Super 7 "Official Universal Monsters Thread"

[Mike Scott]

The set of Universal Monster glasses that Spencer Gifts offered was better (and cheaper).

But that was 4 decades ago! (Can you believe it?)

[Mord]

But that was 4 decades ago! (Can you believe it?)

The Spencer's glasses? That was only a few years ago. Remember, they also had shot glasses.

[BRICK]

But that was 4 decades ago! (Can you believe it?)

No, I'm not talking about the set with the Metaluna Mutant, I'm talking about the Frankenstein/Bride/Mummy/Creature set (and shot glasses) that came out a few years back.

[Mike Scott]

No, I'm not talking about the set with the Metaluna Mutant, I'm talking about the Frankenstein/Bride/Mummy/Creature set (and shot glasses) that came out a few years back.

Sorry, had my sets mixed up. Yeah, those Spencer's glasses are nice.

Who made those '80s glasses? They were nice and colorful!

[Monsters For Sale]

Sorry, had my sets mixed up. Yeah, those Spencer's glasses are nice.

Who made those '80s glasses? They were nice and colorful!

Oh, THOSE.  I love those.  Very pretty.

I like them better than the Anchor-Hocking "gas station" glasses.  (I think I am in the minority on this one, too.)

They put me in mind of sitting around on cheap wooden lawn furniture, drinking lemonade on a sweltering summer day.

[Anton Phibes]

Spencer's made those colorful, cartoony, garish glasses in 1980 also. I have a set. The only reason is the nostalgia. My mother had a set when I was 10. So as an adult, they made their way into my collection solely for that reason. I love them, warts and all.

[aura of foreboding]

The '80s ones are cool in their own right.  I prefer the originals, but I can see why people would like the '80s versions.

Now... these were the glasses we were originally shown...  These would definitely be worth 12 bucks a shot...

[Mike Scott]

Now... these were the glasses we were originally shown...  These would definitely be worth 12 bucks a shot...

Yeah, what happened to those? 

[aura of foreboding]

Yeah, what happened to those? 

I have no idea.  I know when they lost the Gogos concept, they re-worked some things, but they could still release glasses with the new art. 

[TheMadScientist]

Yeah, they just a little too Scooby-Dooish for my liking. if I really wanted a Monsters cup, I'd get this tumbler on the official Universal Monsters store: https://shop.universalorlando.com/p/Universal-Studios-Monsters-Tumbler.html

[darkmonkeygod]

Yeah, what happened to those? 

Those weren't "shown" to the public so much as there's little point in expending the effort it takes to keep proof of concept prototypes secret save to prospective wholesale buyers. That we live in an age where you don't have to work in the industry and show up in person at the Javits, yet still get to see potential releases is sadly not perceived as privilege by many. Heck, I thought they were going to use the Gogos art for the action figures, but I'm not bent that they didn't (though id love it if they did a limited run on those cards).

[darkmonkeygod]

I know when they lost the Gogos concept, they re-worked some things...

Detail that for me, please.

[aura of foreboding]

Detail that for me, please.

I was just saying when they no longer went with the Gogos art, they changed up the look of the products from the prototypes:  figure card art, puzzles, etc.  Without Gogos, the glasses had to be changed.   

[darkmonkeygod]

I was just saying when they no longer went with the Gogos art, they changed up the look of the products from the prototypes:  figure card art, puzzles, etc.  Without Gogos, the glasses had to be changed.   

Ah, I understand. I though there was some phase of it I missed. Thanks.

[VulcansFury]

A little too faint. And the AH picture wrapped all the way around the glass.

That's not a background. That's text on the opposite side of the glass. Hard to see on mobile, easier to tell on laptop screen.