About Jason Liebig
A New York City based writer, editor and sometimes actor. After spending much of the 1990′s in the comic book business helping tell the stories of Marvel Comics’ X-Men as series editor, he has since split his time between developing his own entertainment properties while still consulting and working on others.
Having been described as “the Indiana Jones of lost and forgotten candy”, Jason is one of the country’s premier candy collectors and historians with his discoveries appearing in countless blogs, magazines, newspaper articles, and books.
Always happy to share his knowledge and unique perspectives on this colorful part of our popular culture, Jason has consulted with New York’s Museum of Food and Drink and has also been a featured guest on Food Network’s Heavyweights, France’s M6 Capital, and New York’s TheActionRoom.com.
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Vanilla ice cream mixed with orange sherbet (or Creamsicle as it’s popularly known) is one of my all-time favorite frozen treats. I have fond memories from the summer of 1989, cooling off with Schwan’s version of Creamsicle called Summer’s Dream … Continue reading →
Posted in Boxed, Gum, Mars
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Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Creamcicle, gum, Just Born, Mike & Ike, Mike and Ike, Oreo, packaging, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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Happy Valentine’s Day! Today I’m featuring a pair of Valentine’s releases from Necco that are all-new this year. The first is a groovy take on their classic Sweethearts conversation hearts candies: Sweethearts Hot Hearts vs Cool Hearts. In addition to … Continue reading →
Posted in Boxed, Holiday
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Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, conversation hearts, hearts, hot cinnamon, Necco, New England Confectionery Company, packaging, packaging design, Spanish, sugar-free, Sweethearts, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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Over the course of time almost all candy packaging designs change and evolve – some subtly and some dramatically. Those changes are a big part of what makes collecting them and discussing them here so much fun. And just as … Continue reading →
Posted in Chocolate, Hershey, Holiday, Mars, Nestle
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Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, design, Mars, Nestle, package design, packaging, packaging design, Reese's, sweets, Valentine, Valentine's, Valentine's Day, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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I’m happy to continue my coverage of Russell Stover’s holiday editions today with their 2014 variety of individually-wrapped hearts. Following up posts on Russell Stover’s Halloween Pumpkins and their wonderful variety of Christmas Santas and Snowmen, it’s fun to be … Continue reading →
Posted in Chocolate, Holiday
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Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, Charlie Brown, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, packaging, peanuts, Russell Stover, Snoopy, sweets, V-Day, Valentine, Valentine's, Valentine's Day, vintage candy wrapper, Whitman, Whitmans, wrapper
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This year, the Just Born company is continuing its roll-out of new holiday packages with all-new Valentine’s box designs for Hot Tamales as well as Mike and Ike. In addition to taking a smoldering good look at those, today I’ll … Continue reading →
Posted in Holiday
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Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, holiday, Hot Tamales, Just Born, Mike & Ike, Mike and Ike, packaging, sweets, Valentine, Valentine's Day, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper, Zours
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Though it arrives a few weeks later than I’d planned this year, I still wanted to squeeze in my annual “Year in Collecting” post. This year-in-review is something I started doing back in 2009 over on Flickr while continuing the … Continue reading →
Posted in 1950's, 1960's, 1970's, 1980's, 1990's, Boxed, British, Bubble Gum, Cadbury, Canadian, Chocolate, Christmas, Gum, Gummies, Halloween, Hershey, Holiday, Mars, Nestle, Topps, Wonka
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Tagged candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, packaging, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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Today marks CollectingCandy.com’s second anniversary (launched on February 6th, 2012 with our Retrospective of Big League Chew) – and it’s also our 450th post! With so much to celebrate, we wanted to bring you a great feature as well as … Continue reading →
Posted in 1970's, 1980's, 1990's, Nestle, Wonka
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Tagged 1970's, 1970's Wonka, 70's, 70's candy, Big Bang Theory, Breaker, Breaker Confections, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, CBS, Chuck Lorre, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Nestle, packaging, Sunline, Sunmark, sweets, television, vintage candy wrapper, Willy Wonka, Wonka, wrapper
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As a candy marketing enthusiast, one of the fun things for me to look back on are the old TV commercials for candy products. There’s no shortage of these wonderful commercials on spots like YouTube – a place where I’ve … Continue reading →
Posted in 1970's, Chocolate, Mars, Nestle
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Tagged 1970's, 70's, 70's candy, 70's commercial, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, Chocolite, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Marathon bar, packaging, Snickers, sweets, TV commercial, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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Continuing this week with fun posts acknowledging CollectingCandy.com’s two-year anniversary, today we’re presenting a photo spread of unopened Bubble Yum bubblegum packs from the 1970’s! Unlike yesterday, today’s post will be light on historical facts as this is a topic … Continue reading →
Posted in 1970's, Bubble Gum, Gum, Hershey
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Tagged 1970's, 1970's candy, 1970's gum, 70's, bubble gum, Bubble Yum, bubblegum, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, gum, packaging, soft-chunk, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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Today is the beginning of our week-long two-year anniversary celebration for CollectingCandy.com – where each day we hope to share an extra-special post – culminating on Thursday, February 6th – when the site turns two. Kicking off our celebratory week … Continue reading →
Posted in 1960's, 1970's, 1980's, 1990's, Canadian, Chocolate, Holiday, Nestle
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Tagged $100, 000, 100 Grand, candy collecting, candy collection, candy collector, candy wrapper collection, candy wrapper collector, collectible, collecting candy, confectionery, confections, Nestle, packaging, South Africa, sweets, vintage candy wrapper, wrapper
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