Published Sep 19, 2015
40 Years Ago: Star Trek And Colorforms
40 Years Ago: Star Trek And Colorforms
Before the era of photo editing software and picture sticker apps, there were Colorforms. Invented in 1951 by artists Harry and Patricia Kislevitz, the plastic, removable, stick-ons became toy icons eventually selling more than a billion boxes featuring licensed characters as diverse as Popeye, the Sweathogs of Welcome Back, Kotter, My Little Pony and DC Superheroes. Colorforms were also part of an important era of Star Trek history when the franchise was inching its way back to the mainstream.
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Maria Jose and John Tenuto are both sociology professors at the College of Lake County in Grayslake, Illinois, specializing in popular culture and subculture studies. The Tenutos have conducted extensive research on the history of Star Trek, and have presented at venues such as Creation Conventions and the St. Louis Science Center. They have written for the official Star Trek Magazine and their extensive collection of Star Trek items has been featured in SFX Magazine. Their theory about the “20-Year Nostalgia Cycle” and research on Star Trek fans has been featured on WGN News, BBC Radio, and in the documentary The Force Among Us. They recently researched all known paperwork from the making of the classic episode "Space Seed" and are excited to be sharing some previously unreported information about Khan's first adventure with fellow fans. Contact the Tenutos at jtenuto@clcillinois.edu or mjtenuto@clcillinois.edu.
