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This was well understood by a small American toy company, the Mego Corporation, which acquired the rights to the Marvel and DC Superheroes, transforming them \u2013 for the first time \u2013 into jointed plastic dolls with vinyl heads, dressed in fabric outfits. <em>The World\u2019s Greatest Super Heroes!<\/em> conquered the world, selling millions between 1972 and 1983, and are now considered among the most sought-after items by collectors, so much so that they are regarded as vintage pop culture icons.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Starting in the 1980s, when the Mego hyperbole came to an end, the Superheroes returned in the form of action figures, at first with minimal joints before going on to become more and more detailed, demonstrating an intriguing evolutionary path that combines playful art, design and ever-advancing production technologies. 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