Learning About A Unique Doll Zone

By Tracie Knight


There are so many individuals who like the way that small statues look within their home. These items are very special since they resemble human beings. A long time ago it was not unusual to find a great doll zone that really satisfied the needs of their customers. Every little boy around was very fascinated by a production place named Mego since they specialized in unique toys. Their figures were very top of the line in every way possible and people liked this very much.

Decades ago this particular toy industry was not doing so great with their toys. It seemed as though their current play items were not doing so great with small or teenage children. In order to fix this problem Mego decided to take their toy line in a very different direction. Some of the top people at this company realized that teenage boys really loved super heroes. This is when Mego contacted DC comics to obtain a license for certain characters. Shazam, Batman, Superman and Robin proved to be the most popular among youngsters.

In a short period of time Mego produced these figures in eight inch versions. Later on Batman, Superman and Robin were presented to retailers in a twelve inch model form. Production companies in other countries decided to also make their own versions of these heroic figures. The figures had to be a little different than the originals because of copyright laws.

Sometimes the Spanish Superman figure looked a little bit strange when he was placed side by side with his United States counterpart. The foreign statues were also cheaper than the ones that were sold to American citizens. During the years this business produced other characters that were featured on many of the television series in America.

They focused on shows like "The Dukes Of Hazzard, " "The Walton's, " "Happy Days, " "Three's Company, " "Laverne and Shirley, " "Star Trek" and "Starsky and Hutch." All of these action statues looked very similar to their characters on television. Even though Mego did a great job with the faces of the male figures their female images were not that great.

They would recycle past female figure heads from bigger statues that were on the market. This was a great way to save money since it was more expensive to produce a new face. The smart individual will notice that Daisy Duke from the Hazzard collection looks nothing like the actress who played the part.

People also noticed that Batgirl, Supergirl, Isis, Cat Woman and Wonder Woman shared the same face. These particular statues had the features of a ten year old girl. None of them had any facial qualities of a grown up woman. The twelve inch Wonder Woman statue was more realistic looking to many consumers since she resembled Lynda Carter. Next up this industry would take on the movie "The Black Hole" which was a huge mistake.

"The Black Hole" figures are very expensive on today's market even though they could not generate sales the first time around. "Star Wars" was popular from the very start and continues to do well in every toy store that is around the country. Mego even had a figure of Cher made while they were in operation.




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