Vintage Action Figures https://www.vintageactionfigures.net In-depth reviews of collectible action figures inspired by comic books, TV shows and movies from the 1960s through to the 1990s Mon, 13 Oct 2025 10:35:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.vintageactionfigures.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/cropped-Superman_Mego_12_inch_portrait-32x32.jpg Vintage Action Figures https://www.vintageactionfigures.net 32 32 Plastic Fantastic! Mister Fantastic by Mego https://www.vintageactionfigures.net/plastic-fantastic-mister-fantastic-by-mego/ Fri, 18 Jul 2025 16:24:08 +0000 https://vintageactionfigures.net/?p=6248 For fans of the Marvel Universe, there’s been no shortage of movies and TV shows over the past fifteen years – or rather, a mind-boggling onslaught of never-ending films and reboot after reboot! The Marvel Cinematic Universe has released 36 films so far, with at least nine more in the pipeline at the time of writing.

Next up is Fantastic Four: First Steps, centred on the iconic Marvel Comics team. This will be the 37th instalment in the MCU and marks a new chapter for the legendary heroes

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]]> P-P-Pick up a MEGO Penguin! https://www.vintageactionfigures.net/p-p-pick-up-a-mego-penguin/ Mon, 26 May 2025 16:14:42 +0000 https://vintageactionfigures.net/?p=6165 Colin Farrell has been busy collecting awards for his recent turn as Oz Cobb (a modern spin on the original comic-book name Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot), aka The Penguin, in the ...

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]]> ‘I am Dracula … I bid you welcome!’ The Dreadful Dracula from Mego’s Mad Monster Series https://www.vintageactionfigures.net/the-dreadful-dracula-mego-mad-monster/ Thu, 31 Oct 2024 15:21:01 +0000 http://vintageactionfigures.net/?p=5397 Could there be a better occasion than Halloween for reviving a blog from the dead? So here we are again folks … weeeee’re back!!! Mwahahaha!! Anybody who has followed this ...

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]]> Robin Hood and Mego’s Super Merry Men https://www.vintageactionfigures.net/robin-hood-and-megos-super-merry-men/ Tue, 30 May 2023 17:08:04 +0000 http://vintageactionfigures.net/?p=5344 Who doesn’t love Robin Hood? He’s everybody’s favourite Medieval subversive, known for his archery skills, noble acts, and his commitment to robbing from the rich and giving to the poor. ...

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]]> R2-D2… Now with Sensorscope! https://www.vintageactionfigures.net/r2-d2-now-with-sensorscope/ Wed, 26 Apr 2023 15:10:47 +0000 http://vintageactionfigures.net/?p=5321 Since first starting this blog almost fifteen years ago there has been a huge amount of change in the Star Wars universe. The generation of kids who grew up watching ...

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]]> Ghostbusters Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man …signed by Sigourney Weaver! https://www.vintageactionfigures.net/ghostbusters-stay-puft-marshmallow-man-signed-by-sigourney-weaver/ Fri, 29 Oct 2021 17:12:25 +0000 http://vintageactionfigures.net/?p=5265 I recently had the very good fortune of attending the European première of the brand-new Ghostbusters movie, Afterlife (or Ghostbusters: Legacy as we call it this side of the pond ...

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]]> It’s Clobberin’ Time with The Thing by Mego! https://www.vintageactionfigures.net/its-clobberin-time-with-the-thing-by-mego/ Tue, 29 Jun 2021 17:00:44 +0000 http://vintageactionfigures.net/?p=5238 Nobody could deny that Ben Grimm got a tough deal in life. Sure, he gets to be a superhero called The Thing, who together with Mr. Fantastic, the Invisible Woman and the Human Torch, is ...

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]]> Up, up and away! Comic version 12-inch Superman by Mego https://www.vintageactionfigures.net/up-up-and-away-comic-version-12-inch-superman-by-mego/ Thu, 27 May 2021 16:11:09 +0000 http://vintageactionfigures.net/?p=5222 On the very last day of 2019, inspired by the release of the last Star Wars reboot movie, and some successful forays into local street markets, I decided to relaunch ...

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]]> Remembering Princess Leia Organa https://www.vintageactionfigures.net/remembering-princess-leia-organa/ Tue, 31 Dec 2019 17:21:47 +0000 http://vintageactionfigures.net/?p=5142 We’re back! Surprise! Did you miss us?! This blog may have been on an extended hiatus for a few years, but never fear, dear reader, the vintage action figures collection ...

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]]> Indiana Jones, the daring archaeologist and world adventurer of the movie Raiders of the Lost Ark! https://www.vintageactionfigures.net/indiana-jones-12-inch-kenner/ Mon, 18 Jan 2016 15:34:13 +0000 http://vintageactionfigures.net/?p=5095 Harrison Ford seems to have an incredible knack for being cast in cult classics – his portrayal of Rick Deckard in Blade Runner alone would have been enough to ensure ...

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