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Check Out Those Ads! – Excalibur 75

I was a big fantasy dork back in the day. That’s how I got interested in Excalibur. I thought it was a comic based on King Arthur and his legendary sword Excalibur. The X is

Grossest Cards Ever: Wacky Packages Series 2 (2005) + Giveaway

Jason Gross

In this episode of Wax Pack Flashback, Jason continues his Grossest Cards Ever series with Wacky Packages Series 2 stickers from 2005. This 55-card set by Topps featured die-cut stickers of all-new parody products. Some

Grossest Cards Ever: Zero Heroes (1983)

Jason Gross

In this episode of Wax Pack Flashback, Jason continues his Grossest Cards Ever series with Topps Zero Heroes sticker cards from 1983. This 66-card sticker set featured 6 die-cut stickers per pack with either a

Grossest Cards Ever: Trash Can Trolls (1992)

Jason Gross

In this episode of Wax Pack Flashback, Jason continues his Grossest Cards Ever series with with Topps Trash Can Trolls stickers from 1992. This 88-card sticker set featured 6 “trashy” stickers per pack that were

Wax Pack Flashback: Cyndi Lauper (1985)

Jason Gross

In this episode of Wax Pack Flashback, Jason continues his new series of music themed trading cards with Cyndi Lauper cards from 1985. This 33 card + 33 sticker set from Topps featured 3 trading

Wax Pack Flashback: Michael Jackson (1984)

Jason Gross

In this episode of Wax Pack Flashback, host Jason kicks off a new series of music themed trading cards with Michael Jackson cards from 1984. This 132 card set from Topps featured 3 trading cards

Wax Pack Flashback: Comics Greatest World (1994)

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Wax Pack Flashback returns with Adam opening two foil packs of Comics Greatest World trading cards from Dark Horse Comics produced by Topps in 1994. This set featured 100 cards included a chance at Hologram

Check Out Those Ads! – Hawk & Dove #25

Pitfall Gary

We get another bonus edition of comic book ads this month! For the third installment this month I’m going with a favorite comic of mine, Hawk & Dove. The last edition featured Hawkworld, I’m thinking

Check Out Those Ads! – Sleepwalker #1

Pitfall Gary

The late 80’s and early 90’s were a blockbuster time for comic books. Massive crossover events, tons of variant covers and lots of new titles coming to the market. In 1991 there were so many

Wax Pack Flashback: Batman Returns (1992)

Jason Gross

OUR 50TH EPISODE!!!! In this episode of Wax Pack Flashback, Jason subs for Mickey and opens a pack of Batman Returns trading cards from 1992 by Topps Stadium Club. Each pack contained 15 “Super Premium

1982 Topps E.T. Trading Cards

Jason Gross

In 1982, the Topps Company produced E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial trading cards as a companion to the feature film. Officially licensed by Universal Studios, the E.T. card set includes 87 total cards and 12 stickers