The Phillies then directed one of its marketing interns, Dave Raymond, to don the costume. Raymond would be the person behind the Phanatic on April 25, 1978, the first time it appeared in a game.

They had offered Phillies executive Bill Giles the choice between paying $5,200 for both the Phanatic costume and the character’s copyright, or purchasing just the costume alone for $3,900.

“For more than 40 years, we have worked closely with the Phillies, making all the Phanatic costumes, providing artwork and ideas until June of 2018,” Erickson said.

The costume looked clean, bright and got a lot of laughs. It’s the laughs you're waiting for. So, all in all, ... The Phillie Phanatic's antics have earned him a number of honors since his advent.

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – The Phillies are suing the design and merchandising firm that helped them create the Phillie Phanatic costume. Harrison and Erickson Incorporated sent the Phillies a letter ...

The Phillies said in their suit, the team was "co-author of the Phanatic costume because it contributed" to the mascot's design and "the author of the Phanatic character" as the organization ...

The fans are flustered. The team is fighting back in federal court. The mascot’s creators say they never wanted it to come to this.And yet, the question of the Phillie Phanatic’s free agency ...

Phillie Phanatic is one of the greatest mascots in ... Dave Raymond was the first person to don the neon green tinted costume and wore it for 16 years. 24/7 Live Philadelphia Pennsylvania New ...

The Phillie Phanatic was not lazy while the Philadelphia Phillies were in London to face the New York Mets in their MLB International Series. On Sunday, the legendary mascot donned a King’s ...

If you watched the Phillies’ 9-0 win over the Mariners in Seattle, surely you saw it, sitting behind the Phillies dugout. A Phillie Phanatic replica rooting on the road team, 2,800 miles from ...