1973 Topps Wacky Packages Series 1 Sticker - Band-Ache Strips (VG/EX)

1973 Topps Wacky Packages 1st Series

This is the legendary 1st series of the Wacky Packages Sets that came out in March of 1973. All 30 stickers in the set had been previously issued in the 1967 Wacky Packages Die-Cuts. These stickers had a peel-and-stick format as opposed to the "punch-and-lick" design of the 1967 series. Fourteen of the original die-cut stickers were not re-issued in 1973, due mainly cease-and-desist warnings. There are nine different checklist backs which come together to form a Gadzooka puzzle. There is a typo on the checklist, "Jail-O Desert" should be "Jail-O Dessert". This series is notable among Topps regular series in how some of the stickers appeared only once on the sheet while others appeared as many as six times. There were four "one-per-sheet" stickers which were notoriously hard to come by in 1973: Lavirus, Mutt's, Paul Maul, and Bandache. Most people thought the existence of the four shortprints was a marketing tactic of Topps to get kids to buy more packs, but in fact it was entirely unintentional due to cease-and-desist warnings and the replacement of certain stickers within the sheet. This series proved to be so popular that Topps quickly ran out of white back sticker stock. A frenzy for sticker stock ensued, resulting in Topps issuing these stickers with four distinct back styles - white, tan, black ludlow (with black camels) and red ludlow (with red camels). All but the white backs are considered to be very rare.

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