Zorak, lol surprised Space Ghost didn't file a lawsuit 😂

Not sure if anyone has said this but Jack Kirby had a falling out with marvel and Stan Lee around this time over original artwork that he deserved to get back so he could sell it at conventions like th sdcc and ny comicon. He was working at DC and this time on the new gods related comics that were all about darkseid and his kids

This is awesome! It is sooo satisfying when you can get that grail item or items. Congratulations!

I was born in ‘78 so I kinda missed the Big Jim line, except for adds in old comic books that I was collecting. Really cool to see this origin story - great video!

I had The Whip as a kid, and it was my favorite. He would go in adventures with my Mego Kirk and Spock. Thanks for sharing.

This episode was awesome. There is so much negativity online. I love how positive you and Jason have been. So refreshing. Entertainment is to make us happy not frustrated.

Another excellent video about a subject near and dear to my little plastic heart. I, too, check out the Big Jim listings every morning, though I’m more interested in completing the original sportsman/college jock series than the Wolf Pack (I recall my mother wasn’t taken with the series reboot, so any purchases of the line stopped there). Someday I might dip my toes in the Wolf waters-especially as I’m now getting into the 70’s action flicks that I was a hair too young to indulge in and appreciate at the time. (My parents were taking me to the drive-in to see “Winnie the Pooh”, not “Billy Jack”). Also, it occurred to me while watching that the MOTU/Big Jim DNA runs deeper still as Torpedo Fist and Warpath (and certainly Double Trouble) all smack of character names from Eternia. Mattel never abandons a good idea...

Never had but always wanted....love that jack kirby box art

Wow! Great pickups! I also loved Big Jim P.A.C.K. when I was a kid. I keep hoping Mattel will bring them back like they did with MOTU.

Gorgeous set!

I had bullet man. I need to find him and pulsar.

I’m thinking that by the time I have the ability to consider looking at a Mego for an upgrade, I’ll 3D print what I want. They lost me when they re-appeared YEARS ago with the Star Trek Hollow Boots and I’m not sure what else I thought was inferior to some of my fully functional pieces stamped 1976 or whatever.

I stumbled upon this a just now. I had no idea Mego was making new bodies. Ages ago I stumbled upon a truly hyper-articulated body by Type3 Toys but they were not for sale. I recall someone had swivel biceps but Type3 may have also had swivel ankles. It seems these hands are an upgrade and more like GI Joe’s Kung Fu Grip - that would be great. This new body looks a bit too small and not as posable as the Type3 as I recall. That Superman head looks too big for its current body and the new body makes the uniform look much too big and the head even more over-sized.

Great line to bad I didn't have the chance to play with this figures but i did had a lot of Mego

That art looks like Joe Staton.

As a comic guy I can’t identify the artist. Honestly, it’s probably not I identifiable. But it’s definitely not Sal Buscema.

Fun video & Congrats on your scores! So cool that you found them after all this years. Never had any Big Jim but always liked seeing him the Mattel mini catalog back in the day. Btw, “Formidable accessories” takes the cake.

WOW! Congrats on the grails and completing the set! I know how you feel about Canadian packaging, like I view comics; I've bought some CGC graded comics but ONLY when they were CAN. instead of U.S. cover prices, and if it was before we got a comic shop even close to me, I want the barcode in the corner box and not Direct Market. GREAT boxes for the P.A.C.K. and amazing & clear bubbles on the accessory sets!

I never had the Big Jim figures, but I did have the double trouble outfit sets, a couple of them anyway. I believe IIRC they were available for cheap at Pic n Save. I know I had both of the deluxe sets you purchased. I used them with my Mego Star Trek and Planet of the Apes figures and of course they were too big!

Never once saw these as a kid(Leaf Rapids, Manitoba) in person but the comic book advertisement from that era was burned into my brain.

Awesome!

Oops Zorak not zodak

Brian, I don’t remember seeing any packaging other than the window boxes in Montreal. I also don’t remember seeing the solid box Big Jim either. I owned Torpedo Fist, double trouble big jim and Zodak. Even though the tattoos would rub off and the buckles would snap in half I didn’t care because there was so much play value in these. Congrats on your acquisitions. It’s such a shame that the Big Jim line ended in North America. The continued international waves are amazing. On a related note I remember a hot wheels mainline formula style race car with P.A.C.K deco.this was the first time I ever encountered a cross over between Mattel toy lines. I thought it was so cool

I had Dr. Steele.

Great video, i love them too!

This is what kids need real guys doing guy things mixing it up a bit with Weapons and the art work wow

I had the Big Jim camper, the Sky Commander playset. which was a Barbie jetliner with new art and a different interior and a rescue winch that was cool looking but didn't really work, and the Howler bike. I had the wolfpack Big Jim, and a couple of the costume packs, and best of all, the Laservette, which was pretty indestructible. It lasted long enough for my nephew to have fun with it in the 2010s.

Secretly a 💎 when I was in grade school 🏫 😅

IVery cool. never had any of the figures, but loved those Kirby ads. My grail is that promotional comic.

Thank you for your work.

Mattel should bring back big jim . so many people would purchase them .

Too bad the new packaging didn't retain the Jack Kirby art.

Oh I had so much of this stuff. Thank you for covering the stuff because I could not remember what half of it was called.

My BF's older brother had some of these. I can recall the holster and silver pistol from Jom, the communicator or as I like to call it now Pipboy. I recall the boots with the paw prints and the bolas and whip, all sitting inside what was left of the Big Jim Sky Commander.

Enjoy your purchases. 👍. Thanks for sharing. No need to justify your purchases, we hear the joy in your voice. 😊

I was a Major Matt Mason kid. It sold into the very early 70s and that line huge on vehicles. I remember Big Jim and had the diver. Missed out on the other cool stuff. Thanks for showing!

My brother (‘70) and I (‘71) were gifted the Big Jim camper set, I think we were too young and it didn’t click. Eagle Eye and Mike Power came a year, maybe two later and the timing was right… hooked on Joe, not Jim. Thanks Brian for a great reflection on the series we missed out on, or perhaps disregarded.

My brother (‘70) and I (‘71) were gifted the Big Jim camper set, I think we were too young and it didn’t click. Eagle Eye and Mike Power came a year, maybe two later and the timing was right… hooked on Joe, not Jim.

I was born in '74, so I just missed this line. I would have adored it. Double Trouble Big Jim Commander remains a huge want for me, but prices are out of control, sadly.

You done Isaac dirty.

That thing is amazing! I guess I was too invested in Star Wars at the time to have noticed it in the catalog...

I have one,but its not on the case

Cast that guy in fuchsia and you've got Sinestro

Genetically, men are hunter/gatherers. We no longer need that skill for food so it's applied elsewhere.

Yeah, I'm one of those guys who collects Star Wars as much as Mego.

Funstuf Spider-Man web shooter will always be the greatest rack toy, not to mention my favorite toy period. I had big dreams of finding ways to improve it and eventually holding my weight. I’m sad to say it never happened.

Did it just end with a thud / mid sentence?