Here's a Ben Cooper Skeleton Halloween costume with ventilated mask, circa 1972. Of course, with the vinyl costume, you'd need more than just a mask to provide cooling relief. Whoever came up with the idea of saving money by using vinyl for Halloween costumes was evil, pure and simple. (Seller nashei listed this one on Ebay.)
So many skeletons, so many Halloween costumes. Here's another one: a large-eye-holes and white for nite variation for safety. (Listed by bc3697 on eBay.)
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White for Nite for Safety" »
Big-eye safety mask and safety-sign on the back doesn't take the bite out of this Wolf Man Halloween costume from Ben Cooper.
This illustration of Dracula would make an essential blacklight poster. Or maybe even a vivid velvet painting to hang next to Elvis. Or both! Seller thissales4u offered this on eBay.
usa7296 listed this Ben Cooper Big Foot Halloween costume on eBay. I wish the seller had unfolded the satin costume (and is the illustration vinyl?) so we could see how Big Foot is drawn. I bet the illustration is fantastic. If I find a full picture of the costume I'll add it.
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Here's a Roswell-type alien to brighten your science fiction oriented Halloween. Box art on many costume boxes is quite a blast off, and this one provides a good example of how a simple retro feel can be good marketing (that is, bubble helmet, rocket backpack, and giant outer space bug against the more traditional men on the moon). Seller evsowinsk-O listed this on eBay.
Interesting gimmick to sell a Halloween costume. The Skull for this Ben Cooper design is good, but the costume lacks imagination, and the skull mask would have been more appealing if it matched the chest illustration. (Rallye340 listed this on eBay.)
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Halloween Costume" »
Just in case you want to be a rascally rabbit for Halloween, here's the Collegeville Bugs Bunny costume for you. (Listed by bidzilla! on eBay).
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For anyone who wants to release their inner Cinderella on Halloween night, Collegeville is here to grant your wish. But the glass slippers are not included. (Sly203 listed this on eBay.)
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The tie and tails did it for me. I did a stint at the Magic Towne House in Manhattan many moons ago as a kid show magician on the weekends. I managed their small magic shop the rest of the week. My favorite tricks were the Lota Bowl, Silken Serenade, and the Die Box. I worked out enough fakes to outwit the smart alecks in the audience. Who doesn't want to be a magician, especially a dapper one like Mandrake? (This listing on eBay is from sheetzacacapoopoo. Hey, I can't make this stuff up.)
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Collegeville Halloween Costume" »
How many of you played Photon lasertag? Here's a Bhodi Li costume from the 1980s (listed by eBay seller mr_junkin).
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Collegeville Halloween Costume" »
eBay seller yesterdaytreasures14 listed this Halco Monster Man Halloween Costume. That graphic image on the vinyl suit is awesome. Can I get that in a color poster, say 6 feet high, please! I get goosebumps imagining Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Team running away from him. Arrghhh!
