Cosplay in 1973

[palitoy]

When it was just called a "Costume Contest"

I assume the Vampi is the infamous Heidi Saha

[daz71]

did she pull the teeth out of her knickers ?

[Earth 2 Chris]

did she pull the teeth out of her knickers ?

The adult Vampi did. Heidi Saha...comics' dirty little secret. Brrr.

Some great costumes there. Loved the Dr. Fate. It's funny to think the New Gods and the Demon were NEW characters back then.

Chris

[knight errant00]

Nerds were a lot skinnier back then.

[Earth 2 Chris]

^Everyone was.

Chris

[Iron Mego]

So I just had to search for Heidi Saha, and now I feel like a dirty old pervII I got through about 10 pictures before I realized she was just a KID! What the heck?!

Then I saw this. Apparently they were a big hit at that Con:

heidi2.jpg

Of course, I had to look up the other gal too.

[palitoy]

The whole Heidi thing is IMO good intentions and a lack of basic common sense. In hindsight, it's extremely creepy and I know more than one Warren collector who feels compelled to own her magazine and at the same time, not compelled.

[Earth 2 Chris]

^I know times were different, but I can't help but think there was still a bit of creepiness involved, even then. I'm not saying anything actually happened (by all accounts, it didn't), but her parading around in these skimpy outfits with her baby fat cheeks apparent was encouraged, when it should have been DIScouraged.

The one-shot magazine is the piece that is just insanely over-the-top. The rest you can kind off pass of as "in the moment" type of non-thinking.

[The Toyroom]

Let's get one thing straight...she's wasn't 14. She was 14 1/2...

[Iron Mego]

Well, having never heard of her before I was definitely taken aback. I'm astute enough to realize that there wasn't any ill intent, but seeing a young girl in a skimpy outfit surrounded by a bunch of old dudes is unnerving. It looks like she was a comic fan from a young age, and started dressing up for cons. But man, the comic and poster ads smack of perviness.

Color me intrigued enough so to do some reading. So apparently she was "born into it" so-to-speak, and also posed for sci-fi books covers. There are some pics of her with Arthur C. Clarke and others.

[Earth 2 Chris]

^She was the darling of the sci-fi and comic cons, and not just the fans. The pros were REALLY her pushed her into pseudo-celebrity.

Chris

[Iron Mego]

It's their interest in her that is the most disturbing actually.

Anyway, it's a fascinating little side-note of Comic/Sci-Fi/Convention history.

[bleit1701]

The 'Joker' ripped up a copy of Batman 251. You know how much that is worth now!!!

[Hector]

In all fairness, the adult Vampirella got all the wolf howls...the teen Vampirella just received polite applause and some cheers.

[samurainoir]

The other Vampirella, Angelique Trouvere, would also cosplay Red Sonja and did shows on the convention circuit with Frank Thorne (and Wendy Pini, also cosplaying Red Sonja).