In 1975, Mego introduced the World's Greatest Super-Knights 8" Action Figures (including King Arthur, Sir Launcelot, Ivanhoe, Sir Galahad, and the Black Knight)!
Mego 8" King Arthur Action Figure
Pictured Above: Type 1 King Arthur in Original Box
Mego 8" Sir Launcelot Action Figure
Pictured Above: Type 1 Sir Launcelot in Original Box
Mego 8" Ivanhoe Action Figure
Pictured Above: Type 1 Ivanhoe in Original Box
Mego 8" Sir Galahad Action Figure
Pictured Above: Type 1 Sir Galahad in Original Box
Mego 8" Black Knight Action Figure
Pictured Above: Type 1 Black Knight in Original Box
German Two Packs
In Germany, the Knights were sold in pairs alongside the jousting horse. The pairs were King Arthur/Ivanhoe and Sir Launcelot/Black Knight. They came in a larger double-sided solid box.
Pictured Above: 1975 Marx (Germany) Catalog
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Pictured Above: 1975 German Knights King Arthur/Ivanhoe Two Pack
Guinevere Prototype
A prototype Guinevere figure was advertised in the 1975 Mego catalog along with the jousting horses (sold only in Europe) and a prototype castle playset. It appears to be made from a Health Spa Dinah-Mite figure.
Pictured Above 1975 Mego Catalog
The prototype Guinevere figure was also featured on the back of Mego's 1975 Toy Fair Sales Catalog. No examples have been discovered to date.
Pictured Above: 1975 Mego Toy Fair Sales Catalog (Back Cover)
Knight's Jousting Horse
The Knight's Jousting Horses were sold only in Europe. Advertised in the 1975 Mego catalog, two jousting horses were available: the Ivanhoe Jousting Horse and the Black Knight Jousting Horse. They were also advertised in Germany and Italy.
Pictured Above: 1975 Mego Catalog
Pictured Above: 1975 Marx (Germany) Catalog (English Translation: "18. Price hit! This knight horse can move forwards and backwards thanks to its battery drive. Tournament cape, saddle and bridle can be removed. Suitable for all 20 cm action figures. Length of the horse 26.5 cm.")
Pictured Above: 1975 Baravelli (Italy) Catalog
The Knight's Jousting Horses come with a black horse with white tail and mane (similar to the Action Jackson black Wild Mustang, but without the "AJ" branding on the horse).
Each horse has a silk screened cloth cover/blanket. The Ivanhoe Jousting Horse has a red and yellow cover. The Black Knight Jousting Horse has a black and red cover. The covers have a paper Mego tag sewn inside.
Pictured Above: Jousting Horse Cover with Paper Tag
The knight saddle is unique to the Knight's Jousting Horse. The saddle is molded in the same color as the Planet of the Apes Action Stallion saddle. The bridle is molded in a different color and is identical to the Dinah-Mite Golden Pal bridle.
Pictured Above: Black Knight Jousting Horse
Pictured Above: Ivanhoe Jousting Horse
In 2020, I discovered a brown jousting horse with white mane and white tail. The horse is molded in the same color as the brown Planet of the Apes Action Stallion. The paint appears to be factory. A similar horse is pictured in the 1975 Sears catalog.
Pictured Above: 1975 Sears Catalog
I purchased the horse in a large lot of Planet of the Apes toys listed on eBay U.K.
Pictured Above: 2020 eBay U.K. Auction Photos
Pictured Above: Brown Jousting Horse with White Mane, White Tail, and Knights Saddle
Pictured Above: Brown Jousting Horse (Left) next to a Planet of the Apes Brown Action Stallion (Right)
Knight's Castle Playset
A prototype Knight's Castle Playset was advertised in the 1975 Mego catalog along with the jousting horses (sold only in Europe) and a prototype Guinevere figure (never produced).
Pictured Left: 1975 Mego Catalog
Never reaching the market, the Knight's Castle was repurposed and sold as the Wizard of Oz Witch's Castle in the 1975 Sears catalog.
Pictured Right: 1975 Sears Catalog
Pictured Above: Mego Wizard of Oz Witch's Castle