Skywalking Through Neverland #189: Trick-or-Treating with Ben Cooper

by RetroZap Staff

Happy Halloween, Skywalkers!! What better way to celebrate than talking with two people from the Ben Cooper Co. who brought you years of joy as kids?

Even if you didn’t wear a Ben Cooper costume as a kid, it’s a blast to hear about these first commercially available costumes and the infancy of cosplay.


Skywalking Through Neverland #189: Trick-or-Treating with Ben Cooper

         

Happy Halloween, Skywalkers!! What better way to celebrate than talking with two people from the Ben Cooper Co. who brought you years of joy as kids?? This episode features our amazing discussion with Ira Cooper, the nephew of Ben Cooper; and Frank Romano, costume artist for the Ben Cooper Co. for over 30 years. If you wore a Ben Cooper costume when you were a kid, this will be a very special episode for you. But even if you didn’t, it will be blast to hear about the first commercially available costumes for kids and the infancy of cosplay!

Also on this episode:

  • C-3PO shares his Halloween Safety Tips!
  • Skywalker Shout-Outs

WHERE WE WILL BE (IN REAL LIFE)

11/4/17: Rancho Obi-Wan’s Gala in Petaluma, CA. Details Here

11/24-11/26: LosCon 44 in Los Angeles, CA. Details Here

12/30/17: The Last Jedi screening at Jordan’s Furniture IMAX near Boston, MA. Details Here

Never Land on Alderaan!

If you liked this episode, check out the previous one!

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Star Wars, Disney, Marvel fans, Skywalking Through Neverland is the podcast for you! Husband-and-wife team Richard and Sarah Woloski (plus LOTS of interviews with amazing guests) cover Star Wars, Disney and pop-culture fandom–the stuff that surrounds us, penetrates us and binds us all together as instantaneous friends! So grab a glass of blue milk and take the second star to the right straight on to this podcast. Become a Skywalker!

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