{"id":7650,"date":"2018-07-16T18:15:38","date_gmt":"2018-07-16T23:15:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=7650"},"modified":"2018-07-16T18:17:58","modified_gmt":"2018-07-16T23:17:58","slug":"mego-is-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/2018\/07\/16\/mego-is-back\/","title":{"rendered":"MEGO IS BACK!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Iconic Action Figure Brand Mego Returns Exclusive to Target <\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hit toy line makes retail comeback for a new generation driven by fan demand <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>New York, New York \u2013 July 11, 2018 \u2013 Mego Corporation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is proud to announce the return of the ground-breaking action figure toy line, <\/span><b>Marty Abrams presents Mego\u2122<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, which will be available exclusively at Target this August.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The first wave will include characters from hit properties like Star Trek, DC and I Dream of Jeannie. Each will have a unique serial number and be produced in a limited run of 10,000.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThis has been 30 years in the making and I\u2019m excited to give my loyal fans and their kids something new and amazing to play with,\u201d said Martin Abrams, Co-Founder and CEO of <\/span><b>Mego Corporation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. \u201cWe wanted to recreate a line that provides that nostalgic feeling of seeing a display of action figures they had as a child, and to share that with their own children.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Marty Abrams presents Mego\u2122 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">will be revealing the new line at San Diego Comic-Con (booth <\/span><b>830<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">), July 19<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; 22<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">nd<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Comic-Con guests will have a unique opportunity to purchase a limited number of the new action figures before they launch at Target. All items will be signed by Marty Abrams and a special celebrity guest. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Follow us on our social channels <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/megocorporation\/\"><b>Facebook<\/b><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/megocorp\/\"><b>Instagram<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to stay tuned for more information. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>About Mego Corporation<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mego Corporation was founded in 1954 and became the first company to make action figures of TV and comics superheroes. Led by Marty Abrams, Chairman of the Original Mego Corporation and the godfather of the modern-day action figure, the company continues to successfully build on its history as an innovative leader in licensed Action Figure Toys and Toy Products for the United States and International Markets. Mego Corporation has established its headquarter in Great Neck, NY, with manufacturing facilities in China and Mexico.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iconic Action Figure Brand Mego Returns Exclusive to Target Hit toy line makes retail comeback for a new generation driven by fan demand&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":7651,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[5,7],"tags":[225,96],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Logo_Mego.png?fit=1410%2C1501","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":10140,"url":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/2018\/11\/18\/toynk-toys-highly-anticipated-fallout-product-line-release-dates\/","url_meta":{"origin":7650,"position":0},"title":"Toynk Toys&#8217; Highly Anticipated Fallout Product Line &#038; Release Dates","author":"DiRT","date":"November 18, 2018","format":"image","excerpt":"ADDISON, Ill., November 18, 2018 (Newswire.com) -\u00a0Toynk\u00a0Toys has officially announced their newest product line by EMCE TOYS, featuring figures from the hit video game franchise, Fallout. - \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The new line will contain a total of 52 collectible figures, ranging from characters, artifacts, to weapons found in the Fallout gaming franchise.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;That New Toy Smell&quot;","block_context":{"text":"That New Toy Smell","link":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/category\/tnts\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/0333091667a176ddd54daea3784e.png?fit=900%2C800&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/0333091667a176ddd54daea3784e.png?fit=900%2C800&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/0333091667a176ddd54daea3784e.png?fit=900%2C800&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/0333091667a176ddd54daea3784e.png?fit=900%2C800&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":13540,"url":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/2019\/02\/16\/mattel-wins-toy-of-the-year-award-for-jurassic-world-dinosaur-line-in-the-action-figure-category\/","url_meta":{"origin":7650,"position":1},"title":"Mattel Wins &#8220;Toy Of The Year&#8221; Award For Jurassic World\u2122 Dinosaur Line In The Action Figure Category","author":"Dave Napitupulu","date":"February 16, 2019","format":"image","excerpt":"NEW YORK, Feb. 16, 2019 \/PRNewswire\/ -- Mattel, Inc. 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