In 1910, a man named Otto James was arrested for parading down a busy street in Tacoma, Washington, wearing fancy dress. The charge of ¡°public masquerading¡± ¡ª so quaint to modern ears ¡ª was itself nothing new, but the choice of costume was notable: James had gone for a stroll dressed as the main character from A.D. Condo¡¯s newspaper comic strip, ¡°Mr. Skygack, from Mars.¡±
Cosplay World, by Brian Ashcraft & Luke Plunkett.
Prestel, Nonfiction.
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