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From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misfits Wikipedia]: | From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misfits Wikipedia]: | ||
| − | The Misfits' canonical skull graphic was lifted from the 1946 television serial, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crimson_Ghost | + | The Misfits' canonical skull graphic was lifted from the 1946 television serial, ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crimson_Ghost The Crimson Ghost]'', while the typeface is from the 1950s-'60s magazine, ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Famous_Monsters_of_Filmland Famous Monsters of Filmland]''. |
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| − | [[Shepard Fairey]] used The Misfits logo as the basis for his 2005 work [[Obey Fiend Skull]], blending the logo with the original Andre face much like 1997's [[Che]] and 2000's [[Marilyn Warhol]]. | + | [[Shepard Fairey]] used The Misfits logo as the basis for his 2005 work [[Obey Fiend Skull]], blending the logo with the original Andre face much like in 1997's [[Che]] and 2000's [[Marilyn Warhol]]. |
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| − | | [[Image:Crimson ghost.jpg|thumb|150px| The Crimson Ghost]] || [[Image:Misfits logo.jpg|thumb|200px|The Misfits Logo]] | + | | [[Image:Crimson ghost.jpg|thumb|150px| ''The Crimson Ghost'']] || [[Image:Misfits logo.jpg|thumb|200px|The Misfits Logo]] |
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|[[Image:obeyfiendskull.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Obey Fiend Skull]]]] || [[Image:Fiend Club fine art album cover.jpg|thumb|200px|Fine art album cover.]] | |[[Image:obeyfiendskull.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Obey Fiend Skull]]]] || [[Image:Fiend Club fine art album cover.jpg|thumb|200px|Fine art album cover.]] | ||
Revision as of 15:00, 28 July 2006
From Wikipedia:
The Misfits' canonical skull graphic was lifted from the 1946 television serial, The Crimson Ghost, while the typeface is from the 1950s-'60s magazine, Famous Monsters of Filmland.
Shepard Fairey used The Misfits logo as the basis for his 2005 work Obey Fiend Skull, blending the logo with the original Andre face much like in 1997's Che and 2000's Marilyn Warhol.
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