WACKY PACKAGES AND GARBAGE PAIL KIDS ORIGINAL ART

Jay Lynch is a noted artist in the world of underground comics. But before he turned his pencil into creating characters NARD 'N PAT and working for BIJOU FUNNIES, Lynch cranked out hundreds of trading card illustration for Topps. These are examples of his original art for the popular Wacky Packages and Garbage Pail Kids card series.

Auction Lot Description
Jay Lynch - Wacky Packages Poster Illustration Original Art (Topps, 2002). Underground Comix legend Jay Lynch (Bijou Funnies, Nard 'n Pat) began working for innovative bubble gum/baseball card company Topps in the late 1960s. During this time, he designed hundreds of these satirical trading cards/stickers for the company. Here's an eye-popping illustration featuring many of his creations, beautifully rendered in ink and gouache on heavy board, with an approximate image size of 26.75" x 18.75". The detail is simply amazing! If you loved those crazy product stickers, you must have this! Minor handling wear in the outer margins; overall Excellent condition.

HOW TO DRIVE YOUR GAL APE

Men, are you suffering from embarrassing, Kong-sized underarm odor? Does your "Jane" treat you like a skunk ape instead of "Lord of the Jungle"? Maybe it's time to try "Brute 88", the deodorant spray for gorillas and other apes. Use it once and you'll never hear her use the word, "Ungawa!" again ... guaranteed.

Words like this could have been used to advertise this fictional product parodying the Brut brand of deodorant in 1974 for the 10th series of Topps' Wacky Packages. Commercial artist and pulp illustrator Norman Saunders was the lead artist at Topps and painted the card shown here. The 5"x7" original image was produced using opaque watercolors on heavy Bristol board. Saunders was also the artist on the infamous Mars Attacks cards.

 

The Wacky Ad original art matted and framed.