kav Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 On 9/12/2021 at 6:16 PM, iggy said: I’ll bet that the production changed over the years, possibly to keep postage costs as low as possible. In the red box on the ad that Jayman posted it says expensive heavy varnished paper- that looks like the Dracula example. The Frankenstein- hard to really tell from the photo, but looks less varnished and possibly lighter weight paper. They may have switched to the cheap and lighter weight plastic years later...? I'll ask my buddy he will know. The guy who wrote that book and has the largest comic novelty collection in the world including the only polaris sub still in existence. Many of his items were featured in Mail Order Mysteries. iggy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Readcomix Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 On 9/12/2021 at 9:13 PM, kav said: were they in 2 pieces? Yes kav 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 On 9/12/2021 at 6:28 PM, Readcomix said: Yes Did you look like this when you got em? WeR138, Larryw7 and lizards2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Readcomix Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 On 9/12/2021 at 9:30 PM, kav said: Did you look like this when you got em? Pretty much! kav 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Readcomix Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 They were pretty disappointing, with very dark green backgrounds, like a wet seaweed color. The skeleton looked cool but Frankenstein didn’t pop very much. kav 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 (edited) On 9/12/2021 at 7:17 PM, Readcomix said: They were pretty disappointing, with very dark green backgrounds, like a wet seaweed color. The skeleton looked cool but Frankenstein didn’t pop very much. CPS should have been called for all the trauma those comic ads put kids thru. This one got me. Edited September 13, 2021 by kav Readcomix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendelbo Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 On 9/12/2021 at 8:25 PM, kav said: CPS should have been called for all the trauma those comic ads put kids thru. No kidding. kav, Larryw7 and B2D327 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 (edited) ok my buddy says the frankenstein is a british knock off not the original-worth maybe $150. the dracula is the orig worth $500. @iggy Edited September 13, 2021 by kav iggy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 the second print posters were 7 foot. these are 6 foot first print and knock off. the 7 feet ones are worth about the same as the 6 feet. iggy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 also the 7 foot ones are different drawings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iggy Posted September 13, 2021 Author Share Posted September 13, 2021 Thanks for looking into that, great info! ADAMANTIUM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 On 9/12/2021 at 8:09 PM, iggy said: Thanks for looking into that, great info! he went honor house when they closed and got 11 frankensteins and 12 skeletons-the british one is likely from a warehouse find where 100 posters were discovered-there are over 1000 of these out there. the original frankenstein is extremely rare. he estimates there are less than 20 of the original frankensteins in existence. i can give you his contact info if you are interested he knows everything about comic novelties. iggy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iggy Posted September 13, 2021 Author Share Posted September 13, 2021 Did he know about the plastic posters? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 (edited) here's his website-if you scroll down a bit and wait you get a virtual tour of his collection: https://www.houseoftheunusual.com/ @iggy Edited September 13, 2021 by kav Larryw7, grendelbo, lizards2 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 On 9/12/2021 at 8:15 PM, iggy said: Did he know about the plastic posters? absolutely he knows everything. he says he has never experienced paint loss. iggy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 ps @iggy he's slated to go on pawn stars with his polaris sub. iggy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iggy Posted September 13, 2021 Author Share Posted September 13, 2021 On 9/12/2021 at 10:25 PM, kav said: ps @iggy he's slated to go on pawn stars with his polaris sub. I’d like to see a clip of that- maybe post a link here or otherwise tag me when that happens... kav 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 On 9/12/2021 at 8:37 PM, iggy said: I’d like to see a clip of that- maybe post a link here or otherwise tag me when that happens... I saw an episode where rick said he always wanted the polaris sub as a kid so i called eddie immediately. he contacted pawn stars and they were excited. I said either pawn stars or the smithsonian-thats where the sub belongs-the only one left of this cultural icon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 In many ways i is priceless. lizards2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Guevara Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 On 9/12/2021 at 1:05 PM, iggy said: Not mine, someone posted this on Facebook from one of my groups: The Dracula to the left is Real Lowell toy company out of Long Island NY. The one to the right is a latter Knock Off from Britain. The one to the right has bottom section where there is a dark line which is glued and has a cardboard across top and bottom. These were sold in Warren Magazines and came with little rubber toys. The Real original Dracula's partner looks better has a smaller head and is very detailed like his Dracula friend. You could see these two in the book mail order mysteries. These inside the book are all mine originals. Eddie from houseoftheunusual.com iggy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
