Exhibit 32.1


                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


In  connection  with the  Quarterly  Report  of The  Topps  Company,  Inc.  (the
"Company")  on Form 10-Q for the period  ended May 27,  2006,  as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"),  I, Arthur
T.  Shorin,  Chairman  and Chief  Executive  Officer  of the  Company,  certify,
pursuant  to  18  U.S.C.   ss.1350,   as  adopted  pursuant  to  ss.906  of  the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(2) The  information  contained in the Report fairly  presents,  in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.



                                                  s/ Arthur T. Shorin
                                                -----------------------
                                                     Arthur T. Shorin
                                            Chairman and Chief Executive Officer


Date:  July 6, 2006