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World’s Greatest Super Knights – 1975

The World’s Greatest Super Knights line was released in 1975, and featured five famous medieval characters, King Arthur, Launcelot, Galahad, Black Knight, and Ivanhoe (from the Walter Scott novel). A Guinevere figure was originally planned, but never made it to actual release. Mego also advertised a castle playset for the line, but sadly it never made it to release either. Two Jousting Horses were  produced for the Super Knights, but only released in Europe.

For more information about Mego’s Super Knights line, see bottom of page for a complete summary.

World’s Greatest Super Knights (1975): Basic Figures

Mego released five fantastic looking figures for their World’s Greatest Super Knights action figure line in 1975, with the Black Knight, Ivanhoe, King Arthur, Sir Galahad and Sir Launcelot. A sixth figure of Guinevere was actually planned for the series, but ultimately never made it to release.

Black Knight

Market Value:
Boxed $225 – $325
Loose $55 – $80

Black Knight
Accessories: Chainmail Suit, Pants, Shoes, Emblem, Shoulder Armor, Neck Armor, Shield, Helmet, Visor, Belt, Sword
Years Released: 1975
Difficulty To Find: Hard to Find – Occasionally listed, and usually sells quickly
Notes: The infamous Black Knight is a legendary character from Medieval times that is often portrayed as bad or evil knight. This Black Knight was not actually modeled after any particular knight of note, but rather the Black Knight legend of old. The Black Knight comes with a chainmail top and separate pants to match, along with his ornately decorated helmet and shield.

Ivanhoe

Market Value:
Boxed $200 – $285
Loose $50 – $75

Ivanhoe
Accessories: Bodysuit, Chest Armor, Shoulder Armor, Boots, Shield, Helmet, Visor, Feather, Lance
Years Released: 1975
Difficulty To Find: Moderate Difficulty – Takes patience and appears less often
Notes: Ivanhoe is a great looking figure, with a beautifully sculpted head, which is more than likely modeled after the actor, Robert Taylor’s character from the movie Ivanhoe. Ivanhoe itself was a novel, written by Walter Scott in 1819, that centered around conflicts and division in 12th Century England. Ivanhoe comes with his armor, shield and lance, which makes him the only figure to have that weapon.

King Arthur

Market Value:
Boxed $130 – $180
Loose $40 – $60

King Arthur
Accessories: Bodysuit, Robe, Shoes, Belt, Necklace, Crown, Sword
Years Released: 1975
Difficulty To Find: Moderate Difficulty – Takes patience and appears less often
Notes: King Arthur is, of course, head of the legendary round table of Camelot, who may or may not have actually existed, depending on who you ask. Arthur comes all decked out with his fancy purple robe, necklace and royal crown. He comes with a sword, which I can only assume is none other than the legendary Excalibur itself, even though it doesn’t identify it as such. Arthur is the easiest of the five Knights to find on the secondary market.

Sir Galahad

Market Value:
Boxed $200 – $285
Loose $50 – $75

Sir Galahad
Accessories: Bodysuit, Chest Armor, Shoulder Armor, Boots, Shield, Helmet, Visor, Feather, Belt, Sword
Years Released: 1975
Difficulty To Find: Hard to Find – Occasionally listed, and usually sells quickly
Notes: Sir Galahad is one of the members of the legendary round table of Camelot, who may or may not have actually existed, depending on who you ask. Galahad comes with his armor, sword and ornately decorated shield. Fun Fact: According to legend, Galahad is actually the illegitimate son of Launcelot and Elaine of Corbenic, and the eventual finder of the ever elusive Holy Grail.

Sir Launcelot

Market Value:
Boxed $200 – $285
Loose $50 – $75

Sir Launcelot
Accessories: Bodysuit, Chest Armor, Shoulder Armor, Boots, Shield, Helmet, Visor, Feather, Belt, Sword
Years Released: 1975
Difficulty To Find: Hard to Find – Occasionally listed, and usually sells quickly
Notes: Launcelot is one of the members of the legendary round table of Camelot, who may or may not have actually existed, depending on who you ask. Launcelot comes with his unique and actually very cool looking white armor, as well as his shield, sword and belt. Fun Fact: There are many different stories about how Launcelot finally passed away but most historians agree that he simply disappeared and turned into a hermit in his later years after defeating Mordred’s sons in a long war.

World’s Greatest Super Knights (1975): Accessories

Since this series literally takes place in medieval times….. there were no actual vehicles released for the series, although a horse would probably have been very useful to these guys. Two different jousting horses were released overseas, but unfortunately never made it to release in North America.

Market Value:
Boxed $1,000 – $1,300
Loose $250 – $350

Super Knights Jousting Horses
Difficulty To Find: Rare – Rarely seen in any condition since they were only released in Europe.

World’s Greatest Super Knights (1975): Playsets

Mego did not release any playsets for the World’s Greatest Super Knights action figure line, but did originally plan on producing a Castle Playset that was actually featured in the 1975 Mego catalog. Sadly, the Castle never made it to release. There are stories of these popping up overseas but difficult to verify.

By 1975, Mego toys had gained quite the reputation as one of the top action figure producers in the world. With such iconic and successful lines such as Star Trek, Planet of the Apes and the World’s Greatest Super Heroes, Mego was exploding into a huge expansion period. Despite their success with their big brands, Mego was still introducing several different smaller lines to add some diversity to their brand. Since Mego now had some real clout in the toy industry and were boasting huge toy sale numbers, they could afford to take a few gambles with some different types of action figure lines, and boy did they ever. One of those gambles happened to be the World’s Greatest Super Knights action figure line. This was part of a few different historical action figure lines that Mego released in the mid 1970’s. The idea was to release an action figure line based on knights and medieval characters, and who doesn’t love medieval knights? The line was actually very successful for Mego, but just not quite enough to keep it going for additional waves.

The World’s Greatest Super Knights toy line featured five basic characters, which are a mixed bag of literary and possible real life characters from medieval times. Three characters from King Arthur’s legendary Round Table were included with the assortment, Launcelot, Galahad and King Arthur himself. Also included were the iconic Black Knight and Ivanhoe, who was inspired from the historic Ivanhoe novel by Walter Scott. A sixth figure of Guinevere was originally planned for the line, and even made it the prototype phase. She is featured in the 1975 Mego catalog but never made it to actual release. Two Jousting Horses were also produced but only released overseas in Europe. These horses are extremely hard to find loose and even more difficult in boxed form. Mego actually advertised a castle playset for the line in the 1975 Mego catalog as well, but sadly it never made it to release either. There were no other accessories created for the Super Knights line.

The packaging for the World’s Greatest Super Knights line of action figures certainly fit the theme of the line with a castle in the background and the Super knights logo on a classic medieval banner. It was the standard boxed Mego figure design that began being introduced in 1973, with the open window so you can check out the figure inside. The figure itself sat just off to the left, while a castle drawing adorned the right side. Each character’s name sat above the box window in old English letters and the Super Knights logo sat on the bottom of each box. The backdrop of each box front, behind the figure, featured a colorful background with a classic medieval scene. The Super Knights packaging was beautifully done and very attractive on a store shelf or display.