Every kid, every sticker
Topps put 620 paintings on stickers between June 1985 and 1988, and printed each one twice, under two names. That makes 1240 cards and 1237 different kids. Every one of them has a page here, with its other name, its painter, the variations collectors hunt for and a way to buy it.
- Series15
- Paintings620
- Kids1237
- Painters7
The kids
All 1237 names, searchable, from Abandoned Amanda to Zeke Freak.
1985 to 2026Every series
The fifteen Original Series in full, then four decades of revivals, Chrome reprints and Topps.com drops.
The paintersWho painted them
John Pound, Tom Bunk, James Warhola and the rest, with every painting credited.
The famous faces
Adam Bomb's painting was printed on the packs of the first five series, and he has been the face of the brand ever since. Nasty Nick is card 1a, the first sticker on the first checklist.
The fifteen Original Series
The numbering never restarts. Original Series 1 ends at 41, Series 2 picks up at 42, and the run closes at 620 in 1988.
Original Series 1
Cards 1 to 41
OS2 · 1985Original Series 2
Cards 42 to 83
OS3 · 1986Original Series 3
Cards 84 to 124
OS4 · 1986Original Series 4
Cards 125 to 166
OS5 · 1986Original Series 5
Cards 167 to 206
OS6 · 1986Original Series 6
Cards 207 to 250
OS7 · 1987Original Series 7
Cards 251 to 292
OS8 · 1987Original Series 8
Cards 293 to 334
OS9 · 1987Original Series 9
Cards 335 to 378
OS10 · 1987Original Series 10
Cards 379 to 417
OS11 · 1987Original Series 11
Cards 418 to 459
OS12 · 1988Original Series 12
Cards 460 to 500
OS13 · 1988Original Series 13
Cards 501 to 540
OS14 · 1988Original Series 14
Cards 541 to 580
OS15 · 1988Original Series 15
Cards 581 to 620
How the a and b cards work
Each painting was printed with two captions. The a card and the b card share a number and a picture and differ only in the name, so 8a Adam Bomb and 8b Blasted Billy are one painting. A full Original Series set means owning both. Some numbers also come with more than one back, a checklist on one and a gag certificate on the other, and the first series turns up in glossy and matte finishes.
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