The brand was originally known as Topps Chewing Gum, and produced a “Topps Gum” out of its factory in Brooklyn, New York. The company developed Bazooka Bubble Gum after World War II and ...

Two gum companies -- including Topps, maker of the Bazooka gum that Gonzalez chewed, and Mueller Sports Medicine -- bid on the item in recent days. So, too, ...

Next month, Topps goes retro with gum in card packs that sell for 50 cents.Topps put gum with its cards until 1992, but there were two problems. The gum stained the cards, and it wasn’t Bazooka.

Bazooka gum dates back to 1947, when it was created by the Topps Company. Named after the World War II weapon, the gum became popular for the Bazooka Joe comic strip that was included in each package.

The Topps Company was founded in 1938 as Topps Chewing Gum, and in its early years produced a popular penny "Topps Gum" from a factory in Brooklyn, NY. After World War II, the company developed ...

While Topps led the charge in baseball, it was their non-sport movie sets that captured the hearts of kids—and now adult collectors —wrapping up pop culture moments in gum-scented nostalgia.