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Here is the 1958 re-release pressbook for Walt Disney's Peter Pan animated movie. Lots of merchandising (the Disney pressbooks are filled to the brim with it) and a wonderful coloring page for Peter make this a good pressbook promotion to movie theaters. Here is the comic book reader version: Download Peter Pan R58 Pressbook
Here's a snappy vintage dragon costume by Halco (seen on eBay, posted by seller patoysnsuch) .
1950s Halloween Candy Filled Black Cat store display box, seen on eBay. And only 5 cents each. Back then. It reminds me of the small store my sister and I would stop at on the way back from school. Very narrow, a hole in the wall really; there was a counter, nice old guy in back of that counter, and lots and lots of sugar-overloading wax candy, pretzel sticks, and Joyva Ring Jells for a few cents. Funny how you can remember the simpler things as you get older, but not the really important things like when he folded up shop and was no longer there. I should have paid more attention to things disappearing.
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Imagine trying to put some of these cut-out masks on the backs of cereal boxes now. Or even wearing one for Halloween. There'd be hell to pay, that's for sure. I can see the bitter tweets and Facebook posts now. And still, we haven't come that far socially, have we, that we pretend to?
Flying out of eBay comes this beautiful vintage Halloween witch for Brach's candy. Sparkles, broomstick, and airy flight dress are perfectly sweet.
Here's a bewitching Halloween advertisement (okay, for underwear, so what) to get you into the October mood.
Chanoc and the son of Santo fight vampires. What more do you want?
Now that's a hat. Quite a spook house set of elements is showing in this El Charro De Las Calaveras Mexican lobby card: werewolf, bat, headless person, skulls; added a bit randomly but still very effective.The whimsical nature of the headless person's posture softens the scares. This movie is featured in Mexican Monsters on the March by Something Weird Video. (Here's another version)
Sure, the illustration on the right is wonderful but that inset scene is perfect. A stylish Mexican lobby card that's balanced its illustration, movie scene, text, and colors very well, Locos Pelicgrosos is a fine example of Mexican lobby card artistry in high gear.
While I prefer Zorro dressed in black, this Mexican lobby card for El Zorro Blanco still impresses with beautiful illustration and text colors set against the undefined background. I just wonder how he keeps his clothes pristine white after a fight?
El Ojo Cristal (The Glass Eye) is a Spanish produced noir movie based on Cornell Woolrich's Through a Dead Man's Eye short story. This Mexican lobby card captures the thriller and noir aspects very well.
A strong, yet simple, use of a skull illustration, a question mark, and racing night-time trains, all on a blue background, give this Mexican lobby card for La Extraña Pasajera a strong air of mystery and murder.
