Did any of you get to play with these monsters from the 60s? I think they were called uglies. They were based on Wally Wood and Basil Wolverton drawings for bubble gum cards.
Yup, the top 2 and the bottom 2. Strange and windy memories, of drugstore candy, and sunshine, bubblegum-cards and towering mechanical horses, and giant magazine-racks with big, 2-foot-long comics and "racy" B & W ones, that Gramma would never let you buy.
My brother and I had some from back in the day. And a few years ago I received a shipment from Perpetual Kid that contained one as a free surprise bonus gift, but I think it was of more recent manufacture.
They sold these at various drug stores in the 70s, and I remember always having a ready supply...
ReplyDeleteI had several of these in the late 70s! Including the top right and bottom right. They were great. :-)
ReplyDeleteThey always creeped me out
ReplyDeleteYup, the top 2 and the bottom 2.
ReplyDeleteStrange and windy memories, of drugstore candy, and sunshine, bubblegum-cards and towering mechanical horses, and giant magazine-racks with big, 2-foot-long comics and "racy" B & W ones, that Gramma would never let you buy.
Robert Fairbanks Creepy and Eerie ruled!
ReplyDeleteExactly!
ReplyDeleteVampirella, Planet of the Apes, Doc Samson! Ahh yes...
ReplyDeleteMy brother and I had some from back in the day. And a few years ago I received a shipment from Perpetual Kid that contained one as a free surprise bonus gift, but I think it was of more recent manufacture.
ReplyDeleteI had forgotten all about these! We didn’t use minis until later, so I never made the connection.
ReplyDeleteErol Otus had a few of these (or similar monsters) on his desk when I met him at the Toys for Bob studio.
ReplyDeleteI knew I would elicit some memories. Not surprised Erol Otis owned a few. Check out the connection to the Tops bubble gum cards if you are bored.
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