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RELEASE PERIOD : MARCH 2004
PRODUCT NUMBERS : 757-2, 758-2 + 758-2E

    

The All-New Series 2 Garbage Pail Kids, aka ANS2 GPK for short, were released in the late winter of 2004 by the Topps Company, Inc. with the packaging developed in late 2003. The new GPK series is comprised of all new artwork by veteran artists John Pound, Tom Bunk, James Warhola, Frank Santopadre and concept art by Jay Lynch. The release also introduces several artists tested on on GPK including Strephon Taylor, Chris Hebel, John Czop and in-house concept artist and art director Jeff Zapata whom snuck a piece in. The set was art directed by brand manager John Williams and brings back artists Pat Glover and Sean Glover for the foil cards. A total of two main production runs were released during a continued interest of old 80's nostalgic toys and hobbies during this period which included product for both hobby and retail stores. For the first and second production run each foil pack, with a suggested retail price of $.99, contained five sticker cards with a great glossy finish, 1 Gold Foil card sticker and a Scratch 'n' Stink sticker inserted one in every six packs; the first chase cards found in a U.S. GPK series set. The set also introduces special bonus boxes containing a different bonus card each; a first for any GPK release. The foil stickers are rendered artwork of characters from the original releases by artists Pat and Sean Glover. The series surprisingly starts back at number one. ARTISTS : JOHN POUND, TOM BUNK, JAMES WARHOLA, JAY LYNCH, FRANK SANTOPADRE, STREPHON TAYLOR, JOHN CZOP, CHRIS HEBEL, JEFF ZAPATA, PAT GLOVER + SEAN GLOVER WRITERS : JOHN WILLIAMS, JEFF ZAPATA, ETC. ~

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80 CARD SET : 80 BASE CARDS CHASE CARDS : 50 FOIL CARDS + 12 SCRATCH 'N' STINK CARDS+ 2 BONUS CARDS 144 TOTAL CARD SET : 80 BASE CARDS + 64 CHASE CARDS ~

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HOBBY ITEM	757 CODE	REVISION	PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
Hobby Wrapper	0-757-89-03-3	NA	Hobby Store Wrapper : No Price : Both Boxes
Hobby Box	1-757-30-03-3	NA	Carboard Display Box
Hobby Box	1-757-30-04-3	UNK	Carboard Display Box : New Slogan, etc.
Hobby Case Box	2-757-40-02-3*	NA	Corrugated Cardboard Shipping Carton
Display Poster	4-757-08-03-3	NA	Hobby Box Display Poster
RETAIL ITEM	CODES	REVISION	PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
Power Wing Box	2-737-83-0?-3	NA	Retial Store Power Wing Display Box Window
Retail Wrapper	0-758-89-06-3	NA	Retail Store Wrapper : $.99 Price : Both Boxes
Retail Wrapper	0-758-89-07-3	Excell	Retail Store Wrapper : No Price : Both Boxes
Retail Box	1-758-30-06-3	NA	Cardboard Display Box : DayGlo Banner
Retail Box	1-758-30-07-3	Excell	Cardboard Display Box : DayGlo Banner : Target
Retail Box	1-758-30-08-3	Banner	Cardboard Display Box : non-DayGlo Banner
Retail Box	1-758-30-09-3	Excell	Cardboard Display Box : non-DayGlo Banner : Target
Retail Case Box	2-758-40-03-3*	NA	Corrugated Cardboard Shipping Carton
Bonus Wrapper	0-939-89-01-3	NA	Bonus Box Wrapper : $.99 Price : Both Boxes
Bonus Box	1-939-30-01-3	NA	Cardboard Bonus Box : Wal*Mart
Bonus Box	1-939-30-02-3	Price Label, Excell	Cardboard Bonus Box : Target

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HOBBY : PRODUCTION RUNS ~
BOX CODE : 1-757-30-03-3 — UPC CODE : 41116-14757 Box w/ DayGlo Banner — 36/6 ct. + Foil WRAPPER CODE : 0-757-89-03-3 — UPC : 41116-04757 Wrapper w/ No Price — 6 Stickers + Foil ~	BOX CODE 1-757-30-04-3 — UPC CODE : 41116-?4757 Box w/ DayGlo Banner — 36/6 ct. + Foil WRAPPER CODE : 0-757-89-03-3 — UPC : 41116-04757 Wrapper w/ No Price — 6 Stickers + Foil ~
ADVERTISEMENT POSTER — 10.5" x 17" Size POSTER CODE : 4-757-08-03-3 ARTWORK : JAMES WARHOLA ~	CASE CODE : 2-757-40-02-3 — UPC CODE : 41116-34757 Case w/ 16/36 ct. — Product #757-2 ~
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BOX + WRAPPER + POSTER ARTWORK : JAMES WARHOLA DISPLAY BOX : 6 VARIATIONS + 2 BONUS BOXES WRAPPER : 4 VARIATIONS ~
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RETAIL : PRODUCTION RUNS ~
BOX CODE : 1-758-30-06-3 — UPC CODE : 41116-?4758 Box w/ DayGlo Banner — 36/6 ct. + Foil; Wal*Mart, etc. WRAPPER CODE : 0-758-89-06-3 — UPC : 41116-04758 Wrapper w/ $.99 Price — 6 Stickers + Foil ~	BOX CODE : 1-758-30-07-3 — UPC CODE : 41116-44758 Box w/ DayGlo Banner — 36/6 ct. + Foil; Target, etc. WRAPPER CODE : 0-758-89-07-3 — UPC : 41116-34758 Wrapper w/ No Price — 6 Stickers + Foil ~
BOX CODE 1-758-30-08-3 — UPC CODE : 41116-?4758 Box w/ non-DayGlo Banner — 36/6 ct. + Foil; Wal*Mart CARDBOARD CASE BOX : CODE 2-758-40-03-3* WRAPPER CODE 0-758-89-06-3 : w/ $.99 Price WRAPPER UPC : 41116-04758 ~	BOX CODE 1-758-30-09-3 — UPC CODE : 41116-?4758 Box w/ non-DayGlo Banner — 36/6 ct. + Foil; Target CARDBOARD CASE BOX : CODE 2-758-40-03-3* WRAPPER CODE 0-758-89-07-3 : w/ No Price WRAPPER UPC : 41116-34758 ~
CASE CODE : 2-758-40-0?-3 — UPC CODE : 41116-24758 Case w/ 16/36 ct. — Product #758-2 + #758-2E ~	POWER WING DISPLAY BOX CODE : 2-737-83-0?-3 Packs w/ No Price — 144 ct.; Wal*Mart RETAIL WRAPPER : CODE 0-758-89-02-3 POWER WING CASE : CODE 2-737-40-0?-03 BOX SHELVING CODE : 2-737-84-02-03 Backside Installation Instructions Sticker : CODE 5-737-60-0?-03 RETAIL WRAPPER : CODE 0-758-89-07-3* ~
BONUS BOX CODE : 1-939-30-01-3 — UPC CODE : 41116-14939 Box w/ B2 Bonus Card + $9.99 Blue Square; Wal*Mart BONUS BOX CASE CODE : 2-939-40-0?-3 BONUS WRAPPER : CODE 0-939-89-01-3 — UPC : 41116-04939 Wrapper w/ $.99 Price — 6 Stickers + Foil ~	BONUS BOX CODE : 1-939-30-02-3 — UPC CODE : 41116-24939 Box w/ B1 Bonus Card + $9.99 Yellow Oval; Target BONUS BOX CASE CODE : 2-939-40-0?-3 BONUS WRAPPER : CODE 0-939-89-01-3 — UPC : 41116-04939 Wrapper w/ $.99 Price — 6 Stickers + Foil ~
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REPACKAGED RACK PACKS ~
~RACK PACK UPC : 97712-50552 — 4 Pack — $4.99 Price EXCELL MARKETING, L.C. — Garbage Pail 4-Pack — Target WRAPPER CODE : 0-758-89-07-3 — Wrapper w/ No Price ~	RACK PACK UPC : 09532-00502 — 3 Pack OR 4 Pack; $3.99 Price LEGENDS LP — Garbage Pail Kids — Wal*Mart WRAPPER CODE : 0-758-89-07-3 — Wrapper w/ No Price ~
RACK PACK UPC : 09532-01501 — 2 Pack — $3.99 Price LEGENDS LP — Garbage Pail Kids — KB Toys WRAPPER CODE : 0-758-89-07-3 — Wrapper w/ No Price ~	RACK PACK UPC : 09532-01501 — 3 Pack — $3.99 Price LEGENDS LP — Garbage Pail Kids — KB Toys WRAPPER CODE : 0-758-89-07-3 — Wrapper w/ No Price ~
RACK PACK UPC : 7-30828-70285-4 — 2 Pack — $1.59 Price VINTAGE SPORTS CARDS — Sears + K-Mart — 2007 WRAPPER CODE : 0-758-89-07-3 (ANS2) + 0-758-89-02-04 (ANS3) ~	RACK PACK UPC : 7-30828-70227-4 — 4 Pack — $2.99 Price VINTAGE SPORTS CARDS — 2007 WRAPPER CODE : 0-758-89-07-3 (ANS2) + 0-758-89-02-04 (ANS3) ~
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PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL ~
DEALER SELL SHEET — 8.5" x 11" SIZE SHEET ARTWORK : JAMES WARHOLA CARD ARTWORK : JOHN POUND NOTE: THE ONLY ADVERTISING WITH A BLUE GPK LOGO ~	FOLD-OUT PROMO FLYER — 8.5" x 11" Size Flyer Front and Back Covers : Middle Section Not Shown SHEET ARTWORK : JAMES WARHOLA ~
TARGET DISPLAY SHEET — Excell Marketing NOTE: FINGER EDITED OUT Excell Marketing, L.C. is recognized as the leading Category Manager for Trading Cards and Impulse Trend Collectibles in North America and provide comprehensive Category Management for thousands of companies. The U.S. Headquarters is centrally located in Des Moines, Iowa. "Excell’s Category Management maximizes sales for its Retail Partners. This goal is accomplished by providing comprehensive Category Management Services, providing the best productivity in store merchandising services, optimized placement on the shelf, Distribution and Forecasting Programs that ensure on time delivery of new items and replenishment orders and creation of promotional opportunities relevant to individual retail locations." ~
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PRINT + ADVERTISING ~
STORE WINDOW CLING — 7.5" x 7.5" SIZE ~	NON-SPORT UPDATE MAGAZINE — GPK AD + ARTICLE APRIL/MAY 2004 VOL 15; NO. 2 ~
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1. An ADAM Bomb headshot of the forever infamous GPK character, OS1 cards 8a ADAM Bomb and 8b Blasted BILLY, makes an appearance in the ANS2 set on the t-shirt of character 23a Downloadin' LOGAN and 23b Digital DEVIN painted by artist John Pound. ~

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2. The second U.S. GPK set to include Chase Cards; a special premium-type card with a harder-to-collect ratio. The twelve Scratch 'n' Stink stickers were inserted randomly, found one in every six packs (1:6) and number S1a through S6b. NOTE: card mock-up image. ~

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3. The ANS2 Foil Cards have Garbage Pail Kids banners and nameplates with different colors; the ANS1 set contained foil cards with only red GPK banners and nameplates. ~

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4. Artist Tom Bunk's last name 'BUNK' can be seen on the tombstone in the background of cards 13a Scuzzy OZZY and 13b Rockin' RICK. ~

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5. The first set to contain Bonus Cards located in special bonus pack boxes located at large retail chains. ANS1 had a bonus card sheet that contained three images from the base set. ANS2 bonus cards B1 On Camera CAMERON and B2 Paintball PAUL; the first U.S. Garbage Pail Kids character cards NOT to have a twin A-name and B-name. ~

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6. The second GPK series to have only Puzzle Backs; the set contains no comic or humor backs. This was due to limit costs on the returning franchise; no expensenes for comic writing and additional artwork. Much like the ANS1, the second set to contain six, 9-card puzzles. Another first, the completed puzzles contain no nameplate like the ANS1 set, but unlike any series before have no GPK banners. The set also contains two rare sideways/horizontal puzzles and one puzzle image is from insert artwork for chase cards S1a Stony TONY and S1b Ol' Faith PHIL which may have been swapped out of the base set. ~

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7. One concept from the ANS2 set resemebles a character from the 1992 Trash Can Trolls parody set. both concept pieces were created and drawn by different artists. TCT cards 6a ANNE Tenna and 6b T.V. GUY by Tom Bunk and GPK cards 17a Dish GRACE and 17b Amped AMANDA by brother Pat and Sean Glover. ~

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8. The Letter 'G', short for GPK, can be found on two cards within the ANS2 set: cards 18a TAYLOR Tubby and 18b MORGAN Organ, on top of the characters head which could be a subtle gag on the speculated 'happy' Teletubby and also on cards 37a Rest Stop RUSS and 37b Wet BRETT, on the front grill of the car. ~

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9. The ANS2 'Garbage Pail Kids : Gross Stickers STINK!' Ad Campaign centered around the new Scratch 'n Stink subset cards. The backside of the ANS1 character 33a Phat PHIL and 33b Ill WILL by artist Tom Bunk can be located in the bottom right hand corner of the ad holding a spray can and tagging the word 'STINK!' in a very OS1 character 30a New Wave DAVE and 30b Grafitti PETEY-type pose known for his free-style 'SMUT' tag. ~

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10. Foil card F16 can be found with two Different Colors; F16a has a black number while F16b has a 'white' number. ~

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11. Two Images from the 1996 Bathroom Buddies humor sets has been used or reworked for the ANS2 set. The unpublished 'pee in snow' 2nd Series piece by artist Tom Bunk for cards 20a Number JUAN and 20b Tinklin' Tyler and 1st Series 20a LARRY Laptop and 20b Internet BRET for cards 23a Downloadin' LOGAN and 23b Digital DEVIN. ~

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12. The third set to have a card with the GPK Logo found within the artwork itself and not just on the header. The Garbage Pail Kid logo found on the bottom of the bobble-head of cards 11a Bobble BOB and 11b WILL Wobble. ~

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13. The thirteenth series to contain cards with the GPK Acronym found within the artwork. The GPK acronym found on the life preserver of cards 3a Eaten ETHAN and 3b JOSÉ Soufflé; on the bottom of the skateboard of cards 8a SK8 NATE and 8b Flyin' RYAN; on the surfboard of cards 9a Waxed ZACK and 9b MAX Wax; on the baseball cap of cards 11a Bobble BOB and 11b WILL Wobble; on the knuckles of cards 13a Scuzzy OZZY and 13b Rockin' RICK; on the snowboard of cards 16a Dandruff DAN and 16b JAKE Flake; on the TV screen of cards 32a Hecklin' HECTOR and 32b Newsworthy NICK and on the TV of bonus card B1 On Camera CAMERON. ~

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14. The OS1 GPK character Wacky JACKIE from the 1985 set has a mis-spelled or updated name for the new release; foil card F2a Wacky JACKY. Note: Topps mock-up card image. ~

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15. The only Error Cards (not considered a variation) are particular blue and purple background cards which can be found with different shades of blue that look purple, or purple shades that look blue, depending on the amount of ink used during pressing. Certain cards from the older 80's sets can be found like this as well. ~

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16. In January of 2004, MAD magazine issue #437 contained the 'MAD 20 Dumbest People, Events, and Things of 2003' which included a GPK parody painted by artist Tom Bunk poking fun of Madonna and Britney Spears' MTV Music Awards kiss; MAD called the Garbage Pail Kiss. 'Kids' changed to 'Kiss', earing changed to an eyeball-earing, card number changed from 17b to 42a (had this been OS1, this would've been the next card in the set). ~

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17. The ANS2 has the most interesting GPK Layout of any set; all of the horizontal card images are placed at the end of the set numbering 33a/b through 40a/b. It is also the only ANS wrapper with a $.99 price logo rather than the 99¢ price logo up to this point. ~

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18. The series surprisingly starts back at Number 1; as does the foil card subset; but an 'F' has been introduced to the numbering. ~

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1. In 2003, editer and artist Jeff Zapata of the Topps Entertainment Department was approached to work on most of the concept sketches for the new GPK series due to the fact that Jay Lynch had a scheduling conflict while working on a new upcoming Wacky Packages set. You can find the list of concept art completed by Jeff Zapata below in the Comprehensive Checklist. Pictured below are two concepts by Zapata that were executed by veteran GPK artist John Pound. Cards 2a AERIAL ARIEL and 2b Bubbly BRIANNA; NOTE: original concept a boy instead of a girl. Cards 4a Umbilical COREY and 4b Unraveled RAFAEL NOTE: hands moved to the head and food added to the end of the umbilical cord. Cards 19a Spider MANNY and 19b Webby WESLEY NOTE: Higher kick and background playground equipment added; 2nd swing removed. ~

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2. GPK concept card back artist and writer Jay Lynch was only able to create less than ten gag ideas for the ANS2 set due to a scheduling conflict with any upcoming Wacky Packages release; the other popular parody franchise of Topps. Cards 34a Toe Jam SAM and 34b Jammin' AMBER; Note: 'Toe-Jam JAN' nomenclature not used; artwork became horizontal. ~

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3. The GPK Pulled Artwork for cards 32a On Camera CAMERON and 32b RACHEL Retch from the base set and replaced by character 32a Hecklin' HECTOR and 32b Newsworthy NICK; the artwork for B1 On Camera CAMERON became a bonus card instead. The unreleased twin name #37 RACHEL Retch turned up later in the U.K. GPK album sticker set. ~

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4. Two characters paintings by Tom Bunk were requested by Topps to be updated before printing. The card image for character 29a Gassy GARRET and 29b Fizzy FRANCISCO had the plane crashing into the ocean background removed and replaced with seagulls flying around (most likely due to 9-11 sensibilities) and the card image for B1 On Camera CAMERON was widened in order to fit the card where the peron's leg has been extended and more vomit added; the baseboard also appears updated in the background (see 'Art Gallery' for the additional images printed on card); however, the exta artwork is still chopped off by the card border. Both pieces were most likely sent back to Bunk for updates by Topps. ~

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5. The original artwork artwork for cards 17a Dish GRACE and 17b Amped AMANDA, painted by the Glover Brothers, Pat and Sean, is pictured below. This alternate version had a far less color palette; Topps had the artwork updated with more color and the wall/ceiling line removed from the bedroom. The only color that stayed the same were the eletrical wavelengths. ~

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6. Garbage Pail Kids artist Tom Bunk completed sixteen images for the ANS2 set. Pictured below are several Color Rough characters of Bunk's created after the concept artwork is approved. These color roughs had the most changes from concept to final artwork found on printed card. Cards 7a Game Over GARY and 7b Germy JEREMY; NOTE: face replaced with a second hand. Cards 11a Bobble BOB and 11b WILL Wobble NOTE: other bobbles and removed for the final artwork. Cards 25a Cookie-Tosser TESSA and 25b Krummy KIM NOTE: original green puke was 'mint' colored; bird in the window switched to a squirrel. ~

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7. The returning GPK veteran artist James Warhola completed four paintings for the ANS2 set. ~

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8. GPK Veteran Artist John Pound completed fifteen paintings for the ANS2 set. Pictured below is a Pound color rough and tight pencil example. John's preliminary artwork tends to always look like the final artwork with little revisions since initial thumbnail drawings are not usually available. Cards 34a Toe Jam SAM and 34b Jammin' AMBER; NOTE: concept by Jay Lynch. 39a Deflated DAVID and 39b Squirtin' STEPHEN NOTE: concept by Frank Santopadre; original concept a female; hair pigtails removed. ~

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9. The GPK Next-Gen Artists who were tested out and contributed to the new set were Strephen Taylor with four pieces, John Czop with one piece, Chris Hebel with one piece and Pat Glover & Sean Glover with six pieces; The Glover brothers worked on the rendered artwork of the Foil cards for the ANS1 through ANS3 sets. ~

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10. The image for cards 28a Armed ARNIE and 28b OSCAR La Vista was drawn and painted by Jeff Zapata but was never intended for the new release until an individual at Topps saw the painting and liked it. It was an internal test to see what type of artwork Topps would accept for their sets. The original piece had machine guns which were painted over with water guns instead. In theory, no Topps employee is supposed to have published artwork in the GPK sets. ~

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