Category Archives: Holiday

A Peek Into Halloween’s Past: Store Displays from 1969!

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Jason Liebig

Today I’m going to step sideways a bit, and rather than looking at a specific piece of Halloween packaging or marketing, I’m going to share a series of photos of Halloween retail store displays in 1969.  I’m posting this to … Continue reading →

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Monster Candy – Classic Boxes From Brooklyn!

Posted on October 21, 2012 by Jason Liebig

Monster candy boxes; they’ve been around for what seems like forever, and because of that they’ve become a sort of candy mystery-in-plain-sight.

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All the way from Japan: Halloween Pocky!!

Posted on October 20, 2012 by Jason Liebig

I wanted to share something a bit off-the-beaten-path today, and while sorting through my archives yesterday I found the perfect thing; a series of Japanese Halloween Pocky boxes.

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A Sampling of Russell Stover’s Halloween Offerings!

Posted on October 19, 2012 by Jason Liebig

Russell Stover isn’t the company I think of when I think of Halloween candy.  They’re the boxed-chocolates company, so if anything, I associate them with Valentine’s Day, and somewhat with Christmas.  Even so, Russell Stover has been producing Halloween offerings … Continue reading →

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A Pair of Halloween Candy Dips!

Posted on October 14, 2012 by Jason Liebig

It’s been a whirlwind of comic book-related fun for me this weekend at New York Comic Con 2012, and today I’m enjoying winding down from that.   So for this Sunday post, I’m going to cover two different dipping candies that … Continue reading →

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Fleer’s Pumpkin-Face Bubble Gum and More!

Posted on October 13, 2012 by Jason Liebig

Today I’d like to turn my Halloween-focused lens onto a Fleer offering that for many years was a perennial favorite – Fleer’s Pumpkin-Face Bubble Gum.   Not only that, I’ll showcase a pair of similar Fleer products that made their … Continue reading →

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Halloween Hershey’s Kisses!

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Jason Liebig

Today is the start of New York Comic Con 2012, and I’ll be attending over the next three days, so I may introduce a bit of brevity into the next few posts… if I can.   With that bit of news … Continue reading →

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Cadbury’s Bat Eggs and Screme Eggs Goopocalypse!

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Jason Liebig

Egg-shaped candy is normally the purview of Easter, but confectionery creativity has brought eggs into Halloween, too.   Today I’d like to cover two of Cadbury’s Halloween egg offerings; their Bat Eggs from the late 1980’s and their newly-released Screme Eggs, … Continue reading →

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Halloween DOTS – Back for Another Season!

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Jason Liebig

Just a few years ago, Tootsie started rolling out fun seasonal versions of their classic DOTS candies.  One of the coolest variety they’ve created are their Halloween DOTS, and they’re back again this season.   Today I’m going to take a … Continue reading →

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Candy Corn M&M’s! Now Collect All Six!

Posted on October 6, 2012 by Jason Liebig

M&M’s launched candy corn-flavored M&M’s last Halloween with a 9-ounce big bag, and the flavor was a pretty big success, because this year they’ve brought them back.  But for Halloween 2012 not only did the big 9-ounce package return but … Continue reading →

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