tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14726537.post1549316705303820127..comments2008-07-23T20:17:12.917-04:00Chris Jarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09236064370544823015noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14726537.post-30908823770400274432008-07-23T20:17:00.000-04:002008-07-23T20:17:00.000-04:00Even as a kid these masks were horrible looking and I always remember thinking that somehow the problem lied with the photograph or the catalog paper maybe distorted the images. Did people actually order these things? <BR/>Anyhow, thought I'd let you know that I haven't laughed so hard in a long time. Can't WAIT for something new.Really Big Junk Drawerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09351928852267517724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14726537.post-39748784655168391072007-10-24T12:29:00.000-04:002007-10-24T12:29:00.000-04:00Might it be the professional serial killer? Kirk's rubber face has already been defiled. Perhaps the next big horror movie will use an old Spock mask to disguise their killer.Chris Jarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09236064370544823015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14726537.post-35733265749113224562007-10-23T22:49:00.000-04:002007-10-23T22:49:00.000-04:00"professional" Spock & Kirk masks? What manner of professional needs them, one wonders.Danehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03247000912373670216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14726537.post-1220580985230440322007-10-23T03:04:00.000-04:002007-10-23T03:04:00.000-04:00Thanks for your response. It needn't be exactly a 1967 catalog. If such an item was advertised in any catalog in the range of 1964-70, and especially if it appeared in catalogs on both sides of 1967, then probably it appeared in the 1967 catalog too.<BR/><BR/>I take your point about it being unlikely that such a pricey item would have been offered. But, if I knew that for sure, I'd at least be out of my miserable uncertainty about this matter.<BR/><BR/>Even if someone merely has a recollection of having seen, or not seen, such a costume in that time period, I'd appreciate hearing about it.Roger Knightshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02393847736300658074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14726537.post-54406904193300421172007-10-22T21:14:00.000-04:002007-10-22T21:14:00.000-04:00Very interesting question. Since Johnson and Smith seemed to be aimed towards those who read comic books, it would seem that an entire ape suit might be too costly and thus not worth carrying. But that's only conjecture based on their products, which were mostly inexpensive and aimed at kids. I wish I had a catalog from 1967 so I could check.Chris Jarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09236064370544823015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14726537.post-1737104484572116682007-10-21T03:13:00.000-04:002007-10-21T03:13:00.000-04:00Can anyone tell me if Johnson Smith offered ape suits in its 1967 catalog? I'm interested in knowing how easy it would have been to have hoaxed a Bigfoot sighting back then in such a suit, and about how much it cost.Roger Knightshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02393847736300658074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14726537.post-4030595657001319242007-10-15T12:54:00.000-04:002007-10-15T12:54:00.000-04:00Wow! Thanks for letting me know about the crazy dictator masks, David! How I love Johnson Smith and it's crazy masks. I especially love the inclusion of Ghandi with the lunatic WWII leaders. <BR/><BR/>Phillip, thanks for letting me know about the post on boingboing. That's really cool! I usually read their blog, but missed that post. I'm very excited about it!<BR/><BR/>And Chris, I absolutely love the membership card declaring you a Star Fleet captain. That is unbelievably cool! I wish I had one.<BR/><BR/>Clutch, you may think you want the deluxe demon, but trust me, no one really wants one. They seem neat to begin with, but once the infatuation wears off, you're stuck with it.Chris Jarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09236064370544823015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14726537.post-89350978750440726782007-10-12T13:15:00.000-04:002007-10-12T13:15:00.000-04:00I want the deluxe demon!<BR/><BR/>Clutch<BR/>http://www.tshirtwebsites.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14726537.post-29325172840910560662007-10-12T06:25:00.000-04:002007-10-12T06:25:00.000-04:00BTW, it's good to see you back! You've been boingboinged, enjoy it & keep up the good work.Philliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00679456592657711270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14726537.post-21246296650838983142007-10-12T06:10:00.000-04:002007-10-12T06:10:00.000-04:00Finally I see what the Kirk mask was supposed to look like! Gah, no wonder they put it on a knife-wielding horror.Philliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00679456592657711270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14726537.post-9019917860332109102007-10-11T17:38:00.000-04:002007-10-11T17:38:00.000-04:00Funny stuff!<BR/><BR/>And I remember seeing not only that catalog, but those masks out and about on Halloween, circa'77 or '78.Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04335496287080742001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14726537.post-84197768538631815562007-10-11T17:34:00.000-04:002007-10-11T17:34:00.000-04:00Thought you might enjoy this picture of <A HREF="http://www.flickr.com/photos/zoomar/172990029/" REL="nofollow">Hitler, Stalin, Hirohito and Ghandi(?!?) masks</A> from the 1943 Johnson Smith Catalog.Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14693880272200033571noreply@blogger.com