WORLD’S GREATEST TOYS DIGEST #6 Spotlights MEGO TARZAN
EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: Benjamin J. Holcomb’s superb magazine also features a new series on Mego in Kong Kong… World’s Greatest Toys Digest, Benjamin J. Holcomb’s magazine that explores the world of Mego and expands upon his essential TwoMorrows book, Mego 8″ Super-Heroes: World’s Greatest Toys!, is back this month with a cover spotlight on Tarzan, as well as a bevy of features, including a new series on Lion Rock. “Issue #6 features some unusually candid, behind-the-scenes looks at how some of our favorite 1970s toys were produced,” Benjamin said. “Mego’s Tarzan is featured on the cover, and this issue introduces an incredible, multi-part series about the history of Mego in Hong Kong. Issue #6 is jam-packed with thrilling articles and features.” These include, according to Benjamin: — MADE IN HONG KONG: The untold story of Lion Rock (Part 1).— IDEAL’S COSTLY DEBACLE: A fascinating, behind-the-scenes examination of one of history’s most expensive toy failures.— THE HUMAN FLY: Toy designers are strange and interesting people, but this cat took it to a whole ‘nother level.— PACKAGING SHOWCASE: A showcase of Mego- and Kresge-branded 1st Issue Super-Gals.— INSIDE MEGO: A peek into 1st Quarter 2023 happenings at modern day Mego.— 8″ TARZAN PRICE GUIDE: The World’s Greatest Price Guide, a serialized guide to Mego 8″ Super-Heroes. — That’s a bounty right there — and there’s much more, such as Benjamin’s groovy column about Mego’s Lord of the Apes, below. Issue #6 ships RIGHT NOW. (To order, please email: benjamin@worldsgreatesttoys.com.) Dig this: If you’re reading this on your phone, here’s a more readable version of the text: — FROM THE PUBLISHER I have a strange childhood memory of Mego Tarzan: I was 5 or 6 years old and standing next to my old man, who was browsing magazines at the grocery store. Our Meijer Thrifty Acres situated their impressive magazine section near the checkout stands, and my parents would take turns standing on line while the other thumbed magazines and watched my brothers and me. I stood there carefully studying a carded Mego Tarzan. It was the only Mego Super-Hero left in the entire store — trust me, I looked — and I was trying to decide whether or not I wanted it. I had almost zero interest in this shaggy haired dude wearing brown pajamas and a leopard print diaper. But sliding...
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