Lidsville

Last fall I posted on the early 70's Topps Candy Lids. Nothing has changed since then except I found a few old scans stashed away in the dark recesses of my hard drive. So I figured, what they hey I'll be lazy and show 'em as we wind down the dog days...

Oxymoronically, here's a black & white of color separation proof of the 1970 Willie Davis lid, front and back:



Never willing to waste a concept, Topps released a comic-themed set called Rocks O' Gum in 1971:



My favorite part of the Rocks set is that there is a Woody Gelman reference on one of the lids:



Poor Woody!