DINAH-MITE!
Often neglected by collectors, Dinah-Mite was Mego’s answer to Barbie as AJ was to GI Joe. Her advertising featured her as an incredibly poseable doll who “sits and stands”; an overt shot at Barbie, who famously cannot “stand on her own”.
Dinah seems to have fared better than AJ, as she was advertised in their catalogs up through 1975. Since most of her stock did not languish in warehouses, her accessories and outfits are much harder to find.
Although Dinah started out as a white doll, she came in a Black version as well. Mego’s bendable doll rode the wave of 70’s blaxploitation heroines like Friday Foster, Cleopatra Jones, Foxy Brown, Christie Love and my fave, Velvet Smooth.
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Black Dinah Mite was my favorite doll. She was my right hand, main sistah girl and I took her everywhere. She rode in my bike basket, traveled on NYC buses and subways, and protected me at night. I LOVED that little rubber band jointed doll. Lol