![]() If you were a kid growing up in the early to mid-1970s, you probably remember Topps’s Wacky Packages stickers, which were parodies of American consumer products and their packaging (hence the name “Wacky Packages”). These cards can be distinguished from all later releases by a lack of a number on the front of the cards and having mostly tan or white backs.(C) 2010 Abrams ComicArt and The Topps Company ![]() All in all, there were 488 different cards over 16 series. From Series 3 onward, each new release had original designs. Series 1 re-used designs from the 1967 die-cut series and Series 2 re-used designs from the 1969 Wacky Ads, plus eight new images. ![]() There were, on average, between 27 and 33 cards in each series and nine puzzle/checklist cards. Series 7 was also available in packs without bubble gum (reportedly not chewed by the majority of collectors) for a short period of time. Series 2 originally contained three stickers, but was reduced to two sometime during the run Subsequent five-cent packs contained two stickers. From 1973 to 1977, 16 different series were produced and sold in five-cent to 10-cent packs originally containing three stickers in Series 1, a stick of bubble gum, and a puzzle piece with a sticker checklist on the back of it. Wacky Packages returned in 1973 as peel-and-stick stickers. There were two different printings of the Ads: the first with long perforations and the second with short perforations. A substitute card #25, "Mixwell Hearse Coffee", was made to replace it for the second printing, but it was never released (and remains so to this day). Card #25, "Good and Empty", was pulled from the first printing after Leaf Brands sued. 30 of the 36 3" x 5" cards were designed to look like miniature billboards with a die-cut around the parodied product, so it could be punched out of the horizontal billboard scene, then also be licked on the back and stuck on surfaces. This series was followed by a somewhat different series called Wacky Ads in 1969, featuring parodies and roughs by Jay Lynch and Kim Deitch, with finished paintings by Tom Sutton. In all, 14 cards were pulled from the series. "Moron Salt" was pulled later and replaced by "Jolly Mean Giant", which was also pulled soon after that. Two of the cards – "Cracked Animals" and "Ratz Crackers" – were pulled from production after the initial run. This series featured parodies created by Art Spiegelman and primarily painted by Norm Saunders. The very first Wacky Packages series was produced in 1967 and featured 44 die-cut cards that were made to be punched out, licked on the back and stuck on surfaces. Relying on the talents of such cartoonists and comics artists as Kim Deitch, George Evans, Drew Friedman, Bill Griffith, Jay Lynch, Norman Saunders, Art Spiegelman, Bhob Stewart and Tom Sutton, the cards spoofed well-known brands and packaging. According to trader legend, the product parodies actually outsold Topps' popular baseball cards during the early 1970s. The cards were produced by the Topps Company beginning in 1967, usually in a sticker format. ![]() From Wikipedia: Wacky Packages are a series of humorous trading cards featuring parodies of consumer products. ![]()
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