New series have appeared almost annually, on average, between then and 2018. Wacky Packages returned in 2004 with the release of the first All-New Series ( ANS) set of stickers. A 1992 series was planned, started and even nearly completed, but was halted in mid-production and never released, according to Fred Wheaton, one of the many recent artists for the modern Wacky Packages run.
Two newly designed series were produced later in both 19. 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.ġ985, 1991 and cancelled 1992 series All in all, there were 488 different cards over 16 series (one card from Series 2 was re-released in Series 14 for unknown reasons). From Series 3 to Series 16, each new release had original parodies.
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Series 1 re-used 30 designs from the 1967 die-cut series and Series 2 re-used 25 designs from the 1969 Wacky Ads, plus eight new parodies. There were, on average, between 27 and 33 cards in each series and nine puzzle/checklist cards in each series, each puzzle parodying a Topps product that was always one of the stickers in each series (thus avoiding potential complaints that would often lead to the aforementioned cease-and-desist letters see First releases (1960s) above). Series 7 was also available in some areas in packs without bubble gum for a short period of time. For Series 16, the price rose to 10 cents per pack containing three stickers, a stick of bubble gum, and a puzzle piece/sticker checklist. From 1973 to 1977, 16 different series were produced and sold, originally (with Series 1– 15) in 5-cent packs containing three (later reduced to two) stickers, a stick of bubble gum (reportedly not chewed by the majority of collectors), and a puzzle piece with a sticker checklist on the back of it. Wacky Packages returned in 1973 as peel-and-stick stickers. "Gulp Oil", a parody of Gulf Oil a sticker from the 11th series (1974) At least two extra Ads, "Mixwell Hearse Coffee" and "Muleburro Cigarettes", are now known to have been finished, but were never released as actual cards. 25, "Good and Empty", was pulled from the first printing and never replaced after Leaf Brands, which then owned the parodied product Good & Plenty, sued Topps. There were two different printings of the Ads, the first with long perforations on the stickers' die-cuts and the second with short perforations. 30 of the 36 3-by-5-inch (76 mm × 127 mm) 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 to 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 of the 44 cards were pulled from the series, all of them due to cease-and-desist letters sent to Topps by the companies that, at the time, owned the products being parodied. "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 to 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. There were 16 series produced between 19, with some reprints and several new series released up to the present day.Īt the height of their popularity from 1973 to 1975, Wacky Packages were the best-selling Topps product, even more popular than Topps baseball cards, when they were by far the most sold trading card items in the United States. The cards were produced by Topps beginning in 1967, first in die-cut, then in peel-and-stick sticker format. Wacky Packages are a series of humorous trading cards featuring parodies of consumer products.
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