Tag Archives: Topps

Topps’ Wise Ties

Posted on January 30, 2012 by The Retroist

Ahhh to live in an age when people still wore ties, just so that I could bust open this pack of Topps’ Wise Ties and have people laugh at the tie and not the fact that I am wearing one. … Continue reading →

The Wacky Packages Web Page

Posted on November 10, 2010 by The Retroist

For those who grew up in the last 30 years, you might have had your own collection or at least knew someone who was obsessed with collecting Wacky Packages. Wacky Packages were a set of sticker, with humorously named and … Continue reading →

Dinosaurs Attack! Trading Cards

Posted on March 30, 2010 by OffisaPups

What happens when you combine the late 80’s card collecting craze with dinosaurs and gore? You get “Dinosaurs Attack!” Released in 1988 by the Topps company, this gruesome little 65 card set (55 card, 10 sticker cards) featured dinosaurs thrust … Continue reading →

Video Arcade Gum

Posted on July 2, 2009 by The Retroist

Topps came out with these very awesome containers of gum right about the time of the North American video game crash. I have a vague recollection of buying these and the gum inside being mini-Chiclets. Sadly I never kept one … Continue reading →