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November 18, 2011 By 3 Comments

Mego Supervator with Spiderman — Super Action Flyby

Mego Supervator with Spiderman -- Super Action Flyby

I was browsing eBay the other night (shocker!) and I came across this neat old toy from Mego. I had no idea what a “Supervator” was, but it looked kind of cool. The auction was ending soon and it was $.99 with no bids, which I found strange since the toy was from the 70’s and featured Spider-Man, one of Marvel’s hottest properties.  I looked at the title of the listing and saw that the seller committed a cardinal sin of auction listing and left out the most important word: Mego.

After one other person showed interest, I won the auction for $10.50. Another auction for this same item recently ended at $61.01 but that was with a Spider-Man figure included. Still, for just over ten bucks plus shipping, I think I got a pretty good deal.

I was surprised to see how big the box was when it arrived. The box measures 12″ x 16″ x 5″ .

Mego Supervator with Spiderman -- Super Action Flyby

The contents were never removed from the packaging.

Mego Supervator with Spiderman -- Super Action Flyby

Back in the 70’s DC and Marvel played together a little better. Check out the Joker on one of the cards.

Mego Supervator with Spiderman -- Super Action Flyby

The instructions show how to use the “Supervator” which turns out to be a glorified zipline.

Mego Supervator with Spiderman -- Super Action Flyby instructions

Spider-Man swings down the line and steals the secret plans while wearing what appears to be an oven mitt.

Mego Supervator with Spiderman -- Super Action Flyby instructions

A great bonus I found tucked away in the box was this original mini catalog of Mego figures. If only my time machine was working…

Mego catalog of toys and action figures

The moral of the story is that bargains can be found on eBay, but you might need to rely on a seller to make a mistake with the listing.

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  1. jboypacman says

    November 19, 2011 at 7:41 am

    What a fantastic deal congrats on it Brian.

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  2. kngfu says

    November 20, 2011 at 10:04 am

    Post it over on the MEGO MUSEUM boards and make them all freak out.

    Reply
  3. Mike says

    November 21, 2011 at 5:35 pm

    OMG!! I am sooooooooo jealous!!

    Congrats on a sweet score.

    Reply

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