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| Wacky Packages | 
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (based on 17 reviews)
Sales Rank: 10123
Category: Book
Author: The Topps Company
Publisher: Abrams
Studio: Abrams
Manufacturer: Abrams
Label: Abrams
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 240
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 5.7 x 1.1
ISBN: 081099531X
Dewey Decimal Number: 745
EAN: 9780810995314
ASIN: 081099531X
Publication Date: June 1, 2008
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| Customer Reviews:
Wacky Packages book. June 24, 2008
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
Wacky Packages
This is a great book. It's the next best thing to having a Wacky Packages sticker collection, the image quality is very good. Everything from the creative hardcover design to the wax paper cover and the package of rare stickers...Awesome!
A fun, nostalgic look at the classic Wackys June 24, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This well-executed book has excellent large-size reproductions of the first seven classic Wacky Pack series'. Shot from the original Topps film in most cases, the great artwork by artists Norm Saunders, Jay Lynch et al. is sharp and stunning. If you collected these as a kid, the rush of nostalgia is overwhelming. The intro by Art Speigelman and afterword by Lynch are nice bookends to the cards reproduced within. The only slight disappointment I felt was at the lack of further information on the series' creation and subsequent success. This is only hinted at in the intro and ending essays. I would have found it fascinating to see more rough sketches and at least a few more pages with Topps' insider history and staff anecdotes about these classic cards. That small complaint aside, this is an outstanding pop-culture book.
A True Treasure! ! ! ! June 10, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I read about this book in Rolling Stone Magazine and purchased it through Amazon immediately. When I was a kid, I spent all my money on Wacky Packs (1973-74). I was 7 years old in 1973, and Wacky Packs cracked me up. This book is just amazing. The paper cover over the hard cover is made with the same paper they used to package the Wacky Packages. The pictures are beautiful. The forward was very interesting.If you pull back the paper to reveal the hard cover, you will find a pleasant surprise. That surprise is different on the back so look both places.
Nice detail June 10, 2008
I just received this book today from Amazon. Very nice looking book. The pages are larger view's of the card's form the first through seven series. The cover is made as if it were a wrapper. Great job Topps.
 Makes buying the vintage cards unnecessary June 8, 2008
4 out of 11 found this review helpful
I was getting nostalgic for the things of my youth and remembered Wacky Packages. Coincidentally this book was published just about the time I was considering going on EBay and purchasing some of the cards of my youth. I have to give this book high marks overall.
The pros:
The layout is superb, with one card on each page. The cover of the book is clever, looking like one of the card packages. This book makes buying any of the vintage cards unnecessary.
The cons:
For those of you who have read my Amazon "So you'd like to know more about..." guide to comedy of the 1970s, you know what my tastes are. The big letdown of this book was that I have largely outgrown this sort of humor. I was into MAD magazine as a kid, but I really can't sit down with an issue now. Same thing with these cards. About 1 of every 10 is funny to me. That said, the execution is incredible: world class artists doing world class parody illustration.
The other con I have, and you'll probably notice this if you read through the book in one sitting, is how many of the products feature dead, poisoned, or ill-treated dogs. Can't say any of those were at all funny to me.
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