The Danzig Skull Logo is one of heavy rock’s most iconic logos, but where came from might surprise you.
In this video we takea a quick look at Danzig, his history with horror, anime and comic books that led to pulling this skull out of obsurity and creating a logo that would plaster t-shirts for decades.
This isn’t exactly a deep dark secret, but at least in my experience, it’s usually news to a good chunk of Danzig/Samhain/Misfits fans when I bring it up.
Did you already know about where the Danzig Skull Logo came from? Lemme know!
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Yes……mind blown!
Well done!
I was aware of the Crystar thing a few years back, but the whole legality of the issue is still a murky swamp of rumors. I heard rumors that a settlement of sorts was reached but details are sketchy at best. My favorite story is still the one about Danzig being punched by a 7 year old in the nuts.
I did not know this, very interesting! 🤘😎🔥
Unaware of these facts and I loved hearing about it. More please!
Man, I wish I had the Crystar action figures as a child, along with the old D&D figures. Really cool video. I hope you discover a connection between KMFDM and Power Lords in your next video.
Holy crap, I had Crystar action figures! I never knew the logo originated from them.
The lower back devilman tattoo is real, i have an extensive collection of tattoos done by Rick Spellman who also did all of Henry Rollins tattoos and i can confirm from pictorial evidence that the tattoo is real
I knew nothing about Danzig but it's interesting that he potentially just took the logo with no consequences 😮
Cool.I thought the logo came from the Fantasia Mickey mouse cartoon Demon I saw as a kid?
Been a Danzig fan since the OG album dropped, and I've known of this for ages. I really enjoyed your take on it, and I think I will subscribe so I can see what you have up your sleeves for us next week. Will it be about Danzig getting the name 'the Misfits' from the title of Marilyn Monroe's last movie? or perhaps how there's an actual city called Danzig (that I myself have been to simply for that reason). Looks like we'll have to wait and find out. BTW, did anyone ever tell you that you look like a slightly chubbier John Christ? However that came out I mean it as a compliment.
I did know this, and it's notable how Glen has such a great eye for appropriation. Yes, the Crimson Ghost was an old film series, then the Misfits font was adapted from the beloved genre movie magazine "Famous Monsters of Filimland", while Samhain's font was from the movie "the Giant Gila Monster". On a related note, the Cramps borrowed their font from an EC comic called "the Crypt of Terror". It all amounts to some kind of trashy pop art or something, how these cultural references are given new life, kind of like making a collage or something.
This was cool. Do more danzig videos
Should showed more samhain. Since that's when he started using it and only time really see the logo with a body. Also the logo was called the scarecrow beast till ppl started to call the danzig skull.
nice, did not know that , Glenn has a good eye
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AVE Danzig 🤘🏻😈🤘🏻
I had those toys 😆
Quality.
I had the toys, i collected comics(not this one though) and listened to danzig, never once knew this about the skull, definitely blew my mind. Also, that comic can fetch you some decent cash if its in real good condition, yeah i looked it up haha.