Saturday, October 17, 2026
1977 Halloween Was Nothing But Star Wars
Raise your hand if you dressed up as a Star Wars character for Halloween? Bonus points if you're an OG! For me, I was Darth Vader three years in a row and in '77 we went to see the movie after trick or treating. That was the best treat of Halloween. The fun part of digging in these old newspapers is experiencing a fad that swept the nation. I think every newspaper in America was reporting that Star Wars costumes were the big hit in 1977. Here's some of the fun stuff I found.
Darth Vader was so popular that he even invaded a Star Trek club's Halloween party!
Friday, October 16, 2026
Invasion of the Cardboard Robots
1970
One of the best Halloween costumes has always been the homemade robot costume. Some cardboard boxes and lots of aluminum foil and you have yourself a unique costume that usually got you in the local newspaper. Beep! Beep! Enjoy the robot clippings.
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