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+

A Different Kind of Confection – Harmon’s Flavored Toothpix!

Today I’m going to step a little sideways and cover a topic of confection that is just on the edge of candy – Harmon’s flavored toothpix.

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Wacky Wednesdays – Badzooka!

Welcome back to another fun edition of CollectingCandy.com’s Wacky Wednesdays!  Today we’ll be taking a look at a Wacky Packages sticker from 1974’s Series 10 – Badzooka!

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Catching Up With CurlyWurly!

Over the last two posts I’ve focused entirely on Curly Wurly – first with the CurlyWurly Club Kit and then on the saga of the American CurlyWurly.  Today I’ll be wrapping up my CurlyWurly coverage by catching up with the … Continue reading

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The Brief Run of America’s Curly Wurly!

Cadbury’s Curly Wurly has been a staple of British confectionery since its introduction in 1970.  But few people know that it was given a couple early shots at success here in the United States as well.  Today, I’m going to … Continue reading

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Cadbury’s CurlyWurly Club Kit from 1982!

As a kid, and even as an adult, I’ve always appreciated a good fan club kit.  I fondly recall getting my Star Wars Fan Club Kit back in 1978 with all the goodies that came along with that first package.  … Continue reading

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Wacky Wednesdays – Um&Um’s!

After a week off, we’re back with another edition of Wacky Wednesdays!  For today’s edition, we’ll be looking at an entry from last year’s Wacky Packages Old Schoool Series 3 – a parody of M&M’s – Um&Um’s.

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It’s Election Day Tomorrow – So Today It’s Votes for Dogs!

Tomorrow here in the United States we celebrate one of the foundations of our democracy – Election Day.  I thought I’d mark this momentous occasion with a wonderfully-unusual candy wrapper from the UK.  It’s a chocolate bar designed for dogs … Continue reading

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Hershey’s Answer to M&M’s – Hershey-ets!

It’s always fun for me to discover some piece of candy history that I was never aware of before – and such was the case with Hershey’s M&M’s-like product, Hershey-ets.

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The Day After Halloween – and My CountdownToHalloween 2012 Review!

It’s November 1st and the time for talk of Halloween must be put away until next year.  Well, almost! It was such a big month for the site, I really wanted to take today to reflect on how it went, … Continue reading

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My Mid-70’s Halloween Photos – All That Great Candy!

I started my Countdown To Halloween thirty days ago with a personal recollection and a photo from my earliest Halloween.    I’d like to close out my month-long celebration in much the same way – with something fun and personal from … Continue reading

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