Exhibit 99.1


CONTACTS:

Cathy Jessup, CFO
The Topps Company, Inc.
212.376.0466
      or
Betsy Brod
MBS Value Partners, LLC
212.750.5800

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


                 THE TOPPS COMPNAY, INC. AUDIT COMMITTEE CHANGE


NEW YORK,  NY, Sept.  15,  2006-The Topps  Company,  Inc.  (Nasdaq:  TOPP) today
reported  that the Board of Directors  elected  Arnaud Ajdler as a member of the
Company's audit  committee.  Mr. Ajdler was elected to the Board of Directors at
the Company's annual stockholder meeting on August 25, 2006. The election of Mr.
Adjler brings the number of audit  committee  members to three and  remediates a
Nasdaq listing requirement deficiency.

On September 12, 2006,  the Company  received a Nasdaq Staff  Deficiency  Letter
indicating that it was not in compliance  with the audit  committee  requirement
for continued  listing set forth in Marketplace Rule 4350(d)(2),  which requires
the  Company  to  have  an  audit  committee  of at  least  three  members.  The
composition of the Company's  audit  committee was reduced from three members to
two members on August 25, 2006 when one of the  Company's  former  directors and
audit  committee  members was not  reelected to the Board as a result of his not
being nominated for reelection pursuant to the  previously-announced  settlement
with the Topps Full Value Committee.


About Topps

Founded  in  1938,  Topps is a  leading  creator  and  marketer  of  distinctive
confectionery and entertainment  products.  The Company's  confectionery  brands
include "Ring Pop," "Push Pop," "Baby Bottle Pop" and "Juicy Drop Pop" lollipops
as well as "Bazooka"  bubble gum. Topps  entertainment  products include trading
cards,  sticker  album  collections,   and  collectible  games.  For  additional
information, visit http://www.topps.com.

This release  contains  forward-looking  statements  pursuant to the safe harbor
provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Although the
Company believes the expectations  contained in such forward-looking  statements
are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be
correct.  This information may involve risks and uncertainties  that could cause
actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Factors
that could cause or contribute to such differences  include, but are not limited
to,  factors  detailed  in the  Company's  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission
filings.