Near the beginning of the new year, starting in early February, the Topps company began another year-long installment of their exclusive online brand of Garbage Pail Kids cards and product as specialized and limited items, under the tutelage of the Fanatics group. This marks their ninth consecutive year offering a slew of unique online material to the masses, in between their larger retail releases, that tends to cater to a much smaller niche of hardcore collectors. The online and digital releases are overseen by the Topps brand manager (of entertainment ecommerce), Francis Miceli.










ITEM
DATE
PRODUCT
PRICING
SET INFORMATION
PRINTED
01
Feb 08
Valentine's Day Putrid Poetry
$44.99
29 Cards per Box w/ Parallel Cards
UNK
02
Feb 07—14
2024 GPK Not-Scars
$19.99*
10 Card Set + 1 Parallel Card
1364
03a
Mar 26
GPK x MLB Series 3 — Box
$54.99
DAVID Gross — Included 3 Packs; 21 Cards
UNK
03b
Mar 26
GPK x MLB Series 3 — Case
$524.99
DAVID Gross — Included 10 Boxes; 210 Cards
UNK
*10 SETS +$160.00











THE ARTIST RECOGNITION EDITION











03. Topps released their annual Valentine's Day online set, titled 'Putrid Poetry', sold while supplies lasted, on February 08, 2024, that cost $44.99 per twenty-nine card mini-box (two years running, previously a plastic-case pack without a box). The set is composed of tribute artwork of early OS4 characters, whereas last year's set centered around OS5. Within their set Description section, the Topps Shop stated, "2024 Topps Garbage Pail Kids: Putrid Poetry — Bony O Tony O Wherefore art thou Tony O! I think that’s how it goes. Come join us in some poetry that'll really make you sick. Along with all your favorite GPK artists we welcome back famed artist Ermsy to the mix to help stop some of this terrible poetry." and the Specs section stated, "SKU: F24GPKV01 Product Information: Each box contains (29) 2.5"x3.5" cards • Product Type: Set • Property: Garbage Pail Kids • Year: 2024" The release SOLD OUT in roughly 2.5 hours. NOTE: Kiss cut stickers (aka die-cut cards) could be found on Red Heart parallels.



FEBRUARY 05, 2024 FACEBOOK POST W/ AD IMAGE — "ROSES ARE DEAD, VIOLETS ARE FAKE. GPK PUTRID POETRY IS OUT ON 2/8."
FEBRUARY 08, 2024 TOPPS BLAST EMAIL AD + WEBSITE BANNER IMAGE




Box Configuration:
29 Cards Per Box [28 Sticker Cards PLUS 1 Sketch Card or Foil Card or Relic Per Box] • Look for Short Printed Box Bony Tony - 1:10. Guarantee Parallels/Inserts • 3 Red Heart Parallels (Kiss Cut Stickers) • 1 Chocolate Fingerprint Parallel • 2 Putrid Poems • 1 C Name • 1 Foil or Sketch or Relic Per Box. Set Configuration: 21 Subjects (10A Names and 10B Names) and Checklist. Base Parallels: Rainbow Foil /25 - 1:6 • Gold Foil Border /50 - 1:3 • Red Hearts (20 Subjects) - 3 Per Box (Kiss Cut Stickers) • Chocolate Fingerprint Parallel (20 Subjects) - 1 Per Box. Inserts: C Names (10 Subjects) - 1 Per Box • Putrid Poems (10 Subjects) - 2 Per Box • Relic Cards (3 Subjects) - 1:10 • Tina and Hedy by Ermsy (1 Subject) - 1:5 • Sketch Cards - Odds 1:2.5.



On February 8, 2024, around 1pm CT, artist Ermsy took to social media to announce their involvement in the V-day release, stating, "My new chase card for the GPK Valentines Day: Putrid Poetry set. It’s a mashup of Guillo Tina & Decapitated Hedy. Available now via Topps." [Above image] • Artist JOE Simko posted "Painting for new GPK Valentines card set. Now available at Topps.com" [Box & relic card images] • Artist BRENT Engstrom stated "This online set has already sold out, but here's one I painted for the Garbage Pail Kids Putrid Poetry set." [Box image character] • Artist NEIL Camera posted to Facebook "I was going to give folks a heads up about the new GPK Valentines Day set from Topps, but alas, it's already sold out. Sorry to break those hearts, but if it's any consolation, here's one of the pieces I painted especially for the occasion, featuring OS4 characters Alien Ian and Swellen Sue Ellen, previoualy available at www.topps.com", and (on 02/14) "Looks like the cat's out of the bag! For those collecting the GPK Valentine's Day set, there's a fun variation for card #6. See if you can spot the difference." [characters switch positions; quite the variation!] • Artist SIMONE Arena mentioned "Hi to all, some sketch cards of [the] new S.Valentine's set. I'm in on this set, also, with 2 official paint[ings]." • (on 02/14) Artist [Smokin'] JOE McWilliams stated "Happy GPK Valentine's Day/Putrid Poetry. Here are my paintings for this set... sold out in '45 mintues' (Love is Fleeting)!"



Sketch Card Artist List — 1. Eric Lassen, 2. Cesar Lopez, 3. Steve Crockett (60ct), 4. Kimber Grobman (60ct), 5. Barry Niber(t) (50ct), 6. Eric Medina (70ct), 7. Neil Camera, 8. Carmen SantaFerrara (50ct), 9. Darrin Pepe, 10. Jasmine Contois (70ct), 11. Brandhen Snyder, 12. Aaron Laurich (50ct), 13. Barry Spears, 14. David Acevedo (70ct), 15. Nik Castaneda, 16. Erik Muller, 17. Chad Scheres, 18. Victor Moreno (70ct), 19. Tim Clinton, 20. Marion Miller, 21. Albert Collado, 22. RooBeeo [B.Rubio], 23. Kasey O'Rourke, 24. Vincent D'Ippolito, 25. Gregory Fages, and 26. Simone Arena
. NOTE: the sketch artists created 50, 60, or 70 sketch cards each, and received 5, 6, or 7 return sketch cards to sell, respectively.

crockpotcomics (Steve Crockett) — (FEB 8) "It's GPK Valentines day Putrid Poetry card release day. I did 60 cards cards for this set. Here are almost half of them. I'll post the rest tomorrow so I'll have something to post on Friday. Cheers!!!" + (FEB 9) "The rest of my GPK Vday sketch cards. Thanks to flippers the set sold out in like 2 and a half hours so look for most of these on eBay."
kimberlandart
— (FEB 8) "Today’s the day! GPK Putrid Poetry Drops today! I did a few fun insert designs for these. I did 15 love letter stamps, 15 chocolate box designs and 30 valentine hearts! I have APs coming soon! All cards are from OS4. Enjoy!" + (FEB 10) "Now available in my sketch card shop! My artist returns from the GPK Valentine's Day set. I thought it would be cute to turn them into little cupids!"
nibertsgrossart — (FEB 11) "Here's a sample of what I did for Putrid Poetry, Topps most recent Garbage Pail Kids exclusive online release for Valentines. I did 50 cards for the set. 10 cards I made a special subset I'll show soon. The other 40 are the style above, all OS4 Characters as that was the requirement. 20 of which I crafted little putrid poems an added them to the front. Enjoy! Love carefully!" + (FEB 12) "From: me. To: you. I made a special accessory subset. Enjoy! Love carefully!" + (FEB 13) "Here's the other 5 Accessories. Enjoy! Love carefully!"
medina11_one_studios
— (FEB 8) "GPK/Topps/Putrid Poetry/out now/here’s some of my 70 sketches I drew for the series, using different mediums such as ad markers, Tooli acrylic paint pens, air brush, Olo markers, and more.2024… had to rush this set do to all my other art work commissions, but still 100% dedicated to each piece."
carmen_santaferrara_art
— (FEB 7) "Can't wait to start sharing the Garbage Pail Kids sketch cards that I drew for this set! I did 50 of them, which will be randomly inserted into packages!! Set comes out tomorrow!!"
jasminevictoriacointois
— (FEB 8) "Garbage Pail Kids Putrid Poetry, Valentine’s Day set, drops today. Here are the sketch cards I did for the set. Sketch cards are randomly inserted into packs. This set is available later today at topps.com. Artist returns will be available to purchase in garbage pail kids Facebook group deal or no deal."
aaronlaurichart
— (FEB 8) "Topps Launches 2024 Garbage Pail Kids Putrid Poetry. This set was a lot of fun to work on. I did 50 cards to be inserted into the packs. Happy to finally be able to share them with you all. I have a couple returns left that are available for commissions."
newwavedave14 (David Acevedo) — (FEB 9) "Garbage Pail Kids 2024 Putrid Poetry." + (FEB 14) "GPK Putrid Poetry pack insert Artist sketch cards. For this series I drew a complete original series 4 gold set. Happy hunting fam!"
victormoreno
— (FEB 5) "I did 70 sketch cards for this set. I also have return sketches available for this set, as well as Intergoolactic Mayhem and Kids at Play, DM me if interested."
artistic_pursuit_studio (Marion Carole Miller) (FEB 11—14) "[...] I did for the Valentine’s Day 2024 Putrid Poetry series."

#01 — GPK VALENTINE'S DAY: PUTRID POETRY | SKU: F24GPKV01
Box1ASHLEY Can — MAIN BOX ~ 9:10 RATIO
JOE Simko
OS4 141a/b Bunk
Box2Bony TONY — SHORT PRINT BOX ~ 1:10 RATIO
BRENT Engstrom
OS4 132a/b Pound
NAChecklist Card w/ Poem
BRENT Engstrom
OS4 132a/b Pound
01a/b/cBony TONY + Unzipped ZACK + VAL Entine
BRENT Engstrom
OS4 132a/b Pound
02a/b/cHOLLY Wood + Oak KAY + Carved CARL
BRENT Engstrom
OS4 125a/b/b Pound
03a/b/cASHLEY Can + GRETA Garbage + COURTNEY Unloved
JOE Simko
OS4 141a/b Bunk
04a/b/cJACK O. Lantern + DU(N)CAN Pumpkin + Valentine GORDY
JOE Simko
OS4 153a/b Burke
05a/b/cTEDDY Bear + Battered BRAD + Dumpy DAN
NEIL Camera
OS4 164a/b/b Pound
06a/b/cAlien IAN + Outerspace CHASE + Floating On ARIAL
NEIL Camera
138a/b + 136a/b Pound
07a/b/cArmpit BRITT + Shaggy AGGIE + Knotted NADIA
JOE McWilliams
OS4 126a/b Pound
08a/b/cMeltin' ELTON + Crystal GALE + Ig LOU
JOE McWilliams
OS4 158a/b/b Bunk
09a/b/cCatty KATHY + KITTY Litter + Ragamuffin ROGER
SIMONE Arena
OS4 159a/b Burke
10a/b/cSecond Hand ROSE + Trashed TRACY + Disassemble WENDALL
SIMONE Arena
OS4 129a/b Pound
PP1-10Putrid Poems card — 2 PER BOX ~ 10 TOTAL
WRITER UNK
Valentine's Day
PB1Red Hearts Parallel — 3 PER BOX ~ 20 TOTAL
Various Artists
Valentine's Day
PB2Chocolate Fingerprints Parallel — 1 PER BOX ~ 20 TOTAL
Various Artists
Valentine's Day
Foil1Rainbow Foil — #/25 ~ 1:6 BOX RATIO ~ 20 TOTAL
Various Artists
Valentine's Day
Foil2Gold Foil — #/50 ~ 1:3 BOX RATIO ~ 20 TOTAL
Various Artists
Valentine's Day
SketchSketch Card — 1:2.5 BOX RATIO
Various Artists
Valentine's Day
R1HOLLY Wood — WOOD RELIC
BRENT Engstrom
OS4 125a/b/b Pound
R2ASHLEY Can — HEADBAND RELIC
JOE Simko
OS4 141a/b Bunk
R3JACK O. Lantern — PINK SUIT RELIC
JOE Simko
OS4 153a/b Burke
ErmsyTINA & HEDY — 1:5 BOX RATIO
ERMSY
OS1 + OS4 Pound
#NOMENCLATURE / ITEM
ARTIST / CONCEPT
PARODY SOURCE/SUBJECT









02. Topps released their 2024 GPK Not-Scars exclusive set online from March 07 through March 14, 2023. The set sold for one week only and cost $19.99 per eleven-card set, or +$160 for 10 sets ($179.99). Within their set 'Description' section, the Topps Shop simply stated: "The GPK NOT-SCARS are back in 2024! 10 Base Stickers plus 1 Parallel per set", "Paralells Include: (1) Film Parallel or Gold Foil /25", the Checklist, and caveat, "All sales are final. Print runs revealed after sales window expires. Art subject to change. Not responsible for typographical/printer errors." The 'Specs' section contained the SKU information, "Product Information: Each set contains (11) 2.5"x3.5" sticker cards - 10 Base Stickers plus 1 Parallel per Set", along with "Product Type: Set, Property: Garbage Pail Kids, Year: 2024, Available From: Mar 7, 2024, Available Until: Mar 14, 2024" information. Site title: 2024 Topps Garbage Pail Kids: Not-scars. Available until 3/14 at 10:00 AM [CST]. $19.99. Product is available from Mar 07, 2024 and expires on Mar 14, 2024.



On Wednesday, March 6, 2024, Topps included a card image of 'OWEN Oppenheimer' within their daily blast email, and simply stated "Coming Soon... 2024 Topps GPK: Not-scars". The film parody set dropped on March 7, 2024, where the Topps website showcased a set header (pictured above), and could be seen within the daily blast email, and in the afternoon Topps posted to their Facebook social media page and promoted the set by stating "She's had Kenough!
Collect 2024 Garbage Pail Kids Not-Scars! Available NOW at [Topps.com]." Per internet search on the coined 'Kenough' phrase, "At the end of Barbie, Ken (Ryan Gosling) wears a tie-dye hoodie that says, “I am Kenough”—meshing his forename with the word “enough.” This comes after Ken realizes that he is more than just an accessory to Barbie (Margot Robbie) and has a personality of his own."
The 2023 Not-scars release only contained the red film strip parallel, and not the gold foil parallel. Per Facebook, on release day, artist JOE Simko stated "GPK Oscars card set. Now available at Topps. My original 'Killin' CILLIAN' [Murphy] name choice did not get approved.", understandably.



Per ToppsRIPPED article published on March 7, 2024, titled 'Kids Trash the 2024 Oscars' and 'The Oscars are Garbage'. Since 2016, the Garbage Pail Kids have been letting the air out of all the pomp and circumstance of The Academy Awards. Hollywood’s biggest night is the perfect combination of celebrity exposure and big cultural event that is tailored-made for GPK parodying. During the past seven years, A-listers from Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Lady Gaga, to Tom Cruise have received the Garbage Pail treatment. This year is no different. For the next week, the Garbage Pail Kids: Not-Scars 2024 will be available [...] until 3/14, featuring send-ups of Oscar-hopefuls Barbie, Oppenheimer, Maestro, The Holdovers, and Killers of the Flower Moon. Let’s take a closer look at this year’s GPK Not-Scars set.

OWEN OPPENHEIMER: At this point in the award season, the coronation of Oppenheimer, director Christopher Nolan, star Cillian Murphy, and costars Emily Blunt and Robert Downey Jr. feels almost like a fait accompli. Thankfully, we have GPK here to stir the pot of what will be a long, drawn out ceremony. The Oscars are garbage.
MALIGNED MARGOT: All jokes aside, Greta Gerwig was definitely snubbed when the Oscars committee failed to nominate her for Best Director. But Barbie still raked in the nominations for Best Supporting Actor and Actress, and Best Original Song, among others. Don’t worry, Greta, in our hearts, you’ll always be Ken-enough.
LOOGIE LENNY: Bradley Cooper’s prosthetic tour de force, Maestro, earned seven Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and Best Actor. Cooper went full method-actor by wearing a prosthetic nose in an attempt to look more like the biopic’s subject, Leonard Bernstein. We’re not so sure it was necessary, but it makes for a great boogie bit on this LOOGIE LENNY card.
WALLEYED PAUL: Everybody’s favorite rumpled everyman, Paul Giamatti, continues to impress as the rightful heir to Karl Malden. Sure, we all love Giamatti in quasi-arthouse fare when he teams up with The Holdovers director Alexander Payne. But would it kill Giamatti to bring back Mr. X in a sequel to The Nanny Diaries?
B.O. LEO: Killers of the Flower Moon rolls into the Oscars with 10 total nominations. In addition to nominations for cinema royalty Robert De Niro and Martin Scorcese, Killers also saw Lily Gladstone (Best Actress) and Scott George (Best Original Song) receive the first two Academy Award nominations for Native Americans. This is all well and good, but has anyone gotten to the bottom of whether or not the Pioneer Woman’s family really owns all the Osage land?

#02 — NOT-SCARS | SKU: ARTGPK-24C2S-24GPKOS-SET
1a+bOWEN Oppenheimer + Rocket ROBERT
JOE Simko
J. ROBERT 'OPPENHEIMER' / OS1 GAG
2a+bMaligned MARGOT + Riveting RYAN
DAVID Gross
ROBBIE + GOSLING = BARBIE / OS2 GAG
3a+bLoogie LENNY + Booger BRADLEY [COOPER]
NEIL Camera
LEONARD BERNSTEIN ; MAESTRO
4a+bWalleyed PAUL + Holdover GROVER
BRENT Engstrom
PAUL GIAMATTI; THE HOLDOVERS (POSTER)
5a+bB.O. LEO [DICAPRIO] + Unearnest ERNEST
BRENT Engstrom
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON / OS2 GAG
FSPFilm Strip Parallel Cards 1a—5b
Various Artists
THE OSCARS / VARIOUS
GFPGold Foil Parallel Cards 1a—5b
Various Artists
THE OSCARS / VARIOUS
#NOMENCLATURE / ITEM
ARTIST / CONCEPT
PARODY SUBJECT









03a+b. Topps released an option of either a GPK x MLB (Major League Baseball) Series 3 box and/or case—this time in cahoots with GPK artist DAVID Grossonline on March 26, 2024, that cost $54.99 per three-pack box, or $524.99 per ten-pack box ... over two months after Series 2 was in released in Janaury 2023, comparied to last year. An overall price increase over the last release, due to an increase in pack number, etcetera.



Within their set introduction online, for the '2023 Topps GPK x MLB Series 3' release, the Topps Shop 'Overview' CASE & BOX section stated: "
Art By beloved GPK Artist David Gross • 3 Packs Per Box • 10 Boxes Per Case • 7 Cards per pack • 5 Base Cards, 1 Numbered Parallel Per Pack and 1 Insert Per Pack (Wrapper, C Name, Artist Card, Artist Autograph)", within the 'Description' section, "Garbage Pail Kids and Major League Baseball return for another great collaboration! Now, esteemed artist David Gross reimagines some of the biggest MLB stars, in his trademark style, as part of the hilarious Garbage Pail Kids universe. Look out for all the great players, in addition to a slew of collectible parallels, can’t-miss inserts, and even autographs! Available only while supplies last, exclusively on Topps.com • Pack Configuration: 7-cards per pack - 5 Base Cards, 1 Numbered Parallel Per Pack and 1 Insert Per Pack (Wrapper, C Name, Artist Card, Artist Autograph) • Set Configuration: Base Set (50 subjects) – 25A and 25B Names", plus, "All sales are final. Art subject to change. Not responsible for typographical/printer errors. In an effort to mitigate our carbon footprint, shipments may be grouped together within the same order.", and finally, "More Information ... SKU: F24GPBBX10 SKU: F24GPBBX01 Product Information: Box Includes Three Packs of (7) 2.5"x3.5" Trading Cards 7-cards per pack - 5 Base Cards, 1 Numbered Parallel Per Pack and 1 Insert Per Pack (Wrapper, C Name, Artist Card, Artist Autograph) • Product Type: Online Exclusive Box • Property: Garbage Pail Kids • Year: 2024" to their 'Specs' section.



Topps sent out an email blast on 03/25/2024 containing an image of the box and three singles stating "Coming Tomorrow...", and dropped the above banner ad to a second email blast on 03/26/2024 and to the front page of their website; which was up for less than half a day since the product has sold out. Topps also took to their GPK social media channels to post some card images and state, "THIS IS ART [emoji]. 2023 Topps GPK x MLB Series 3 has arrived. Available NOW, exclusively at Topps.com. (Art by beloved GPK artist David Gross )", however, their official Topps social media pages had connecting card images as seen below. NOTE:
The ten-pack case sold out in 30 minutes; the three-pack box sold out in 5 hours. The 3rd Series release had a much higher production and no artist proofs (only the 1st Series). The set now has two less parallel inserts from the past release, but 10 extra characters, from 15 to 25; a few chase inserts were also dropped, like 'no names'.




On March 25, 2024, artist DAVID Gross took to social media to post about his new project, announcing "New GPK X MLB set comes out tomorrow at Topps.com! I painted all 26 players in the set featuring modern, rookie and retired stars!", a follow-up post on March 26, 2024, stating "New Topps Bryce Harper Garbage Pail Kids X MLB card I painted for the set that dropped today at Topps.com. 25 modern, rookie and HOF players in the set!" (picturing Bell Ringer BRYCE), and posted an unused concept to Facebook, dated 06/24/2023, with Albert Pujols. Gross continued to post card images for several weeks after the release posting.

#03 — GPK X MLB | SKU: F24GPBBX01 + F24GPBBX10
#NOMENCLATURE
INFORMATION
No.01ADLEY RUTSCHMAN
3 SUBJECTS: A + B + C
No.02ANTHONY VOLPE
3 SUBJECTS: A + B + C
No.03KEN GRIFFEY JR
3 SUBJECTS: A + B + C
No.04GUNNAR HENDERSON
3 SUBJECTS: A + B + C
No.05BRYCE HARPER
3 SUBJECTS: A + B + C
No.06MIKE TROUT
3 SUBJECTS: A + B + C
No.07JULIO RODRIQUEZ
3 SUBJECTS: A + B + C
No.08RONALD ACUÑA JR
3 SUBJECTS: A + B + C
No.09AARON JUDGE
3 SUBJECTS: A + B + C
No.10SHOHEI OHTANI
3 SUBJECTS: A + B + C
No.11JUAN SOTO
3 SUBJECTS: A + B + C
No.12MOOKIE BETTS
3 SUBJECTS: A + B + C
No.13WADE BOGGS
3 SUBJECTS: A + B + C
No.14RANDY JOHNSON
3 SUBJECTS: A + B + C
No.15KYLE TUCKER
3 SUBJECTS: A + B + C
No.16KODAI SENGA
3 SUBJECTS: A + B + C
No.17FRANCISCO ALVAREZ
3 SUBJECTS: A + B + C
No.18CORBIN CARROLL
3 SUBJECTS: A + B + C
No.19JOSH JUNG
3 SUBJECTS: A + B + C
No.20JAMES OUTMAN
3 SUBJECTS: A + B + C
No.21PETE ALONSO
3 SUBJECTS: A + B + C
No.22CAL RIPKEN JR
3 SUBJECTS: A + B + C
No.23OZZIE SMITH
3 SUBJECTS: A + B + C
No.24NOLAN RYAN
3 SUBJECTS: A + B + C
No.25PEDRO MARTINEZ
3 SUBJECTS: A + B + C
P1BASEBALL STITCHING FOIL BORDER — #/199
50 SUBJECTS: A + B
P2PINK FOIL BORDER — #/99
50 SUBJECTS: A + B
P3GREEN FOIL BORDER — #/75
50 SUBJECTS: A + B
P4ORANGE FOIL BORDER — #/50
50 SUBJECTS: A + B
P5BLUE FOIL BORDER — #/25
50 SUBJECTS: A + B
P6PURPLE FOIL BORDER — #/10
50 SUBJECTS: A + B
P7RED FOIL BORDER — #/5
50 SUBJECTS: A + B
P8GOLD LAVA FOIL BORDER — #/1
50 SUBJECTS: A + B
AAGROSS ARTIST AUTOGRAPHS — A & B NAMES — 1:30 PACKS
50 SUBJECTS
APGROSS ARTIST PORTRAIT — A&B NAMES — 1:3 BOX; 1:9 PACKS
50 SUBJECTS
CNC NAMES — 25 SUBJECTS
25 SUBJECTS
WAWRAPPER ART CARDS — 25 SUBJECTS — 1:4 BOX; 1:12 PACKS
25 SUBJECTS
#NOMENCLATURE
INFORMATION