Mego The Black Hole Humanoid Action Figure Collector Guide
Mego’s 3 3/4″ figures for the Disney film The Black Hole are an underrated line, and yet maintain a small but dedicated following among some collectors.
Figures for The Black Hole were first released in 1979, to coordinate with the film’s Christmas release that year. As we all know, the movie bombed, and the figures did no better.
It didn’t help that Mego focused the first series of figures on the human characters, whose costumes were visually boring. The only standouts were the few robots: Maximillian, V.I.N.C.E.N.T., and the Sentry. The line’s best figures, however, were never seen by most collectors, as they were included in a second series whose release was limited after the line was cancelled.
Collectors search feverishly for figures from the rare, almost-mythic second series from 1980, that never saw release in the United States. Those figures include the S.T.A.R. soldier, Old B.O.B., and perhaps the rarest figure of them all, the Humanoid.
The Humanoid, the mindless drones that operate Dr. Reinhardt’s ship The Cygnus, was the only Black Hole figure to feature soft goods (cloth accessories). It was only released in Canada and Italy, and is extremely rare today. Only three loose figures have ever been graded by The Action Figure Authority. In addition, only one Canadian carded figure and one Italian carded figure have ever been graded by them.
Loose examples are often missing the cloth boots, and the robe is extremely difficult to find in good condition. Loose figures often have the silver electroplating on the face worn down.
Loose example of The Black Hole Humanoid action figure, with no boots.
Loose example, with boots and robe removed.
Carded Canadian The Black Hole Humanoid figure
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