INFORMATION: In 1992, four years after the fad of the Garbage Pail Kids, Topps tried their luck again with the parody of a new craze, the Norfin Trolls. Unfortunately, the cards were not released until the very end of the troll hype resulting in a lack of sales and no 2nd Series ever spawned. The Trash Can Trolls are a direct parody of the troll doll (or Dam doll) created by Danish woodcutter Thomas Dam, a type of hard plastic doll with rough, pliable hair depicting a troll figure. The troll dolls became a large toy craze in the early 1960s in the States, and were popular between the 1970s and early 1990s where the dolls were marketed under the trade name Norfin Trolls. The art director and editor of the set was Mark Newgarden; the artists included John Pound, Tomas Bunk, Drew Friedman, Richard Mcquire, Irene Rofheart (pka Pigott) and Patrick Pigott. The writers and concept artists included Mark Newgarden, John Pound, Drew Friedman, Frank Santopadre, Jordan Bochanis, Jim Giordano, Sam Henderson, John Mariano, Paul Parducci and Russ Reiley. The cards come 6 to a wax pack measuring 2 ½ X 3 ½ and are non-die cut. By this time, Topps had stopped placing gum in the packs due to the damage to the cards or price cuts. Although a 2nd Series Trash Can Trolls set was never released a few idea sketches were completed by John Pound but no final artwork was ever assigned.