Action Figures From the 70s Through the 90s
Cheron was the strange name given to the deviant looking Star Trek alien from the television series. Being half black and also half white must have led Mego to copy the odd looking character. They did a fairly decent job, good enough to make him a collectible until today. The 1975 eight inch Mego figures included this Cheron figure. He was copied with somewhat less detail than some other alien …
The Mugato was a horned alien who carried poison in its fangs. He had a humanoid shape to his body and once attacked Captain Kirk. Luckily, Bones was there to zap him with a phaser. Mego made somewhat of a copy of the Mugato Star Trek alien for the children back in 1975. Even though the differences are easy to see from the television episode, this action figure has become …
Gorn was a fearsome looking humanoid alien with a reptile head. He looked the part of the bad guy and fought Captain Kirk with a slow but convincing battle. He eventually lost, but Mego made the Gorn into one of their action figures. Now he is a collectible along with the other Mego toys in the Star Trek alien series. Captain Kirk blew the attacking Gorn alien into the dirt …
The 1975 Mego Star Trek alien series included the Andorian figure. This was a bluish humanoid with two appendages coming out of the top of his head. If you remember the fight Captain Kirk had with the top Andorian, you will remember these aliens. Mego immortalized an unnamed Andorian in their 1975 action figures. Andorians were hot tempered if Shran their commander was any indicator. Mego made a very accurate …
Introduced in 1975, the superhero Talos from the Star Trek Aliens Series had a short life. The production lasted only a year from 1975 to 1976 after which it was discontinued. Many a child was fascinated by the figure when they first saw it on the store rack. Many, however, felt that the figure was ugly and it had not even appeared on Star Trek. The Star Trek Aliens Talos …
