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Wacky Packages Irish Series

• In 1985 Topps released a special series of Wacky Packages just for the UK.
  • The sticker copyright says the stickers were made in 1982, however the wrapper says 1985, so they were not released before 1985.
  • The sticker copyrights say they were made in Ireland, which has caused this to be known as the Irish Series, however all indications are that it was released in Britain.
• The stickers are small sized, 2 1/8 x 3 inches, like the 1982 and 1986 Album Stickers. Regular stickers are 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches.
• This is the only series of Wacky Packs where the stickers were not die-cut and therefore had no borders you could peel, instead you had to peel the entire front. Curiously, the Irish Test stickers were die-cut.
• The series consists of 30 titles, with three back variations for a true count of 33 stickers.
  • The checklist is on the back of Crust and the back of Muleburro.
  • 17 titles were taken from the original 1-16 series.
  • 13 completely new titles appear in this series.
    • Aside from the Irish Test Series, these titles do not appear anywhere else.
  • 3 titles have back variations: Nurds, Android, and Doglon
  • In 1981 there was a test series printed up to test the market:
    • 3 titles (Porkie, Kill, and Pig Tea Bags) appeared in the 1981 Irish Test series, but were pulled before the 1985 regular release. These three were replaced on the sheet by second copies of Nurds, Android, and Doglon, which is how those three titles got their back variations.
    • Doglon originally appeared as Doglix in the Irish Test version.
    • Long Line Beer had "W.C." over the doorway in the Irish Test version.
• Packs have three or four stickers, and a piece of gum.

 

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Irish Series Checklist
#1 Stuck Margarine	front	back	both
#2 Horrid Deodorant	front	back	both
#3a Doglon Dog Paint	front	back	both
#3b Doglon Dog Paint	front	back	both
#4 Lavirus Mouthwash	front	back	both
#5 Gadzooka Gum	front	back	both
#6 Chump Dog Food	front	back	both
#7 Eviltime	front	back	both
#8a Android Bathroom Tissue	front	back	both
#8b Android Bathroom Tissue	front	back	both
#9 Hate & Kill Sugar	front	back	both
#10a Nurd's Custard	front	back	both
#10b Nurd's Custard	front	back	both
#11 Tie Boot Tea	front	back	both
#12 Fisto Gravy	front	back	both
#13 Downhill Cigarettes	front	back	both
#14 Kick Kat	front	back	both
#15 Long Line Beer	front	back	both
#16 Whiskeys	front	back	both
#17 Neveready Batteries	front	back	both
#18 Koduck Film	front	back	both
#19 Fright Guard	front	back	both
#20 Botch Tape	front	back	both
#21 Contrac	front	back	both
#22 Toad Detergent	front	back	both
#23 Muleburro Cigarettes	front	back	both
#24 Kleenaxe Tissue	front	back	both
#25 Tic Toc	front	back	both
#26 Brittle Soap Pads	front	back	both
#27 Aquax	front	back	both
#28 Playbug Magazine	front	back	both
#29 Crust Toothpaste	front	back	both
#30 Mashbox Toys	front	back	both