In 1976, Mego Toys also released a line of toys and dolls, in the likeness of Sonny & Cher.

In 1975 and 1976, Mego also released the 8 " tall Fist Fighting Riddler which was basically the same as the 1974 figure except it had a mechanism which allowed a child move a lever on the figure's back to make the arms swing.

Mego also constructed their figures primarily in an scale-setting an industry standard in the 1970s.

He also runs the Editions Mego label, formerly known as Mego.

It also has three factories: Asiv produces fabrics, Mego medical supplies, and Hinnanit dolls and clothing accessories.

As a promotion for Star Trek 2. 0, advertising agency 72andSunny created four 30-second stop-motion commercials using detailed Mego action figures of the Enterprise crew, which became enormously popular on video sites such as YouTube as well as G4TV. com's " Streaming Pile " site.

To satisfy the need, Mego created a card which is referred to as a Kresge style card ( named for the Kresge — later Kmart ) store chain.

During this time period, Mego released the first comprehensive line of DC and Marvel character action figures and coined the term " World's Greatest Super Heroes!

In 1974, Mego offered the first exclusive figures for Montgomery Ward's due to a relationship founder David Abrams had with Wards, which included Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson, Clark Kent and Peter Parker.

Mego first attempted a fashion doll line in the early ' 70s to rival Barbie with Maddie Mod, who had an extensive wardrobe, and her boyfriend Richie.

Mego produced the first edition series of the 12 " Wonder Woman dolls in 1977 during the release of the New Adventures of Wonder Woman TV series, the Dolls were patented in 1976 and release on the toy market in the fall of 1977 during the same time that the Wonder Woman TV series first aired on CBS on September 16, 1977.

This decision seemed of little consequence to Mego at first, although the movie was extremely popular and competitor Kenner Products sold substantial numbers of Star Wars action figures.

The first Jet Jungle Mego figure to appear on the internet was in 2003 on Megocentral. com.

These 8 " action figures are loosely based on Mego designs, but as noted above, Mego did not produce an 8 " line of Buck Rogers figures, so Zica's line is actually the first line of 8 ", cloth-costumed action figures based on the TV series.

This type of packaging was used by companies such as Mego Corporation in the early 1970s until they switched to the Carded Bubble style of packaging in the mid to late 1970s.

EMCE Toys was even able to get original Mego packaging artist Harold Schull to illustrate new artwork for Sulu, Chekov, Khan and the Gorn.

The Jet Jungle Mego figure, a complete boxed edition still with its original packaging, sold for $ 5, 713. 98 after 11 bids, on eBay in 2009.

Developing worldwide in the mid-to-late 1990s, with centers in New York, Tokyo and Austria, this style has been called lowercase music or EAI ( electroacoustic improvisation ), and is represented, for instance, by the American record label Erstwhile Records and the Austrian label Mego.

In the jury's statement, Jim O ' Rourke lauded the label's work as defining " a brand new punk computer music ".< ref >" Rather than splitting the prize between the two Mego entries: Christian Fennesz's Hotel Parall. lel and Pita's Seven Tons for Free Remaster Version 1. 2, the Jury that the Distinction should be awarded to the Mego label as a whole.

In 1974, the Mego company released two Riddler figures ; one was 8 " tall with a cloth outfit for the World's Greatest Superheroes line of toys ( this figure was in production until 1979 ), the other was a smaller figure which was molded rubber over wire for the Bend ' n Flex line.

Starting in 1971, Under the direction of David Abram's son Martin, Mego began purchasing license rights to a variety of successful motion pictures, television programs, and comic books, and started producing lines for Planet of the Apes, Star Trek, and the Wizard of Oz.

Mego used obtained licenses from Edger Rice Borroughs, Marvel and DC for superhero characters to create their World's Greatest Superhero line, which became their most successful toy line.

In 1972, The Mego made a landmark deal and secured the licenses to create toys for both National Periodical Publications ( later DC Comics ) and Marvel Comics.

The earliest Batman and Robin figures had removable masks but they were easily lost and Mego noted that it was less expensive to create a new sculpt for Batman with a molded on mask and simply painted the mask onto Robin.

Aquaman, Batgirl, Batman, Catwoman, Green Arrow, Isis, Joker, Mr. Mxyzptlk, Penguin, Riddler, Robin, Captain Marvel ( for legal reasons labeled as Shazam ), Supergirl, Superman, Tarzan *, Teen Titans ( Speedy, Kid Flash, Aqualad, and Wonder Girl ) and Wonder Woman (* Tarzan was originally licensed to Mego by creator Edgar Rice Burroughs, DC later acquired rights ).

Initially, Mego figures were released in boxes but S. S. Kresge's did not have shelves on which to place them so they requested that something be designed for their " peg board " displays.

Following Star Wars great success, Mego negotiated the licenses for the manufacturing rights to any and all potentially successful science fiction motion picture and television shows, in hopes of finding a similar hot property.

In 1982 Mego filed for bankruptcy, and by 1983, the Mego Corporation ceased to exist under that name and is now known as Abrams Gentile Entertainment LLC.

The accessories work well as replacement accessories for original Mego items that are missing parts, however, to the company's credit, they are usually marked " CTVT ", but the lack of quality is evident and easily spotted.

And others, which Mego did not make, such as Married ... with Children, The Munsters, The Brady Bunch, Space: 1999 ( which Mego did produce to some degree in the 1970s, but only for the European market, as Mattel had the American license ), and professional wrestler André the Giant.

No specific future plans for Mego Corporation have been disclosed to date.

* Megocollector-A comprehensive guide for Mego Star Trek, among other guides.

These toys ( with the exception of Emperor, who was released in very limited numbers by a company called Lion Rock Toys ) were never released in America because Mego went bankrupt before the toys could be unveiled to the US market, while Gig kept the Micronauts license going for a few years afterward in Europe.

Mego Toys produced a line of 12 " and 4 " action figures from the movie, released in the fall of 1979.

* Gorn action figures have been available over the years including the famed Mego line from the 1970s, and of course appeared in that lines television commercials.

The Mego Corporation was a toy company that dominated the action figure toy market during most of the 1970s.

Eagle Force was a die-cast action figure toy line marketed by Mego Corporation in the 1980s in the United States, the line was similar to the G. I.

Today, Mego action figures and playsets are highly-prized collectibles, with some fetching thousands of dollars on the open collectibles market.

Toys similar to Mego action figures are used in the Cartoon Network Adult Swim show, Robot Chicken.

In 2006, EMCE Toys brand ( pronounced " MC ") was founded by Paul " Dr. Mego " Clarke and Joe Sena to bring back Mego toys with the blessing of Marty Abrams, former CEO of Mego Corp. Made in China, the new Star Trek figures have the high quality of the Dr. Mego parts, matching the original action figures.

* Comprehensive list of Mego action figures and accessories

After Kenner acquired the license to produce Star Wars toys when the Mego Corporation rejected it in 1976, Kenner popularized the 3. 75 inch action figure that became an industry standard that continues to dominate the action figure toy market.

Marvel Comics writer Bill Mantlo's son Adam opened a new present, a line of the Mego Corporation's Micronauts action figures.

The Mego Corporation in the US acquired the licence for the 3. 75 " action figures and vehicles and released them in the US as the Micronauts.

A Jet Jungle action figure was apparently produced by Mego Corporation in the 1970s and " rediscovered " by the Mego Museum in 2005.

Besides the action figure produced by Mego and now recreated by loyal fans, listeners and readers could purchase the " Jet Jungle Bicycle " from OK Bazaars, a South African home furnisher.

* Jet Jungle action figure at the Mego Museum

* Mego Corporation, a toy company that produced action figures during the 1970s and early 1980s

Two sets of action figures were produced by Mego, including a 12 " line and a series of 3. 75 " figures and scaled spaceships.