Monster Cards, Part 1

I was blessed to have grown up in the middle of the 1960s monster craze.  "Baseball cards" had been around for years -- to an eight-year-old, the term encompassed any sports card -- so the manufacturers branched out to take advantage of another craze -- MONSTERS.

I came across these across the years; evidently they are from Leaf.  One listing website is HERE.

These posts are just for fun!

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Note that the "picture frame" art around the joke on the back side is by the great JACK DAVIS.

See you Monday, my friends!

 

Continuing the Saga of "The Munsters" Coloring Book

From Whitman Publishing in 1965, here are more pages from this big fat coloring book, as processed through the hands of three generations and counting.

 As was a common trope on the TV show, normal-looking Marilyn has met a nice young man who becomes an admirer.

 So of course, he wants to meet her family -- little knowing how odd Marilyn's kin are.

That's all the original images for this visit ... below is one all cleaned up so that you can print your own coloring page for the kiddies ...

See you Friday!

MA-84 - Grin and Scare It!

We'll start this year's celebration of Hallowe'en with this year's music compilation.

Another collection of the macbre, the silly, the juvenile, and the chilly . . .

01. Halloween - Larry’s Rebels (2:18)

02. Haunted House - Leon Redbone (4:59)

03. Snoteleks - Inflatable Boy Clams (2:58)

04. Black Widow - The Tarantulas (2:08)

05. Where Do You Keep Your Brain - Plasma Zombies (2:58)

06. Witches, Witches, Witches - Andrew Gold (3:05)

07. King Kong (1966) - TV Theme (1:00)

08. Anything Can Happen on Halloween - Tim Curry (2:54)

09. The Ghost of Piccolo Pete - Ted Weems & His Orchestra (3:14)

10. Munster Creep - The Munsters (2:44)

11. The Prowler - The Idols (2:16)

12. Bewitched - Peggy Lee (2:04)

13. Doctor Who (Unused) - Eric Winstone and His Orchestra (3:11)

14. Punky Punkin - Fran Allison (2:27)

15. Voodoo Mash (Parts 1 & 2) - Shalimar & His Friends (4:42)

16. Frankenstein - Pierced Arrows (2:16)

17. Transylvania - The Mysterions (2:31)

18. Drac's Back - Red Lipstique (4:39)

19. Black Car X - J Frank Wilson (2:10)

20. King Kong - The Electric Ladies (2:43)

21. Halloween Night - Thru Black Holes Band (2:52)

22. My Mommy Was A Teenage Mummy - The Monstereos (2:14)

23. Beware - Bill Buchanan (2:37)

24. The Creeper - Jerry Wald (2:23)

25. Nightmares - John Sowell (1:57)

26. Scary Movies - Monica Kirby (2:17)

27. I Kept Her Heart - Pine Box Boys (2:22)

28. The Witch - The Sonics (2:36)

29. You Make Me Feel Like a Monster - John Harrison (2:20)

MA-84 - Grin and Scare It!  UPDATED 2021 LINK

See you Wednesday around the neighborhood!