Seventeen years after he wore the first gown to the primary Worldcon, Forrest Ackerman returns to the convention to record for Fantastic Universe. Cosplay Costume
By this point sporting costumes is so properly mounted that, he writes, “Monsters, mutants, scientists, spacemen, extraterrestrial beings, and diverse ‘Things’ thronged the ballroom floor as the flashbulbs popped.” Spider Man Suit
Ackerman also reports that Olga Ley, wife of author Willy Ley, “received for the Most Beautiful dress.” According to Resnick, Ley was “the first super costumer.”
