Five Halloween Newspaper Ads From Woolworth's

This 1965 Woolworth's ad is truly a work of ghoulish greatness!  

Then in 1966, Woolworth's gave the world this amazing ad mixing super heroes with monsters.  I found the same one printed in the same year for Woolworth's short lived spin-off store, Worth-Mart.

It's so nice it's "Worth" seeing the artwork twice!

This 1971 Woolworth's ad is definitely the cat's meow!

This one is from 1976 and just look at that lineup of move and TV characters.

Apparently Woolworth's didn't know the difference between Micronauts and Shogun Warriors but that's okay because in 1978 not too may parents probably knew the difference either.  Most probably thought Baron Karza (Sho Gun Warriors) in the top corner was Darth Vader's goofy cousin.   

Halloween Movie Theater Ads Part 1: 1939

Which Witch Halloween Party Are You Attending?

Put on your scariest or silliest costume and pick one of these Halloween parties to attend.  The newspaper ad will be your ticket to travel back in time.  Have fun and remember to be a good monster!

1985 Owensboro, KY

1991 Worcester, MA

1972 Brunswick, MO

1960 Oakland, CA

1985 Sioux Falls, SD

1985 Chapel Hill, NC

1988 Pueblo, CO

1976 Washington, MO

1974 Oshkosh, WI

1992 Missoula, MT

1967 Beaumont, TX

1959 Pensacola, FL

1985 Owensboro, KY

1977 Centerville, MO

1987 Yuma, AZ

1984 Lewiston, ME

1978 Springfield, MO

1984 Myrtle Beach, SC

1980 Ava, MO

1993 Lemont, IL

Halloween Countdown Returns In Glorious Black & White

Good evening and welcome to the 2026 Neato Coolville Halloween Countdown!

This year I've been working on genealogy and digging into the vast archives of Newspapers.com. Sometimes I get sidetracked and enjoy looking at the old ads and articles. Of course this led me down a Halloween path. I started looking up store ads featuring costumes and candy. Then I moved onto fast food restaurant ads. I did the same thing for supermarkets and movie theaters and...well...things got out of hand and I ended up saving a bunch of Halloween clippings. So there's no better place than here, the Halloween Countdown, to feature old random newspaper clippings. I hope you enjoy these inky black and white Halloween treats all month. I'll be posting each day which will hopefully make The Great Pumpkin appear.   

Here's a sampling of the type of clippings to expect during our favorite month of the year.
 

1976 Columbia, MO

Black, White, and Bloody Read All Over

The countdown begins October 1st. Sorry if your hands get inky.