Wonka Weekend Preview! – Super Skrunch and Oompas!

This Friday and Saturday, CollectingCandy.com will feature back-to-back posts on the two original offerings of the Wonka candy brand.   Included will be several never-before-seen wrappers that should serve as fun surprises.

I’m excited to bring these important pieces of Wonka history to you, but there’s still work to be completed before I’ll be ready to unveil part one, so today I want to offer up a teaser image for what’s to come.

With that in mind – check out this early trade ad from January 1972, featuring Willy Wonka’s “first two candies”; Super Skrunch and Peanut Butter Oompas!

Quaker Oats – Willy Wonka’s Candies – Super Skrunch and Peanut Butter Oompas – trade ad – January 1972

I hope that today’s teaser image serves as a tantalizing sneak-peek at what I’ve got lined up for the next two days and that you can stop by tomorrow for the first of this weekend’s Wonka-riffic posts.

See you next time!

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+
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