Elwar Button Mystery

[hugohernandez]

here they are, they got their own display case.   

[Mike Scott]

here they are, they got their own display case.   

OH YEAH, NOW I REMEMBER!

[Hepcat]

here they are, they got their own display case.

Very cool!

[Wolfman]

Lovin' on that button set.

JP

[Mike Scott]

Guess this is the buttons thread, so here's one for you.

THE MONSTER TIMES fan club button (2"). Kit also came with a membership card and certificate.

[hugohernandez]

Wow that Monster Times button is crazy cool.    I use to buy that magazine, but was put off by its newspaper format and the non glossy cover.

what an odd concept but none the less, unique.   

Is that YOUR button, MIke?

[Mike Scott]

I use to buy that magazine, but was put off by its newspaper format and the non glossy cover.

I think the content more than made up for that, though.

Is that YOUR button, MIke?

I'd like to have one, but they're scarce and always sell for more than I'm willing to pay. The last one sold for $35.

[horrorhunter]

Don't forget the Topps Ugly Buttons with artwork by Norman Saunders and Wally Wood. I only have 14 of the 24. Here's an old scan of mine so the images look a bit skewed.



Here's a link to an old thread I made about them. The pics don't show but the scan above shows them.

http://www.universalmonsterarmy.com/forum/index.php?topic=23453.msg380961#msg380961

[Mike Scott]

Great set, HH!

[horrorhunter]

Great set, HH!

Thanks, Mike!

[Hepcat]

There was a big find of gumball stuff, and I bought anything Monster they had.

From what years was the gumball stuff? Who made the find, and where? Is stock from the warehouse find still being sold out of certain early vendors' inventory?

[Hepcat]

I'm still confused with respect to the history of the Elwar buttons. When were they first issued? How big were the originals? How were they sold? Loose in stores? Was there a display? Were they attached to the display? Were these same buttons then subsequently sold through Captain Company ads in Warren publications? Pictures of these originals?

I understand the designs were then adapted for sales in vending machines. How big were the vending machine variants? When were they sold? Pictures of the ones sold in vending machines?

[Mike Scott]

I only have time to do pics, right now. Click on each pic for more info.

http://buttonmuseum.org/search/node/elwar

[Wolfman]

I only have time to do pics, right now. Click on each pic for more info.

http://buttonmuseum.org/search/node/elwar

Hey Mike, you have 1970's as the release date. I bought mine in the mid 60's.

JP

[Hepcat]

Issue dates are one of the things that confuse me as well.