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Originally Posted by darkhorse9
That all changed in 1977 when Hostess decided to issue all 150 cards in single serving packages. That's where the drama begins. Hostess decided to include not just Twinkies, but Suzy Q, Cupcakes, Ho-Ho's, Ding Dongs (or King Dons), and SnoBalls. Each one had a different sized piece of cardboard to fit the product. That meant that even though the size of the player card remained the same, the overall size of the card it was printed on varied. The ubiquitous black bar might not be visible on cards cut from a larger product card surface.
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This would explain why I have some cards with typical Twinkie like product stains, have a wider cut and do not appear to have the black bar. Are there any lists at all that show the break down of which "Twinkie" cards appear on which boxes to help determine if they are indeed Twinkie cards despite a black bar not being visible or just a regular Hostess card with some less than usual product staining?