Thank you , toppcat. It’s not about being proven wrong, it is about the facts. It is a fact that you have never seen anything tying Topps to the larger Bond Bread branded Hoppy's. But here are the links where I did find the information.
From: Dave's Vintage Non Sports cards!!
“A very early Topps issue, the 1950 Topps Hopalong Cassidy cards features William Boyd! There are 230 cards in the set and eight rare short print foil cards were also inserted randomly into the packs. The set is divided into ten different stories. The fronts feature photographs from the show and the backs have descriptions of the episodes. A very popular Topps issue.”
From: Dean's Cards! 1950 Hopalong Cassidy: “The 1950 Hopalong Cassidy Set contains 230 cards of the popular cinema & TV cowboy, played by William Boyd. The set was issued by Topps, in two-card panels. Each card measures 2 1/16" x 2 5/8" and is perforated on one side. There are also 8 short-printed foil inserts that are not considered part of the standard set. The cards of the 1950 Hopalong Cassidy set tell 10 different stories, which are easily differentiated by the color of the scene.”
From: The Topps Archives!
Then there was the massive cross-promotion between Topps and Bond Bread that put Hoppy cards in bread loaves in most states east of the Mississippi. Bond also had Hoppy bread end labels that had nothing to do with Topps:
https://www.gfg.com/nonsports/hopalongcassidy.shtml
https://www.deanscards.com/c/3488/19...U1ZM2V-PxQSMOU
https://www.thetoppsarchives.com/2023/09/
John