This excerpt covers just some of the highlights. actually invented Spider-Man before Lee, Ditko and co. and who’s working on an illustrated history of the family biz, talks about the company’s origins, discusses the infamous warning written on Superman costumes – and debunks a favorite fan myth about whether Ben Cooper Inc. Ira Cooper, who himself worked for Ben Cooper Inc. Editor Michael Eury interviewed Ira Cooper - the son of company co-founder Nat Cooper - and we’ve got an EXCLUSIVE EXCERPT for you. ( Click here.) - DanĮvery year here at 13th Dimension, I do something to celebrate Ben Cooper, the late, lamented purveyor of kitschy costumes that helped make Halloween so fun and exciting when we were kids.Įven now, having long graduated to answering the door rather than knocking on it, I miss those goofy nylon jumpsuits and the plastic masks that that would make your face sweat, even when the temperature would drop to about 50 degrees at nightfall.Īnyway, Ben Cooper looms large in TwoMorrows’ RetroFan #2, which makes sense since it’s a Halloween issue. Oh, and RetroFan #2 is still on sale - for a discounted $5.37. Like revisiting this piece that first ran in 2018. UPDATED 10/6/20: Halloween’s a-comin’! Trick-or-treating is a really bad idea this year but there are other ways to get into the spooky spirit. INSIDE LOOK: An interview with Ira Cooper, whose family company was the king of kitsch…

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