TOYHEM: Benjamin J. Holcomb, the writer of THE book on Mego, pays us an anniversary visit… One of my favorite books in my collection is TwoMorrows’ Mego 8″ Super-Heroes: World’s Greatest Toys! by Benjamin J. Holcomb. It is not only an indispensible resource, it’s a brightly colored homage to the greatest toys in the history of humankind. (That’s only slight hyperbole.) He’s also the publisher of the book’s adjunct magazine World’s Greatest Toys! Digest (which you can order from Benjamin at benjamin@worldsgreatesttoys.com.) Anyway, with this the 50th anniversary of Mego World’s Greatest Super-Heroes line, I just had to invite Benjamin to take part in our annual TOYHEM event. He came up with a great piece — centered on the number 13 as it happens — and he also provided a raft of photos for THE TOP 13 MEGO WGSH HEAD SCULPTS — RANKED. (Click here for that fabulous funkyness.) So check out 13 GROOVY MEGO FACTS — FEATURING THE NUMBER 13. Right on. — By BENJAMIN J. HOLCOMB The day Dan Greenfield asked me to contribute a “13”-themed feature for 13th Dimension’s annual TOYHEM event, I noticed that my @mego_toy_talk Instagram page had 1313 followers. I took this as a very good sign, and decided to double-down on the premise of the number 13. Those familiar with my 2007 book, Mego 8″ Super-Heroes: World’s Greatest Toys!, or my vintage toy magazine series World’s Greatest Toys! Digest, know that I like to explore facts and trivia related to the original Mego Corporation (1954-1983). I decided to compile a list of 13, fact-filled times the number “13” has appeared in connection to Mego:1. Bold Adventure Is My Game. It all starts with Action Jackson. Mego’s diminutive answer to Hasbro’s GI Joe, the “Biggest Little Man in the World of Adventure” was 8 inches tall, and marked a sea change in Mego’s core business strategy. Action Jackson’s commercial theme song implored kids to, “Think of what you’d want to be, then call on me.” What Mego wanted to be was “successful,” and AJ delivered. Featuring “skinny” black plastic boots that would play a role in Mego’s original Super-Heroes offering, AJ’s “Fishing” outfit was one of six “Sports” costumes sold separately, and was… Item #1113. — 2. The Original World’s Greatest Super-Hero. In 1972, toy inventor Stan Weston conceived a line of action...