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Halloween Costume

Ben Cooper Alien Costume 1978

Here's a Roswell-type alien to brighten your science fiction oriented Halloween. Box art on many costume boxes is quite a blast off, and this one provides a good example of how a simple retro feel can be good marketing (that is,  bubble helmet, rocket backpack, and giant outer space bug against the more traditional men on the moon). Seller evsowinsk-O listed this on eBay.

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Mandrake the Magician
Collegeville Halloween Costume

The tie and tails did it for me. I did a stint at the Magic Towne House in Manhattan many moons ago as a kid show magician on the weekends. I managed their small magic shop the rest of the week. My favorite tricks were the Lota Bowl, Silken Serenade, and the Die Box. I worked out enough fakes to outwit the smart alecks in the audience. Who doesn't want to be a magician, especially a dapper one like Mandrake? (This listing on eBay is from sheetzacacapoopoo. Hey, I can't make this stuff up.)

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