FRENCH - GERMAN - DUTCH
1986 TEST SETS

The Garbage Pail Kids line was released as a 44-card variation test set with no twin cards in France and Belgium in 1986, right after the UK 1st Series set. The card set was manufactured by the Topps Ireland company and several test sets were released to several surrounding countries. The card character names, 'PEEL HERE' arrow and card back dailogue is written in French and the cards measure 2 1/8 X 3 inches and are non-die cut (peeling from the edges). The box and wrapper packaging is the same for all three test sets, but the price for the French release was '10 BF' that equates to 10 Belgium Francs. A few years later, two sets of Les Crados were released in France and an All-New Series set released in 2004.

The Garbage Pail Kids line was released as a 44-card variation test set with no twin cards in Germany and Denmark in 1986, right after the UK 1st Series set. Test sets for both France and Belgium were produced in the same structure and all manufactured by the Topps Ireland company. The cards measure 2 1/8 X 3 inches and are non-die cut (peeling from the edges) and were sold in the same UK cellophane wrapper as the other 1st Series releases at the time. The set is a direct reproduction of the UK 1st Series set with the card character names, 'PEEL HERE' arrow and card back dialogue written in German. Years later, in 1994, a set of Die Total Kaputtan Kids was released in Germany showcasing characters from other GPK sets.

DISPLAY BOX

BOX CODE: 1-494-1-6; DANISH KRONE PRICE
(NOTE: NO 12P ON BOX)
BOX ARTWORK : JOHN POUND


WRAPPER

WRAPPER CODE: 0-494-1-6 :
PINK AND WHITE WITH UPC BAR CODE
RENDERED WRAPPER ARTWORK : TOM BUNK

1. Along with the France and Belgium test set releases, the German cards can be found with One Name Only and no twin card. This makes the test set smaller; exactly like the U.K. 1st Series test set with only 'a' card boxes.

2. Although the set is a direct reproduction of the UK 1st Series test set release, the names on the front of the cards, the 'PEEL HERE' arrow and the card back dialogue is Written In German. The header still remains Garbage Pail Kids for the test releases.


3. The set contains No Puzzle; exactly like the sets it was reproduced from.

4. The Checklist Backs mention a card # 42 'Checkliste' that can be found, but only 3 variations backs for cards #5, #8 and #29 can be found with dialogue and checklist backs; the same variations as the U.S., UK and New Zealand card backs.


5. Sticker card #25 FRANK N. Stein has the Same Name as the U.S., UK, Australia and New Zealand 3rd Series card 112a FRANK N. Stein.

6. Card Samples: 1a Onkel DRACULA, 33a Wilder WILLI and 41a Killer-KARL.


7. Card #21 Virus-IRIS has the Same Name as its UK counterpart 21a Virus IRIS. Other names that come very close to the U.S. and UK names is card #27 JENNY Genie and 27a JENNY Genius, card #34 Banana-ANNA and 34b ANNA Banana and card #35 Rocker ROBERT and 35b Rockin' ROBERT.

#	NAME	ARTIST FRONT	ARTIST BACK	ORIGINAL WRITER BACK
1a	Onkel DRACULA	John Pound	Tom Bunk	Mark Newgarden
2a	Willi ZAHNLOS	John Pound	Tom Bunk	Mark Newgarden
3a	Karli KOTZ	John Pound	Tom Bunk	Mark Newgarden
4a	Elektro-OTTO	John Pound	Tom Bunk	Mark Newgarden
5a	Faulige PAULA (v)	John Pound	Tom Bunk	Mark Newgarden
5a	Faulige PAULA (v)	John Pound	(checklist)	(checklist)
6a	Der KAPUTTE FRANZ	John Pound	Tom Bunk	Mark Newgarden
7a	APRILREGEN	John Pound	Tom Bunk	Mark Newgarden
8a	ATOM-ANTON (v)	John Pound	Tom Bunk	Mark Newgarden
8a	ATOM-ANTON (v)	John Pound	(checklist)	(checklist)
9a	SÄUFER-JOE	John Pound	Tom Bunk	Mark Newgarden
10a	Fernseh-FRITZE	John Pound	Tom Bunk	Mark Newgarden
11a	Verlauster LUDWIG	John Pound	Tom Bunk	Mark Newgarden
12a	Anna HAARIG	John Pound	Tom Bunk	Mark Newgarden
13a	Tönnchen SPACEY	John Pound	Tom Bunk	Mark Newgarden
14a	Karli KLO	John Pound	Tom Bunk	Mark Newgarden
15a	Armer ALBERT	John Pound	Tom Bunk	Mark Newgarden
16a	HEXENMARIE	John Pound	Tom Bunk	Mark Newgarden
17a	Wahnsinns-Werner	John Pound	Tom Bunk	Mark Newgarden
18a	Böser PETER	John Pound	Tom Bunk	Mark Newgarden
19a	Krater-KARL	John Pound	Tom Bunk	Mark Newgarden
20a	Jimmy EITEL	John Pound	Tom Bunk	Mark Newgarden
21a	Virus-IRIS	John Pound	Tom Bunk	Mark Newgarden
22a	August MÜLL	John Pound	Tom Bunk	Mark Newgarden
23a	Löchriger LOTHAR	John Pound	Tom Bunk	Mark Newgarden
24a	Hansi QUALM	John Pound	Tom Bunk	Mark Newgarden
25a	Frank N. STEIN	John Pound	Tom Bunk	Mark Newgarden
26a	Fetter FERDINAND	John Pound	Tom Bunk	Mark Newgarden
27a	Jenny GENIE	John Pound	Tom Bunk	Mark Newgarden
28a	Wächserne WILMA	John Pound	Tom Bunk	Mark Newgarden
29a	Magere MECKI (v)	John Pound	Tom Bunk	Mark Newgarden
29a	Magere MECKI (v)	John Pound	(checklist)	Mark Newgarden
30a	Sprayer-STEFAN	John Pound	Tom Bunk	Mark Newgarden
31a	Flache FREDA	John Pound	Tom Bunk	Mark Newgarden
32a	Kalte KÄTHE	John Pound	Tom Bunk	Mark Newgarden
33a	Wilder WILLI	John Pound	Tom Bunk	Mark Newgarden
34a	Banana-ANNA	John Pound	Tom Bunk	Mark Newgarden
35a	Rocker-ROBERT	John Pound	Tom Bunk	Mark Newgarden
36a	Uwe MUMIE	John Pound	Tom Bunk	Mark Newgarden
37a	Karla KOPFLOS	John Pound	Tom Bunk	Mark Newgarden
38a	Eddie Eidechse	John Pound	Tom Bunk	Mark Newgarden
39a	Grobe Brüne Fliege	John Pound	Tom Bunk	Mark Newgarden
40a	Willi WRACK	John Pound	Tom Bunk	Mark Newgarden
41a	Killer-KARL	John Pound	Tom Bunk	Mark Newgarden
#	NAME	ARTIST FRONT	ARTIST BACK	ORIGINAL WRITER BACK

44 Total Cards = 41 Cards + 3 Variations

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The Garbage Pail Kids line was released as a 44-card variation test set with no twin cards in the Netherlands and Holland in 1986. The set was manufactured at the Topps Ireland company and several test sets were released to several surrounding countries. The card character names, 'PEEL HERE' arrow and card back dialogue is written in Dutch and the cards measure 2 1/8 X 3 inches and are non-die cut (peeling from the edges). The box and wrapper packaging is the same for all three test sets, but the price found on the box for the Dutch release was 'FL' which stands for Dutch guilder or fl. The Dutch test set may have been the most lucrative resulting in an immediate release of the UK 2nd Series with no translation.

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