Throwback Thursday: Dr. Mason

This was Halloween in the 80s.

From left to right: Mom, my cousin Count Matthew, Dr. Mason, and my brother Dusty Bones.

This year I will be reliving my Doctor costume. I work for an insurance agency and for this year's Halloween theme we have decided to go with is The Affordable Care Act, It's Scarier Than Halloween. I hope to whip up something more on the scary side, Awful Hospital style. There's only about a week left before Halloween, so I better hurry!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Halloween Cards #1: Garbage Pail Comics Presents The Mystery Fink Gang

Halloween Cards is my all new Countdown To Halloween filler post! I will be featuring varies Halloween related cards like Garbage Pail Kids, Wacky Packages, and more! I hope you enjoy.

Introducing The Mystery Fink Gang! Happy Halloween everybody!

Stay tuned for Halloween Cards #2!

Mason's Mail Madness: Diedre, The Queen of Trolls

Recently my friend Diedre sent me an awesome surprise pack out of the blue! It was jam packed full of my favorite kinds of toys. I met Diedre @trollsdolls on Instagram and I have yet to send some promised Trolls Dolls and other such toy goodness. (Watch your mail box, they'll be on their way soon!)

Let's dive right in and see what Diedre sent me!

Thank you for the little note, I love it. I'm also a cat person, how did you know?

First up, I found all these amazing prehistoric critters!

Eraser-like dinos! These were made by Russ, one of the companies that makes Troll Dolls. makes sense!

I remember owning that T-Rex when I was a kid. These are great!

Watch your tail there!

The rest of these critters are a complete mystery as to their origins, but they fit right into my little Jurassic Era landscape. 

From left to right: #116 Kinnikuman Soldier, #143 Black Knight, Ja-Ru USA Wrestling Team Figure?, #102 Mapman, #167 Black Rain

MUSCLE! I especially like the Black Knight and Mapman. I had a few MUSCLE as a kid, but they've all been lost. I'm happy to add these guys to me slowly growing collection. 

But wait, there's more!

Robo pencil topper guys! I have no clue as to their origins, but they sure are spectacular. Does anyone have any idea who these guys are? Gundam, Transformers, some kind of bootleg??? They're made of a rubbery substance. This may be a mystery for Littlerubberguys.com.

From left to right: Flame, Jab, Bolt, Beak

I wasn't sure what these dudes were from at first, it took a little research. They're McDonald's toys from 1985, They're Pullback Runaway Robots! Just 2 shy of a complete set. I'll be tracking down Coil (in green)and Skull (in black). If anyone has them let me know, maybe we can work out a trade.

Naturally, Flame was drawn to my volcano.

Last but not least, Red Finger Puppet Monster!

This guy's great! Unlike my other finger puppet monsters, Red here actually fits on my finger comfortably, and he's made of a softer, squishier plastic too. True 80s magic, I would always save all my tickets at the arcade for these little goobers, I love 'em!

He also makes for a lovely hat!

Thank you Diedre! Every little toy you sent was spot on, true DI Treasures! Everyone, be sure to check out @trollsdolls on Instagram, you'll be glad you did!

The Forgotten Comic Book of Swarming Mouth Monsters

Back in the late 80s and early to mid 90s my Dad would take my kid brother and I to several comic book shops. We would buy all sorts of comic books and trading cards and I really cherish those trips to the comic stores. There was one comic book that I have fond, yet vague memories of. 

One thing that stood out in this comic book were the millions of what can only be described as "mouth monsters". They had no eyes, and were basically just mouths with scrawny arms and legs attached. I remember tracing one of the mouth creatures. They were so cool looking to me, I just had to learn to draw them! If only drawings could be used in Google searches. The creatures looked something like this...

I remember the hero of the story fighting hundreds of these creatures at a time. The whole bizzare world was just covered in them. There's one large panel where the hero is looking out into a valley or desert or something and there are just millions of these creatures crawling everywhere. I do believe our hero sneaks around the home of a giant version of one of these mouth monsters. The giant's home was like any other, it had a kitchen, sofa, dressers, etc.

These mouth monsters inspired one of my own creations, a cute little man-eating plant.

Am I just crazy? Did such a comic exist? I may be doomed to never know. 

Perhaps my vague descriptions have sparked one of your memories? Do you too have vague childhood memories of long lost mystery comics or toys? 

UPDATE:

Now that I know this comic is The Maxx, it's very clear that this childhood made-up superhero I call "Mayhem" was clearly inspired by The Maxx!

I must watch this series!

The head may also be inspired by Hitmonchan.

Thanks again to Brian, A.K.A. The Trash Man, of Pop Pop! It's Trash Culture!