Derek Grant's Ben Cooper Restorations

Derek Grant's VacFace: The Art & Design of Ben Cooper Boxes

Ben Cooper was the name of one of the companies which produced hundreds of Halloween costumes for kids, from skeletons to witches to licensed pop culture figures, which included Planet of the Apes.

Derek Grant is a graphic artist who runs a website called VacFace: The Art & Design of Ben Cooper Boxes. It's a wonderful site, featuring high-resolution recreations of the various boxes produced for the Halloween costumes they sold.

Naturally, Derek has a Ben Cooper Planet of the Apes page. Derek contacted me recently and provided the images on this page. Thanks, Derek!

Ben Cooper POTA Costume


Ben Cooper POTA Costumes Boxes
Photo by Tim Parati
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Ben Cooper POTA Box Front
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Ben Cooper POTA Box End Panel
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Ben Cooper POTA Box Side Panel
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Planet of the Apes Catalog Illustration
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1976 Ben Cooper Catalog POTA Photo
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Ben Cooper POTA Playset


1976 Ben Cooper POTA Playset Catalog Illustration
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Ben Cooper POTA Playset
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Newspaper Advertisements


1974 Giantway Newspaper Ad
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1974 Target Newspaper Ad
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1974 Woolco Newspaper Ad
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1974 Woolworths Newspaper Ad
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1975 Arro Newspaper Ad
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1975 Toys R Us Newspaper Ad
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Newspaper Articles


Times Herald Sun Newspaper Blurb, June 9, 1974
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La Crosse Tribune Newspaper Blurb, June 20, 1974
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The Record Newspaper Article, October 30, 1974
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NECA Ben Cooper Costume Kids Collection Series 7

NECA Ben Cooper Costume Kids Collection Series 7

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