Woodrow Gelman was a publisher, cartoonist, novelist and an artist-writer for both animation and comic books. As the publisher of Nostalgia Press, he pioneered the reprinting of vintage comic strips in quality hardcovers and trade paperbacks. As an editor and art director for two-and-a-half decades at Topps Chewing Gum, he introduced many innovations in trading cards and humor products.
Woody Gelman in 1972
Gelman designed and published The Picture History of Charlie Chaplin in 1965
The Topps Company, Inc. is an American company that manufactures trading cards and other collectibles. Formerly based in New York City, Topps is best known as a leading producer of baseball and other sports and non-sports themed trading cards. Topps also produces cards under the brand names Allen & Ginter and Bowman.
Trading card featuring The Diamonds from the series of movie, television and recording stars, 1957
A box of 'Merlin's Premier League 95' sticker packets as they would appear for sale in a supermarket or newsagent's shop
Boyd Dowler in a 1961 Topps American Football Card
Topps Comics' The X-Files #5 (May 1995), cover art by Miriam Kim