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Move over Wonder woman, Spider-Man or Donald Trump!

This guy was dressed up as Johnny Bower — maybe the best costume of the year.

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“I am dressed as myself,” teased the Toronto Maple Leafs legend just hours before the ghosts, goblins and action heroes started trick or treating.

Like so many others, the soon-to-be 93-year-old Hockey Hall of Famer was out with his wife, Nancy, buying treats.

They were not alone. What I witnessed at Walmart in Mississauga on this day was something I am used to seeing on Christmas Eve.

A mad rush.

Lots of last minute candy shoppers converged on the Halloween section in a frenzy. Walmart was running out stock.

“Sorry, no chips left,” said a greeter.

Things sure have changed from when I was a kid. Remember those old chewy candies wrapped in an orange covering that were sometimes so hard you risked breaking a tooth eating them?

These days it’s a different level of treats. The kids expect Kit Kat, Smarties, Coffee Crisp, Aero and Twizzlers to name a few.