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.

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.

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.

“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.

Phillie Phanatic makeover is an 'affront' to fans everywhere, ... "For more than 40 years, we have worked closely with the Phillies, making all the Phanatic costumes, ...

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 ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- The Phillies are expected to unveil adjustments to the Phillie Phanatic's costume, due to an ongoing legal dispute with the mascot's creators, Bonnie Erickson and Wayde ...

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 ...

The costume looked clean, bright, and got a lot of laughs.” (At first, the Phillies decided not to buy the $1,300 character copyright from Erickson; five years later, the team changed its mind ...

The revamped version of the Phillie Phanatic will make its debut on Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020 (2/23/20) at Spectrum Field in Tampa, Fla.