The Annotated Wacky Packages All-New Series 1
 Base Set Cards

04. Chimps Ahoy!

'Chimps Ahoy!'



Art Stages

Rough Concept Drawing - click to enlarge Rough Concept Drawing
Lynch's black & white rough does not provide color guidance, but the style of the package in his sketch is modeled on the standard blue Chips Ahoy! bag. Whether by his own choice or by editorial decision, Pound would paint it in the red packaging style of the Chewy Chips Ahoy! product instead.

(The thumbnail above links to a scan of the rough at wackypackages.org)
Rough Concept Drawing - click to enlarge Pencil Art
The first step in Pound's art process was to lay out the image in pencil on tracing paper.

Pound sold the "Chimps Ahoy!" pencil art from his web site in 2004.
Rough Concept Drawing - click to enlarge Color Study
In plotting out the colors on a photocopy of the pencil drawing, Pound apparently considered a gray color for the chimp before settling on the brown.

Pound sold the "Chimps Ahoy!" color study from his web site in 2004.
Final Painting - click to enlargeFinal Painting
The Topps Vault sold the finished art for "Chimps Ahoy!" for $2100.00 in an eBay auction which ran from June 26 to July 6, 2004.

Printed Cards

Card Front - click to enlarge Card Back - click to enlarge Card Front & Back
"International Gravel," coupon #7 of 20, is found on the back of "Chimps Ahoy!" The John Pound art for this coupon was left over from Topps' aborted 1992 series.
Card Front - click to enlarge Card Back - click to enlarge Chase Card Version
Tattoo # 9 of 10

Spinoffs

Card Front - click to enlarge Card Back - click to enlarge Licensed Vending Sticker
"Chimps Ahoy!" was #7 of 15 in the Wacky Packages Special Edition of vending stickers (February 2005).

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