Master Monster Maker Model Kit Contest Of 1964

[Hepcat]

FM was the fulcrum of the campaign and got the paint stirring when it announced the contest in issue #27 (March 1964).

Famous Monsters 27 hit newsstands on or about 9 January 1964. Therefore the contest was advertised just as soon in DC comics. This ad ran on the back covers of the DC comics that hit newsstands in January 1964:

[marsattacks666]

Famous Monsters 27 hit newsstands on or about 9 January 1964. Therefore the contest was advertised just as soon in DC comics. This ad ran on the back covers of the DC comics that hit newsstands in January 1964:

Cool avert.

[Hepcat]

Perhaps I'm just out of the loop nowadays, but I can't recall hearing of any national promotions similar to this one in more recent decades.

[horrorhunter]

Perhaps I'm just out of the loop nowadays, but I can't recall hearing of any national promotions similar to this one in more recent decades.

I don't know of any either. For the last several years most kids couldn't get their heads out of their devices long enough to build a model. 

[Hepcat]

And I'm not just talking about model kit building competitions. I recall regional, even national, championships held by Wham-O for Hula Hoops and Frisbees and Duncan for Yo-Yos and Spin Tops.

[skippy]

WOW GREAT STUFF . Thanks for sharpening that . The box Was mailed to a old hobby shop about 20 min from where i live . Great stuff