The Garbage Gang
sets were printed in New Zealand by the Regina Co., and released throughout
New Zealand and Australia. A total of four sets, measuring 2 1/8
X 3 inches, that are non-die cut, peeling from the edges, were produced
with many back variations for each release. The cards come 3 to
a plastic (or cellophane) pack with a slab of gum. The Australia
1st Series is quite different from the New Zealand 1st Series; the 1st
NZ set is a direct replication or reproduction of the 1st UK set with
a curved header. The cards were released in 1989 after the success of
the Garbage Pail Kids in the U.S. and the UK territories. A
test set was released prior to the four [The] Garbage Gang
sets and was exactly the same as the UK 6th Series set followed by a
UK 1st Series test set in 1988. A 5th Series unpublished set was also
developed but never printed for both countries. There are no box
or wrapper codes on the packaging.
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