Halloween – The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

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Comic Book Rack #1: Our Gang, 1946

Chris Holmes
posted on October 28, 2020
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Just in time for Halloween, I’m kicking off a new series featuring a festive Halloween cover. It’s the cover to Our Gang Comics #28 (Dell, November

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Kodachrome Memories #7: Halloween Memories (1950s & 1970s)

Chris Holmes
posted on October 7, 2020
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A pair of quartets in classic Halloween costumes as seen in Kodachrome slides from the 1950s and

Posted in Retrotisements

Retrotisement: Whitman’s Chocolates for Halloween, 1928

Chris Holmes
posted on October 1, 2020
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Courtesy the October 27, 1928 issue of The Saturday Evening Post comes this great, spooky ad for Whitman's

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Another Gallery of Vintage Halloween Costume Slides

Chris Holmes
posted on October 5, 2017September 18, 2017
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Another wonderful gallery of vintage photos of costumed merriment for

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The Revenge of Halloween Retrotisements!

Chris Holmes
posted on October 3, 2017September 13, 2017
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Let's scare up a good time by checking out some spooky vintage Halloween ads from years gone

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The Countdown to Halloween 2017 Has Begun!

Chris Holmes
posted on October 1, 2017September 18, 2017
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Once again your humble curator has signed on to be an official Halloween Cryptkeeper! As always, this means throughout the month of October you’ll see all sorts of fun, spooky posts with a

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Happy Birthday to It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown

Chris Holmes
posted on October 24, 2016October 27, 2016
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2016 marks the 50th anniversary of It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown. Let's celebrate and prove how sincere we really

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A Gallery of Vintage Halloween Costume Slides

Chris Holmes
posted on October 7, 2016
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These days preserving memories of Halloween parties and trick or treating is as simple as clicking an icon on your phone. Back in the day it not only meant fumbling with a camera and film, but also

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Don’t Touch That Dial #3: The Paul Lynde Halloween Special, 1976

Chris Holmes
posted on October 7, 2016October 7, 2016
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A national newspaper ad for The Paul Lynde Halloween Special, ABC