

[@atariboy9084]

Magnetic Spider-Man!!!

[@ericarcieri3836]

I always heard there was supposed to be more marvel and dc characters to be released also who I don’t know but if true I’d love to know who they had in the works for more eight inch figures

[@robertgriffiths1724]

Magnetic spiderman

[@IlluminovaNibiru]

WW playset got left where? Lol

[@MatthewDarbyflunicorn]

i had a mego spiderman. dont anymore, no clue. but one thing yjat bothered me, inspite of a removable costume, he could never be peter parker, he only had spidermans head. which leads to the other thing that bothered me. the webbing patern on his head was incised not drawn or painted. could they not have painted in?

[@brennanshane146]

Mego is notorious for being cheap and cutting corners. It would have been more expensive to paint the webbing.

[@treyjohnson4035]

Resurrect The Greatest American Hero line.

[@gabrielsmith488]

Anything with hulk always gets cancelled.

[@kevinschmith9379]

Magnetic 🧲 Spider-Man

[@hiddenhistoryny129]

The Spiderman exploding skyscraper didn't age well against 9/11 😳

[@BrickMantooth]

Well, it never got made, although Mego did make a model kit of the WTC for Kong and that thing got stupid expensive after.

[@hiddenhistoryny129]

@@BrickMantooth you know what's funny I completely forgot about that model kit do you mentioned it. I had the movie poster from that hanging in my bedroom for several years.

[@MrMLD1972]

❤

[@IlluminovaNibiru]

BATCAVE ALL THE WAY! Burn down Spiderman Alley to the ground!

[@stevejones7079]

I think it's all BS the rejected toysets were denied and I think those Megos playsets would sell, despite of competition from other toyline it's Lunacy I think.

[@daymiangtam857]

i woude pick batman

[@Ed-jv3xu]

Batcave is awesome Batmobile pocket Batman and robin superheroes action figures was the bomb, bro you don’t know what your talking about

[@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812]

Why would Spider-Man have a car? Batman & Captain America I understand. LOL why not give Aquaman a car too. 😁

[@oinvasor84]

Thanks for sharing all this info. I'm from Brazil. Take a look what Brazil did in the 70s80's: Google: hulk Rosita anos 80 Superman Rosita anos 80 Homem aranha anos 80 Heróis Gulliver Batmóvel Guliver You will love them! All the best

[@BrickMantooth]

I've never seen some of these before although I am a big fan of Gulliver toys.

[@oinvasor84]

Brick Mantooth hulk Rosita from 80s it's pretty close to the one from Mego

[@176questions]

Magnetic spiderman

[@BrickMantooth]

excellent choice.