Misfits Logo: The Crimson Ghost Secret Origins in Punk Rock | The Misfits who Walked Among Us Episode 62 | Frumess

The Misfits Crimson Ghost is one of the most iconic underground logos in all of punk rock, let alone music. Its cult reputation should and could be studied in branding and marketing classes. In this week’s streaming evilive show, we examine the Crimson Ghost on multiple levels throughout its history. From Metallica to Saved by the Bell.

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The Crimson Ghost is a 1946 American film serial directed by Fred C. Brannon and William Witney. Produced by Republic Pictures and written by Albert DeMond, Basil Dickey, Jesse Duffy, and Sol Shor, it was the last serial directed by Witney. It is divided into twelve chapters and stars Charles Quigley as a criminologist who attempts to thwart the efforts of the eponymous villain to steal a device that can render electrical devices powerless. The serial also stars Linda Stirling, Clayton Moore, and I. Stanford Jolley. In the 1950s, the serial was re-edited as a six-episode television series, and in 1966, it was re-edited and re-released as a television film titled Cyclotrode "X". By the 1990s, The Crimson Ghost was one of two Republic serials to be colorized. The serial's titular villain, the Crimson Ghost, has become a pop-culture icon due to the punk rock band Misfits having adapted his skull-like visage into their iconography. The Crimson Ghost is popularly known as part of the iconography of the punk rock band Misfits. The Misfits first made use of the character's likeness in a flyer promoting one of their gigs on March 28, 1979 at Max's Kansas City, after vocalist Glenn Danzig and bassist Jerry Only came across a picture of the Crimson Ghost while searching for images to silkscreen on T-shirts. The band later incorporated an image of the Ghost on the cover artwork of their single "Horror Business", first released on June 26, 1979. The Crimson Ghost became a recognizable mascot and logo for the band throughout their career, and has become somewhat of a pop culture icon as a result. Iron Maiden have also used the Crimson Ghost in their "The Number of the Beast" music video. Full motion video clips from The Crimson Ghost serial were used in the Philips CD-i video game Jack Sprite vs. The Crimson Ghost, released by OlderGames in 2002. The gameplay involved watching clips from the serial and injecting the Jack Sprite character into the scene At certain times for fighting levels, with the Crimson Ghost acting as a boss character.

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