* NOT INCLUDING 'BIZARRE HOLIDAYS' — SEPARATE PAGE *
| At
the beginning of the new year, the Topps company continued to release another
installment of their exclusive online brand of Garbage Pail Kids cards and product
as specialized and limited items. This marks their sixth 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
Bizarre Holidays sets, found on their own page, started dropping on January 5th,
and the first non-observance offering was the GPK Collectors Club, that dropped
on January 21st, 2021 and sold out under forty minutes. "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 |
NOTE: * A 10-CARD SET BUNDLE PRICE OF WAS AVAILABLE FOR $179.99
| ITEM |
DATE |
PRODUCT |
PRICING |
SET INFORMATION |
PRINTED |
| 1 |
Jan 21—Jan
28 | 2021
GPK Collectors Club | $200.00 |
Membership Benefits:
Exclusive Material + 4 Sets | 1,000 |
| 2 |
Jan 26—Feb
05 | GPK
GameStonk | $19.99* |
GameStop / Stock
Market — Included 12 Stickers | 13,075 |
| 3 |
Feb 11—Feb
18 | GPK
Funny Valentines | $40.00 |
On-Demand Set
#1 — 26 Stickers + 1:2 Sketch | 1700 |
| 4 |
Feb 12—Feb
19 | GPK
Zoom Mishaps | $19.99* |
Zoom Meetings
— Included 12 Stickers | 776 |
| 5 |
March 11 |
2021 GPK Collectors
Club | $0.00 |
Collector's
Club Membership — Set 1 | 1,000 |
| 6 |
Mar 16—Mar
23 | GPK
The Shammy Awards | $19.99* |
The Music Awards
Set — Included 10 Stickers | 1,426 |
| 7 |
March 2021 |
Topps
Future Stars Club | $24.99 |
Monthly, Year-long
Subscription Box | UNK |
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| 1. Topps' first major online Garbage Pail Kids release dropped on January 21st, 2021, an inaugural Collectors Club membership for GPK; the first for a non-sport card brand. The other two sports card clubs include '582 Montgomery', established in 2018, and offers exclusive releases inspired by the Topps Company's early days in Brooklyn, NY, and 'Future Stars Club', established in late 2020, a monthly subscription that delivers exclusive content. The aforemntioned 582 Montgomery club offered its members first dibs on the GPK Sapphire boxes released in December. The website posting mistakingly stated product was available "from Jan 22, 2021 and expires on Jan 28, 2021", instead of starting on Jan 21; however, the $200 'Limited Membership Availability!' SOLD OUT in under 40 minutes on the very first day.  *Max 3 memberships per household *This price is for a 1 year membership. *While supplies last Description: Welcome to Garbage Pail Kids Collectors Club, an exclusive online membership program established in 2021. The GPK Collectors Club offers its members exclusive sets and some fun items. Throughout the year each member will receive 4 exclusive 20 card sets plus a bonus gift. Each set will be curated by one of the 2021 charter members. Membership is limited so dont miss out! 2021 Membership Benefits • Gift with the Purchase of a Membership: Membership Welcome Letter, Club Membership Card, Poster, 4 Card Sticker Set of the 2021 Charter Members • March (1) 20-Sticker Set - Bonus Gift TBD • June (1) 20-Sticker Set - Bonus Gift TBD • September (1) 20-Sticker Set - Bonus Gift TBD • December (1) 20-Sticker Set - Bonus Gift TBD The artwork for the membership card was completed by artist JOE Simko the first week in December, 2020, vectorization and circle burst designed by JUNE Gonzales. The poster artwork by JOE Simko was finished by the last week of December, 2020. Artist NEIL Camera designed the membership letter and special 4-card set, logo artwork by JOE Simko and character artwork by JOHN Pound, respectively. The membership card border artwork is by HOWARD Cruse, and taken from the 1986 GIANT Series set; this artwork can also be found on a 2019 GPK lanyard released by the Creepy Co. The Topps 'Clubs & Memberships' page became active the last week in March and stated: "2021 Membership — Welcome to Garbage Pail Kids Collectors Club, an exclusive online membership program established in 2021. The GPK Collectors Club offers its members exclusive sets and some fun non card items." |
| 2.
Topps released a parody of the GameStop / reddit scandal set called GPK GameStonk
online for one week only from January 29 to February 05, 2021 and cost $19.99
per ten-card set, or $179.99 for ten bulk sets. Within their set 'Description'
section, the Topps Shop stated: "Includes 12 Stickers! 2021 Topps Garbage
Pail Kids Gamestonk. Did you get rich off gamestop? Why not commemorate your stock
market victory with this great GPK set.", a social media post, "Did
you invest? Commemorate your stock market victory with this great GPK set, featuring
Reddit Remy, Electric Elon and more!", and a sponsored ad, "Riding the
stock market frenzy? Check out the latest GPK sticker collection "Gamestonk"!
Available for a limited time only." NOTE: Elon Musk
had tweeted "Gamestonk!!" after the Reddit's GameStop battle with Wall
Street. AMC theatre was another stock affected by the mania, hence, Bernie Sanders
innocently sleeping through a movie. |
NA. Topps released a Digital Version of GameStonk! via WAX Blockchain on February 9, 2021. The 4,950 packs sold out in seventeen minutes. Cards 5a/b and 6a/b from the physical release were replaced by all-new digital artwork by LARS Kommienzuspadt and ADAM Mathison-Sward titled 5a SAL Squeeze + 5b Holdin' HAROLD (seemingly misspelled) and 6a Long LENNY and 6b MARTY Moon. More information can be found on the GPK Licenses page, "YEAR : 2021" |
| 3.
Topps released their 2021 On-Demand set #1 GPK Funny Valentines
online for one week only from February 11 to February 18, 2021 and cost $40.00
per twenty-six card set. The set SOLD OUT
the same day, within several hours (roughly five hours). The set is composed of
tribute artwork of the Original Series characters. Within their set 'Description'
section, the Topps Shop stated: "Includes 26 Stickers! Why not give the love
of your life something they will truly be sick over. We have the perfect Valentine
Day stickers for all the people in your life." The pack configuration contained:
a 21-card base set, 2 character Valentines cards, 3 parallel cards (2 red hearts
+ 1 black hearts), and a 1:2 chance at a sketch card. The set configuration contained:
the 20-card base set, 1 header card, plus 10 Valentines greeting chase cards (trading
card sized). The online checklist was numbered 1a-20b, but the printed cards have
the traditional 1a-10b pattern. |
| 4.
Topps released a parody of remote meetings set called GPK Zoom
Mishaps online for one week only from February 12 to February 19, 2021
and cost $19.99 per ten-card set, or $179.99 for ten bulk sets. Within their set
'Description' section, the Topps Shop stated: "Includes 12 Stickers! If you
work from home you know how to use Zoom or maybe you don’t. The Garbage Pail
Kids are learning how to use Zoom and let’s just say it’s not going
well. Here are some of the more embarrassing moments in the history." NOTE:
The Schnauzer dog within card #4 is a tribute to artist Engstrom's old dog Jackson. |
| 5.
Topps billed for the first GPK Club Membership — Set
1 , Trash Can-Didates, on March 11, 2021, and charged $0.00 for the twenty-card
set and bonus item. Per their previous memebership write-up description: March
(1) 20-Sticker Set - Bonus Gift TBD. Throughout
the year each member will receive 4 exclusive 20 card sets plus a bonus gift.
Each set will be curated by one of the 2021 charter members."
The first set centers around the club president, NAT Nerd, his campaign election,
and GPK character tribute artwork. The set was shipped around March 19, 2021 enclosed
in a GPK box also contained a header/checklist card and a NAT Nerd enamel pin. Per the Topps GPK Collector's Club website page set description: • Set 1: Trash Can-Didates • Nat Nerd for a "Kinder, Gentler GPK Nation." This was not an easy election for Nat to win, by any means. Even after they misspelled his name* on the web he continued to show who should be club president. Many classic characters came out to be a part of the election process but couldn’t overtake the biggest Nerd of all. Congratulations to Nat Nerd for winning the first ever GPK Collectors Club election. Here is a list of the losers who couldn’t cut it. • Includes 20 stickers *the mock-up image for NAT Nerd read NATE Nerd. |
| 6.
Topps released their annual GPK The Shammy Awards
set for one week only from March 16 to March 23, 2021 and cost $19.99 per ten-card
set, or $179.99 for ten bulk sets. Within their set 'Description' section, the
Topps Shop stated, "Includes 10 Stickers! The GPK Shammy's are back in 2021!"
and on social media mentioned, "The Garbage Pail Kids SHAMMY Awards are back
for another year! Featuring your favorite musical talents like Tree-Swift, Stunning
STALLION, Buoyant BILLIE and HARRY Boa. See the full lineup and collect them here
for a limited time: ..." A new sentence was added to their set listing for
this release that stated, "All sales are final. Print
runs revealed after sales window expires. Art subject to change. Not responsible
for typographical/printer errors."  Due to bad timing and recent violence against the Asian race surrounding COVID, et cetera, Topps was pressured to remove the sixth image in the set, for cards 6a and 6b, that showcased the BTS (Korean K-Pop boy) band with their heads sticking out of a game board, in Whack-a-Mole fashion, getting hit by a Grammy award. Topps shared an apology to social media on March 17, 2021. |
| 7.
Topps released an exclusive 5-card GPK set within their Future
Stars Club monthly boxed subscription for March 2021. A partial, rehashed
parody baseball set taken from the 2015 Series 1, heavily-themed baseball GPK
release. Half of the original 10-card subset from 2015 was also reprinted images
from previous Original Series releases, and the other half contained new images
from the 2015 base set. Although the front of the Future Stars Club cards are
the same, the backsides are completely new and include some fun facts and trivia.  FUN FACT for card back #4 references the 2020 R.L. Stine GPK book, as seen picture above, while card #1 TRIVIA asked "Can you name the year when the first GPK set was releaed? (1985), card #2 FUN FACT stated that "There was a GPK movie released back in 1987", card #3 TRIVIA asked "What is the name of the very first GPK? (1a Nasty Nick), and card #5 TRIVIA asked "When will the GPK celebrate their 40th Anniversary?" (2025). A pair of Topps headphones and a 2021S1 GPK Food Fight blaster tin rounded out the subscription box for March. |
THE ARTIST RECOGNITION EDITION
2021
GPK COLLECTORS CLUB | SKU: 21GPK-MEMBERSHIP | ||
| • | Membership Welcome Letter | Designed
by NEIL Camera / Logo by JOE Simko |
| • | Membership Card | JOE
Simko / Border by HOWARD Cruse / Vectorized by JUNE Gonzales |
| • | Membership Poster | Artwork
by Artist JOE Simko |
| • | 4-Card Charter Members Set | Artwork
by JOHN Pound / Designed by NEIL Camera |
| # | ITEM / PRODUCT | ARTIST
/ CONCEPT |
| GPK
GAMESTONK | ARTGPK-STIC-21GPK-GS01 | |||
| 1a | BIG SCREEN BERNIE | NEIL
Camera | GameStop
/ Reddit |
| 1b | SANDERS CINEMA | NEIL
Camera | GameStop
/ Reddit |
| 2a | ADAM BOMB | CHRIS
Meeks | GameStop
/ Reddit |
| 2b | BUSTED BILLY | CHRIS
Meeks | GameStop
/ Reddit |
| 3a | REDITT REMY | JOE
Simko | GameStop
/ Reddit |
| 3b | STOCK UPTON | JOE
Simko | GameStop
/ Reddit |
| 4a | ELECTRIC ELON | BRENT
Engstrom | GameStop
/ Reddit |
| 4b | U. MUSK INVEST | BRENT
Engstrom | GameStop
/ Reddit |
| 5a | CASH MACHINE CHAMATH | CHRIS
Meeks | GameStop
/ Reddit |
| 5b | PAY DAY PAUL | CHRIS
Meeks | GameStop
/ Reddit |
| 6a | INDESTRUCTIBLE IAN | NEIL
Camera | GameStop
/ Reddit |
| 6b | FOR-CHEN 500 | NEIL
Camera | GameStop
/ Reddit |
| # | NOMENCLATURE | ARTIST
/ CONCEPT | PARODY
SUBJECT |
| GPK
FUNNY VALENTINES | SKU: ARTGPK-STIC-21TOD-001 | |||
| H | LEAKY LINDSAY — HEADER CARD | BRENT
Engstrom | Valentines
Day |
| 1a | GHASTLY ASHLEY | BRENT
Engstrom | Valentines
Day |
| 1b | ACNE AMY — KIT PUZZLE | BRENT
Engstrom | Valentines
Day |
| 2a | TATTOO LOU — AMY PUZZLE | JOE
McWilliams | Valentines
Day |
| 2b | ART GALLERY — KIT PUZZLE | JOE
McWilliams | Valentines
Day |
| 3a | PATTY PUTTY — AMY PUZZLE | NEIL
Camera | Valentines
Day |
| 3b | MUGGIN' MEGAN — KIT PUZZLE | NEIL
Camera | Valentines
Day |
| 4a | HOT SCOTT — AMY PUZZLE | JOE
Simko | Valentines
Day |
| 4b | LUKE WARM — KIT PUZZLE | JOE
Simko | Valentines
Day |
| 5a | GREASER GREG — AMY PUZZLE | DAVID
Gross | Valentines
Day |
| 5b | CARVED CHRIS — KIT PUZZLE | DAVID
Gross | Valentines
Day |
| 6a | BONNIE BUNNY — AMY PUZZLE | JOE
McWilliams | Valentines
Day |
| 6b | STUFF SOFIA — KIT PUZZLE | JOE
McWilliams | Valentines
Day |
| 7a | LEAKY LINDSAY — AMY PUZZLE | NEIL
Camera | Valentines
Day |
| 7b | MESSY TESSIE — KIT PUZZLE | NEIL
Camera | Valentines
Day |
| 8a | HAIRY CARRIE — AMY PUZZLE | BRENT
Engstrom | Valentines
Day |
| 8b | BRUTAL BRIDGET — KIT PUZZLE | BRENT
Engstrom | Valentines
Day |
| 9a | MAD DONNA — AMY PUZZLE | JOE
Simko | Valentines
Day |
| 9b | NUTTY NICOLE — AMY PUZZLE | JOE
Simko | Valentines
Day |
| 10a | SPLIT KIT — KIT PUZZLE | DAVID
Gross | Valentines
Day |
| 10b | DISJOINED JAMES — KIT PUZZLE | DAVID
Gross | Valentines
Day |
| V1 | BRAINY BRIAN | BRENT
Engstrom | Valentines
Day |
| V2 | ONE-EYED JACK | BRENT
Engstrom | Valentines
Day |
| V3 | LEAKY LINDSAY | BRENT
Engstrom | Valentines
Day |
| V4 | CHRIS HISS | BRENT
Engstrom | Valentines
Day |
| V5 | ANCIENT ANNIE | BRENT
Engstrom | Valentines
Day |
| V6 | DOUBLE HEATHER | BRENT
Engstrom | Valentines
Day |
| V7 | CHARRED CHAD | BRENT
Engstrom | Valentines
Day |
| V8 | JANET PLANET | BRENT
Engstrom | Valentines
Day |
| V9 | ODD TODD | BRENT
Engstrom | Valentines
Day |
| V10 | FRANK N. STEIN | BRENT
Engstrom | Valentines
Day |
| P1 | Red Hearts Parallel - 2:1 - 20 TOTAL | Various
Artists | Valentine's
Day |
| P2 | Black Hearts Parallel - 1:1 - 20 TOTAL | Various
Artists | Valentine's
Day |
| S | Sketch Card - 1:2 POSSIBLE RATIO | Various
Artists | Valentines
Day |
| # | NOMENCLATURE / ITEM | ARTIST
/ CONCEPT | PARODY
SUBJECT |
| GPK
ZOOM MISHAPS | ARTGPK-STIC-21GPK-001 | |||
| 1a | I'M NATE A CAT | DAVID
Gross | Zoom
Meetings |
| 1b | NEUTERED NED | DAVID
Gross | Zoom
Meetings |
| 2a | FOWL RAOUL | NEIL
Camera | Zoom
Meetings |
| 2b | WRINKLY RANDY | NEIL
Camera | Zoom
Meetings |
| 3a | PHIL TURD | JOE
Simko | Zoom
Meetings |
| 3b | POOPY PAT | JOE
Simko | Zoom
Meetings |
| 4a | SCOTTY POTTY | JOE
Simko | Zoom
Meetings |
| 4b | JASON BASIN | JOE
Simko | Zoom
Meetings |
| 5a | DOUG FACE | BRENT
Engstrom | Zoom
Meetings |
| 5b | ACE SWAP | BRENT
Engstrom | Zoom
Meetings |
| 6a | ADAM BOMB | NEIL
Camera | Zoom
Meetings |
| 6b | BLASTED BILLY | NEIL
Camera | Zoom
Meetings |
| # | NOMENCLATURE | ARTIST
/ CONCEPT | PARODY
SUBJECT |
| CLUB
MEMBERSHIP SET 1 | 21GPK-MEMBERSHIP-SET01 | |||
| P | NAT Nerd enamel pin | LOUIS
Gregory / JOE Simko | Campaign
Elections |
| H | NAT Nerd header card w/ checklist | JOHN
Pound | Campaign
Elections |
| 1a | Decided On DAVE — CARL puzzle | DAVID
Gross | Campaign
Elections |
| 1b | IRA Voted — TED puzzle | DAVID
Gross | Campaign
Elections |
| 2a | Apathetic AL — CARL puzzle | DAVID
Gross | Campaign
Elections |
| 2b | Disinterested DARYL — TED puzzle | DAVID
Gross | Campaign
Elections |
| 3a | Gorgeous GEORGE — CARL puzzle | NEIL
Camera | Campaign
Elections |
| 3b | Chopping BROCK — TED puzzle | NEIL
Camera | Campaign
Elections |
| 4a | Rappin' RON — CARL puzzle | NEIL
Camera | Campaign
Elections |
| 4b | RAY Gun — TED puzzle | NEIL
Camera | Campaign
Elections |
| 5a | Corrorded CARL — CARL puzzle | JOE
Simko | Campaign
Elections |
| 5b | Crator CHRIS — TED puzzle | JOE
Simko | Campaign
Elections |
| 6a | Junky JEFF — CARL puzzle | JOE
Simko | Campaign
Elections |
| 6b | Stinky STAN — TED puzzle | JOE
Simko | Campaign
Elections |
| 7a | Dead TED — CARL puzzle | JOE
McWilliams | Campaign
Elections |
| 7b | JAY Decay — TED puzzle | JOE
McWilliams | Campaign
Elections |
| 8a | Diaper DAN — CARL puzzle | JOE
McWilliams | Campaign
Elections |
| 8b | Pinned PENNY — TED puzzle | JOE
McWilliams | Campaign
Elections |
| 9a | Unstitched MITCH — CARL puzzle | BRENT
Engstrom | Campaign
Elections |
| 9b | Ballot Stuffing STEPHEN — TED puzzle | BRENT
Engstrom | Campaign
Elections |
| 10a | Tattoo LOU — CARL puzzle | BRENT
Engstrom | Campaign
Elections |
| 10b | BILL Board — TED puzzle | BRENT
Engstrom | Campaign
Elections |
| # | NOMENCLATURE | ARTIST
/ CONCEPT | PARODY
SUBJECT |
| GPK
THE SHAMMY AWARDS | ARTGPK-STIC-21GPK-002 | |||
| 1a | TREE-SWIFT |
DAVID Gross |
Grammy Awards |
| 1b | TAYLOR TURF | DAVID
Gross | Grammy
Awards |
| 2a | U.F. BRUNO | BRENT
Engstrom | Grammy
Awards |
| 2b | LARS MARS | BRENT
Engstrom | Grammy
Awards |
| 3a | BUOYANT BILLIE | JOE
Simko | Grammy
Awards |
| 3b | ISLAND EILISH | JOE
Simko | Grammy
Awards |
| 4a | MEDALLING MEGAN | NEIL
Camera | Grammy
Awards |
| 4b | STUNNING STALLION | NEIL
Camera | Grammy
Awards |
| 5a | HARRY BOA | BRENT
Engstrom | Grammy
Awards |
| 5b | WILD STYLES | BRENT
Engstrom | Grammy
Awards |
| 6a | BTS BRUISERS — REMOVED | CHRIS
Meeks | Grammy
Awards |
| 6b | BOPPING K-POP — REMOVED | CHRIS
Meeks | Grammy
Awards |
| # | NOMENCLATURE | ARTIST
/ CONCEPT | PARODY
SUBJECT |
| TOPPS
FUTURE STARS CLUB GPK SET | UNK SKU | |||
| 1 | SNOT-BALL SAUL — 2015S1 #4 |
JOHN Pound |
Baseball |
| 2 | BUSTED WALLY — 2015S1 #7 + 59a |
DAVID Gross |
Baseball |
| 3 | STITCHED STEVE — 2015S1 #8 + 60b |
BRENT Engstrom |
Baseball |
| 4 | MOUTH PHIL — 2015S1 #2 |
JOHN Pound |
Baseball |
| 5 | HOMER RUNT — 2015S1 #3 |
JAMES Warhola |
Baseball |
| # | NOMENCLATURE | ARTIST
/ CONCEPT | PARODY
SUBJECT |
* SEE PREVIOUS ONLINE PAGES FOR PREVIOUS HISTORY *
|
GPK Bizarre Holidays: January - Week #1 (11 cards) - Dec GPK Bizarre Holidays: January Wall Art - Week #1 (10 Posters) - Dec GPK Bizarre Holidays: January - Week #2 (11 cards) - Jan GPK Bizarre Holidays: January Wall Art - Week #2 (10 Posters) - Jan GPK Bizarre Holidays: January - Week #3 (11 cards) - Jan GPK Bizarre Holidays: January Wall Art - Week #3 (10 Posters) - Jan GPK Bizarre Holidays: January - Week #4 (11 cards) - Jan GPK Bizarre Holidays: January Wall Art - Week #4 (10 Posters) - Jan GPK Collectors Club: Annual Membership (misc. benefits) - Jan GPK Bizarre Holidays: January - Week #5 (11 cards) - Jan GPK Bizarre Holidays: January Wall Art - Week #5 (10 Posters) - Jan GPK Gamestonk Online Set (12 cards) - Jan GPK Bizarre Holidays: February - Week #1 (11 cards) - Feb GPK Bizarre Holidays: February Wall Art - Week #1 (10 Posters) - Feb GPK Bizarre Holidays: February - Week #2 (11 cards) - Feb GPK Bizarre Holidays: February Wall Art - Week #2 (10 Posters) - Feb On-Demand Set #1 GPK Funny Valentines (26 cards) - Feb GPK Zoom Mishaps Online Set (12 cards) - Feb GPK Bizarre Holidays: February - Week #3 (11 cards) - Feb GPK Bizarre Holidays: February Wall Art - Week #3 (10 Posters) - Feb GPK Bizarre Holidays: February - Week #4 (11 cards) - Feb GPK Bizarre Holidays: February Wall Art - Week #4 (10 Posters) - Feb GPK Bizarre Holidays: March - Week #1 (11 cards) - Mar GPK Bizarre Holidays: March Wall Art - Week #1 (10 Posters) - Mar GPK Collectors Club: Membership Set 1 (? cards + ?) - Mar GPK Bizarre Holidays: March - Week #2 (11 cards) - Mar GPK Bizarre Holidays: March Wall Art - Week #2 (10 Posters) - Mar GPK Bizarre Holidays: March - Week #3 (11 cards) - Mar GPK Bizarre Holidays: March Wall Art - Week #3 (10 Posters) - Mar GPK The Shammy Awards Online Set (10 cards) - Mar Topps Future Stars Club GPK Set (5 cards) - Mar ~ |
