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Topps

The Topps Company, Inc. is an American company that manufactures trading cards and other collectables. Formerly based in New York City, Topps is best known as a producer of baseball and other sports- and non-sports-themed trading cards. Topps also produces cards under the brand names Allen & Ginter and Bowman.

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Founded
1938; 88 years ago (1938) in Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Industry
Collectibles
Headquarters
New York City, U.S.
Brands
Allen & Ginter (2006–present) Bowman (1956–present) Bazooka (1947–2022) Baby Bottle Pop (1998–2022) Juicy Drop Pop (2003–2022) Push Pop (1986–2022) Ring Pop (1977–2022) · Allen & Ginter (2006–present) · Bowman (1956–present) · Bazooka (1947–2022) · Baby Bottle Pop (1998–2022)
Key people
Michael Eisner (Chairman) · Mike Mahan (CEO)
Net income
$101 Million (fiscal 2017)

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Company history

Topps Europe Ltd.

Topps baseball cards

Card design

Topps American football cards

Trading cards for other sports

Non-sports products

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Topps

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Topps

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related to Bibliography · 60
Topps → Aaron, Alan, Baseball's Lifelong Fascination, Ben, Boston, Bowman Gum, Boyd, Brendan, Brown, Bubble Gum Book, Caple, Card Flipping, Chicago Reader, Cir, CNN/Money, Company, Culture Jamming, ESPN, Fleer Corp, Frank
related to Non-sports trading cards · 38
Topps → Art Spiegelman, As, Beatles, Beginning, Bhob Stewart, Bill Griffith, Bob Powell, Brown, Comics Code Authority, Dinosaurs Attack, For, Future, Gary Gerani, Gelman, In, Jack Davis, Jay Lynch, John, Kennedy, Kim Deitch
related to Incorporation · 26
Topps → After, Brooklyn, Bush Terminal, Co, Company, Corporate, Delaware General Corporation Law, Duryea, Forstmann, Gowanus Expressway, In, Inc, It, Little, Management, Manhattan, New York, One Whitehall Street, Pennsylvania, Shorin
related to Comic books · 22
Topps → Aside, Drawing, Fox TV, Its, Jack Kirby, Jim Salicrup, Kirbyverse, Known, Lady Rawhide, Lone Ranger, Mars Attacks, Marvel Comics, The X-Files, These, Timothy Truman, Tonto, Topps Comics, TV, Warrior Princess, With
related to Topps in the modern baseball card industry · 22
Topps → Also, As, Bowman, Following Topps, For, In, Increasingly, Jr, Major Leagues, Mark McGwire, MLBPA, Olympic, Since, Stadium Club, The, They, This, Topps Traded Cal Ripken, Traded, Update
related to Trading cards for other sports · 21
Topps → Amalgamated, Australia, Boston Bruins, British Confectionery, Canada, Canadian, Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings, In, Its, London, National Hockey League, New York Rangers, NHL, North American, O-Pee-Chee, O-Pee-Chee Company, Ontario, Scanlen's, Similarly
related to The monopoly and its end · 20
Topps → August, Clarence Charles Newcomer, Corn Flakes, Dick Perez, Donruss, Fleer, Hank Aaron, In, Kellogg's, Mickey Mantle, Other, Perez Steele, Raisin Bran, That, The, The Kellogg's, The Topps, Traded, Warren Spahn, When
related to Purchase of Merlin · 19
Topps → Australia, Europe, European, Far East, France, From, Germany, In, Italy, Merlin, Merlin Publishing, Milton Keynes, Norway, Premier League, South Africa, Spain, The, This, UK
related to Topps Digital · 18
Topps → After, Along, April, August, Bunt, Disney, Following, Huddle, In, In March, Kick, Marvel, May, November, Skate, Star Wars Card Trader, Topps Bunt, Walking Dead
related to Beginnings and consolidation · 17
Topps → Abram, American Leaf, At, Bazooka, Boyd, Hopalong Cassidy, Hoppy, Ira, Joseph, Joseph Shorin, Philip, Starting, The, To, Western, When Topps, William Boyd

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cards baseball card company players also gum set trading league series first fleer new football sets products one year bowman

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
ToppsBrandsAllen & Ginter (2006–present) Bowman (1956–present) Bazooka (1947–2022) Baby Bottle Pop (1998–2022) Juicy Drop Pop (2003–2022) Push Pop (1986–2022) Ring Pop (1977–2022)1.00infobox
ToppsBrandsAllen & Ginter (2006–present)1.00infobox
ToppsBrandsBowman (1956–present)1.00infobox
ToppsBrandsBazooka (1947–2022)1.00infobox
ToppsBrandsBaby Bottle Pop (1998–2022)1.00infobox
ToppsBrandsJuicy Drop Pop (2003–2022)1.00infobox
ToppsBrandsPush Pop (1986–2022)1.00infobox
ToppsBrandsRing Pop (1977–2022)1.00infobox
ToppsFounded1938; 88 years ago (1938) in Brooklyn, New York, U.S.1.00infobox
ToppsHeadquartersNew York City, U.S.1.00infobox
ToppsIndustryCollectibles1.00infobox
ToppsKey peopleMichael Eisner (Chairman)1.00infobox
ToppsKey peopleMike Mahan (CEO)1.00infobox
ToppsNet income$101 Million (fiscal 2017)1.00infobox
ToppsNumber of employees4221.00infobox
ToppsParentForstmann Little & Co. (1984–2007)1.00infobox
ToppsParentThe Tornante Company & Madison Dearborn Partners (2007–22)1.00infobox
ToppsParentFanatics, Inc. (2022–present)1.00infobox
ToppsProductsTrading cards (1938–present)1.00infobox
ToppsProductsChewing gum and candy (1938–2012)1.00infobox
ToppsRevenue$91.6 Million (fiscal 2006)1.00infobox
ToppsTypePrivate (1938–1984) Subsidiary (1984–)1.00infobox
ToppsWebsitetopps.com1.00infobox

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