Misfits T-Shirt
Measurements
Pit-to-Pit: 21"
Length: 27"
Fits like: L
Condition
Vintage. Shows character consistent with age.
The Details
Punk's most famous logo was shoplifted from a 1946 movie serial: The Crimson Ghost, twelve Republic Pictures chapters of a skull-masked villain menacing the inventor of a counter-atomic device. In 1979 Glenn Danzig and Jerry Only, hunting for imagery to screen-print, put the Ghost on a flyer for a March 28 show at Max's Kansas City; by June it was on the cover of the "Horror Business" single — redrawn with its own detailing rather than lifted straight from a film still — and the Misfits had a mascot that outgrew the band. This shirt is the logo's other life: a bootleg all-over print, white cotton tiled edge to edge with Ghost skulls, band photos and the slogan GOD SAVE THE PUNK, a drippy red-and-yellow MISFITS logo across the chest. Unofficial Misfits shirts are a tradition nearly as old as the band — the skull was borrowed to begin with — while the sanctioned version sells in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's museum store. The Ghost won either way.
Black short sleeve cotton tee with Misfits graphic.
Sourcing
We source these shirts from thrift stores, estate sales, and directly from bootleg and overprint collectors.
