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THE VAMPIRE SQUAD
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CREW CALL-SIGN // [TVS]FOUNDED 1974Bronx, NY • Harlem, NY

THE VAMPIRE SQUAD

Late-Night Bronx & Harlem Layup Yard Raiders Since 1974

🛍️ [TVS] CREW SHOP

CREW MANIFESTO & LINEAGE

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Striking the layups after midnight—The Vampire Squad owns the dark tunnels.

The Vampire Squad (TVS) earned its name in the 1970s for nocturnal raids on Bronx and Harlem subway layups, led by Chino 174 (Melvin Samuels), Stan 153, Cliff 159, Blade, Comet, and Skeme.

▶ NOW PLAYING: BLADE & COMET - Tales from the Bronx Subway LinesOPEN ON YOUTUBE ↗
[TVS] CREW CULTURE VIDEO VAULT (3 REELS)CLICK ANY REEL TO PLAY ABOVE
PRODUCTION WALLS PAINTED1520+
INDIVIDUAL WRITERS ON ROSTER2
ACTIVE CITIES & YARDS5
SHOWS & WALL JAMS HOSTED22
[TVS] ARCHIVAL LINEAGE // EST. 1974

COMPLETE [TVS] HISTORICAL & ACTIVE MEMBER ROLL CALL

★ ORIGINAL FOUNDERS & EARLY LEADERS (1974)
✓ ACTIVE & CLASSIC [TVS] WRITERS ROSTER (1 DOCUMENTED WRITERS — CLICK ANY WRITER FOR ARTIST PAGE)
COMET
IN MEMORIAM // KINGS FOREVER:† COMET† STAN 153
[TVS] INDIVIDUAL ARTIST PAGES

CREW MEMBERS & INDIVIDUAL PORTFOLIOS (2)

T-KID 170
@T-KID 170Bronx Subway King • FX Crew & TATS CRU Style Master Since 19Bronx, NY • Active since 1973
[TVS]
1970s & 80s IRT Subway Whole-CarsBronx Wildstyle & Character PiecesInternational Graffiti Mentorship

Julius 'Terrible T-KID 170' Cavero is a living monument of Bronx subway graffiti. Surviving gang warfare in the 1970s to become a style king of the 2, 4, and 5 IRT lines, T-Kid bridged the golden subway era with the 1990s global wall boom alongside FX Crew and TATS CRU.

GO-TO CAP:NY Fat Cap + Jiffy Cap
FAVORITE CAN:Red Devil, Krylon & Flame Blue
4 WORKS
🛍️ @T-KID 170 SHOPARTIST PAGE
COMET TCI
@COMET TCIThe 'Throw-Up King' of the IRT 2 & 5 Lines & Co-Founder of TBronx, NY • Active since 1971
[TVS]
Wildstyle & BurnersTrains & FreightsStreet Murals

COMET (John Russo) painted over 5,000 NYC subway cars alongside his partner Blade in The Crazy Insides (TCI), co-inventing the tilted Blockbuster style on the Bronx 2 and 5 lines.

GO-TO CAP:NY Fat Cap + Astro Fat
FAVORITE CAN:Montana BLACK 400ml / Rust-Oleum
1 WORKS
🛍️ @COMET TCI SHOPARTIST PAGE
OFFICIAL [TVS] CREW STOREFRONT

[TVS] OFFICIAL CREW MERCH & EDITIONS SHOP

Official storefront for [TVS] (THE VAMPIRE SQUAD) — limited-run prints, apparel, collector cans, and blackbook zines.

MERCH TYPE:
Looking for individual member drops? Each [TVS] member also has a personal shop on their Artist Page.
[TVS] HEAVYWEIGHT 450GSM CREW HOODIE // EST. 1974
Apparel & Streetwear$88
Official Crew Apparel Drop35 LEFT

[TVS] HEAVYWEIGHT 450GSM CREW HOODIE // EST. 1974

Official [TVS] (THE VAMPIRE SQUAD) heavyweight 450gsm cut-and-sew fleece hoodie. Embroidered [TVS] chest crest with full multi-color back burner production graphic and woven "Bronx, NY • Est. 1974" hem tag.

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[TVS] COLLECTIVE WALL SIGNED ARCHIVAL SCREENPRINT (24×18 IN)
Signed Prints & Editions$125
Signed & Numbered Edition of 5014 LEFT

[TVS] COLLECTIVE WALL SIGNED ARCHIVAL SCREENPRINT (24×18 IN)

Museum-grade 6-color hand-pulled silkscreen print on 310gsm cotton rag reproducing [TVS] THE VAMPIRE SQUAD's landmark wall production. Blind-stamped with the official [TVS] crew seal and hand-numbered.

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[TVS] COLLECTOR EDITION AEROSOL CAN & SIGNATURE CAP PACK
Custom Spray Cans & Caps$65
Collector Run of 100 Cans22 LEFT

[TVS] COLLECTOR EDITION AEROSOL CAN & SIGNATURE CAP PACK

Limited collector-series 400ml lithographed aerosol can wrapped in [TVS] signature artwork, bundled with 12 nozzle caps (NY Fat Cap, Astro Fat, German Skinny) in a stamped display tube.

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[TVS] ARCHIVAL MONOGRAPH, ROLL CALL & BLACKBOOK ZINE (120 PGS)
Blackbooks & Zines$42
First Edition Crew Publication40 LEFT

[TVS] ARCHIVAL MONOGRAPH, ROLL CALL & BLACKBOOK ZINE (120 PGS)

120-page heavy-stock visual history of [TVS] (THE VAMPIRE SQUAD) featuring rare 35mm wall & yard photographs, blackbook sketches, founder interviews, and complete crew lineage across Bronx, NY, Harlem, NY.

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[TVS] COLLECTIVE ARCHIVE

CREW WALL BURNERS, MURALS & VIDEO REELS (5)

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TERRIBLE T-KID 170 (FX / TATS CRU) // 1970S BRONX TRAINS TO GLOBAL WALLS by T-KID 170 (FX)
YOUTUBE // 11:08 FEATUREWildstyle & Burners
55 CANS • NY Fat Cap
The Bronx, NY
@T-KID 170[FX CREW]
51ft Subway Car

TERRIBLE T-KID 170 (FX / TATS CRU) // 1970S BRONX TRAINS TO GLOBAL WALLS

Bronx legend Terrible T-Kid 170 breaks down painting IRT subway whole-cars in the 1970s and 80s and evolving with FX Crew and TATS CRU.

IRT Subway Steel & Bronx Concrete
UP IN THE SPOT MEETS T KID 170 -"WILDSTYLE BROTHER, THAT'S ALL IT IS"- A JOURNEY THROUGH GRAFFITI by T-KID 170 (FX)
YOUTUBE // HD ARCHIVE REELVideo Bombing & Reels
36 CANS • NY Fat Cap
Bronx, NY
@T-KID 170[FX CREW]
Full Wall / Documentary Feature

UP IN THE SPOT MEETS T KID 170 -"WILDSTYLE BROTHER, THAT'S ALL IT IS"- A JOURNEY THROUGH GRAFFITI

UP IN THE SPOT Meets T KID 170 -"Wildstyle Brother, That's All It Is"- A Journey Through Graffiti — Official Graffiti Culture Hub video documentation featuring Julius 'Terrible T-KID 170' Cavero (FX / TATS CRU) (FX).

IRT Redbird Subway Steel & Bronx Concrete
MUSEUM OF GRAFFITI PODCAST PRESENTED BY MODELO - T-KID by T-KID 170 (FX)
YOUTUBE // HD ARCHIVE REELVideo Bombing & Reels
36 CANS • NY Fat Cap
Bronx, NY
@T-KID 170[FX CREW]
Full Wall / Documentary Feature

MUSEUM OF GRAFFITI PODCAST PRESENTED BY MODELO - T-KID

Museum of Graffiti Podcast Presented by Modelo #02 - T-Kid — Official Graffiti Culture Hub video documentation featuring Julius 'Terrible T-KID 170' Cavero (FX / TATS CRU) (FX).

IRT Redbird Subway Steel & Bronx Concrete
T-KID TALKING ABOUT HOW HE STARTED WITH GRAFFITI by T-KID 170 (FX)
YOUTUBE // HD ARCHIVE REELVideo Bombing & Reels
36 CANS • NY Fat Cap
Bronx, NY
@T-KID 170[FX CREW]
Full Wall / Documentary Feature

T-KID TALKING ABOUT HOW HE STARTED WITH GRAFFITI

T-kid talking about how he started with graffiti — Official Graffiti Culture Hub video documentation featuring Julius 'Terrible T-KID 170' Cavero (FX / TATS CRU) (FX).

IRT Redbird Subway Steel & Bronx Concrete
COMET-the Throw up King-"Tales from the Bronx's 2 and 5 Lines" by COMET TCI (TCI)
YOUTUBE // 07:15 REELWildstyle & Burners
110 CANS • NY Fat Cap
Bronx, NY
@COMET TCI[TCI CREW]
140ft × 16ft

COMET-the Throw up King-"Tales from the Bronx's 2 and 5 Lines"

COMET-the Throw up King-"Tales from the Bronx's 2 and 5 Lines" — COMET (John Russo) painted over 5,000 NYC subway cars alongside his partner Blade in The Crazy Insides (TCI), co-inventing the tilted Blockbuster style on the Bronx 2 and 5 lines.

Transit Steel & Concrete Production Archive