Mego 8" Super-heroes: World's Greatest Toys! Book

Product DescriptionLavishly illustrated with thousands of charts, checklists and color photographs, Mego 8" Super-Heroes is an obsessive examination of legendary toy company Mego (pronounced "ME-go"), and the extraordinary line of super-hero action figures that dominated the toy industry throughout the 1970s. Featuring a chronological history of Mego, interviews with former employees and Mego vendors, fascinating discoveries never revealed elsewhere, and thorough coverage of each figure and packaging variant, this full-color hardcover is the definitive guide to Mego. Brad Meltzer, New York Times-bestselling author and writer of DC's Justice League of America raves, "I've waited thirty years for this magical, beautiful book." And Chip Kidd, internationally-recognized graphic designer and author of Batman Collected, deemed it "a stunning visual experience." Written by Benjamin Holcomb.Product Details * Hardcover: 256 pages * Publisher: TwoMorrows Publishing (October 25, 2007) * Language: EnglishThis book is perfect for anyone into Mego collectibles or superhero figures. The cover and pages are of high quality, and the colors leap off the page. I am impressed with what a top-notch production this book is, considering the esoteric nature of the topic. Overall, the book is very well written, and it's brimming with facts about Mego's production of the various characters who comprised the WGSH line. For a toy geek, it's a major page-turner. So if you are a toy geek, or if you love a toy geek, get this book. It's simply amazing.Read More