Showing posts with label topps. Show all posts
Showing posts with label topps. Show all posts

July 1, 2008

Vintage Toy: The Hippie


I have edited the original image somewhat...

Topps Blockhead - #7 The Hippie
by grickily

A Sampler of Things - Post: Topps Blockheads

"...the art was designed by Wally Wood and Basil Wolverton and most were painted by Norm Saunders, the guy that did Mars Attacks."

Related posts:
Wacky Packages
Ugly Buttons

October 14, 2007

Illustration: Wacky packages


"Wacky packages are a series of trading cards featuring parodies of consumer products. The cards were produced by the Topps Company beginning in 1967, usually in a sticker format. The original series sold for two years, and the concept proved popular enough that it has been revived every few years since. At one time the product briefly outsold baseball cards." - Wikipedia

The most well-known and loved artist behind the Wacky packages illustrations, though there were many involved, is without a doubt the versatile artist Norman Saunders. We have posted about his Ugly buttons and linked to the exciting normansaunders.com already. Now we would like to direct your attention towards the Wacky packages website (not the official one). It's a nice big package full of wacky images. Enjoy!

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