If you were a kid in the '70s, chances are you played with a Mego. By the '80s they had disappeared, but now Mego and the Man of Steel are flying back for collectors and a new generation. In this Out of the Box video, Turco covers Mego's history and compares three Superman figures in 8-inch and 14-inch sizes.

What's in the video

Mego was founded in 1954 by David Abrams to make toys for five-and-dime stores, the dollar stores of their day. The name came from David's youngest son, who used to say "Me go too." In 1971, his oldest son Marty Abrams, known as the father of action figures, steered the company toward 8-inch licensed dolls with interchangeable bodies and fabric costumes, which set a new industry standard. The lineup included the long-running World's Greatest Super Heroes series with Batman, Robin, Aquaman and Superman. Mego expanded into famous TV shows and movies until it filed for bankruptcy in 1982 and dissolved the following year, which made the originals valuable collectibles. In 2018, Mego reformed with a limited run of classic clothed dolls, including '70s recreations.

2019 Wave 4 DC 52 Superman, 14-inch

• Tall, thin box in classic Mego style, marked 8+, with a gold holographic "Marty Abrams Presents Mego" seal and an individual number as part of a limited-edition run
• Modernized New 52 costume in dark blue fabric with a painted, wider "S" and a separate adjustable red belt
• Long red cape past the knees, removable red boots and fists instead of open hands
• Comes with yellow-tinted, three-crystal Kryptonite
• 14 points of articulation

2020 DC Classic Superman, 8-inch

• Classic Mego packaging, now marked 17+ for collectors, with a new World's Greatest Mego Heroes! logo
• Classic fabric costume with the "S" built into the suit, a yellow belt and red trunks
• Black hair with his signature curl, blue eyes and a cleft chin
• Removable red boots, a red cape with the logo on the back and a neon green piece of Kryptonite
• Classic open-palm Mego hands and 14 points of articulation

2021 DC Classic Superman, 14-inch

• A wider box that shows off more of the figure, marked 17+
• Nearly an exact replica of the 8-inch, with a slightly different face sculpt
• Blue fabric costume with a sewn-in belt and a plastic yellow buckle, redesigned removable boots and a flowing cape with the emblem
• New for this version: removable hands, so you can swap the open hands for fists
• 14 points of articulation