Iconic Rookies: 1985 Topps The Goonies Sticker #4 – Chunk

Some characters are born to be cool. Others are born to yell, panic, spill secrets, and somehow save the day anyway.

Lawrence “Chunk” Cohen is absolutely in that second group, and that’s why this goofy little sticker from 1985 deserves a spot in the Iconic Rookies conversation:

1985 Topps The Goonies Sticker #4 – “Chunk.”

Why This Counts as Chunk’s Rookie

The Goonies hit theaters in 1985, and Topps jumped on it with a full movie release: base cards, stickers, wax packs, the whole deal. Buried inside that product is Sticker #4, headlined by one simple word in a big yellow banner:

CHUNK.

• First mainstream, pack-pulled trading-card-style appearance of Chunk.
• Solo image – no group scene, no tiny background cameo.
• His name is front and center on the sticker art.
• Released the same year as the film, right in the middle of peak Goonies mania.

If we’re defining a “rookie” as the first proper, licensed cardboard focused on the character, this is Chunk’s rookie sticker. Period.

The 1985 Topps Goonies Release in a Nutshell

Topps did exactly what you’d expect in the mid-80s: take a kids’ adventure movie and turn it into wax-box fuel.

The product is a classic mid-80s movie set:

• Photo cards that walk through the story and key scenes.
• A chase-style sticker insert set featuring character shots and logos.
• Bright, simple design that puts the movie stills front and center.

Collectors tend to focus on the standard cards and treat the stickers like throw-ins, which is exactly why there’s so much upside hiding in these things. In 1985, kids peeled them, stuck them on lunchboxes, and trashed them. Very few survived in nice shape.

What’s Going On in This Photo?

Sticker #4 gives you prime Chunk energy without even needing the Truffle Shuffle:

• Chunk is in full 80s form: plaid pants, patterned shirt, and big red coat.
• He’s standing next to his bike, gripping the handlebars with a proud, slightly goofy smile.
• The background is foggy and green – classic Pacific Northwest / Oregon vibes that scream “Goon Docks.”
• His name runs along the top in a bold yellow banner: CHUNK.

It’s not a studio glam shot. It looks like a frame yanked straight out of the film – a slightly awkward, very human moment. Exactly what you want from a character who became a cult favorite for not being cool.

Condition, Grading & Why This Is Still Cheap

Here’s where things get fun. This is a sticker, which means three big problems if you’re trying to find high-grade examples:

• Peeling & sticking. Kids actually used these. Lots of them ended up on binders, doors, and lunchboxes instead of in card savers.
• Chipping & edge wear. Even unpeeled stickers tend to show tiny chips along the edges thanks to the die-cut and handling.
• Surface scratches. Glossy sticker fronts are magnets for little marks and print lines.

Despite all that, graded copies of Chunk are still usually priced like a random movie sticker, not an early cardboard appearance of a top-tier 80s character. It’s the classic non-sports blind spot: everyone loves the movie, but very few people have done the homework on the cards.

PSA Pop Report & Set Info

If you want to see how many of these exist in slabs and how the grades shake out, your best move is to hit the PSA population report:

PSA Population Report – Non-Sport Cards (search for “1985 Topps Goonies Stickers”)

Once you’re there, type “1985 Topps Goonies Stickers” into the search bar. You’ll get:

• A set-level breakdown for the Goonies stickers.
• Population by grade for Sticker #4 (Chunk).
• Links to auction price histories so you can see what copies have actually sold for recently.

The short version: there aren’t many high-grade Chunks out there, and the ones that exist are still reasonably priced for what they represent.

Where Chunk Fits in the Iconic Rookies Project

In this Iconic Rookies series, we’re celebrating cards like:

• Yoda’s first Empire Strikes Back Star File card
• Indiana Jones’ early Raiders cardboard
• Reeve’s Superman, Keaton’s Batman, Marty McFly, Rockys, and Bartman

Chunk absolutely belongs in that lineup. He’s not the “main hero,” but he’s one of the most quotable, memorable characters of the entire 80s movie era. Everybody remembers the Truffle Shuffle. Everybody remembers the blender confession. Everybody remembers “Sloth loves Chunk.”

This sticker is the first time that energy shows up in the hobby in a focused way – name on top, face in the middle, vibe all over the place.

Collecting Ideas: Building Around Chunk

If you want to lean into it, here are a few ways to build a little PC around this sticker:

• Goonies character page. Pair Chunk with Mikey, Brand, Data, Mouth, Sloth, and the Fratellis from the same release.
• 80s kid-adventure binder. Put him next to The Goonies, Back to the Future, Ghostbusters, E.T., and other “kids in over their heads” classics.
• Sticker run. Focus specifically on 80s/90s movie stickers: Goonies, Garbage Pail Kids, Simpsons, Turtles, etc.

None of this requires a crazy budget. You’re basically buying pure nostalgia at a discount.

Final Thoughts

1985 Topps The Goonies Sticker #4 – Chunk is exactly what makes non-sports so fun right now. It’s an easily recognizable, emotionally loaded character on a card most people still treat like a throwaway sticker.

If you believe in the idea of character rookies, this is one of the best cheap plays in the 80s movie lane. It’s loud, it’s weird, it’s a little bit beat up more often than not – which is kind of perfect for a kid from the Goon Docks.

Goonies never say die. And neither should their cardboard.