Author Archives: Jason Liebig

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. My Google Profile+

CollectingCandy.com profiled for Narratively NYC!

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Jason Liebig

Hi everyone.  If you were ever curious about the behind-the-scenes back story of CollectingCandy.com beyond the blurb on my About page, I’ve got just the post for you. Thanks to writer Dan Slotnick and photographer Brad Horrigan, I was the … Continue reading →

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Sour Patch Kids’ New Packaging! Plus a little history…

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Jason Liebig

Today I’m taking a crack at a big-time favorite among many of my readers – Sour Patch Kids.  I’d previously touched upon Sour Patch for my Halloween post on Sour Patch Zombie Kids (awesome bit of packaging there).  My reason … Continue reading →

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Peter Paul’s “No Jelly” – An oddly-named offering from the 70’s.

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Jason Liebig

Back in 1972 the Peter Paul company, best known for their Mounds and Almond Joy offerings, released a bar to the market named for what it didn’t include rather than what it did.  The No Jelly bar.

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Wacky Wednesdays – Clunky!

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Jason Liebig

Howdy everybody and welcome back to another edition of CollectingCandy.com’s Wacky Wednesdays!  Today’s entry comes from 1974’s Wacky Packages series 10 and is a parody of the Chunky bar called Clunky.

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M&M’s Mint Chocolate – Collect all Six Packs – New for 2012!!

Posted on November 27, 2012 by Jason Liebig

Last month I documented the assortment of six different Candy Corn M&M’s packs released for Halloween.  Today I’m going to share the six different limited edition Mint Chocolate M&M’s packs released for Christmas 2012.

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M&M/Mars’ 1980 Star Trek Action Fleet!

Posted on November 25, 2012 by Jason Liebig

Today I’m going to continue the Star Trek theme by going back to the decade before The Next Generation. In 1979, Paramount Pictures released Star Trek: The Motion Picture to movie theaters.  Quite a lot of Star Trek licensing and … Continue reading →

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Star Trek The Next Generation Chocolate Bars and More!

Posted on November 24, 2012 by Jason Liebig

Back in September, I posted about the 1970’s UK Nestle bars based on the Star Trek Animated Series.  It shouldn’t be a surprise that the licensing behemoth of Star Trek produced other confectionery offerings along the way and today I’m … Continue reading →

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Happy Thanksgiving from CollectingCandy.com!

Posted on November 22, 2012 by Jason Liebig

To all of CollectingCandy.com’s readers that celebrate it; Happy Thanksgiving!  Today I’ll be sharing the only candy wrapper I could find created specifically for Thanksgiving – a holiday not known for store-bought candy.

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Wacky Wednesdays – Mr. Goodbye!

Posted on November 21, 2012 by Jason Liebig

Hello everyone and welcome to our Thanksgiving-Eve edition of Wacky Wednesdays.  Today we will be looking at a sticker from 1974’s Wacky Packages Series 7 — Mr. Goodbye.

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A Candy Bar for Cowboys: Goetze’s Outlaw!

Posted on November 18, 2012 by Jason Liebig

Today I’m going to take a look at a bar from Goetze’s, a company best-known for their Caramel Creams and Cow Tales.  It’s one you probably aren’t familiar with as it only had a brief run in the mid-1980’s: It’s … Continue reading →

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