![The Bat from Collegeville costumes](thebat.gif)
When it came to Halloween costumes, the two biggest names in the 70's were Ben Cooper and Collegeville. If one didn't have a specific license, the other surely did.
In the mid seventies, Ben Cooper had a lock on some prosperous licenses namely The Universal Monsters and Superheroes from DC and Marvel houses.
This left Collegeville with some interesting choices and a great deal of "imitation brand" characters. Concentrating on cartoon characters and popular toy brands, Collegeville has a real mix of fun knock off costumes that would be fun to collect.
While looking through this catalog, I was shocked to discover just how many halloweens were done by collegeville in my lifetime. It must have had a lot to do with my proximity to a Woolco.:
And Remember, each Collegeville costume is Flame Retarded, so you know it's good.
![Collegeville Costume Catalog](19741t.jpg)
Store Display |
![Collegeville Costume Catalog](19742t.jpg)
Generic Characters |
![Collegeville Costume Catalog](19743t.jpg)
Generic Monsters |
![Collegeville Costume Catalog](19744t.jpg)
Ultra-Man and Generic Superheroes |
![Collegeville Costume Catalog](19745t.jpg)
Cartoon characters |
![Collegeville Costume Catalog](19746t.jpg)
G.I. Joe/ Witchie Poo |
![Collegeville Costume Catalog](19747t.jpg)
White Night |
![Collegeville Costume Catalog](19748t.jpg)
The Phantom |
![Collegeville Costume Catalog](19749t.jpg)
African American |
![Collegeville Costume Catalog](197410t.jpg)
Tiny Tots |
![Collegeville Costume Catalog](197411t.jpg)
Tiny Tots |
![Collegeville Costume Catalog](197412t.jpg)
Green Genie? |
![Collegeville Costume Catalog](197413t.jpg)
G.I. Joe/Barbie/The Shadow |
![Collegeville Costume Catalog](197414t.jpg)
Store Displays |
For more Superhero and Monster related items, Check out these fabulous links: