In 1986, television news reports highlighted the controversy surrounding the popular Garbage Pail Kids trading cards, focusing on parental outrage over their grotesque imagery and the resulting school bans. The segments documented how the cards, despite the strong objections and a lawsuit from the creators of Cabbage Patch Kids, remained a massive commercial success for the manufacturer, The Topps Company. Credit: @nbc | History In Pictures

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