{"id":6471,"date":"2017-08-18T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-08-18T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/index.php\/2017\/08\/18\/super-tea\/"},"modified":"2019-09-08T18:29:07","modified_gmt":"2019-09-08T18:29:07","slug":"super-tea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/super-tea\/","title":{"rendered":"Super Team!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nNo, this isn’t a still from the upcoming Justice League movie (it’s too bright for one thing) this my friends is from a clever late 70s promotion for a company that seems to brilliantly pioneer what we call “Cosplay” today. Take a better look after the jump. You’ll be glad you did.<\/span><\/div>\n
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\nThe Super Team image is from a 1979 promotional calendar for a company called “Electronic Plating Services Inc<\/b>” in California, they hired a company known as “Fenton productions<\/b>” to create one of the most inspired pieces I’ve ever seen. <\/span><\/div>\n
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\nFirst of all, the heroes look like they’re on the set of Infra-Man and those costumes! I’d like to think they’re rentals from Mall Appearances<\/a> but honestly, they could have just been made for this project. Let’s have a look at those shall we?<\/span><\/div>\n

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First off, that’s #@*&ing Snyderman<\/b> from the Heroes World Catalogs<\/a> and ads of our youth! Does anyone ever recall a Snyderman appearance at a Heroes World? Or is this perfect in every detail outfit just created for this promotion? Gahhhhh, I will not sleep until i know!<\/span><\/p>\n

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The mix of DC and Marvel reminds me of Mego here, That Spider-Man suit looks similar to the one Marvel used in the very early 1970s<\/a> for promotions and methinks that Thor doth be a maiden in disguise? Which brings me to my next point.<\/span>
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\nUnlike most calendars my dad got back in the day, this one resisted the cheesecake entirely. Wonder Woman here was a good sport no doubt and I’m going to hazard a guess that this is in fact, the boss of EPS inc.<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Speaking of good sports, there are a lot of “Dad Bods” here having a laugh at themselves. <\/span>
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Another obscurity, Captain Marvel, I know he was around in the late 1970s and even got some merchandise but I honestly remember not knowing who he was when i was 9 and that’s saying a lot.<\/span><\/p>\n

Considering there is no Aquaman or Shazam (both TV regulars), the appearance of Mar-Vell is somewhat surprising to be honest.<\/span><\/p>\n

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One final note, while the majority of these outfits are comic inspired, that is a Lou Ferrigno \/ possibly John Belushi inspired Incredible Hulk right there folks.<\/span>
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\nIt seems fitting to remind everyone about my upcoming book project Mall of Justice<\/a>. If you have images like the ones below and want to share them and your story, I want to hear from you!<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Super Team!<\/a><\/blockquote>