Garbage Pail Kids World | #1 Historical GPK Reference Guide

NOTE: JUMPED OFF SOCIAL MEDIA, KEEPING IT OLD SCHOOL; OFF-THE-GRID SITE UPDATES & EMAIL ONLY
NEW DATA — UPDATED : JANUARY 27, 2023

— DYNAMITE ENT. GPK VS. MADBALLS: SLIME AGAIN COMICS #3 : ADDED TO MADBALLS LICENSE PAGE
— POLYPHONY LICENSEE ADDED TO 2022 LICENSE PAGE : PREVIOUSLY, EPIC INK + LICENSE-2-PLAY
— CONS & FESTS PAGE UPDATED; COMPLEXLAND 2022
— GPK ORIGINAL SERIES 9 ART GALLERY PAGE FINALLY FLESHED OUT

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TRADING CARDS : OUT NOW

— SAPPHIRE CHROME RELEASE #3 (OS5) : TOPPS ONLINE : FEB 3?, 2023
— GPK X MLB (FT. ART BY ALEX PARDEE) 1-PACK & 8-PACKS BOXES : JAN 11, 2023
— GARBAGE PAIL KIDS OS5 CHROME HANGER BOX : TARGET $14.99 (NOT SOLD IN STORES)
— GARBAGE PAIL KIDS OS4 CHROME BLASTER BOX : WAL*MART $19.98
— TRASHY TREASURES UK EXCLUSIVE PURPLE FIGURINES + EXCLUSIVE CARDS : OCT 2021
— TASTE BUDS SERIES 1 BREWERY BOXES FOR $19.99 AVAILABLE ONLINE AT ALCHEMIST BEER, BOTTLE LOGIC, FIRESTONE BEER, FOAM BREWERS, KEEPING TOGETHER

TRADING CARDS : PENDING

— 2023S1 RETAIL/HOBBY RELEASE : GPK GO ON VACATION [SKIPPED] : JAN 2023
— 2023S2 RETAIL/HOBBY RELEASE : GPK XX XXXX HOBBY & RETAIL : ? 2023

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CONVENTION ITEMS : LINKS

— GETAGRIP SKATEBOARDS PRODUCT: 'PIMPLE PINK' BASKETBALL, PLASTIC CUPS & LOGO HOODIE
— JUST FUNKY/TOYNK HYDRO74 PLAYING CARDS + ADAM BOMB SDCC STICKER
— JUST FUNKY/TOYNK HYDRO74 PLAYING CARDS + HOT SCOTT SDCC STICKER
— ATOMIC TOYBOX/NERD SDCC GPK GITD POSTERS : LIVE LINK POSTED
— ATOMIC TOYBOX/NERD SDCC GPK ENAMEL PINS : LIVE LINK POSTED
— THE LOYAL SUBJECTS L.E. GPK X STRANGER THINGS SDCC WAFFELLE FIGURE
— THE LOYAL SUBJECTS L.E. GPK X STRANGER THINGS SDCC DEMO GORDON FIGURE

UPCOMING SHOWS

— PHILLY NON-SPORT CARD SPRING SHOW #78 (PA) : MAY 20-21, 2023
— SAN DIEGO COMIC CON 2023
— NEW YORK COMIC CON 2023
— PHILLY NON-SPORT CARD FALL SHOW (PA) : TBA 2023
— GROSS CARD CON (LAS VEGAS) : TBA 2023

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GPK LICENSED PRODUCT : OUT NOW

— SUPER IMPULSE + HASBRO POP-TATERS GPK FIGURE : JAN 2023
— DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT GPK: ORIGINS #3 COMICS (14 COVERS) : DEC 21, 2022
— GETAGRIP SKATEBOARDS GPK NEON SIGN + CHROME DECKS (GITD) : NOV 2022
— GREENLIGHT COLLECTIBLES SERIES 4 DIECAST VEHICLES : NOV 2022
— DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT GPK: ORIGINS #2 COMICS (14 COVERS) : NOV 09, 2022
— SWAG GOLF DEAD TED GPK COVERS : DROPS 10/27/2022 [SOLD OUT]
— DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT GPK VS. MADBALLS COMICS #4 (11 COVERS) : OCT 26, 2022
— GETAGRIP SKATEBOARDS MYSTERY WHEELS SERIES 4 (GITD) : OCT 2022
— MONOGRAM INTERNATIONAL GPK ADAM BOMB 3D FOAM MAGNET : AUG 2022
— INSIGHT EDITIONS GPK TAROT DECK & GUIDEBOOK; FYE ALT. BOX COVER : AUG 2022
— THE OP GAME ACCESSORIES GPK PROTECTIVE CARD SLEEVES (100 COUNT) : JUL 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
— 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
— CHALK*LINE GPK APPARAL : MADBALLS JACKET, SHORTS, ETC : SEP 2021
— GREENLIGHT COLLECTIBLES GPK (SERIES 3 : JUN/JUL 2021 +) SEMI TRUCK TRACTOR : AUG-SEP 2021
— PINFINITY MADBALLS VS GPK ENAMEL PIN SET : MAY PRE-ORDER
— ONLINE GPK SERIES 1 WRAPPER ADULT FACE MASK
— JUST FUNKY GPK ADVENT CALENDAR : WAL*MART

GPK PRODUCT : ON SALE

— TONYK: JUST FUNKY & THE OP BUY-3-GET-1-FREE GPK ITEMS
— MISHKA NYC MADBALLS VS GPK APPAREL : 40% OFF

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GPK LICENSED PRODUCT : PENDING

— SUPER IMPULSE + HASBRO POP-TATERS GPK KEYCHAIN : ? 2023
— MONOGRAM INTERNATIONAL GPK ADAM BOMB FIGURAL BANK : PRE-ORDER : FEB-APR 2023
— MONOGRAM INTERNATIONAL GPK BAG CLIPS (KEYCHAIN ATTACHMENTS) SERIES 2 : PRE-ORDER : JAN-FEB 2023
— PREMIUM DNA TOYS : MADBALLS VS GPK COLLECTION WAVE 1 : PRE-ORDER JAN 2023
— LICENSE 2 PLAY PHLUSHERS PLUSH FIGURES (6 DIF'T) : DEC '22—JAN '23 : BBTS + EE PRE-ORDER
— LICENSE-2-PLAY PHLUSHERS MINI CLIP-ON PLUSH FIGURES (14 DIF'T) : DEC '22—JAN '23 : PRE-ORDER
— DYNAMITE ENT. GPK VS. MADBALLS: SLIME AGAIN COMICS #1 (16 COVERS) : FEB 08, 2023
— DYNAMITE ENT. GPK VS. MADBALLS: SLIME AGAIN COMICS #2 (9 COVERS) : MAR 2023
— IAM8BIT/RETROTAINMENT GPK THE GAME : PRE-ORDER 1STQ 2023
— DYNAMITE ENT. GPK VS. MADBALLS: SLIME AGAIN COMICS #3 (9 COVERS) : APR 2023
— DYNAMITE ENT. MADBALLS VS. GPK FREE COMIC BOOK DAY ISSUE : MAY 06, 2023
— DYNAMITE ENT. MADBALLS VS. GPK HEAVYWEIGHTS/GROSS TP ISSUE : MAY 10, 2023
— EPIC INK BOOKS OFFICIAL GPK COLORING BOOK (SIMKO) : SEP 2023
— DYNAMITE ENT. GPK ORIGINS: ? COMICS #1 (? COVERS) : ? 2023
— PHOLYPHONY ADAM BOMB 15" VINYL FIGURE : ? 2023
— DANNY MCBRIDE/ROUGH HOUSE PICTURES/HBO/TORNANTE 'GPK' CARTOON : 202?

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SUPER IMPULSE GPK POPTATER	HYBRIS / SHIRTS SNAPBACK HAT	HYBRIS / SHIRTS GPK HOODIE	HYBRIS / SHIRTS GPK SWEATSHIRT	HYBRIS / SHIRTS BASEBALL T-SHIRT	INSIGHT ED. TAROT DECK
USAOPOLY OS PUZZLE	USAOPOLY CON PUZZLE	USAOPOLY PUZZLE - BOOK 1	USAOPOLY PUZZLE - BOOK 2	USAOPOLY PUZZLE - X-MAS	USAOPOLY CARD SLEEVES
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	JUST FUNKY ENAMEL PIN	GEEKI TIKIS S2 - NO CARDS	TRENDS INT'L SHEETS + FLIP
ABRAMS GPK BOOK 1	ABRAMS GPK AUDIO 1 - MPS	ABRAMS GPK AUDIO 1 - CD3	FRENCH GPK BOOK 1	SPANISH GPK BOOK 1	30 YRS OF GPK DOC DVD
ABRAMS GPK BOOK 2	ABRAMS GPK AUDIO 2 - MP3	ABRAMS GPK AUDIO 2 - CD3	FRENCH GPK BOOK 2	SPANISH GPK BOOK 2	GPK CARTOON DVD
ABRAMS GPK BOOK 3	ABRAMS GPK AUDIO 3 - MP3	ABRAMS GPK AUDIO 3 - CD3	FRENCH GPK BOOK 3	SPANISH GPK BOOK 3	GPK MOVIE DVD / BD
ABRAMS GPK BOOKS 1-3 BOX SET	ABRAMS GPK 365 CALENDAR	ABRAMS GPK COOKBOOK	ABRAMS GPK OS1-OS5 BOOK	NON-SPORT ALMANAC	GPK OFFICIAL COLORING BOOK

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BUNK WEBSITE BONUS CARD LOT + PINGITORE EXTRAS

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, including a 'mini' set, with a more nostaglic GPK feel, and two Chrome technoloy sets in 2013, 2014, 2020, and 2022, plus additional releases, including Sapphire. The most recent, Yearly GPK sets, containing mostly thematic subsets, have been released from 2014 through 2022. Weekly and monthly online releases have also been released from 2016 through 2022. 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 and ? for (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

— 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—2022

— EXTENSIVE CHROME CARD CREDIT CHART BY ARTIST

THEMATIC & ONLINE SETS : 2014—2023

— 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

— INTERNATIONAL TRADING CARD DAY 2022 RELEASE

— ONLINE RELEASES FOR THE 2023 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~

LICENSES PRIOR TO 2019 *PRELIMINARY PAGE* — FRIGHT-RAGS • SANTA CRUZ • STEVE JACKSON GAMES

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 (AMERICAN CLASSICS) • 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 • EPIC INK BOOKS • FYE • GET A GRIP SKATEBOARDS • GREENLIGHT COLLECTIBLES • HAN CHOLO DESIGNS • HYBRIS PRODUCTION AB • IAM8BIT, INC. (+ RETROTAINMENT GAMES) • JAGO STUDIOS • LEO CHALLANGE COINS (NOT COVERED) • LICENSE 2 PLAY TOYS LLC • THE LOYAL SUBJECTS • MONOGRAM INTERNATIONAL • POLYPHONY • PREMIUM DNA TOYS • PINFINITY • RIOT SOCIETY • SIMON & SCHUSTER (+ INSIGHT EDITIONS) • SUPER IMPULSE • SUPER7 • SWAG GOLF • THE OP (= USAOPOLY) • WWE

ABRAMS BOOKS • CLOUDCO ENT. (MADBALLS) • DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENT • EPIC INK BOOKS • GET A GRIP SKATEBOARDS • IAM8BIT, INC. (+ RETROTAINMENT GAMES) • LICENSE 2 PLAY TOYS LLC • THE LOYAL SUBJECTS • MONOGRAM INTERNATIONAL • POLYPHONY • PREMIUM DNA TOYS • SUPER IMPULSE