I have an old drop leaf desk in my front hall.
It’s the repository of my important papers. And old birthday cards, ticket stubs, cancelled checks, yellowed newspaper clippings and _
although I did NOT find what I needed, I found these old Garbage Pail Kids Trading Cards from the eighties.
“originally released in 1985 and designed to parody the Cabbage Patch Kids dolls, which were immensely popular at the time.” Wikipedia
excerpt from Wikipedia- for more indepth information click here
“The series was the brainchild of Topps consultant and Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Art Spiegelman, ……..Spiegelman and fellow cartoonist Mark Newgarden worked together as the editors and art directors of the project, Len Brown was the manager, and the first run of the cards was drawn exclusively by artist John Pound”
I recall that era. As you asked when you were sorting before: trash or treasure?
A fun find!
I have never heard of Garbage Pail Kids …. must have been Mark’s collection?
Hmmm – wonder if they’re worth anything?
I remember these! We weren’t allowed to have them because my mother thought they were too vulgar.
Are these items you confiscated from your students during your earlier teaching days?
Garbage Pail Kids were great. Cuz Cabbage P. K. were ANNOYING.
How funny – talk about a blast from the past!!!
Yes, they were fun to find.