When it came to Halloween costumes, the two biggest names in the 70's were Ben Cooper and Collegeville. If one didn't have a specific license, the other surely did.
In the mid seventies, Ben Cooper had a lock on some prosperous licenses namely The Universal Monsters and Superheroes from DC and Marvel houses.
This left Collegeville with some interesting choices and a great deal of "imitation brand" characters. Concentrating on cartoon characters and popular toy brands, Collegeville has a real mix of fun knock off costumes that would be fun to collect.
While looking through this catalog, I was shocked to discover just how many halloweens were done by collegeville in my lifetime. It must have had a lot to do with my proximity to a Woolco.:
And Remember, each Collegeville costume is Flame Retarded, so you know it's good.
Cover |
Shirt Tales |
Shirt Tales |
Dungeons and Dragons |
Universal Monsters |
E.T. |
Star Trek |
Tiny Tots |
Cape Costumes |
Spooky Spooks |
Spooky Spooks |
Generic Monsters |
Peanuts |
Adult Costumes |
Dracula |
Universal Monsters
Rubber Masks |
Universal Monsters
Store Display |
Halloween
Disguises |
Fake Blood
Vampire Fangs |
TV Characters |
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