Each issue of World's Greatest Toys! Digest is Published by the creator of the 2007 book, Mego 8" Super-Heroes: World's Greatest Toys!
Featured on the cover, the theme of this issue is Mego Superman. Issue #1 includes a definitive Price Guide to 8" Mego Superman toys.
Contents of this issue include:
PALITOY FAMILY TREE
A chart representing 1978 corporate ownership of British toy companies including Palitoy, Bradgate and Denys Fisher.
TOY ANARCHY IN THE UK
Part 1 in a 2-part article about Mego toys distributed in the United Kingdom by Palitoy and sister division, Bradgate.
PALITOY PACKAGING
Charting 8" Mego Super-Heroes distributed by Palitoy and Bradgate (1976-1979).
THE PALITOY ARCHIVE
"That belongs in a museum!" A peek at some of the Mego treasures currently in storage at London's V&A Museum.
PROTOTYPE SHOWCASES
Two showcases present Superman prototypes: The 8" head sculpt and the original 12" Superman.
BY THE (ITEM) NUMBERS
A comprehensive list of 4-digit and 5-digit Item Codes Mego assigned to their line of World's Greatest Super-Heroes.
SUPERMAN PRICE GUIDE
The World's Greatest Price Guide, a serialized guide to Mego 8" Super-Heroes.
Photos and toys in this issue include: Palitoy Zorro, Star Trek Mr. Spock, Planet of the Apes Astronaut Verdon, Space: 1999 Captain Zantor, Starsky & Hutch, all Palitoy Fist-Fighters and Green Cards, Hulk, Micronauts, Doctor Who Tardis, Hasbro GI Joe, Kresge 1st Issue Cards, American West, Bend 'n Flex Super-Gals and Super-Foes, Batman's Wayne Foundation, Argos Christmas Catalogs and more.
This auction is for Issue #1 ONLY, although all World's Greatest Toys! Digest Back Issues are available! Please see "Seller's Other Auctions" to order additional issues. I will gladly ship to Australia, the UK, every Western European country, China, Japan and Mexico. I NO LONGER SHIP TO CANADA.