2005 Mego Museum : World's Greatest Super-Heroes
Beginning in 2005, the
Mego Museum
community released free sets of promotional trading cards celebrating the
history of Mego collecting. The Mego Museum
World's Greatest Super-Heroes cards were given away at toy stores,
comic book shops, and the 2006 San Diego Comic-Con International. The card
series was produced by
Secret Fan Base
in Oakland, California, and printed in Canada. The designer, Robyn Adams, is
also the founder of Mego Museum.
Superman appears on three cards in the first WGSH series, including one card
with Clark Kent. Card #1 recreates
the iconic 1976 cover of Superman vs. The Amazing Spider-Man. The cover
was penciled by Carmine Infantino, finished by Ross Andru, and inked by Dick
Giordano. Terry Austin assisted with the background inks. Superman was later
redrawn by Neal Adams.
Card #2 received a reprint in 2006. The reprinted card backs vary from the
original release and have a copyright date of 2006. The card image was
featured on a promo card released in 2013 by the defunct
CollectingSuperman.com website.
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World's Greatest Super-Heroes was originally a series of eight-inch dolls from Mego Corporation. The toy line features characters from both DC Comics and Marvel Comics. World's Greatest Super-Heroes debuted at E.J. Korvette department stores in New York City on November 8, 1972. The Superman doll remained in production until 1983.
The World's Greatest Superheroes newspaper comic strip ran seven days a week from April 3, 1978, to February 10, 1985. On October 20, 2022, the Mego Corporation released the 50th Anniversary World's Greatest Super-Heroes lineup. The figures and costumes are reproduced from the original designs.
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2005 Mego Museum : World's Greatest Super Heroes * reprinted in 2006 |
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| NNO | Title Card : Superman and Spider-Man |
| 1 | Spider-Man* |
| 2 | Superman* |
| 3 | Wonder Woman* |
| 4 | Green Goblin |
| 5 | Joker* |
| 6 | Tarzan |
| 7 | Captain America |
| 8 | Falcon |
| 9 | Batman* |
| 10 | Thor |
| 11 | Catwoman* |
| 12 | Iron Man |
| 13 | Conan |
| 14 | Green Arrow |
| 15 | Mr. Mxyzptlk |
| 16 | Robin* |
| 17 | Aquaman |
| 18 | Lizard |
| 19 | Shazam! |
| 20 | Hulk |
| 21 | Riddler |
| 22 | Batgirl* |
| 23 | Supergirl |
| 24 | Human Torch |
| 25 | Mr. Fantastic |
| 26 | The Thing |
| 27 | Invisible Girl |
| 28 | Penguin* |
| 29 | Isis |
| 30 | Speedy |
| 31 | Kid Flash |
| 32 | Wondergirl |
| 33 | Aqualad |
| 34 | Peter Parker |
| 35 | Clark Kent |
| 36 | Bruce Wayne* |
| 37 | Dick Grayson* |
| 38 | Jet Jungle |
| 38 | Jet Jungle (Supergirl error) |
| 2005 Mego Museum : World's Greatest Super Heroes Promo | |
| CollectingSuperman.com Promo | |
