Garbage Pail Kids World | #1 Historical GPK Reference Guide

NEWS — UPDATED : MAY 21, 2022
NOTE: WEBSITE SEMI-RETIREMENT STAGE — SLOWER ARCHIVAL UPDATES

— DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT COMIC #1 & #2 ADDED TO GPK LICENSES 'MADBALLS' PAGE
— FYE x GREENLIGHT COLLECTIBLES EXCLUSIVE GPK DIE-CAST 'COTTON KANDY' VEHICLE : MARCH 17
— RIOT SOCIETY GPK CLOTHING APPAREL : LINKS ADDED TO 'THE AMAZON ZONE' BELOW
— ABRAMS/AMULET BIG BOX OF GARBAGE R.L. STINE GPK BOOKS 1-3 BOXED SET : PREORDER LINK ADDED TO 'THE AMAZON ZONE' BELOW [OCT]
— ABRAMS/AMULET, FYE, GREENLIGHT COLLECTIBLES, GET-A-GRIP SKATEBAOARDS, HAN CHOLO DESIGNS, MONOGRAM INT'L, RIOT SOCIETY, SUPER7, THE OP ADDED TO GPK LICENSES 'YEAR 2022' PAGE : LINK BELOW

TRADING CARDS : OUT NOW

— GPK 'TASTE BUDS' ONLINE & BREWHOUSE SET - SERIES 1 : MAY 05 — JUN 05
— TRASHY TREASURES UK EXCLUSIVE PURPLE FIGURINES + EXCLUSIVE CARDS : OCT 29

UPCOMING SHOWS

— THE PHILLY NON-SPORTS CARD SHOW : MAY 21-22 : JAMES WARHOLA, CHRIS MEEKS, JEFF ZAPATA
2 EXCLUSIVE GPK 'ADAM BOMB' CHRIS MEEKS PROMO CARDS, SATURDAY & SUNDAY VERSION

FOR CURRENT RELEASE INFO, PLEASE VISIT GPK NEWS!

Make sure to read the GPK News news article write-up on Cheap Toys extraordinaire and (80's toy & candy) collector Russell 'Muscle' Vandiver. 'RusVan', a well-known moniker within the GPK community and on the GPKUG, can be seen in episode 2 of Adam Eats the 80's (History Channel); a long-time GPK collector and afficionado on the niche Cheap Toys releases and their many color occurences. Wonderful and well-deserved spotlight!

GPK PRODUCT : OUT NOW

— GET A GRIP GPK DEAD BARF-A-RAMA - CHARACTER DECK 4 RELEASE : MAY 13, 2022
— MONOGRAM INTERNATIONAL GPK BAG CLIPS (KEYCHAIN ATTACHMENTS) SERIES 1 : MAY 2022
— THE LOYAL SUBJECTS GPK X STRANGER THINGS FIGURES (4 DIF'T) : APR-MAY 2022
— THEOP GPK 'WRECK THE HALLS' 1000-PIECE PUZZLE : APR-JUN 2022
— FYE x GREENLIGHT COLLECTIBLES EXCLUSIVE GPK DIE-CAST 'COTTON KANDY' VEHICLE : MARCH 17
— ABRAMS' R.L. STINE LA PANDILLA BUSURA BOOKS 1+2 : AMAZON ZONE BELOW
— GET A GRIP GPK SQUAD GOALS - CHARACTER DECK 3 RELEASE : FEB 2022
— SUPER7 GARBAGE PAIL KIDS GITD ADAM BOMB FIGURE : FEB 2022
— RIOT SOCIETY GPK CLOTHING APPAREL : FEB 2022
— SUPER IMPULSE GPK MICRO COLLECTION : DEC 2021
— THE LOYAL SUBJECTS GPK KRASHERS TOY VEHICLES (8 DIF'T + CARDS) : DEC 2021
— THE LOYAL SUBJECTS CLASSIC GPK COLLECTIBLE FIGURES (8 DIF'T + CARDS) : DEC 2021
— MISHKA NYC GPK APPARAL : MADBALLS VS GPK T-SHIRTS, HOODIES, ETC : NOV 2021
— CHALK*LINE GPK APPARAL : MADBALLS JACKET, SHORTS, ETC : SEP 2021
— GREENLIGHT COLLECTIBLES GPK (SERIES 3 : JUN/JUL 2021 +) SEMI TRUCK TRACTOR : AUG-SEP 2021
— THE LOYAL SUBJECTS GPK x WWE TOY FIGURES : JUL/AUG 2021
— ATOMIC TOYBOX SDCC@HOME ENAMEL PINS & TRADING CARD : JULY 23
— FYE GPK (ADAM BOMB'S NUCLEAR SUNRISE SODA : APR 2021 +) CANDY BARS : JULY IN-STORE
— PINFINITY MADBALLS VS GPK ENAMEL PIN SET : MAY PRE-ORDER
— ONLINE GPK SERIES 1 WRAPPER ADULT FACE MASK
— FYE GPK (CERAMIC BOWL + SPOON : SEPT 2020 +) PLAYING CARD DECK : OCT 2020

UPCOMING RELEASES

— TOPPS X COMPLEXLAND 3.0 SKATEBOARD STICKERS S2 ONLINE SET : MAY 2022
— 2021S2 RETAIL/HOBBY RELEASE : GPK GO ON VACATION : 1Q 2022
— GARBAGE PAIL KIDS CHROME SERIES 4 : 1Q 2022
— GET A GRIP GPK MYSTERY WHEELS SERIES 2 : EARLY 2022
— INSIGHT EDITIONS GPK TAROT DECK & GUIDEBOOK; ALT. COVER : JUNE 2022
— ABRAMS' R.L. STINE LA PANDILLA BUSURA BOOKS 3 : JUNE 2022
— MONOGRAM INTERNATIONAL GPK ADAM BOMB 3D FOAM MAGNET : PRE-ORDER : JUL 2022
— DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT GPK VS. MADBALLS COMICS #1 (12 VERSIONS) : JUL-AUG 2022
— INSIGHT EDITIONS GPK TAROT DECK & GUIDEBOOK : PRE-ORDER : AUG 2022
— MONOGRAM INTERNATIONAL GPK ADAM BOMB FIGURAL BANK : PRE-ORDER : AUG 2022
— ABRAMS' GPK 365 DAY-TO-DAY CALENDAR 2023 : PRE-ORDER : 3Q/AUG 2022
— 2022S1 RETAIL/HOBBY RELEASE : GPK BOOK WORMS : 3Q/AUG 2022
— GREENLIGHT COLLECTIBLES SERIES 4 : PRE-ORDER : AUG-SEP 2022
— DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT GPK VS. MADBALLS COMICS #2 (8 VERSIONS) : AUG 2022
— ABRAMS' GPK COOKBOOK : PRE-ORDER : 3Q/SEP 2022
— DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT CLASSIC GPK COMICS : ??? 2022
— ABRAMS' R.L. STINE BIG BOX OF GARBAGE GPK BOOKS 1-3 BOXED SET : PRE-ORDER : 4Q/OCT 2022
— JUST FUNKY GPK 2022 'WRECK THE HALLS' ADVENT CALENDAR : 4Q/2022
— 2022S2 RETAIL/HOBBY RELEASE : GPK ??? : 4Q 2022
— GARBAGE PAIL KIDS CHROME SERIES 5 : 4Q 2022
— MONOGRAM INTERNATIONAL GPK BAG CLIPS (KEYCHAIN ATTACHMENTS) SERIES 2 : PRE-ORDER : JAN 2023
— PREMIUM DNA TOYS : MADBALLS VS GPK COLLECTION WAVE 1 : PRE-ORDER : JAN 2023
— DANNY MCBRIDE/ROUGH HOUSE PICTURES/HBO/TORNANTE 'GPK' CARTOON : 202?

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THE AMAZON ZONE : 2017 - 2022 PRODUCT

ABRAMS GPK BOOK 1	ABRAMS GPK AUDIO 1 - MPS	ABRAMS GPK AUDIO 1 - CD3	FRENCH GPK BOOK 1	SPANISH GPK BOOK 1
ABRAMS GPK BOOK 2	ABRAMS GPK AUDIO 2 - MP3	ABRAMS GPK AUDIO 2 - CD3	FRENCH GPK BOOK 2	SPANISH GPK BOOK 2
ABRAMS GPK BOOK 3	ABRAMS GPK AUDIO 3 - MP3	ABRAMS GPK AUDIO 3 - CD3	FRENCH GPK BOOK 3	SPANISH GPK BOOK 3
ABRAMS GPK BOOKS 1-3 BOXED SET	ABRAMS GPK 365 CALENDAR	ABRAMS GPK COOKBOOK	NON-SPORT ALMANAC	INSIGHT ED. TAROT DECK
ABRAMS GPK OS1-OS5 BOOK	TRENDS INT'L SHEETS + FLIP	30 YRS OF GPK DOC DVD	GPK CARTOON DVD	GPK MOVIE DVD / BD
RIOT SOCIETY GPK T-SHIRT	RIOT SOCIETY GPK T-SHIRT	RIOT SOCIETY GPK LONG SLEEVE	RIOT SOCIETY GPK HOODIE - M	RIOT SOCIETY GPK HOODIE - F
USAOPOLY OS PUZZLE	USAOPOLY CON PUZZLE	USAOPOLY PUZZLE - BOOK 1	USAOPOLY PUZZLE - BOOK 2	USAOPOLY PUZZLE - X-MAS
USAOPOLY MONOPOLY	USAOPOLY RUBIK'S CUBE	RIPPLE JUNCTION WWE X GPK	GEEKI TIKIS S1 + CARDS	GEEKI TIKIS S2 - NO CARDS
FUNKO POP! S2 PRE-ORDER	FUNKO POP! S2 PRE-ORDER	FUNKO POP! S2 PRE-ORDER	FUNKO POP! S2 PRE-ORDER	THE RAMONES POUND STICKER
JUST FUNKY FLEECE THROW	JUST FUNKY FLEECE THROW	JUST FUNKY FLEECE THROW	JUST FUNKY ENAMEL PIN	SURREAL ENT. SNOWGLOBE

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GARBAGE PAIL KIDS parody stickers were released by the Topps Chewing Gum company starting in 1985 and were created by Art Spiegelman and Mark Newgarden; both art directors, editors, writers and concept artists for the GPK franchise and its entire original series run. Both provided nomenclature for the characters with a naming panel that also included Len Brown and Stan Hart with suggestions by the artists, writers and even last minute name changes by Arthur Shorin, the then President of Topps.

Artists John Pound (who worked with acrylics and airbrushing), the GPK grandfather and Tom Bunk (who worked with gouache and airbrushing) together completed around 90% of the finished artwork for the card fronts, later joined by James Warhola (who worked with oils; sketch to final, no color rough), David Burke, James Bennett, Mae Jeon and Bill Wray (one final piece). Card backs were completed by Tom Bunk, Jay Lynch, Howard Cruse and Richard McGuire who animated the 'Flick It' section of the later series. The writers included Newgarden, Spiegelman, Lynch, and John Mariano. Other individuals who assisted by penciling, inking, coloring or lettering were Carole Sobocinski, Grass Green and Javi Soler. Others contributed ideas and sketches such as Len Brown, Frank Santopadre (writer), Stephen Kroninger, Bob Sikoryak and Paul Karasik. These collaborators made Garbage Pail Kids the most hyped and talked about craze in non-sport card history.

In 2003, the Topps Company, Inc. took advantage of the increasingly nostalgic craze for 80's games and toys and released seven All-New Series GPK sets over a period of several years through 2007, three Flashback sets that contained orginal GPK artwork, along with 'Lost' material and all-new content in 2010 and 2011. Three rejuvinated Brand-New Series GPK sets were released in 2012 and 2013 with a nostaglic GPK feel and two Chrome technoloy sets in 2013 and 2014, and four additional sets 2020 and 2021, including Sapphire. The most recent Yearly GPK sets, containing mostly thematic subsets, have been released from 2014 through 2021. Weekly and monthly online releases have also been released from 2016 through 2021. The sets have been art directed and edited by John Williams (ANS), followed by Jeff Zapata (ANS/FB), then by Colin Walton (FB/ANS/Yearly), and later by Jessica Kanzer (Yearly).

The new GPK craze is comprised of veteran artists John Pound, Tom Bunk, James Warhola, Frank Santopadre, and Jay Lynch (who supplied concept and card back artwork along with Scott Shaw), as well as a long very long list of next-generation artists, including but not limited to Luis Diaz, Brent Engstrom, Dave Gross, Fred Harper, Layron DeJarnette, Mark Pingitore, JungHwa Im, Fred Wheaton, Joe Simko, Neil Camera, Joe McWilliams, et cetera. Ira Friedman, vice president of global licensing at Topps, has worked extensively in expanding the GPK brand through product licensing, starting heavily in 2018.

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ORIGINAL SERIES SETS : 1985—1989

— 1986 GIANT 5 X 7 INCHES REPRINT CARD SET OF THE OS1 RELEASE

— 1986 EXCLUSIVE ART GIANT 12 X 17 INCHES ORIGINAL ART POSTER RELEASE

— 1986 EXCLUSIVE ART GIANT 5 X 7 INCHES CARD SET RELEASE

— 1986 - 1987 MONOCHROMATIC PLASTIC MINI FIGURES

— 1986 & 1987 GPK CHARACTER WRAPPED SWEETS

— 1986 - 1987 'ROYAL BLUE' GPK NOVELTY PRODUCTS

— FALL 1987 ANIMATED PROGRAM ... SUMMER 1987 MOVIE INFO WITHIN OS9 PAGE

— VARIOUS GPK NEWS ARTICLES DURING THE CRAZE PHASE

— VARIOUS KNOCK-OFF SETS PARODYING GPK & CPK

— EXTENSIVE OS CARD CREDIT CHART BY ARTIST

ALL-NEW SERIES SETS : 2003—2007

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— EXTENSIVE ANS CARD CREDIT CHART BY ARTIST

FLASHBACK SERIES SETS : 2010—2011

— EXTENSIVE OS CARD CREDIT CHART BY ARTIST

BRAND-NEW SERIES SETS : 2012—2013

— THE 2012 MAGNETIC GPK TRADING CARD SET

— GPK BOOKS & CALENDAR INFORMATION (+ STINE BOOKS)

— TWO SETS OF RUBBER MINI GPK FIGURES

— EXTENSIVE BNS CARD CREDIT CHART BY ARTIST

CHROMATIC SERIES SETS : 2013—2014 + 2020—2021

— EXTENSIVE CHROME CARD CREDIT CHART BY ARTIST

THEMATIC & ONLINE SETS : 2014—2021

— CONVENTIONS & SHOWS INFORMATION SINCE 2014

— IDW & ONLINE COMIC RELEASES FROM 2014 THROUGH 2017

— ONLINE RELEASES FOR THE 2016 CALENDAR YEAR

— POP & MYSTERY MINIS INFORMATION FROM 2015 THROUGH 2021

— ONLINE RELEASES FOR THE 2017 CALENDAR YEAR

— GPK APPAREL & NOVELTY PRODUCT FOR 2017 & 2018

— 2017 ONLINE TRIBUTE SET FOR ARTIST JAY LYNCH

— ONLINE RELEASES FOR THE 2018 CALENDAR YEAR

— ONLINE RELEASES FOR THE 2019 CALENDAR YEAR

— ONLINE RELEASES FOR THE 2020 CALENDAR YEAR

— ONLINE OBSERVANCES SETS RELEASED FROM APRIL 2020 THROUGH MARCH 2021

— ONLINE RELEASES FOR THE 2021 CALENDAR YEAR

— ONLINE RELEASES FOR THE 2022 CALENDAR YEAR

GPK LICENSE AGREEMENTS

"The Topps Company, with a stable of legendary underground cartoonists created Garbage Pail Kids in 1985. The gross-out humor and subversive attitude appealed to the kids of the time and quickly became a massive success. As the Garbage Pail Kids’ notoriety grew, so too did their popularity on the playground. School administrators banning Garbage Pail Kids from school grounds further fueled their demand for more than a dozen additional card series.

This pop-culture phenomenon inspired plenty of tie-in items as toy and novelty stores experienced a wave of merchandise that included t-shirts, school folders, sticker albums, jewelry, key chains, and yes actual garbage pails. Today, that list of GPK merchandise has expanded to partnerships with Funko, FYE, Santa Cruz, Chalk Line, Geeki Tikis, WWE, Netflix, and more! With over three decades of gross fun, Garbage Pail Kids is celebrating its 35th Anniversary in 2020. Look for more outrageous fun with card sets in hobby and retail stores, exclusive Topps.com sticker card sets, new video content, and even more fun collaborations!" — Topps
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CHALKLINE • CREEPY CO. • FRIGHT-RAGS • FYE • GEEKI TIKIS • GREENLIGHT • JAGO STUDIOS • TRENDS INT'L • RIPPLE JUNCTION (WWE + SPENCERS) • SPRAYGROUND • SUPER7 (HOT*TOPIC) • WWE

ABRAMS BOOKS • CHALKLINE • FYE • GEEKI TIKIS • GREENLIGHT COLLECTIBLES • JAGO STUDIOS • JUST FUNKY • CHALLANGE COINS • SIDEKICK LAB • SUPER7 • SURREAL ENT. • TOYNK TOYS •TRUFFLESHUFFLE • USAOPOLY (THE OP) • WAX BLOCKCHAIN • WWE

ABRAMS BOOKS • ATOMIC TOYBOX • CHALK-LINE • CLOUDCO ENT. (MADBALLS) • 80s TEES • THE FORECAST AGENCY (TILLYS) • FRIGHT-RAGS • FUNKO, LLC • FYE (FOR YOUR ENTERTAINMENT) • GET A GRIP SKATEBOARDS • GREENLIGHT COLLECTIBLES • JAGO STUDIOS • LEO CHALLANGE COINS • THE LOYAL SUBJECTS • MAD ENGINE • MISHKA NYC • MEGALOPOLIS TOYS (PREMIUM DNA TOYS) • PINFINITY • SIDEKICK LAB • SIMON & SCHUSTER (INSIGHT EDITIONS) • SUPER IMPULSE • SUPER7 • SURREAL ENT. • SWAG GOLF • USAOPOLY (THE OP) • WAX BLOCKCHAIN • WWE

ABRAMS BOOKS • CHALK-LINE • CLOUDCO ENT. (MADBALLS) • DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT • FYE • GET A GRIP SKATEBOARDS • GREENLIGHT COLLECTIBLES • HAN CHOLO DESIGNS • JAGO STUDIOS • LEO CHALLANGE COINS (NOT COVERED) • THE LOYAL SUBJECTS • MONOGRAM INTERNATIONAL • PREMIUM DNA TOYS • PINFINITY • RIOT SOCIETY • SIMON & SCHUSTER (INSIGHT EDITIONS) • SUPER IMPULSE • SUPER7 • THE OP (USAOPOLY) • WWE