The "World's Greatest Toys! Digest" Magazine Journey - Part 1

As I was perusing Instagram a few months ago, I saw that one of the collectors I follow - BBeekman73 - had mentioned that a photo of his was being used on a Mego Toys magazine.  I thought that was cool. I always liked Mego toys but never collected them. I made my way over to Mego_Toy_Talk and found out he was selling his magazine on his Ebay store. I really liked the consistent cover photos and layout. I ordered a few to check them out. Loved them, then purchased the rest. As you know, I am a big fan of printed toy magazines. As someone who stares at a computer monitor all day, I like thumbing through pages and reading printed material. So here are the first 11 issues. 

What I really like about the magazine, other than the awesome photography is the business related articles about the toy industry and the price guides. I always like to learn what goes on behind the scenes in a company that brings a product to market. 

Part 2 will talk about a new collection I started from reading the magazine.

Part 3 will be a series of a collection I partially had and then decided to complete. 

Here is Issue 9 that I first discovered from BBeekman73's Instagram account. The photo on the back cover was from his work. Lots of great articles about the early days of Star Wars merchandising. 

Issue 10 just came out. More great articles about the early days of Star Wars merchandising, including bootlegs. But more on that tomorrow.