1960 - Baseball Cards [ Norm Saunders first freelance job for Topps was to retouch uniforms, caps and background stadiums on photos for late-traded players.]

1961 - Civil War News - 88 cards (plus 17 pieces of confederate "currency") [Norm Saunders was the main freelance artist to paint a majority of the cards. Maurice Blumenfeld also painted a large number of these cards. A freelance cartoonist, Bob Powell, was hired to draw and compose each card concept according to the dictates of Woody Gelman. Powell also submitted a small number of fully painted cards. When all 88 cards were prepared for publication, Norm Saunders was hired to retouch the entire set of cards to establish a unified level of artistry. He was paid minimum wage, $1.15 an hour.]

1962 - Flag Midgees - 99 cards [Cards were painted by Norman Saunders and Maurice Blumenfeld. ]

1962 ­ Mars Attacks - 55 cards [Cards were painted by Norman Saunders and Maurice Blumenfeld and Bob Powell.]

1963 ­ Funny Pennants ­ 33 cards [All cards were drawn by a freelance cartoonist and painted in with black ink by Norman Saunders.]

1964 ­ Gold Rush Candy Nuggets [ Display box was painted by Norman Saunders.}

1964 ­ All Star Baseball Plaks [ Display box was painted by Norman Saunders.]

1965 ­ Battle! - 66 cards [Cards were painted by Norman Saunders and Maurice Blumenfeld and Ed Valigurski, and Bob Powell.]

1965 ­ Fighter Planes ­ 12 gliders (assemble paper gliders) [Gliders, Wrapper and Display Box were painted by Norman Saunders.]

1965 ­ Ugly Stickers ­ 44 cards [This series was based on the art of Basil Wolverton, who created 12 cards and then quit after disputing financial and copyright issues. Norman Saunders and Wally Wood designed the remaining images. All cards were painted by Norman Saunders. The image featured on the wrapper and the box (#44) was designed and painted by Norman Saunders, as was the image featured on the puzzle back (#3).]

1966 ­ Batman ("Black Bat" series) - 55 cards [All cards were painted by Norman Saunders, Maurice Blumenfeld, Bob Powell, and a fourth unknown artist.]

1966 ­ Batman ("Red Bat" series) - 44 cards [All cards were painted by Norman Saunders, Maurice Blumenfeld, Bob Powell, and a fourth unknown artist.]

1966 ­ Batman ("Blue Bat" series) - 44 cards [All cards were painted by Norman Saunders, Maurice Blumenfeld, Bob Powell, and a fourth unknown artist.]

1966 ­ Superman In The Jungle ­ 66 cards (plus 15 puzzle pieces) [All cards were designed and drawn in pencil by Al Plastino. All cards were painted with black ink by Norman Saunders. Norman Saunders also accepted the unique assignment of composing the color separations, creating some unusual effects. The full-color puzzle pieces, as well as the display box were painted by Norman Saunders.]

1966 ­ Make Your Own Name -33 stickers (plus Name Sticker Sheet) [This series was a development of the Ugly Stickers of 1965, and as such, is also generally based on the art of Basil Wolverton, who contributed only 3 cards to this series. Norman Saunders, Wally Wood, and a third unknown cartoonist designed the remaining images. All cards were painted by Norman Saunders]

1966 ­ Frankenstein Valentine "Monster" Stickers - 44 cards (peel-off stickers of classic monsters in heart-shaped vignettes with silly gags.) [All cards were painted by Norman Saunders.]

1967 ­ Get Smart ­ Secret Agent Kit ­ (Die-cut disguises) [16 punch out disguise items printed on 2.5" x 5" cards. Secret Agent Kits were painted by Norman Saunders and another unknown artist.]

1967 ­ Major League Baseball Cards [ Display box was painted by Norman Saunders.]

1967 ­ Ugly Buttons ­ 24 buttons [12 images were designed and painted by Norman Saunders, and the remaining 12 images were designed and painted by Wally Wood.]

1967 ­ Nutty Initials ­ 55 cards [All cards were painted and designed by Norman Saunders.]

1967 ­ Disgusting Disguises ­ 36 stickers [These gruesome images were printed on clear plastic on peel-off white backing paper. All images were painted by Norman Saunders.]

1967 ­ Rubber Uglies - 12 items ­ (Rubbery plastic creatures) [ Topps merchandizing product. Sold encapsulated in plastic "eggs" in vending machines. All creatures are based on characters invented and painted by Norman Saunders for the Ugly Stickers.]

1967 ­ Wacky Packages ("Die-Cut" series) ­ 44 cards (plus 12 alternates) (Die-Cut images with moisture-activated adhesive backs) [All cards were painted by Norman Saunders.]

1967 ­ Kooky Awards ­ 44 cards (plus 15 plaques) [39 cards were painted by Norman Saunders, and 5 were painted by Paul Sutton. The 15 plaques were created by an unknown graphic artist.]

1967 ­ Flavor Mates [ Display box was painted by Norman Saunders.]

1968 ­ Love Initials ­ 84 stickers (peel-off stickers) [ Series was invented by Norman Saunders and proposed to Topps. Most stickers were designed and painted by Norman Saunders]

1969 ­ Wacky Ads ­ 36 postcards (Die-Cut images with moisture-activated adhesive backs) [30 postcards were painted by Tom Sutton, while the remaining 6 postcards have reproductions of 24 Wacky Packages from the 1st and 2nd series painted by Norman Saunders.]

1969 ­ Mad Ad Foldees ­ 66 cards [ All cards were designed by unknown cartoonist and painted by Norman Saunders]

1969 ­ Mod Generation ­ 55 cards [ 20 cards were painted by Norman Saunders and the remainder were painted by another unknown artist in a more graphic design style. ]

1969 ­ MOD Initials ­ 26 stickers (peel-off stickers) [ Most stickers were designed and painted by Norman Saunders]

1970 ­ Crazy Disguises ­ 33 cards (punch-out disguises) [ All images were painted by Norman Saunders]

1970 ­ Basketball Cards [ Display box was painted by Norman Saunders.]

1970 ­ Major League Baseball Cards [ Display box was painted by Norman Saunders.]

1970 ­ NFL Football Cards [ Display box was painted by Norman Saunders.]

1971 ­ Flags Of The World ­ 77 cards ( plus 5 "dictionary" cards and foreign "currency.") (Die-Cut images with moisture-activated adhesive backs) [All flags are painted by Norman Saunders. The "dictionary" cards are by an unknown graphic artist.]

1972 ­ U.S. Presidents ­ 43 cards [ set uses old artwork from original 1956 edition of U.S. President cards, with Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon painted by Norman Saunders, along with the wrapper design and the display box painting of the White House.)

1973 ­ Wacky Packages ("1st" series) ­ 44 cards (peel-off stickers) [All cards were painted by Norman Saunders.]

1973 ­ Wacky Packages ("2nd" series) ­ 33 cards (peel-off stickers) [27 cards were painted by Norman Saunders, and 6 were painted by Tom Sutton.]

1973 ­ Wacky Posters - (27 posters) ( large fold-out posters based on Wacky Packages) [All posters were painted by Norman Saunders, except for four painted by Tom Sutton.]

1973 ­ Wacky Packages ("3rd" series) ­ 31 cards (peel-off stickers) [All cards were painted by Norman Saunders.]

1973 ­ Wacky Packages ("4th" series) ­ 32 cards (peel-off stickers) [27 cards were painted by Norman Saunders, and 5 were painted by an unknown artist.]

1973 ­ Wacky Packages ("5th" series) ­ 32 cards (peel-off stickers) [24 cards were painted by Norman Saunders, and 8 were painted by an unknown artist.]

1973 ­ Wacky Packages ("6th" series) ­ 33 cards (peel-off stickers) [23 cards were painted by Norman Saunders, and 10 were painted by an unknown artist.]

1973 ­ Ugly Stickers ­ 44 cards [Re-issue of same series from 1967. This series was originally based on the art of Basil Wolverton, who created 12 cards and then quit after disputing financial and copyright issues. Norman Saunders and Wally Wood designed the remaining images. All cards were painted by Norman Saunders. The image featured on the wrapper and the box (#44) was designed and painted by Norman Saunders, as was the image featured on the puzzle back (#3).]

1973 ­ Candy Apple Gum [ Display box was painted by Norman Saunders.}

1974 ­ U.S. Presidents ­ 45 cards [ set was released in a deal with Wonder Bread and uses old artwork from original 1956 edition of U.S. President cards, with Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, and the last addition of Gerald R. Ford painted by Norman Saunders.)

1974 ­ Wacky Packages ("7th" series) ­ 33 cards (peel-off stickers) [24 cards were painted by Norman Saunders, and 9 were painted by an unknown artist.]

1974 ­ Wacky Packages ("8th" series) ­ 30 cards (peel-off stickers) [25 cards were painted by Norman Saunders, and 5 were painted by an unknown artist.]

1974 ­ Wacky Packages ("9th" series) ­ 29 cards (peel-off stickers) [26 cards were painted by Norman Saunders, and 3 were painted by an unknown artist.]

1974 ­ Wacky Packages ("10th" series) ­ 29 cards (peel-off stickers) [27 cards were painted by Norman Saunders, and 2 were painted by an unknown artist.]

1974 ­ Wacky Packages ("11th" series) ­ 30 cards (peel-off stickers) [27 cards were painted by Norman Saunders, and 3 were painted by an unknown artist.]

1974 ­ Wacky Packages ("12th" series) ­ 27 cards (peel-off stickers) [All cards were painted by Norman Saunders.]

1975 ­ Wacky Packages ("13th" series) ­ 30 cards (peel-off stickers) [27 cards were painted by Norman Saunders, and 3 were painted by an unknown artist.]

1975 ­ Wacky Packages ("14th" series) ­ 30 cards (peel-off stickers) [28 cards were painted by Norman Saunders, and 2 were painted by an unknown artist.]

1975 ­ Wacky Packages ("15th" series) ­ 30 cards (peel-off stickers) [All cards were painted by Norman Saunders.]

1977 ­ Wacky Packages ("16th" series) ­ 30 cards (peel-off stickers) [28 cards were painted by Norman Saunders, and 2 were painted by an unknown artist.]

1979 ­ Fake-Out Stickers ­ 16 stickers (peel-off stickers printed on clear plastic) [Gruesome and Surrealistic images of bugs, scars, damages and money, to scare people with practical jokes. Test item that proved too expensive to mass produce. All images were painted by Norman Saunders and another unknown artist.]

1979 ­ Monstickers ­ 44 cards (Puffy Ugly Stickers") [Puffy Sticker re-issue of 1967 series, Ugly Stickers. This series was originally based on the art of Basil Wolverton, who created 12 cards and then quit after disputing financial and copyright issues. Norman Saunders and Wally Wood designed the remaining images. All cards were painted by Norman Saunders. The image featured on the wrapper and the box (#44) was designed and painted by Norman Saunders, as was the image featured on the puzzle back (#3).]

1980 ­ Can Labels ­ 12 items (plastic "cans" containing "Gold Rush" candy gum pieces, with labels for "Wacky " products) [All can labels were painted by Norman Saunders.]

1980 ­ Wacky Packages ("17th" series) ­ 44 cards (peel-off stickers) [almost all cards were painted by an unknown artist, except for three painted by Norman Saunders.]

1980 ­ Weird Wheels ­ 55 cards (peel-off stickers) [ 22 images were painted by Norman Saunders. The remainder were painted by another unknown artist.]

1982 ­ Wacky Packages ("Album" series) ­ 120 cards (peel-off stickers) [re-release of 114 previous Wacky Packages painted by Norman Saunders, including ten updated titles, and the only new title painted for this series is "Schnozmopolitan." Five other cards were painted by an unknown artist]

 

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