Somewhere deep in the minds of young boys is an unstoppable desire to collect things. For many of us, this obsession spurred a relationship with the Topps Company that was not unlike a drug addict and dealer. The pusher's baseball cards provided that sweet, sweet fix for the most part, but Topps also had other products that allowed us to chase the collecting dragon. One particular favorite was their series of Wacky Packages stickers. First launched in 1967 and sporadically thereafter, Wacky Packages spoofed grocery item packaging with the sort of humor that only a child can truly appreciate. The stickers were so successful in fact, that for their first two years, the line was the only Topps product ever to achieve sales higher than their baseball cards.
The publishers at Abrams recently put together a collection for the 35th anniversary. You can click on the gallery below if you'd like to see some of the classic Wacky Packs, but please be careful not to relapse.
Classic Wacky Packages
From Abrams' "Wacky Packages" collection.
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From Abrams' "Wacky Packages" collection.
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From Abrams' "Wacky Packages" collection.
The Topps Company, Inc.
From Abrams' "Wacky Packages" collection.
The Topps Company, Inc.
From Abrams' "Wacky Packages" collection.
The Topps Company, Inc.
From Abrams' "Wacky Packages" collection.
The Topps Company, Inc.
From Abrams' "Wacky Packages" collection.
The Topps Company, Inc.
From Abrams' "Wacky Packages" collection.
The Topps Company, Inc.
From Abrams' "Wacky Packages" collection.
The Topps Company, Inc.
From Abrams' "Wacky Packages" collection.
The Topps Company, Inc.
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Tuesday 21 October
By misanthropegirl
I have always loved these. I know it's dumb, but c'mon, JERKISH flavor?
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Tuesday 21 October
By JPuzzleWhiz
I remember Wacky Packages, but you erred in stating that they debuted in 1973. I recall seeing them as early as 1967. Your source is mistaken on this point.
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Tuesday 21 October
By Editor
Thanks for the catch. The series did start in '67 and was relaunched in '73.
Tuesday 21 October
By Robin
The second paragraph of the story starts with "First launched in 1967 nad sporadically thereafter," So ?? Who is mistaken ?????
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Tuesday 21 October
By Obamas a Liar
This brings back memories. I remember the big thing was to cover your notebooks with them...
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Tuesday 21 October
By RONNIE
HOW ABOUT GARBAGE PAIL KIDS, MY KIDS, YEARS AGO COLLECTED THEM ,THEY WERE HUMOROUS,BUT NOT AS CLEVER AS WACKY PACKS.TOPPS WAS A QUITE INNOVATIVE TRADING CARD COMPANY OUT OF BROOKLYN,NEW YORK.I PERSONALLY COLLECTED GOOD OLD 60'S BASEBALL CARDS ,,,HOW BORING(NOT)
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Tuesday 21 October
By Mike
I LOVED these when I was a kid. Once my mom gave me money to walk down to the store to get popsicles, well I saw these at the checkout and put down the popsicles and got them instead. Needless to say, I didn't even get to open them and got my butt chewed out!
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Tuesday 21 October
By Jim
I had these as a Kid. I had one called Run-tony.
Bullet shaped pasta.... That brought me back!
Funny
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Thursday 23 October
By Richard
I have a large collection of these stickers...I even have an uncut sheet of the first series of "Wacky Package" stickers. Just stuff to remind me of my childhood every once in a while...
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Thursday 23 October
By Steve
I remember those Wacky Packs. They were funny. And I used to see all the kids with them on their notebooks, school bags, etc. Since I was kind of an artist myself, I used to also come up with and make up my own Wacky Packs too.
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Thursday 23 October
By MCCALL911
Bah. It's not as much fun as looking up funny names in the telephone book.
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Friday 24 October
By Luca
Robin,what don't you understand about that comment?? "First" launched in 1967-then sporadically after that,meaning they didn't print them every single year after that,but the word "First" should have been your "first" clue!
So It is you who is MISTAKEN!! AAADDDUUUUUUHHHHH ---LOL
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Friday 24 October
By Siborg1805
I used to get them from MAD magazine .
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Saturday 25 October
By B. Eric
Yep, bought a bunch of them in the initial release - my favorite then and now was Cracked Jerk (Cracker Jack, of course) with the dumb little dog biting the kid's ankle and featuring "Surprise! Nothing Inside". I didn't remember the artwork being quite that rough but I was 10 and great artwork to me was Don Heck drawing the Avengers so no big shock.
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Monday 27 October
By Heather
I remember getting these when I was a kid they were so funny and still are today.. I didn't know that they still had them so I will have to show them to my kids..
I remember the Garbage Pail Kids cards also. :)
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Tuesday 28 October
By bill
are they worth anything?
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Wednesday 29 October
By AL
WHEN MY GRANDFATHER REMARRIED I WAS EIGHT,NOTHING COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER THAN TO FIND OUT MY STEPGRANDMOTHER WORKED FOR TOPPS,AND I GOT EVERYTHING A KID BACK THEN COULD'VE WISHED FOR.I GET SICK EVERYTIME I THINK ABOUT ALL THE SEALED BOXES OF BASEBALL CARDS FROM THE 60S&70S THEY THREW AWAY,BUT AT THE TIME ALL MY FRIENDS ENVYED ME CAUSE I GOT ALL THE STUFF BEFORE IT HIT THE STORES,MAN I PROBABLY COULD HAVE BOUGHT A MANSION WITH ALL THE ROOKIE MINT CONDITION BASEBALLCARDS THEIR MUST HAVE BEEN,BUT STILL LOVED THE STALE PIECE OF GUM IT CAME WITH!
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Thursday 30 October
By bill
are they worth anything
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Saturday 01 November
By bludevilok
For those who are asking if Wacky Packages are worth anything, the answer is yes. Look some up on eBay. Depending on how rare the sticker was, one could be worth anywhere between $1 and $2000 (like the 1st series' "Ratz Crackers"). Of course, Topps knows a goldmine when they see it; they re-started selling Wacky Packages a few years ago.
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