Happy Halloween 2023!

Here we are at the spooky day itself, Halloween! Hope this day is frightfully festive, whether you are costuming, partying, or sequestering! As for me, I'm happy to be with you here in Tulgey Wood, so thanks for stopping by. Our treat today is a super one...it's my favorite superhero, Spider-Man. Thanks to Marvel, Spidey was the National UNICEF Day Safety Chair. (Today, October 31, is officially UNICEF Day, as it is officially is every year in the US.) As part of their participation in the annual Trick or Treat for UNICEF campaign, Marvel offered a special-edition Spider-Man comic book, The Trial of Venom, yours by US mail for sending in a donation of at least $5.00 to UNICEF. In this war-torn world, UNICEF and its mission is more important than ever. For more info on the annual Trick or or Treat for UNICEF campaign and an opportunity to make a donation, please visit the website. And Happy Halloween! 

On The Brink, Inc For Inktober 2023

Inktober and October on a creative collision course: Here are some spooky drawings for the spooky-season by Dean Brinkerhoff for Inktober 2023 (a piece of art for each day of October) for our Countdown to Halloween 2023. Be sure and check out more art and all kinds of pop-culture fun, check out Dean at his Instagram account. 

Great Stuff About The Great Pumpkin

Last year for my YouTube channel Tulgey Wood TV I created a video detailing some of the Great Pumpkin-themed Peanuts merchandise that predated the acclaimed TV special, It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown. That animated show debuted on October 27, 1966. To celebrate the phenomenal success of this show and the comic strip that inspired it, be sure and check out my video. 

Halloween videos on Tulgey Wood TV

Have a hankering for some Halloween fun? Check out my Halloween videos on my YouTube channel. There's a Halloween playlist for your viewing pleasure here. It's all at Tulgey Wood TV. 

The Most Monstrous Of All

More Archie for our Countdown to Halloween 2023: Makes sense that the monster kid-angle in Archie comics was most oft feature on the cover of Jughead's comic-book title. This "weird-o" definitely marches to his own drum. He is unapologetically himself, and cares not what others think. But wait, that's not a costume?? From Archie's Pal Jughead No. 78 November 1961. 

Spooky Night Treats For Spooky

The cover of Spooky No. 104 June 1970 answers the question that's been haunting us: What does Spooky do with his trick or treat bounty? Same as you, he eats it. Well, almost the same as you. Marching on with the Countdown to Halloween 2023. 

Riverdale Monster Kids

Archie and his pals celebrate the monster-movie craze. The Riverdale gang consists of teenagers so how fitting that they like monster movies, as the primary audience for that genre was teens. Cover of Archie's Pals 'N' Gals Giant No. 35 December 1965. All for our Countdown to Halloween 2023. 

Disney's Blackbeard's Ghost Haunts Again

Perfect for our Countdown to Halloween 2023 is the article I wrote for D23.com about Walt Disney's Blackbeard's Ghost (1968). Have you read it? In case you haven't (or even if you have), Dean Brinkerhoff reads my article aloud on his excellent YouTube channel. Check it out and have a frightfully fun listen. 

Laboratory-Tested Hobby Kits For The Boy Who Has Everything!

The October (when else??)1962 issue of Boy's Life brought forth this fun ad for the Universal Monsters Model kits from Aurora that many boys were going mad for. The monster models were introduced in 1962 so this boys' magazine (specially for Boy Scouts) got this off to a great start. But of course there were (and are) plenty of female Monster Kids, too. Whoever and whatever you are, be sure and check out all the boogie man-type blogs participating in 2023's Countdown to Halloween blogathon. 

The Debut Of The Bride

For our Countdown to Halloween 2023: 1934 trade ad announcing not only the sequel to Universal's monster hit Frankenstein (1931) but also its original title. It was of course to be released in 1935 as The Bride of Frankenstein. And as this ad promises, it is indeed greater than Frankenstein.