54. Unlucky Charms

• Published Date:  March 2005
• Parody Subject:  Lucky Charms cereal
• Concept Writer/Artist:  Frank Santopadre / Neil Camera
• Painter:  Pat and Sean Glover

Art Stages

Rough Concept Drawing Frank Santopadre submitted the first concept for "Unlucky Charms". Artist Neil Camera contributed ideas in the rough drawing, and others at Topps added to the concept on the way to its final execution. The Topps Vault sold the rough art for "Unlucky Charms" for $294.99 in an eBay auction which ran from October 19-26, 2005.

Final Painting Pat and Sean Glover produced the piece's lettering by hand, but that was overlaid with computer-generated lettering for the published sticker. The Topps Vault sold the finished art for "Unlucky Charms" for $3625.09 in an eBay auction which ran from October 5-10, 2005.

Printed Sticker

Card Front & Back The Bottom Middle (BM) piece of the "Count Funkula" puzzle is found on the back of "Unlucky Charms."