Category Archives: Bubble Gum

Topps’ Answer to Nerds: Bazooka Zooks!

Posted on July 21, 2012 by Jason Liebig

In 1982, the Willy Wonka company unveiled Nerds candies and they soon took the candy world by storm.   In 1985 Topps attempted to tap into that popularity by releasing a Nerds-like bubblegum product called Zooks (from Ba-zook-a).

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Ode to SDCC 2012 – Fleer’s X-Men Tattoo Bubble Gum!

Posted on July 15, 2012 by Jason Liebig

Today marks the end of another San Diego Comic Con, and while I couldn’t attend this year, I did endeavor to follow the fun online.   To tip my hat to this year’s event, I wanted to write up something from … Continue reading →

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Topps’ Fruit Fizz and Cola Fizz – A new candy discovery from the late 70’s.

Posted on April 21, 2012 by Jason Liebig

It’s not often that I discover images of something produced by Topps in the mid-to-late-70’s that I’d never seen before.   After doing years of resarch and collecting, I’d assumed I’d at least come across photos of every one of their … Continue reading →

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The almost-conclusion to the Jeff Nelson Gum Collection!

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Jason Liebig

Today, I’ll be posting the last photos of the display cases of Jeff Nelson’s gum collection.  With one small caveat;  These were the display cases that were filled and completed before we arrived. We spent our two-and-a-half days in Toledo, … Continue reading →

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Back Home – And still more of the Jeff Nelson gum collection!

Posted on April 15, 2012 by Jason Liebig

After a little more than a week away, the CollectingCandy.com staff has returned home.  It was an amazing road trip, though it is nice to be able to post from my home PC, while having easy access to my scanner … Continue reading →

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More of the Jeff Nelson Gum Collection

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Jason Liebig

Tonight I’ll be revealing additional images from the gum collection of Jeff Nelson. Before we get to that, a little update on the CollectingCandy.com field trip. Today was the last leg of a week-long sugar-filled journey, as we visited the … Continue reading →

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The Jeff Nelson Bubblegum Collection – Cases and Cases

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Jason Liebig

I promised to reveal more of the Jeff Nelson bubblegum collection earlier in the week, and today I’m going to showcase a portion of the display cases that were already assembled and on display when we arrived. Starting with case … Continue reading →

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Bubblegumageddon with Jeff Nelson – Day One

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Jason Liebig

Just spent an incredible day with all-around amazing guy, Jeff Nelson.  Beyond having built what is likely the largest collection of contemporary bubble gum in the country, Jeff is an artist, entreprenuer, activist – not to to mention being a … Continue reading →

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Play Ball!! Baseball’s Opening Day Tomorrow!

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Jason Liebig

Tomorrow is the 2012 opening day for Major League Baseball.   In order to mark this occasion, today’s post will showcase a number of fun baseball-related candy packages.

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Amurol Innovation – Nutty Novelty Gum from 1995

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Jason Liebig

I’ve spoken before about Amurol, the division of Wrigley responsible for things like Big League Chew and Bubble Tape among many other fun products.  Though they started as a sugarless gum company, they ended up becoming the novelty arm of … Continue reading →

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