Food Packaging
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Count Chocula Cereal
- Year
- 1971 Source verified
- Manufacturer
- General Mills Source verified
About this item
Chocolate-flavored corn cereal with marshmallows and a cartoon vampire mascot, launched by General Mills in March 1971 as one of the first two Monster Cereals. Sold year-round until 2009 and as a fall seasonal item since.
Details
- Holiday
- Halloween
- Archive type
- Food Packaging
- Brand
- Count Chocula
- Product line
- Monster Cereals
Collector details
Research notes
George Karn, who drew the original Trix Rabbit, sketched the first Count Chocula images. Box art has been reissued in many special editions (see separate records).
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Source Verified
- Monster cereals Encyclopedia Article Supports: Introduction, discontinuation and relaunch dates; special box editions View source
- The history of our Monsters Manufacturer Documentation Supports: Monster cereal timeline 1971-2021 incl. retro Target boxes 2013, DC Comics 2014, Monster Mash 2021 View source
- Monster Cereals Manufacturer Documentation Supports: Current lineup; seasonal-only since 2009; Carmella Creeper; KAWS and Henson boxes View source