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| Famous Monsters 1976 |
Leave it to Famous Monsters to have a collection of "classic" monsters, and a nice selection of hands too. I was curious about the adjusted for inflation price on these masks, and so I checked out the CPI Inflation Calculator. The basic cost of these masks are $40, and figures out to $159.50 in 2011 dollars! Kids of the 70's, I guess you saved up your allowances for like 3 years if you bought of these.
With the release of Star Wars comes the Star Wars masks...
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| Starlog 1978 |
... and the Star Wars knock-off masks too. I'm a big fan of Spacetrooper and Death Invader.
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| Starlog 1978 |
If you bought those Star Wars masks back in 1978 for $39.95 I've got some good news and bad news...
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| Fangoria 1981 |
The good news is that in this 1981 ad, Darth Vader is $49.99, and Chewbacca is $64.99. Good move on purchasing early. Although what's with that price jump? Did the cost of fake hair go through the roof in 3 years? Sorry if you bought C-3PO back in 1978, you could have saved five bucks if you simply waited a few years.
Here's some interesting and original masks from Death Studios who are still in business...
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| Fangoria 1981 |
I think like the Astroroth the best. The Hell Spawn's "bony finger-like" mouth is a unique design.
Next is a Count Fangor mask. Count Fangor was a comic that ran in the pages of Fangoria for a short while. I don't think he ever caught on, but I guess he was popular enough for his own mask.
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| Fangoria 1980 |
Finally here's an ad for the famous (well sorta famous) Halloween III (1982) masks...
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| Fangoria 1983 |
These masks are supposedly fetching big prices from collectors today. I'm actually surprised that original "Silver Shamrock" versions even exist. Every rubber mask I had when I was a kid started to rot within about 5 years. If any mask collectors reading this who would like to leave a comment on how you preserve your old masks I'd be interested to hear about it.
This ad also gives me a reason to post this clip...
Hmm, maybe I should have made this post 7 days ago.
