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Volume 5, The Halloween Retrospect

$25.00

Releasing November 2026 the newest in a series of Halloween collectibles guides that continues archival research of America’s vintage holiday marketplace. The feature two-part article focuses on the long and multi-faceted career of Frank Daniel – perhaps best known for illustrating record covers and books. Other items items in this digest include: a short glimpse at print industry overlaps between Cobb Shinn & Dennison, an attempt at identifying glass candy containers, and some quick tips on best practices for archiving vintage ephemera. 

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Cover artwork of new research digest series about vintage Halloween collectibles this time featuring artist biography of Frank Daniel multi-faceted artist, illustrator, writer, and pirate storyteller perhaps best known for his cover art for 1970s vinyl record cover Sounds to Make You Shiver.

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The Halloween Retrospect, Volume 5 (reference digest)

Inserts:

A: Silhouettes, original 18-piece punch-out decoration set (by Bindlegrim) on 2-ply museum board.
B: Puzzle Bulletin III featuring 21×21 Halloween-themed crossword “70’s Monster Makers!” by Robert Aaron Wiley.


Articles:
Introduction (pg. 4) is a shortened introduction to the archive library with important information about its research mission.

Frank Daniel’s Multiverse – Part 1: Halloween and the Record Industry Timeline (pg. 6) examines the beginnings career of Frank Daniel who becomes a multi-talented artist and designer in the record industry. The article simultaneously celebrates the kitsch of the era, while pondering remaining questions about the exhaustive output Daniel contributed to Pickwick International, Inc. and various sub-labels such as Happy Time Records, Mr. Pickwick, etc.
Contains 30 illustrations as well as source references.


Frank Daniel’s Multiverse – Part 2: Halloween and the Book Publishers Timeline (pg. 17) examines considers some of the earliest illustration work from Frank Daniel as far back as the 1960’s together with some of the latest modern illustration in the 1990’s for companies such as Dover Publications, Random House, etc.
Contains 19 illustrations as well as source references.

Electro-hyped Halloween The Cobb Shinn Cutalogue & Dennison’s What Next? (pg. 23) reviews the surprising crossover of imagery that seems to appear between Dennison and Cobb Shinn. Is there a greater connection between them, and with artist such as Harvey Fuller?
Contains 4+ illustrations as well as source references.

Casts of Mysterious Characters
Questions about Glass Candy Container Identification (pg. 25) identifies a certain number of issues attempting to use current secondary sources for identifying pieces in both Halloween and glass fields of interest.
Contains 4 illustrations as well as source references.

Tips for Hoarding Vintage Paper A Few Good Practices for the Amateur Archive (pg. 27) offers an extensive yet brief list of best actions for a collector of vintage paper collectibles to follow for today’s enjoyment and future preservation.
Contains 3+ illustrations as well as source references.

Index
The Halloween Retrospect, Vol. 1 – Vol. 5 (pg. 29) from first to fourth digests.

 

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Weight .9 lbs
Dimensions 10 × 7 × 1 in