Mask Ad Monday: 1969 Woolworth's Ben Cooper Costumes Ad

 

Mask Ad Monday: Toys R' Us Ben Cooper Ad

 I generally try to avoid "Halloween" mask content, and try to steer more toward "Monster" masks, but in the case of this ad, I couldn't resist posting some of the early 80s pop culture that I grew up with as a kid...

Here are some photos of the costumes that appear in the ad that were gathered from various sources...

Ben Cooper "Spider" Mask

Ben Cooper Smurf Costume

Ben Cooper Dukes of Hazzard costume

Ben Cooper Pac Man Costume

1980 Toys R Us Halloween Ad

This Toy's "R" Us newspaper advertisement from October 23rd 1980 checks a lot of the boxes needed for early 80's Halloween fun. Collegeville and Ben Cooper masks? Check. 150 Line Don Post masks? Check. Remco Monster Figures? Check. Play Blood? Check. 38 cent plastic Hobo Cigar? Check.

 

Sunday Morning Mask Pics: Ben Cooper Frankenstein Monster Mask

1970 Ben Cooper Catalog

13 Great Ways to Celebrate Halloween Booklet - Halloween Celebration Committee (Part 1 of 2)

Today's post features an interesting artifact from the early 80's that comes courtesy of Lee Lambert. I recall Lee contacting me a few years back as he begun his hunt for a booklet from the Halloween Celebration Committee. I had no leads or information on the book, but through his persistent searching, he eventually procured a copy. A big thanks goes out to Lee for sharing these scans.

The Halloween Celebration Committee was formed back in 1982, after the Tylenol scare, in an effort to reassure the public that Halloween was indeed a safe holiday. The committee was made up of a number of mask, costume, and Halloween manufacturers including Be Something Studios, Collegeville Costumes, Ben Cooper, Fun World, Imagineering, Don Post Studios, Topstone Industries, and others.

The book itself contains little about monster masks, but it is a fascinating bit of history from a committee that many mask manufacturers belonged to. In tomorrow's "Part 2 Post" check out the Halloween Celebration Resources beginning on page 28 for some interesting books and records...

1950 Ben Cooper Mask Ad

Random Sunday Morning Mask Pic: Ben Cooper Mummy

This happy little haunter has found himself a Ben Cooper Vacuform Mummy mask. Below is one pictured in color. The Toyranch Flickr photo stream has a nice clear photo of the mask and costume box here.

Randon Sunday Morning Mask Pic: Costume Shopping