Mego Action Figure Toys [Paperback]

John Bonavita (Author)

Book Description

Series: A Schiffer Book for Collectors | Publication Date: October 1, 1999

Toy action figures are tremendously popular collectibles, and many collectors argue that Mego is the premier maker. Super Heroes from comics, television and movie stories were made with interchangeable clothes, equipment and vehicles. In this new second edition of a classic collector's guide, all of these figures are shown with their original packaging in almost 400 color photos, with new photos, catalog pages, and freshly updated values. Batman*r, Superman*r, Spiderman*r, Wonder Woman*r, Hulk*r, and the characters from Star Trek*r, The Dukes of Hazzard*r, The Wizard of Oz*r, Planet of the Apes*r, The Black Hole*r, Buck Rogers*r, Flash Gordon*r, and many more are included. Prototypes, never produced figures, and foreign exclusives join the regular production in this fun-filled reference.

, 397 color photos, 6" x 9", Price Guide

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About the Author

John Bonavita has collected modern toys--predominantly action figures--for 25 years. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Schiffer Pub Ltd; Enlarged 2nd edition (October 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764309935
• ISBN-13: 978-0764309939
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,373,968 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A very good, almost great, book., April 4, 2003

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tonythetoyman (Arizona) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mego Action Figure Toys (Paperback)

I enjoyed this book quite a bit (couldn't put it down until I read it cover to cover as a mater of fact). It provides a lot of useful information, and I would consider this book a MUST for any Mego collector (though I'm not sure the latest edition is necessary). If I could make one change to this book, I would make it more of an "action figure archive" or "reference guide" and less of a price guide. It would have been very useful if the book spent more time telling us everything about each figure, including variations and accessories (kind of like the Mego Museum does), that would have made this a GREAT book. Also, this book seems to slight the WGSH figures a bit (i.e., not as much information or pictures about them as about the other figures). Don't get me wrong, I still found this book to be very useful and well worth the money (i.e., it did a lot of what I hoped, just not everything). In short, knowing what I know now, I still still buy this book, and I would encourage anyone interested in Mego figures to do the same.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderfull Book for any Mego collector, April 4, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Mego Action Figure Toys (Schiffer Book for Collectors) (Paperback)

I thought that this book was wonderfull. It had great color pictures and tons of content. I wish that the pictures were a little larger though.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Pretty Good Overview., April 7, 2008

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Clint Barton "clintbarton" (Newtown, CT United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mego Action Figure Toys (Paperback)

Nice overview of Mego's product lines. Not much commentary, detail or background information on the company or the toys it produced. Photographs could have been larger and cleaner. I would point out that if you are a fan of Mego's World's Greatest Super-Heroes Line, in particular, I would suggest you look to Benajmin Holcomb's book ("World's Greatest Toys"), which has much better coverage and incredible photography.