Ben Cooper Spider-Man Costume & Mask (1963 onward)
- Year
- c. 1963 Source verified
- Sold at
- Woolworth (among others) Source verified
- Manufacturer
- Ben Cooper, Inc. Source verified
About this item
Ben Cooper's Spider-Man costume, often called Marvel's first merchandising deal, sold from 1963 while the character was still new. The Strong museum has a vinyl example dated about 1966 and marked made in Taiwan.
Details
- Holiday
- Halloween
- Archive type
- Costume
- Product line
- Marvel Comics
- Materials
- vinyl smock, plastic mask
- Packaging
- window box (cardboard with cellophane window)
Collector details
Research notes
A 1960s Woolworth ad priced it at $1.98. That is one store's advertised price, not a confirmed MSRP. Ben Cooper made it in many versions over the years; the Strong example is dated circa 1966.
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Sources & verification
- Ben Cooper (company) Encyclopedia Article Supports: C-3PO among Ben Cooper's Star Wars costumes (1977) View source
- Ben Cooper costumes: How the popular plastic outfits reinvented Halloween Other Supports: Ben Cooper Chewbacca costume pictured as a Star Wars-era example View source
- Halloween costume: Spider-Man Costume and Mask (The Strong National Museum of Play, via Google Arts & Culture) Archive Website Supports: Ben Cooper, Inc., circa 1966, vinyl, made in Taiwan; object ID 109.7019 View source
- Woolworth's Halloween Ads, 1965 – 1969 Collector Reference Supports: Woolworth ad offering a Ben Cooper Spider-Man costume for $1.98 Reference only: cited, never auto-verified. View source