Enmascarado Lotería Cards – Part 7
One final batch of these 80s cards. Ultraman and America Salvaje are the most familiar to me of these. I love the Racer-X knock-off at the end!
Enmascarado Lotería Cards – Part 6
Cobarde is the familiar here, and also one of the coolest masks ever designed in lucha libre history.
Enmascarado Lotería Cards – Part 5
More forgotten masks with nifty designs in this bunch, although Dick Angelo and Dama Esmascarada are more familiar than many of the others, being well photographed in earlier era’s magazines. “Dr. Galaxia” just sounds so early 80s sci-fi-ish and has … Continued
Enmascarado Lotería Cards – Part 4
Today’s grouping is a real who’s-who of WHO THE HELL IS THAT? Some fantastic designs though. The “Jalisco” mask with landmark architecture is absolutely inspired. The monster mask at the end was likely a rubber Halloween deal grafted onto a … Continued
Enmascarado Lotería Cards – Part 3
Pioneering high-flyer Lizmark is the biggest name in this barch. “Misterio” is no relation the “Rey Misterios.” I’m wondering if “Mister Kat” is pre or post-Tiger Mask? The “Medusa” design is the coolest thing ever…
Enmascarado Lotería Cards – Part 2
More obscure names here. Olimpico is the only mask I recognize, but this is likely an earlier incarnation of the more recent star.
Enmascarado Lotería Cards – Part 1
Scored several vintage lotería card sheets recently. I’ll put up 10 or so close-up images at a time for the next several weeks. No reliable way to know when they were done, but I’m guessing from the roster they are sometime … Continued
RIP Mike Vraney
Founder of Something Weird Video Mike Vraney has passed away, taken too soon by cancer. An invaluable champion of the obscure, forgotten and neglected genre niches in the VHS era, his catalogs were like textbooks for psychotronica, including hordes of … Continued