In early 2014, Idea and
Design Works, LLC (IDW) landed the licensing for the Garbage Pail
Kids' brand name and characters from the Topps Company, Inc. under
their IDW Publishing division, right in time for the 30th anniversary
of GPK in May, 2015. The initial comic-book images started to
appear around mid-year as Peter Bagge's new GPK character, Comic-Con
RON, was posted to the interwebs closely followed by mock-up
comic-book covers by Joe Simko and Mark Pingitore with the 'Puke-Tacular'
tagline. Simko's Comic CONNER character
was circulated heavily on several different Topps bonus and promotional
cards as well as on IDW promotional items and Pingitore's NAT
Nerd hit online advertising pretty hard during the comic-book
convention season from July through October. The first 32-page 'One-Shot'
GPK comic was released at the end of December; these anthology
driven comics are usually unnumbered (the promo card does state #1)
and loosely based around one subject matter. Topps is able to use the
Topps freelance artist artwork as promotional or bonus material within
their own sets and distribute the comic bonus cards for IDW; Brent Engstrom's
excellent reiteration of Comic-Con RON
is pictured above and can be found as a bonus card in the Deluxe Edition
comic.
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After all
of the Bazooka Joe-like GPK comic card backs of the Original
Series, the comic backs for the All-New Series sets and comic card backs
for releases up to this day, it is only natural to see Garbage Pail
Kids obtain a regular sized comic-book adaptation. Above is pictured
Jeff Zapata and Jay Lynch's one-page comic pitch sample to Topps during
the All-New Series GPK heyday. The page covers the many conventions
where the comic chase material could be located, including the San Diego
Comic-Con International ('SDCC') and the New York Comic-Con ('NYCC')
as well as online sources that also includes the few comics published
by Topps and not IDW.
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IDW Website: Remember
mullets and teased bangs? Stonewashed denim jackets and jeans? Well,
not everything about the 80s was lame, because thats when
the Garbage Pail Kids ruled the world! Those irreverent, satirical
stickers quickly became a pop-culture phenomenon, but they never had
their own comic book
until now! In the spirit of the avant-garde
cartoonists and humorists who fathered these miscreants, a new generation
of alternative-comics creators has lent their unique talents to bring
the Garbage Pail Kids into the wacky world of comics just
in time for their 30th birthday!
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The IDW Garbage Pail
Kids comic anthology is partly helmed by Peter Bagge (best known
for his Hate and Neat Stuff comics) who helps open the
comic-book with a four page story involving the zaniness of conventions
that stars NAT Nerd and newcomer character
Comic-Con RON in their plight for swag
at any cost in Collect'em All. Bill Wray, who has written and
directed episodes of the Ren & Stimpy
Show, takes us on an explosive seven page (literal) $#!TSTORM
story with wonder twins Potty SCOTTY and
JASON Basin'burster along with
fellow talent Hilary Barta, Jason Millet, Robbie Robbins and Denton
J. Tipton. I always considered these twins cleaning the bowl, not really
filling the can, so it was an unexpected twist and story for these two
characters; you might remember Bill Wray did the final artwork for OS10
cards 403a HUNTER Punter and 403b Fractured
FRANCIS. Writer Shaun Manning and artist Mark Pingitore with
lettering by Robbie Robbins gives us a bird's-eye view through Live
MIKE of what it's like to be a velvet-rope guest at a Con
Crud'vention. Vito Delsante and Dean Haspiel give us a one-page
lesson on s#!tting a brick in More Roughage, Less Suffrage. The
last two installments help the first GPK comic anthology end
strongly, the four page How To Be a Garbage Pail Kid 101 is written
and superbly illustrated by GPK artist Joe Simko, possibly the most
humanized story of the lot; minus the human, it's what I envisioned
the GPK comic to be. Jeff Zapata, who has worked extensivly with
the All-New Series GPK line, rounds out the comic book with a
wonderful PSA-like four page story The Shocking Truth that includes
character Fryin' BRIAN with help from Fred
Wheaton and legend Jay Lynch with inking. A mock-up 'Phantom' variant
cover (retail version) with ADAM Bomb on
the cover, the original card image, was created but never never realized,
although, rumored to be a haux.
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Although comic card backs
didn't hit the Garbage Pail Kids scene, historically speaking,
until the OS6 set, the OS5 card fronts had a couple of comic-themed
characters; cards 172a NAT Nerd and 172b
CLARK Can't, whom make a predominant appearance
in the first IDW GPK comic installment, as well as cards 184b
Upside Down DONALD and 184b HUGH
Turn. The GPK comic card backs, a parody of Topps' Bazooka
Joe gum comics, would have a recurring roll in the Garbage Pail
Kids sets and later be known as The Garbage Gang starting
within the OS9 set.
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IDW Website: In
December, the Garbage Pail Kids were dragged kicking and screaming
into the world of comic books. Now, those miscreants are right where
youd expect to find them
in love? That cant be right,
you say? Well, if loving GPK is wrong, we dont want to
be right. So join the Kids as they celebrate Valentines Day the
only way they know how: the exchange of bodily fluids (and solids)!
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IDW Ad: Get ready to
get gross! Each Garbage Pail Kids Micro Comic Fun Pack comes
with 24 pages of Garbage Pail Kids comics and extras! Inside
each pack you'll find a collection of GPK stories as well as
classic card images and comics. Also included in each pack is one of
8 exclusive sticker cards to add to your GPK collection, collectible
posters, and pop-out standees featuring classic GPK characters!
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PRODUCT RELEASE INFORMATION
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GPK MICRO COMIC FUN PACKS
(24/10)
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Configuration:
24 Cello Packs per Display Box 10 Display Boxes per Master Case |
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Garbage Pail Kids
Micro Comic Fun Packs - Get ready to get gross! Each Garbage Pail
Kids Micro Comic Fun Pack comes with 24 pages of Garbage Pail
Kids comics and extras! Inside each pack you'll find a collection
of GPK stories as well as classic card images and comics. Also
included in each pack is one of 8 exclusive sticker cards to add to
your GPK collection, collectible posters, and pop-out standees
featuring classic GPK characters!
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Each pack includes:
1 of 4 comics featuring a special gross-out Scratch N' Sniff cover! 24 pages of Comic Story and bonus content! 1 of 8 exclusive Sticker Cards featuring 'A' and 'B' versions! 1 of 8 collectible Posters featuring 'A' and 'B' versions! 1 of 8 pop-out Standees featuring 'A' and 'B' versions! |
IDW Website: Remember
mullets and teased bangs? Stonewashed denim jackets and jeans? Well,
not everything about the '80s was lame, because that's when the Garbage
Pail Kids ruled the world! Those irreverent, satirical stickers quickly
became a pop-culture phenomenon, but they never had their own comic
book... until now! In the spirit of the avant-garde cartoonists and
humorists who fathered these miscreants, a new generation of alternative-comics
creators has lent their unique talents to bring the Garbage Pail
Kids into the wacky world of comics. Collects all five one-shots.
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Kickstarter: In addition
to the reward levels, you can also purchase optional add-on items to
build and customize your pledge! To do so, total up the prices of your
desired items in the images below and ADD THAT TO YOUR PLEDGE AMOUNT.
When the campaign ends, well send you a survey to fill out to
tell us which add-on items you wanted and in what quantities. Outside
of the add-ons that are labeled as "Limited" you may purchase
as many of these items as you like.
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Brent Engstrom had two such
unreleased works from the IDW comic book days, in a black and white
concept stage only; he has graciously allowed me to showcase his unpublished
GPK comic artwork and story and have 'Mad MIKE' Boyajian process
the coloring. The second of the two comics, showcased first, includes
GPK all-stars OS7 Grilled GIL, ANS7 Ghost TORY, OS1 Dead TED,
2014S1 WAYNE N Moon and a human character that is reminiscent of Mel
from Mel's Diner (on 'Alice'). The first comic co-stars OS5 NAT Nerd,
OS2 JANET Planet and an anonymous human.
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Artists that were signed
on to create comic artwork for IDW's at-the-time forthcoming GPK
comic book, surrounding the 30th anniversary hype, were instructed to
submit their stories. No clear instruction was given and IDW eventually
went with a very thematic compilation format so, many initial
submissions did not make it into the comic book releases. IDW's approach
was also very heavy on underground artists and their interpretive ideas,
thus leaving out the core group of actual GPK artists from most
of the project. If one were to compile the published works from Simko,
Engstrom and Zapata into one comic, with Pingitore's covers and Engstrom's
bonus cards, it would be a very strong comic... unfortuantely, the guest
spots outweighed the GPK heavy hitters.
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THE STORY: begins with Messy
Tessie visiting her psychiatrist on a rainy day. Dr. Sigmund Fraud is
trying to help her cure her fear of heights, but she would rather be
at the mall with her best friend Anna Banana. As she sits in the waiting
room with Wacky Jackie she notices a drenched bat clinging to the window.
She rescues the bat (Nicholas) and agrees to take him back to his house
on the outskirts of town (monster mansion). Nicholas gives her a tour
of the mansion which includes helping her with her vertigo by taking
her to the high bell tower. In exchange she promises to help him with
his fear of the dark. In the meantime, back at Dr. Fraud's office, Anna
Banana shows up to meet Messy Tessie and finds out from Wacky Jackie
the she left with Nicholas. Realizing that she has been fooled by Nicholas
(the vampire Nasty Nick in bat form) she rushes off to the monster mansion
to save her friend. Back at the mansion, Nicholas convinces Messy Tessie
to keep him company until dark in the bell tower. As the sun sets he
transforms into the bloodsucking vampire Nasty Nick. Her friend Anna
Banana arrives just in time to monkey her way up to the tower and throw
garlic powder on Nasty Nick. He brushes it off and explains that only
fresh garlic affects vampires, but Messy Tessie happens
to be allergic to it and sneezes a giant wad of snot which fuses Nasty
Nick to the tower bell. Then the girlfriends walk off into the sunset.
The End. Steve Potter
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Topps Website: GPK is
ringing in the New Year by highlighting the worst of 2016! Follow classic
GPKs 2016 Father Time Grim
JIM and 2017 Baby New Year Nervous
REX as they take a look back at the worst that 2016 had to offer!
Specs: 8-page exclusive collectible comic book measuring 6.7x10.25 - fully-painted cover - 6 pages of comics - 2 exclusive sticker cards measuring 2.5"x3.5"; 1a Grim JIM and 1b Nervous REX |
Topps Website: GPK presents
the guide to the 2017 Presidential Inauguration of Donald
Dump. Inside the commemorative pamphlet-style cover, GNN correspondent
ADAM Bomb takes you through the entire
ground-breaking ceremony!
Specs: 8-page exclusive collectible comic book measuring 6.7x10.25 - fully-painted cover - 6 pages of comics - 2 exclusive sticker cards measuring 2.5"x3.5"; 2a DONALD Dump and 2b Tossed Cookies TRUMP |
Topps Website: GPK presents
the guide to surviving the impending apocalypse. Inside the guide book-style
cover, scientist Brainy Janey takes you
through all of the possible 2017 doomsday scenarios!
Specs: 8-page exclusive collectible comic book measuring 6.7x10.25 - fully-painted cover - 6 pages of comics - 2 exclusive sticker cards measuring 2.5"x3.5"; 3a Detonation DONALD and 3b Terminus TRUMP |
Topps Website: GPK and
Weird Wendy present alternate endings to
the worlds most important scenarios! Featuring six one-page comics
exploring what would happen if La La Land Really Had Won the Not-scar,
Hacked Hillary Won the Election,
Batty Bruce Lost His Fortune in the
Crash of 07 and more! Written by Pat Barrett with art by
Joe Simko, Brent Engstrom, Fred Wheaton & Barrett!
Specs: 8-page exclusive collectible comic book measuring 6.7x10.25 - fully-painted cover - 8-page comic - 6 pages of comics - 2 exclusive sticker cards measuring 2.5"x3.5"; 4a AL-cademy Comedy and 4b OSCAR La Vista |
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IDW COMICS &
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Card P1 | COMIC CONNER : PROMO CARD |
JOE SIMKO
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SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON
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Card CC1a | COMIC CONNER : JUMBO CARD (11x14) |
JOE SIMKO
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SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON
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Card CC1b | COSPLAY CODY : JUMBO CARD (11x14) |
JOE SIMKO
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TOPPS ONLINE STORE
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Card P2 | FAN BOYD : PROMO CARD |
JOE SIMKO
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NEW YORK COMIC CON
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Comic IDW | OFFICIAL COLLECTOR BINDER (5.5x8.5) |
JOE SIMKO
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NEW YORK COMIC CON
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Card IDW | GPK COMIC PROMO CARD NYCC |
MARK PINGITORE
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NEW YORK COMIC CON
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Card CC7a | FAN BOYD : JUMBO CARD (11x14) |
JOE SIMKO
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NEW YORK COMIC CON
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Card CC10a | COMIC-CON RON : JUMBO CARD (11x14) |
BRENT ENGSTROM
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NEW YORK COMIC CON
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Card P3 | COSPLAY CODY : PROMO CARD |
JOE SIMKO
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PHILLY NON-SPORTS CARD SHOW
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Card IDW | GPK COMIC PROMO CARD PNSCS |
MARK PINGITORE
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PHILLY NON-SPORTS CARD SHOW
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Card CC7b | GEEKY GUY : JUMBO CARD (11x14) |
JOE SIMKO
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TOPPS ONLINE STORE
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Card CC10b | BONUS JONAS : JUMBO CARD (11x14) |
BRENT ENGSTROM
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TOPPS ONLINE STORE
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Card P4 | GEEKY GUY : PROMO CARD |
JOE SIMKO
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TOPPS ONLINE STORE BONUS
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Comic A | PUKE-TACULAR : REGULAR COVER |
MARK PINGITORE
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REGULAR EDITION
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Comic B | PUKE-TACULAR : BLANK SKETCH COVER |
NA
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SUBSCRIPTION EDITION
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Comic C | PUKE-TACULAR : VARIANT COVER |
JOE SIMKO
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RETAILER INCENTIVE (RI)
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Comic D | PUKE-TACULAR : DELUXE COVER |
PETER BAGGE
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DELUXE EDITION
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Card 3a | NAT NERD : COMIC BOOK COVER SUBSET |
MARK PINGITORE
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30TH ANNIVERSARY SET
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Card 3b | CLARK CAN'T : COMIC BOOK COVER SUBSET |
MARK PINGITORE
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30TH ANNIVERSARY SET
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Card 1a | COMIC CONNER : COMIC BOOK COVER SUBSET |
JOE SIMKO
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30TH ANNIVERSARY SET
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Card 1b | FAN BOYD : COMIC BOOK COVER SUBSET |
JOE SIMKO
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30TH ANNIVERSARY SET
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Card 1a | COMIC-CON RON : ARTISTIC INTERPR SUBSET |
PETER BAGGE
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30TH ANNIVERSARY SET
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Card 1b | COSPLAY CARL : ARTISTIC INTERPR SUBSET |
PETER BAGGE
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30TH ANNIVERSARY SET
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Card SP1 | COMIC-CON RON : PROMO CARD |
BRENT ENGSTROM
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DELUXE EDITION EXCLUSIVE
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Card SP1 | COMIC-CON RON : PROMO CARD (BLACK) |
BRENT ENGSTROM
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DELUXE EDITION EXCLUSIVE
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Card SP1 | COMIC-CON RON : PROMO CARD (YELLOW) (UNRELEASED) |
BRENT ENGSTROM
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DELUXE EDITION EXCLUSIVE
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Card SP1 | COMIC-CON RON : PROMO CARD (RED) (RARE) |
BRENT ENGSTROM
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DELUXE EDITION EXCLUSIVE
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Card 2a | COMIC-CON RON : COMIC BOOK COVER SUBSET |
BRENT ENGSTROM
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30TH ANNIVERSARY SET
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Card 2b | COSPLAY CARL : COMIC BOOK COVER SUBSET |
BRENT ENGSTROM
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30TH ANNIVERSARY SET
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Comic A | LOVE STINKS : REGULAR COVER |
MARK PINGITORE
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REGULAR EDITION
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Comic B | LOVE STINKS : VARIANT COVER |
TOM BUNK
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RETAILER INCENTIVE (RI)
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Comic C | LOVE STINKS : DELUXE EDITION |
DEAN HASPIEL
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DELUXE EDITION
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Card 5a | HAIRY CARRIE : COMIC BOOK COVER SUBSET |
MARK PINGITORE
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30TH ANNIVERSARY SET
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Card 5b | BRUTAL BRIDGETTE : COMIC BOOK COVER SUBSET |
MARK PINGITORE
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30TH ANNIVERSARY SET
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Card 2a | FRENCH KISS TRISH : ARTISTIC INTERPR SUBSET |
DEAN HASPIEL
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30TH ANNIVERSARY SET
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Card 2b | BOOTH BETH : ARTISTIC INTERPRETATION SUBSET |
DEAN HASPIEL
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30TH ANNIVERSARY SET
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Card SP2 | FRENCH KISS TRISH : PROMO CARD |
BRENT ENGSTROM
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DELUXE EDITION EXCLUSIVE
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Card SP2 | FRENCH KISS TRISH : PROMO CARD (BLACK) |
BRENT ENGSTROM
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DELUXE EDITION EXCLUSIVE
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Card SP2 | FRENCH KISS TRISH : PROMO CARD (YELLOW) (HTF) |
BRENT ENGSTROM
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DELUXE EDITION EXCLUSIVE
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Card SP2 | FRENCH KISS TRISH : PROMO CARD (RED) (RARE) |
BRENT ENGSTROM
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DELUXE EDITION EXCLUSIVE
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Card 4a | FRENCH KISS TRISH : COMIC COVER SUBSET |
BRENT ENGSTROM
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30TH ANNIVERSARY SET
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Card 4b | BOOTH BETH : COMIC BOOK COVER SUBSET |
BRENT ENGSTROM
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30TH ANNIVERSARY SET
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Comic A | FABLES, FANTASY & FARTS : REGULAR COVER |
MARK PINGITORE
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REGULAR EDITION
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Comic B | FABLES, FANTASY & FARTS : VARIANT COVER |
JOHN POUND
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RETAILER INCENTIVE (RI)
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Comic C | FABLES, FANTASY & FARTS : DELUXE EDITION |
SHANNON WHEELER
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DELUXE EDITION
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Card 7a | TOADY TERRY : COMIC BOOK COVER SUBSET |
MARK PINGITORE
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30TH ANNIVERSARY SET
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Card 7b | CROAKIN' COLIN : COMIC BOOK COVER SUBSET |
MARK PINGITORE
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30TH ANNIVERSARY SET
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Card 3a | FELICIA FANTASY : ARTISTIC INTERPR SUBSET |
SHANNON WHEELER
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30TH ANNIVERSARY SET
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Card 3b | DREAM GAL VAL : ARTISTIC INTERPR SUBSET |
SHANNON WHEELER
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30TH ANNIVERSARY SET
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Card SP3 | FELICIA FANTASY : PROMO CARD |
BRENT ENGSTROM
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DELUXE EDITION EXCLUSIVE
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Card SP3 | FELICIA FANTASY : PROMO CARD (BLACK) |
BRENT ENGSTROM
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DELUXE EDITION EXCLUSIVE
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Card SP3 | FELICIA FANTASY : PROMO CARD (YELLOW) (HTF) |
BRENT ENGSTROM
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DELUXE EDITION EXCLUSIVE
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Card SP3 | FELICIA FANTASY : PROMO CARD (RED) (RARE) |
BRENT ENGSTROM
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DELUXE EDITION EXCLUSIVE
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Card 3a | FELICIA FANTASY : COMIC BOOK COVER SUBSET |
BRENT ENGSTROM
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30TH ANNIVERSARY SET
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Card 3b | DREAM GAL VAL : COMIC BOOK COVER SUBSET |
BRENT ENGSTROM
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30TH ANNIVERSARY SET
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Comic A | GROSS ENCOUNTERS : REGULAR COVER |
MARK PINGITORE
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REGULAR EDITION
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Comic B | GROSS ENCOUNTERS : BLANK SKETCH COVER |
NA
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SUBSCRIPTION EDITION
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Comic C | GROSS ENCOUNTERS : DELUXE EDITION |
HILARY BARTA
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DELUXE EDITION
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Comic D | GROSS ENCOUNTERS : VARIANT COVER |
JOHN POUND
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RETAILER INCENTIVE (RI)
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Card SP4 | OVER KILLIAN : PROMO CARD |
BRENT ENGSTROM
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DELUXE EDITION EXCLUSIVE
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Card SP4 | OVER KILLIAN : PROMO CARD (BLACK) |
BRENT ENGSTROM
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DELUXE EDITION EXCLUSIVE
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Card SP4 | OVER KILLIAN : PROMO CARD (YELLOW) (HTF) |
BRENT ENGSTROM
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DELUXE EDITION EXCLUSIVE
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Card SP4 | OVER KILLIAN : PROMO CARD (RED) (RARE) |
BRENT ENGSTROM
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DELUXE EDITION EXCLUSIVE
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Comic A | GO HOLLYWOOD : REGULAR COVER |
MARK PINGITORE
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REGULAR EDITION
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Comic B | GO HOLLYWOOD : BLANK SKETCH COVER |
NA
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SUBSCRIPTION EDITION
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Comic C | GO HOLLYWOOD : DELUXE EDITION |
BOB FINGERMAN
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DELUXE EDITION
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Comic D | GO HOLLYWOOD : MANNY EATER VARIANT EDITION |
SAM KIETH
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RETAILER INCENTIVE (RI)
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Card SP5 | METHANE MAX : PROMO CARD |
BRENT ENGSTROM
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DELUXE EDITION EXCLUSIVE
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Card SP5 | METHANE MAX : PROMO CARD (BLACK) |
BRENT ENGSTROM
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DELUXE EDITION EXCLUSIVE
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Card SP5 | METHANE MAX : PROMO CARD (YELLOW) (HTF) |
BRENT ENGSTROM
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DELUXE EDITION EXCLUSIVE
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Card SP5 | METHANE MAX : PROMO CARD (RED) (RARE) |
BRENT ENGSTROM
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DELUXE EDITION EXCLUSIVE
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Card Promo | 'SLIME CAPTIVE' MARS ATTACKS/GPK KICKSTARTER |
JOE SIMKO
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COLLECTED EDITION PROMO CARD
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Comic | TRADE PAPERBACK (COLLECTS ALL 5 ONE-SHOTS) |
MARK PINGITORE
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COLLECTED EDITION
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TOPPS COMICS
& CARDS
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Comic #1 | THE WORST OF 2016 + 2 STICKERS |
JOE SIMKO
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TOPPS ONLINE EXCLUSIVE
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Comic #2 | 2017 PRESIDENTIAL INAUG-HURL CEREMONY + 2 STICKERS |
BRENT ENGSTROM
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TOPPS ONLINE EXCLUSIVE
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Comic #3 | GPK GUIDE TO SURVIVING THE APOCALYPSE + 2 STICKERS |
BRENT ENGSTROM
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TOPPS ONLINE EXCLUSIVE
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Comic #4 | WHAT IZ? GPK ALTERNATE ENDINGS + 2 STICKERS |
JOE SIMKO
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TOPPS ONLINE EXCLUSIVE
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