This thread got me thinking...
It's amazing how just many Wackys are rejected. And to think that this probably happens to every artist; They all probably have a stockpile of rejected parodies. They're the new generation of "lost" Wackys. Granted, these Wackys were rejected for one reason or another, yet I seriously doubt that
all were deemed "unfunny," "too coarse," or "disparaging" (to the actual product.) Some were probably rejected because a similar product was already selected to be parodied at the same time. Others might have been rejected on the grounds that they wouldn't appeal to Topps' target audience (8 - 10 year olds) and weren't "trendy" enough. (I could envision this happening in recent years.) Still others might have been rejected because Topps chose the artist's, say, top three parodies and left numbers four and five to wither on the vine. It's not that four and five weren't good; They were simply the "unchosen" (leaving the artist to scratch his head in bewilderment.)
Which brings me to my point...
It's too bad Topps didn't file all of these "rejects" away to be pulled out at a later date, say,
the year 2019, and issue a standard set of Wackys or a postcard set (both of which are long overdue.)
Instead, we have nothing and Topps makes nothing. IMO this doesn't make good business sense. In fact, it defies simple common sense.
I'm sure we are all grateful that Mark Parisi shared these with us, but it's sad (even tragic) to think of how many other "rejects" must be stored away in filing cabinets, never to see the light of day.