Every time I see this Mego Batcopter from the early 1970s, I imagine Batman being asked about it and channeling Worf from “Trials and Tribble-ations”:
It is a Batcopter. . . and it is a long story. I do not discuss it with outsiders.
Tag: Mego
Mego Batman Mobile Bat Lab
Always wanted this Mego Batman Mobile Bat Lab as a kid. Released in 1977, these thing sell for about $400 at auction these days.
Mego Bat Coders
In 1976, Mego reskinned its popular Star Trek walkie talkie toys and reskinned them into Batman and Robin versions.
Here’s a 30 second commercial that Mego ran for these in the late 1970s (originally found here):
Green Arrow Car
One of the beautiful things about 1970s Mego toys was how they gave pretty much every super hero their own car, even if the character didn’t have their own branded car in the comic books.
It’s not quite as goofy as Spider-Man’s Spider-Car, but the Green Arrow Car still has its own brand of awesome goofiness. Seven-year-old me adored this vehicle and the accompanying Mego version of Green Arrow.
Unfortunately, today this sells for ~$900 in very fine condition. Almost-50-year-old me as a mortgage to think about, so this will likely remain just a fond memory.
Retro DC Superfriends Action Figures
This set of retro Superfriends action figures and carrying cases from Figures Toy Co. tickles my nostalgia bone. Now if we can just get a replica of the awesome Hall of Justice playset that Mego sold back in the day.
Teen Titans Retro Action Figures
Figures Toy Company will be producing these 7-inch reproductions of Mego’s original Teen Titans action figures.
