Wacky Packages Stickers

1982 Cereal Premiums

Beastball Iron-On Transfer

This promotional Beastball iron-on transfer was distributed in the comics section of Sunday newspapers on August 1st, 1982 and included coupons for Waffelos, Cookie Crisp, and Dinky Donuts cereals.

"Free Wacky Packages Iron-On Transfer
Plus free Wacky Packages stickers and posters in specially marked
packages of Waffelos, Cookie Crisp, and Dinky Donuts brand cereals."

This ad shows four wackys - Beastball, Hookey, Wormy Packages, and Foolball.  All are parodies of Topps products, but for some reason Hookey was switched with Gadzooka for the cereal inserts.  And Hookey didn't appear in the Album set either.  Did the Ralston Purina Company complain that it would provoke truancy?  I guess we'll never know, but it's interesting to think that another company may have C&D'd a Topps product.

Hookey may also have been dropped due to the fact that Topps did not issue Hockey cards between 1982 and 1985.  Correct me if I'm mistaken, but I believe this is the one and only time Hookey has appeared anywhere since the original 9th series.