Spiderman was stolen?

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rsaffle
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Spiderman was stolen?

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I found a Spider Man Halloween costume that they claim debuted in 1954 before Marvels Spiderman debuted in 1962. I'm not sure if its true but it sure looks like lawsuit possibility to me if it was. Anybody seen this before?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/374242328876?m ... media=COPY
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II remember seeing this as a child at Aldens, a long-deceased store chain in East Alton, Il. I had forgotten all about it until You mentioned it. When I saw it, it was about 1958 and it was next to a Mighty Mouse costume that I wanted VERY much, but sadly never got. I was 5 years old at the time. If You look carefully, You will notice the thread edging on the mask and the hole around the nose area. The masks were cloth back then. I had a Popeye suit that had a cloth mask as well. I hope this helps.

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Investigating my own question led me here.
Very interesting!

https://nypost.com/2015/07/14/did-stan- ... tume-shop/
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There is a web site dedicated to that costume. It’s a Ben Cooper costume. I think any suit went away because they got the Marvel license. That costume is pretty rare, and is different enough that the only thing in common was the name.
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Yup old story now-- Ben Cooper and Marvel eventually worked out an agreement over this.
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Remember that early issue where Spidey's only costume is damaged and he has to use a knock-off from a costume shop, one that doesn't quite fit and keeps riding up on him? It would've been a hoot if it looked like this one.

That mask is one step away (up or down I haven't decided) from pulling a potato sack over your head.
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