Garbage Pail Kids World | #1 Historical GPK Reference Guide

NEWS — UPDATED : OCTOBER 21, 2021
WEBSITE SEMI-RETIREMENT — FEWER UPDATES

— GPK LICENSES 2021 + MADBALLS PAGES : LICENSES SECTION UPDATE
UPDATED: MISHKA NYC (MADBALLS LICENSES SECTION), ABRAMS BOOKS

TRADING CARDS : OUT NOW

— TRASHY TREASURES FIGURINES + CARDS TOPPS ONLINE : OCT 06, 2021

UPCOMING RELEASES & SHOWS

— TBA

GPK PRODUCT : OUT NOW

— SWAG GOLF 1A/B HEADCOVERS : OCT 2021 [SOLD OUT]
— ABRAMS GPK YOUTH NOVEL & AUDIO BOOKS 'CAMP DAZE' BY R.L. STINE : OCT 2021
— THE OP / USAOPOLY : RUBIK'S CUBE : SEP—OCT 2021
— CHALK*LINE GPK APPARAL : MADBALLS JACKET, SHORTS, ETC : SEP 2021
— MISHKA NYC GPK APPARAL : MADBALLS T-SHIRTS, HOODIE, AIR FRESHENER, ETC : SEP-OCT 2021
— GREENLIGHT COLLECTIBLES GPK SEMI TRUCK TRACTOR : AUG-SEP 2021
— SIDEKICK LAB MARS ATTACKS UPRISING x GPK SUBSET PACK : SEP 2021
— THE LOYAL SUBJECTS GPK x WWE TOY FIGURES : JUL/AUG 2021
— ATOMIC TOYBOX SDCC@HOME ENAMEL PINS & TRADING CARD : JULY 23
— THE OP / USAOPOLY : GPK PUZZLE #4 HOME GROSS HOME : AUG 2021
— GET A GRIP GPK BACKSNAP & BEANIE HATS : JULY 16
— GPK 80s TEES APPAREL COLLECTION : JULY 2021
— FYE GPK CANDY BARS (DRIPPY SKIPPY & COTTON KANDY) : JULY IN-STORE
— GREENLIGHT COLLECTIBLES GPK VEHICLES SERIES 3 : JUN/JUL 2021
— PINFINITY MADBALLS VS GPK ENAMEL PIN SET : MAY PRE-ORDER
— TILLYS OS GPK T-SHIRT COLLECTION : APR 2021
— FYE GPK ADAM BOMB'S NUCLEAR SUNRISE ORANGE SODA : APR 2021
— SUPER IMPULSE GPK MICRO FIGURES : MAR-MAY 2021
— HOT TOPIC WWE x GPK 2021 COLLECTION : T-SHIRTS : MAR 2021
— ONLINE GPK SERIES 1 WRAPPER ADULT FACE MASK
— FYE GPK PLAYING CARD DECK BY JUST FUNKY : OCT 2020
— FYE GPK CERAMIC BOWL + SPOON BY SURREAL ENTERTAINMENT : SEPT 2020
— TRUFFLESHUFFLE (UK) GPK T-SHIRTS : MAY 2020

UPCOMING RELEASES

— SUPER IMPULSE GPK MICRO COLLECTION : DEC 2021
— 2021S2 RETAIL/HOBBY RELEASE : GPK GO ON VACATION : LATE 2021
— GARBAGE PAIL KIDS CHROME SERIES 4 : LATE 2021
— THE LOYAL SUBJECTS GPK KRASHERS TOY VEHICLES (8 DIF'T) : WAL*MART PRE-ORDER
— THE LOYAL SUBJECTS CLASSIC GPK COLLECTIBLE FIGURES (8 DIF'T) : WAL*MART PRE-ORDER
— CLOUDCO ENTERTAINMENT MADBALLS VS GPK : TOYS, PINS, CARDS, ETC. : 2021
[CHALK-LINE, MAD ENGINE, MEGALOPOLIS TOYS, MISHKA NYC, SUPER IMPULSE]
— INSIGHT EDITIONS GPK TAROT DECK & GUIDEBOOK : APR 2022
— DANNY MCBRIDE/ROUGH HOUSE PICTURES/HBO/TORNANTE 'GPK' CARTOON : 202?

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EXCLUSIVE BUNK & PINGITORE ARTWORK

AMAZON LINKS : 2017 - 2021 PRODUCT
ABRAMS GPK BOOK 1	ABRAMS GPK AUDIO 1 - MPS	ABRAMS GPK AUDIO 1 - CD3	ABRAMS GPK AUDIO 1 - L.E. CD3	FRENCH GPK BOOK 1
ABRAMS GPK BOOK 2	ABRAMS GPK AUDIO 2 - MP3	ABRAMS GPK AUDIO 2 - CD3	ABRAMS GPK AUDIO 2 - L.E. CD3	FRENCH GPK BOOK 2
ABRAMS GPK BOOK 3	ABRAMS GPK AUDIO 3 - MP3	ABRAMS GPK AUDIO 3 - CD3	ABRAMS GPK AUDIO - L.E. CD3	FRENCH GPK BOOK 3
ABRAMS GPK OS1-OS5 BOOK	FRENCH GPK OS1-OS5 BOOK	30 YRS OF GPK DOC DVD	GPK CARTOON DVD	TRENDS INT'L SHEETS + FLIP
USAOPOLY OS PUZZLE	USAOPOLY CON PUZZLE	USAOPOLY PUZZLE - BOOK 1	USAOPOLY PUZZLE - BOOK 2	USAOPOLY MONOPOLY
USAOPOLY RUBIK'S CUBE	FUNKO POP! S2 PRE-ORDER	FUNKO POP! S2 PRE-ORDER	FUNKO POP! S2 PRE-ORDER	FUNKO POP! S2 PRE-ORDER
JUST FUNKY FLEECE THROW	JUST FUNKY FLEECE THROW	JUST FUNKY FLEECE THROW	GEEKI TIKIS S1 + CARDS	GEEKI TIKIS S2 - NO CARDS
TOYNK ENAMEL PIN	NON-SPORT ALMANAC	INSIGHT ED. TAROT DECK	RIPPLE JUNCTION WWE X GPK	THE RAMONES POUND STICKER

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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 GIANT 12 X 17 INCHES ORIGINAL ART POSTER RELEASE

— 1986 GIANT 5 X 7 INCHES CARD SET RELEASE

— 1986 - 1987 MONOCHROMATIC PLASTIC MINI FIGURES

— 1986 - 1987 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

— 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 TRADING CARD SET

— GPK BOOKS & CALENDAR INFORMATION

— 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

— 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

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 • GET A GRIP SKATEBOARDS • GREENLIGHT COLLECTIBLES • JAGO STUDIOS • LEO CHALLANGE COINS • THE LOYAL SUBJECTS • MAD ENGINE • MISHKA NYC • MEGALOPOLIS TOYS • PINFINITY • SIDEKICK LAB • SIMON & SCHUSTER (INSIGHT EDITIONS) • SUPER IMPULSE • SUPER7 • SWAG GOLF • USAOPOLY (THE OP) • WAX BLOCKCHAIN • WWE