RELEASE PERIOD : JULY 2014

The Original Series 2 Garbage Pail Kids Chrome set was released in the summer of 2014 by Topps, Inc. and distributed in July of that year — six months after the 2014 Series 1 (2014S1) GPK set released in January of 2014 and eleven months after the Original Series 1 Chrome GPK set that hit store shelves in August of 2013. The set mainly consists of a reprint of the 1985 OS2 GPK artwork by veteran GPK artist JOHN Pound and TOM Bunk combined with chrome technology; no stickers or die-cuts in the set. The release also contains 'RETURNING' artwork pieces previously found in the Flashback sets by various artists. The overseeing art director was COLIN Walton and the brand managers, for GPK among other entertainment products, were JARED Moran and JORDAN Greenstein.

110 CARD SET : 84 BASE + 26 RETURNING CARDS
214 TOTAL SET : 84 BASE + 26 RETURNING + 82 SKETCH + 20 C-NAME
NOTE: NOT INCLUDING: PRINTING PLATES, PARALLELS, REFRACTORS, ETC.

ARTISTS : JOHN POUND & TOM BUNK
WRITER : MARK NEWGARDEN

Each pack, with a suggested retail price of $2.99, contains four cards on heavy card stock — three base card singles and a chance to come across a base card parallel: a Refractor card (1:3 pack odds), a Prism Refractor card (1:24), a SuperFractor card (1:4,666), a Black Refractor card (1:7; Hobby box exclusive), a Gold Refractor card (1:3; Hobby box exclusive), a X-Fractor card (4:1; Retail value box exclusive), an Atomic Refractor card (4:1; Retail value pack exclusive), a Printing Plate (inserted 1:1,160), a GPK Redemption card (inserted 1:10,000; for uncut sheets, refractors, et cetera), a Chrome Concept Sketch card (inserted 1:3), and a Artist Autograph Base Parallel card (inserted 1:305; approx. 2,200 in total). There are also rare C-Name short-print cards inserted 1:100 with no parallel chase cards.

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HOBBY BOX : PKG002353 : UPC 8-87521-02206-9 — 24 PACK, 'H' ON BOX, $72.99 SRP
CARDBOARD CASE BOX : FGC00? : PKG00? : UPC ? — 24 PACK / 8 BOX
FOIL WRAPPER : PKG002343 : UPC 8-87521-02205-2 — 'H' ON WRAPPER, $2.99 SRP
BOX ARTWORK : JOHN POUND — WRAPPER ARTWORK : TOM BUNK



RETAIL BOX : PKG002354 : UPC 8-87521-02212-0 — '24 PACK', TARGET / ONLINE; $72.99 SRP
CARDBOARD CASE BOX : FGC00? : PKG00? : UPC ? — 24 PACK / 8 BOX
FOIL WRAPPER : PKG002344 : UPC 8-87521-? — $2.99 SRP
BOX ARTWORK : JOHN POUND — WRAPPER ARTWORK : TOM BUNK





RETAIL BOX : PKG002356 : UPC 8-87521-02209-0 — '16 PACK' : WAL*MART / TOYS R US / ONLINE; $48.99 SRP
CARDBOARD CASE BOX : UPC — 24 PACK / 8 BOX
FOIL WRAPPER : PKG002345 : UPC 8-87521-02208-3 — $2.99 SRP; PEGHOOK PACK
BOX ARTWORK : JOHN POUND — WRAPPER ARTWORK : TOM BUNK



BONUS BOX : PCK002355 : UPC 8-87521-02224-3 — $19.99 SRP; WAL*MART
CARDBOARD CASE BOX : UPC ? — PACK / BOX
NOTE: BOX READS; '7 PACKS + 1 EXCLUSIVE X-FRACTOR PACK'
FOIL WRAPPER : PKG00? : UPC 8-87521-?
BONUS FOIL WRAPPER : PKG00? CLEAR??
BOX ARTWORK : JOHN POUND — WRAPPER ARTWORK : TOM BUNK

— There are Two Puzzles within the set, much like the Australia and New Zealand OS2 international releases the set contains both the 0S2 first print run puzzle 'Messy TESSIE' and the second and third print run puzzle 'Live MIKE'; together in one set for the first time in the U.S.

— The mock-up Value Box for OS1 Chrome stated '7 PACKS + 1 EXCLUSIVE BONUS PACK' but the release box was labeled "7 PACKS + 1 EXCLUSIVE X-FRACTOR PACK", well worth the purchase for the '4 BONUS X-FRACTOR CARDS' pack. However, the mock-up Value Box for the OS2 Chrome set stated "7 PACKS + 1 EXCLUSIVE X-FRACTOR PACK" but the release box was labeled "7 PACKS PLUS 1 BONUS PACK", only slightly worth the purchase for the additional four regular base cards.

— Instead of Lost Cards as released in the OS1 Chrome set, the OS2 Chrome set has Returning Cards found throughout, and reprinted from the Flashback sets. Due to the OS2 theme, and the few OS2 cards released within the Flashback sets, the MONA Loser and Phony LISA characters can be found a staggering number three times within the twenty-six card subset; on cards R7a/b, R10a/b and on cards R13a and R14b (mis-numbered). Technically, cards R10 predominantly displays an OS1 character.



— Although the OS2 Chrome Set is a replica of the OS2 1985 set release, it is not identical. The base set contains 84 cards rather than 86; the two variation cards do not appear in this set. There are several sets of checklist cards; four in total. The GPK headers are also banner-style rather than the older curved-style. The set, as mentioned above, contains two puzzles rather than one, encompassing the two different puzzles from all previous OS2 print runs. The card back layout is completely different due to both puzzles, both puzzle preview backs, and publishing three previousy unreleased card backs and images — see 'GPK History' section below.

— The infamous OS2 character for card 49b showcases the third print run name FRAN FRAN, the first character name change in the history of GPK; the first and second print run name 'Schizo FRAN', unfortunately, cannot be found within this release. This same phenomenon also occured within the Flashback release as well.

— The sketch chase card subset isn't technically a complete Pencil Art set; cards 46a Rappin' RON and 46b RAY Gun are the color rough renditions rather than the pencil drawing by John Pound. The original pencil artwork had the character holding two guns in his hands, the concept was later altered, and the hand weapons were later removed from the art process. This is the only tight pencil artwork card that has color rough printed on it.



— The rare cards for the Chrome OS2 set, the twenty infamous C-Name Cards, which first appeared in the BNS2 GPK set were produced as 'short prints'—often found in sport card releases by Topps and other entertainment products. These inserts are, in general, unannounced and have no pack odds, do not have a published quantity and meant as a surprise for collectors to find; this release the odds are 1:100 packs—actually announced on the wrapper for this release. Unlike the BNS2 and BNS3 GPK sets where the B-name were the new nomenclature and where the C-name cards were the old B-name cards, and, like the OS1 Chrome set, the C-name cards for OS2 Chrome have the new nomenclature; the names are different than the ones picked for the aforementioned releases if duplicated.

— Although the BEER Product label was removed and censored from cards 7a Disgustin' JUSTIN and 7b Vile KYLE for the Flashback 3 set, the BEER can is faithfully restored and remastered for this release on cards 47a and 47b, the backside of cards R1a and R1b—which predominately displays an OS1 central character, and for Sketch cards 47a and 47b.



— Due to the Sketch and Returning character cards bumped up against the regular release, there are several Same Names repeated, as much as three times for this release.

— Card 57a TOMMY Gun has the Font Reversed; the name 'Tommy' is in small print and the word 'gun' is in large print.

— Another sports card first for GPK, Chrome Technology; the second GPK release containing no stickers on cards and therefor, no die-cuts.