1960's monster decals

[Monolith]

These were made by Baxter Lane in the '60's. I don't remember what state I got them in because my parents took me and my little sister on a lot of road trips in the late '60's and early '70's ,but I do remember going into a souvenir shop and getting all excited seeing this Frankenstein transfer in with a bunch of more mundane decal images. Then I saw the Cyclops! Now I knew I had to look through all of the decals to make sure I didn't miss any more monsters and I found the Wolfman! So, did I get them all? They came in a little wax paper envelope with the instructions which I still have. Just thought you might like to see 'em.

[zombiehorror]

I don't remember what state I got them in......

My guess would be in a wild-eyed "state" of Monster Kid frenzy....but again that's just a guess!?

Cool stuff!

[secretfunspot]

Never seen those; They're wonderful!  And I love that they're associated with a memory of a family road trip.  Thanks for sharing.

[Hepcat]

Cool! I never knew about these.

[Toy Ranch]

There were some color variations in the Frankenstein decals, and in the 70's a different image replaced the earlier version.  They were sold from wood stands that rotated and mostly held state flag insignias or state shapes with things that represented that stated.  It was common to see motor homes with decals from every state they visited plastered with them.  There were other images also, including the monsters.  The Frankenstein was sold for years, but the others were not as common to see.  The Wolf Man, Cyclops, and Frankenstein are the only monster decals I'm aware of that Baxter Lane sold.  All of the Stuckeys chain stores had them, and Stuckeys were pretty common on highways through most of the US in the 60's and early 70's.

[Haunted hearse]

I noticed the only one they didn't name was the Wolfman.  I guess they wanted to make sure you knew it was the Wolfman, and not a hippie.  The thrid one. I wonder if that's "The King and Eye."

[Anton Phibes]

That Wolfman is my favorite! Ya know something--I wish I had been a kid in the 1960's. Its hard to believe that monsters were ever such a phenomenon that models,  toys, bubble gum machine items, jigglers, pencil sharpeners, bubble bath, pez dispensers, glasses, high quality masks, action figures, games, etc. were in every isle at every store, and no one thought the children buying them were odd or demented.  Nowadays a lot of people consider an interest in our beloved monsters as kind of "weird", and a great many parents keep their kids from them because they dont understand. My dad was only 16 when he got married and I inherited his stuff. When I was 2, I was already hooked (1972). Glow kits and ahi's were about all I got to get until 1979-1980.

It must've been a great time to be about 8-10 years old.

[Monolith]

I didn't know about the variations on the Frankenstein. Thanks for the info Toy Ranch.

[Toy Ranch]

I don't think the naming of the Wolf Man had that much thought behind it.  There were different artists whose images were turned into decals.  Some of them put names on the decals, others didn't.  If you looked at a stand, there were lots of different types of image.  My recollection is that they were about 4  or 5 wide and 6  or 7 high on 4 sides.  That's between 96 and 140 different images for sale at any given stand.  You can see what others looked like on eBay.

http://desc.shop.ebay.com/i.html?LH_TitleDesc=1&_nkw=%22baxter%20lane%22%20decal&_trkparms=65%253A3%257C66%253A2%257C39%253A1&rt=nc&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14.l1513&_pgn=1

[Monolith]

I'm very excited because I recently found another monster decal. It looks exactly like the other Baxter Lane
monster decals and it says "Tex" on it just like the Wolfman decal has. Not only did I not know it existed but it's one of my favorite monsters. here it is...

KONG!

[Hepcat]

Boss cool!

[Mike Scott]

Great find, Monolith!

[Monolith]

Great find, Monolith!

Thanks.

#194 is Frankenstein

#197 is the wolfman

#198 is the cyclops

#201 is King Kong

And I've seen #204, it looks like Alfred E. Neuman with four eyes.

This makes me wonder what some of the missing numbers are.

[Mike Scott]

And I've seen #204, it looks like Alfred E. Neuman with four eyes.

Weird!

[Monolith]

Weird!

Yup, it is pretty weird...