Superheroes or Monsters?

Superheroes or Monsters?


Technical issues still prevent Forgotten TV from happening today (It will return next Sunday) so I thought I’d show a page from something I’m working on, the 1980 Ben Cooper halloween costume catalog. While Hulk and Red Skull work as masks, the Batman and Spider-Man are somewhat creepy thanks to the materials used. How old is Batman supposed to be, it looks like an octogenarian under that cowl!More of this in the very near future.

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Mantooth
AKA Brian Heiler author of "Rack Toys: Cheap, Crazed Playthings" and co-editor of "Toy-Ventures Magazine". Co-Host of the "Pod Stallions" podcast. Host of the Brick Mantooth Youtube channel, painter, designer, writer, mental health advocate, toy collector, Mego, and Mego Knock-Off enthusiast. I have large feet, ADHD and I live in Canada. Talk toys, not others.

5 Comments

  • tjo' on December 23, 2007

    Yeah, Batman just looks like an alcoholic on a 30 year binge, and it looks like it’s Jack Black under that mask and not Tobey McGuire.

    The Red Skull and Hulk probably look uglier and weirder than normal, but for them, that’s a good thing!

  • Adam Gott on December 23, 2007

    Yikes! That Batman mask is scary – looks my grandmother wearing a Batman hoodie!

    http://cool-mo-dee.blogspot.com/

  • Swinebread on December 24, 2007

    gosh that’s creepy

  • rob! on December 24, 2007

    those are deeply disturbing.

  • JFStan on December 24, 2007

    These look like masks that Leatherface would have made from their actual faces.

    And isn’t that Red Skull mask just a generic “scary” mask they slapped the name on? Why have that one and not Capt. America? Hmm..

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