A must have for anyone who collected these trading cards back in the 70's. A follow-up edition,, was released in 2010 and covers series 8-14, years 1974-1975. Art Spiegelman was part of the creative force at The Topps Company, which was the leading producer of trading cards and creator of Bazooka bubble gum. In addition to the pictures of the series one through series seven, including all 223 rare and hard to find stickers distributed in 1973-1974, there is a very interesting overview of the artist, Art Spiegelman. Additionally, there is a bonus pack of wacky stickers inside the back cover with a picture of the crumbled stick of gum on the back cover (this gum frequently would break into pieces). When you remove the dust jacket there is a picture on the front cover of the stick of gum that was found inside the wacky packages. The hardcover edition has a dust jacket that is made of material that is similar in feel to the wax paper packaging of the original trading cards. This is a book that can easily be enjoyed by all ages.įabulous pictorial collection of the revival of the trading cards relaunched in 1974. Readers will enjoy examining the large illustrations and determining how the parody differs from the reality. Other parodies, such as "6up," are clearly not as creative (even Art admits that this was probably one of the worst gags.) Klean if she can find him," a clever parody on Mr. Like everything some of the cards are better than others, such as "Mrs. The reproductions make it easy to determine which product the artist spoofed and to examine the level of detail created for the cards. Each of the cards is reproduced in large and easy to read, with bright vibrant colors. The majority of the book, however, is filled with reproductions of images from the seven series. ![]() The introduction is written by Art Spiegelman, where he discusses how he came to be involved with the Topps Company and how they helped give him a creative outlet to practice and hone his artistic skills. The cards were the brain child of Woody Gelman, Lee Brown, and Art Spiegelman, the Pulitzer prize winner author of Maus. ![]() Wacky Packages was born out of more creative era of advertising where design helped sell the product. However, at various points in its history Topps has branched out into other creative arenas, such as the famous Garbage Pail Kids and Wacky Packages. Topps Company is most well known for its continued production of sports related cards, such as baseball and football. Originally posted on Moonshine Arts magazine.
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