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October 10, 2012 By Brian 6 Comments

KONGTOBER — Bonus guest contribution!

Mitch M. has been my favorite vendor at the DC Big Flea and other local toy shows for a while, and he has been enjoying my KONGTOBER posts so much that he wanted to show off some of his own King Kong collection. Check out these beauties…

1991 king kong plush

Plush (vinyl face) Kong made in 1991 by Multi Toys.

 king kong lunchbox

Lunchbox with thermos. (More on this one later this month!)

king kong movie poster

Rare 1971 1-sheet poster for the Janus Films re-release of the original King Kong – adding back in the long edited scene of Kong removing Fay Wray’s clothing. (This poster needs to find its way into my collection!)

target ben cooper mask

Now this last item obviously isn’t King Kong-related, but it is possibly the best of the bunch. Back in 2003, Target stores had these large reproductions of vintage Ben Cooper masks hanging in their stores to promote Halloween. These masks are 4 feet tall and look incredible hanging on the wall. I unsuccessfully tried to get one of these from my local Targets–I guess you need to know someone!

Thanks Mitch for sharing these photos, and I will be looking for that King Kong poster at the next Big Flea!

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  1. Paxton Holley says

    October 10, 2012 at 2:38 pm

    Wow, what other mask reproductions did Target have? That is amazing.

    Love that metal Kong lunchbox with the awesome poster art.

    Reply
    • Brian says

      October 10, 2012 at 3:46 pm

      Here’s a link that shows four of the large Target masks: http://www.universalmonsterarmy.com/forum/index.php?topic=4807.0

      Frankenstein, scary clown, fireman, and princess. I’m not sure if there were more or if that’s the full set.

      Reply
  2. GeekChunks says

    October 12, 2012 at 10:13 am

    OMG! OMG! That 1-sheet poster! Love it.

    Reply
    • Brian says

      October 12, 2012 at 10:16 am

      Isn’t that a great image! Kudos to the art director for going a totally different direction on that one!

      Reply
    • shezcrafti says

      October 16, 2012 at 3:12 pm

      Bewbs make everything better.

      Reply
      • Brian says

        October 16, 2012 at 3:36 pm

        Seconded.

        Reply

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