Elwar Button Mystery

[horrorhunter]

I would love to see a carded one!!!

It would be awesome!

I bought one of these Monster Magic Action MOC sets pretty cheap off eBay a few years ago. I guess 39 cents was a popular price for this stuff in the '60s. 



I guess the stuff that's plentiful are the things that turned up in warehouse finds through the years. If something was only sold in the '60s (even up to the '70s in some cases) it doesn't hit the market very often nowadays. Even the more common versions of those large Elwars seem a bit scarce, and blister carded ones must be genuinely rare.

[Mike Scott]

I guess the stuff that's plentiful are the things that turned up in warehouse finds through the years.

When is there going to be a warehouse find of Hasbro Mystery Games?

[darkmonkeygod]

When is there going to be a warehouse find of Hasbro Mystery Games?

I dream of such a thing, but manifesting that into real life ain't so easy. Still, every once in a while another piece of the puzzle drops into place.

[hugohernandez]

I know Richard, who started this thread, has the 1st run mummy.   I am posting my pic showing the Elwar one and the FMS album art.

[Mike Scott]

I wonder why they bothered to repaint them for the later buttons? I mean, they're just barely different!

[hugohernandez]

I wonder why they bothered to repaint them for the later buttons? I mean, they're just barely different!

seems to me the 1st run buttons, although they look great, the art is kinda like the monster wallets, not perfect in the depiction, but still so cool, any kid would appreciate it.   The phantom opera wallet illustration/painting is a fine example as the werewolf/creature wallet too, they look just a little off.

So I think when the 1st run buttons sold quickly, something happened during production (see Richard's theories posted earlier)
they had a hit and decided to step up the artwork a little more.       Phantom Opera Elwar is a perfect example, compared to the 1st run, the Elwar version really nails Lon Chaney Sr.    see my pic here.     (Raymond, I got a phantom finally, just like yours!)

[hugohernandez]

here is the dracula's for comparison.    Man that little Dracula is WAY TOO COOL, with it's ghastly pallet color choices and Bela's cat slit eyes.  look closer, closer, a little closer...

[hugohernandez]

drum roll..... big finale....

my current button collection.   I paid thru the roof for the 1st runs.    more than I should have but guys, I only go around once in this life. 

so happy to share pics.

[zman1981]

Very curious to see a first run Frankenstein.


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[zman1981]

Beautiful collection


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[Mike Scott]

Outstanding collection! Only a Frankenstein away from perfection!

[skully]

Very cool! Great pieces, always loved the artwork on these gems!!

[raycastile]

Great work Hugo! Looking good!

[hugohernandez]

Thanks guys!   I feel really lucky!    Richard, whom started this thread would really enjoy these pics.

I pm'd him, but no response.   If anybody knows him well, send him a link or something.   His posts were exhaustive in research and his interest seemed very very high. 

If it wasn't for posts, I would have missed the opportunity to buy those buttons.     

[Gasport]

Absolutely STUNNING collection you have there, Hugo! Still need a Creature myself to complete my set...someday. Freddie Poe beat me to the last one i saw at a Chiller Expo a couple of years ago!