Topps Reveals Print Run for 2024 Garbage Pail Kids Not-Scars

After ending last week, Topps has revealed the print run for 2024 Garbage Pail Kids Not-Scars. The set celebrating everything Oscars sold a total of 1,364 copies. Those numbers are right in line with recent regular online set sales. However, the sales fell just over 700 short of last year’s set. Collectors shouldn’t have to wait long for the next online release.

GetAGrip Launches Wes Mess Skateboard, Watches, Socks Online & at Gross Card Con

GetAGrip skateboard today at Gross Card Con launched a new officially licensed skateboard deck. The Wes Mess deck featuring the artwork of James Warhola is available at the show and on their website for $150. The deck is limited to /50 copies, and comes with a Wes Mess card signed by James Warhola. The decks that were allowed for online have sold out already, but as of this posted a few remain at the show. The company also launched new versions of GPK watches and socks. The GPK watches are available in black or clear for $29.99. Socks come in a two pair of red and black, and in their own tin for $24.99. Both watches and socks are available online at their website and at their booth at GCC.

DKE Toys Selling Madballs vs. GPK Packs Earmarked for PremiumDNA Launch

GPK collectors were met with some confusion last week as toy seller DKE Toys begin selling a 4-card pack of Madballs vs. GPK cards on their website. Collectors were confused because these are the cards that are suppose to be part of a preorder bonus offered by PremiumDNA toys as part of their Madballs vs. GPK figures. PremiumDNA originally launched preorders for the line in Jan. 2022. The company has sited various reasons for shipping delays from Covid, to Fanatics buyout of Topps, to manufacturing delays.

So what exactly is going on? Sidekick Labs confirmed with GPKNews that they were the manufacturer of the cards. According to the company, the packs ended up being part of a liquidation event. DKE Toys now owns all 1500 packs and began selling them on their website last week. These cards are the ones that were licensed by Topps and intended for the PremiumDNA preorder.

PremiumDNA tells GPKNews they believe there was a mixup with the packs. Since this came to light, they have worked on a solution they believe is a win for collectors. Collectors who preordered will now receive two packs of cards. Pack one will contain the same cards, except printed as foil cards. Pack two will be sticker cards with the B names of the characters. Both packs will come in different color wax wrappers to differentiate them from the originals. Additionally, these packs will be limited to /750, half the original amount. As far as the progress of the Madballs vs. GPK figures, the company tells GPKNews they were unhappy with the tooling on recent samples they were sent from the manufacturer. They are in process of working with the manufacturer to fix the parts, see in progress pictures below. Right now there is no estimated shipping date for the figures.

So the mystery appears to be solved for the time being. There will end up being three different 4-card packs that collectors will want to get their hands on. Collectors who want the original cards should head over now to DKE Toys and get their pack! Meanwhile, collectors who preordered the Madballs vs. GPK figures will need to remain patient as the company works through manufacturing issues.

Topps Launches 2024 Garbage Pail Kids Not-Scars

And the Oscar goes to…it’s that time of year again. The annual Academy Awards show, honoring the best movies of the past year is this  Sunday, and as is the tradition, GPKs are right there to make fun of them! Topps today launched 2024 Garbage Pail Kids Not-Scars online set. The set contains 10 cards, 5 new pieces in a/b versions. Each set purchased also comes with one parallel card, either a film border, or /25 gold foil. Artwork for the set was done by Joe Simko, Brent Engstrom, David Gross, and Neil Camera. Each set can be purchased for $19.99 or in a lot of 10 for 179.99. Shipping is free when choosing the Economy option. The set will be available on Topps.com for 7 days. Topps will reveal the print run after the sale ends. Here is the checklist and pictures from the set.

1A OWEN Oppenheimer
1B Rocket ROBERT
2A Maligned MARGOT
2B Riveting RYAN
3A Loogie LENNY
3B Booger BRADLEY
4A Walleyed PAUL
4B Holdover GROVER
5A B.O. LEO
5B Unearnest ERNEST

Topps Teases 2024 Garbage Pail Kids Not-Scars

It’s awards season, and the yearly tradition will continue: In today’s sales email to collectors Topps teased 2024 Topps GPK: Not-Scars online set. With the Ocasrs awards ceremony this Sunday, it’s time for the yearly tradition of cards based on last year’s top movies. No information about the set was revealed by Topps, except for an image with an Adam Bomb gag based on the movie Oppenheimer. The set is expected to be launched tomorrow via Topps.com.

Topps Planning Chrome 7 & 2024S2 in 2024

With recent changes after the Fanatics takeover of Topps, the company hasn’t produced the same yearly calendars as in the past, or at least made them public. Today distributors were sent the company’s plans for the rest of 2024 for retail card releases. Thanks for Jeff Pellegrino and Scott Calvert for sending along the info. For the GPK brand, there is finally official confirmation the company is planning a Chrome 7 set. Work has been well underway for the set now for a while. According to the document Chrome 7 will launch in Aug. 2024. Also on the document is 2024 Series 2 Garbage Pail Kids, set for an Oct. 2024 release. (Ignore the Dune and Stranger Things Chome below. Those are not GPK releases, just regular Entertainment releases by Topps.) What collectors won’t see on here are online releases. Collectors can still expect plenty of regular online, expansion, and even Sapphire for the rest of 2024. Looks to be another year filled with GPK!

Collectors Guide to Las Vegas 2024 Gross Card Con

We are just two weeks away from the largest gathering of Garbage Pail Kids artists and collectors. This year’s Gross Card Con is set to be a part of the Silver State Toys, Comics, and Sports Expo. The show takes place in the World Market Center in Las Vegas on 3/16 & 3/17. As always there are a ton of artists, exclusive merchandise, and events planned for the show. Read on to find about all that collectors will encounter!

Artists

The show is always highlighted by the artists. Set to attended are Original Series artist James Warhola, GPK artists David Gross and Joe McWilliams, GPK & GetAGrip artist Rory McQueen, Magic Marker Inc. artist Mark Pingitore, Dynamite Comic and GPK sketch artist Jason Crosby, and GPK sketch artists Chad Scheres and David Acevedo. Additionally, while not highlighted, GPK sketch artists Eddie Rhodes III, Marion Carole Miller, and Adam “Ad Rock” Dobrzeniecki will have tables at the show. Each artist will have a table displaying a number of their original paintings, sketch cards, prints, stickers, cards, and more! Check out these highlights for many of the artists…

David Gross – David will have 6 official Topps GPK promo cards, (3 previously unused paintings with a/b versions), all autographed, available for sale at his table. He will also be debuting his first four Rejected Gross cards, cards featuring previously rejected final paintings. He will have new 11 x 14 glossy prints with personal GPK themed artwork, and previously released GPKs. He will also have a number of official roughs and final paintings from recent sets for sale. In addition he will debut a a new version of his popular Thanos Bomb card, a baseball themed card, and have a variety of official cards from previous conventions.

Joe McWilliams – Smokin Joe also created an official Topps promo card for the show. The card comes with a/b versions and will come free with the purchase of a GCC show set, info on set further down in article. Joe will also have pre drawn sketch cards, giant sized stickers, and 8 x 10 prints of previous GPK artwork.

Mark Pingitore – Mark will have his popular 6 card sampler pack available for sale at his table. The pack features 6 promo cards highlighting future releases from his Magic Marker Inc. company. He will also have other Magic Marker merchandise to purchase at the show.

Rory McQueen – Rory will be at the show along with GetAGrip Skateboards. In addition to the GetAGrip merchandise, Rory will be bringing with him pre drawn official return sketches along with other Rory artwork.

Chad Scheres – Chad will be selling sets of his own Freaks of Nature cards. He also will have plenty of monster stickers and prints. Additionally, he will have some sketch covers and sketch cards available.

David Acevedo – David will have a number of Gross Card Con sketches available at his table for $75 each. Examples are below.

GetAGrip

Official GPK licensee, GetAGrip, will be making their second straight appearance at GCC. The company will be debuting their “GPK Mart”. Collectors will be able to collect their Grossery Bags that they have pre purchased. Bags go on sale via the GetAGrip website on 3/1. The only way to get these bags is to purchase ahead of time and pickup in person! Bags will contain all kinds of GPK goodness. So far the company has announced bags will contain sunglasses, socks, Ouchies bandages, digital watch, and more to come! The company is bound to have other surprises on hand!

GPK & Wacky Warehouse

Clint Coleman and family will once again be on hand with plenty of GPK for collectors to purchase. They will once again be offering the GCC show set for sale at their table. The 10 card set, done by the attending artists, will sell for $25. Each set comes with the two card a/b Topps promo done by Joe McWilliams. They also will have vintage GCC sketch shirts for sale. There are even brand new GCC dad caps available for $25. The new GPK & Wacky Warehouse prize wheel will make its debut. Prizes will change throughout the day, including the high roller wheel Saturday night.

Saturday during the show will also mark the launch of gpkandwackywarehouse.com. This will be the new go to destination for collectors wanting to purchase. They describe their new website as, “Introducing gakpndwackywarehouse.com, your new go-to destination for never-before-seen items and exclusive deals! By making this transition, we can offer a unique shopping experience where we can showcase products that have never been seen before and save you money by beating eBay fees. We are also offering a consignment program for those looking to sell their GPK treasures. We invite you to explore our website and discover the hidden gems waiting for you!”

Clint is also sponsoring a special dinner after the show Saturday night at Evel Pie. You can join the artists for a great evening of pizza! Cost is $50 per person. To reserve your spot, contact Clint Coleman through Facebook. There will be a card done by James Warhola available for purchase at the dinner.

GPK Websites

For the first time GCC has officially invited the major Garbage Pail Kids website owners. This is your chance to personally thank Aaron and Matt for their years of hard work helping the community. You can even slap me around a little!

GPKWorld.com – AJ Booton will have his own table at the show. AJ will have have poster prints from Tom Bunk available for purchase. He will also have 8 x 10 prints by Tom Bunk and Brent Engstrom, signed by the artists. They are limited to 50 each and will be sold as a pair. The prints also come with a Mark Pingitore card that came be signed during the show. All sales go to the respective artists. He also will have Director’s Cut DVDs of the fabulous 30 Years of Garbage documentary. Each DVD comes with a 5×7 Joe Simko print, signed by Simko, June Gonzales, and Booton.

Geepeekay.com – Matt Oldweiler will also have his own table at the show. Matt will have a number of exclusive products at the show. He will have a Geep acrylic pin /w card for $5, Geep’s Cavity Stones (candy & promo card) for $10, miniDRiPS bag of 2 for $20, and Geeky Magazine w/ cards for $30.

GPKNews.com – While I won’t have a table at the show, I will be at the show moderating the Artist Q&A chat. The chat is scheduled to take place on the stage at 1:00 PM Saturday during the show! Come listen and learn from the artists and maybe catch a couple of sneak peaks!

There’s no better place to get to hang out, chat with your favorite artists, meet fellow collectors you’ve only talked to online, all while spending a ton of money on GPK! Tickets for the show can be repurchased at Silver State’s website. The show will be open Saturday 3/16 from 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM, and Sunday 3/17 from 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM. There is no host hotel, but the majority of collectors stay in downtown Vegas near Fremont Street. There’s still time to book your Vegas vacation!

GetAGrip to Open “GPK Mart” at Gross Con Las Vegas

Update #4: Thursday’s reveal is a digital GPK watch! Watch comes in one of three colors; red, yellow, or white.

Update #3: Wednesday’s reveal is GPK Ouchies. Garbage Pail Kids themed bandages. They also announced each bag would contain a DeadWoodz pack, and skateboard wheel.

Update #2: Today’s reveal from GetAGrip is two pairs of socks, each in their own metal can.

Update: GetAGrip has revealed the first item in the Grossery Bag. Garbage Pail Kids Sunglasses! There will be /100 bags made. The company said they will reveal one item each day this week, prior to the bags going on sale this Friday.

This year’s Gross Card Con is right around the corner! The show is set to take place at the World Market Center in Las Vegas, 3/16 & 3/17. GetAGrip will once again be in attendance at this year’s show, and they aren’t coming empty handed. They will be opening up the first “GPK Mart”. Collectors attending the show will be able to pick up their Grossery Bag filled with all kinds of GPK goodness. The company has not revealed yet what will be in the bag, but they promise it will be the best, “POUND for POUND”, deal ever.

In a bit of a twist, the bag will only be offered as a Clink & Collect service. Bags will go on sale this Friday, 3/1/24, on their website. However, the company will not be shipping any. All orders must be picked up at the show in person. Contents, pricing, and rarity have not been revealed yet by the company, but they promise more information will be forthcoming. GPKNews will have another article later this week going over all the show details and guests!

Here is info from GetAGrip promoting the bag:

Get a Grip cordially invites all Garbage Pail Kids Collector’s to the grand opening of the first ever GPK Mart on March 16th. On the day of the show, you will be able to collect your exclusive Grossery Bag which they promise is POUND for POUND their best ever deal! Available exclusively as a Click & Collect service only, Get a Grip have said that the GPK Mart Grossery Bag will go live at www.GetAGripSkateboards.com  online at March 1st, but they will NOT ship these orders. All orders MUST be collected in person in Vegas. So if you’re not attending Gross Con this year (if not, why not?), make sure you find out who is, get your proxy in place, as you’ll need them to come and collect your order for you, from the GPK Mart stand. More information on what exactly is in this mystery Grossery bag will follow, but Get a Grip have promised us that you will not want to miss out on this unbelievably fun bag of tricks.

How Many 2024S1 GPK Kids At Play Were Produced? Part 2

This is Part 2 of a two part series on the production of 2024S1 GPK Kids At Play. If you missed Part 1 you can go here to catch up.

In the first post we looked at how many packs/boxes/cases were produced of 2024S1 Garbage Pail Kids: GPK Kids At Play. Here’s a review of what we came up with.

  • Total Production – 2,085,000 Total Packs
  • Collector – 405,000 Collector Packs or about 16,875 Collector Boxes or about 2,109 Collector Cases
  • Retail Display –  495,000 RD Packs or about 20,625 RD Boxes or about 2,578 RD Cases
  • Blaster – 1,185,000 Blaster Packs or about 118,500 Blaster Boxes or about 2,962 Blaster Cases

I’ll be using these numbers to try to come up with an idea of how many of each type of parallel and insert were created for the set. This will give you a good idea how rare a set is and how quickly you need to snap up that card for your rainbow! I’ll also compare some of this info to the previous sets for reference. As a reminder, in addition to using the sell sheet and odds, we will also have to make some assumptions and flat out guesses when trying to figure some of these out.

Before we get into individual numbers for parallels and inserts let’s chat about the numerous issues with the odds sheet. In the previous article I referenced three huge issues with the odds sheet. We already covered Hobby vs. Retail Display in Part 1. We briefly touched on some of the odds that are incorrect. In total there are at least 10 different card types were the odds are incorrect, (Correct odds are in ( ) after each type). Ill-Influencers (1:3), GPK TCG (1:8 or 3 per box), TCG Foilfractors (1:1,406), Black parallels (1:1), Green parallels (1:1), and Loaded Sketches (1:3,531) all appear to be either simple typos or math errors that are pretty obvious after looking at the numbers. Meanwhile, Gray parallels, Gold parallels, base autos, and regular sketches are incorrect across the board. The math doesn’t work on those with the printed odds. In fact each of them are overstated, and the odds are actually easier. Without knowing the distribution of those four card types across the production run, it’s not possible to determine accurate odds on those. Finally, there are 20 card types where the Box odds do not match the Pack odds. It appears to be just simple math errors on all of these. Luckily, we don’t need use box odds to if figure out production. Collectors should keep in mind these incorrect odds when opening packs and looking at the odds sheet.

Now that’s out of the way, let’s get to what we can figure out! We were given enough information to figure out the production of each pack type. This allows us to now figure out the production of the unnumbered parallels and inserts. Topps always numbers most of the inserts and parallels. We already know Gray /199, Blue /99, Red /75, and Gold /50 for the parallels, Artist Autos /50 1/1, and Patches /199 /150 /99 /75 /50 1/1. (Note: Regular Artist Autos are unnumbered this time. Artists have reported they signed 90 of each card.) let’s start by looking at the three unnumbered parallels.

  • Black Borders – 405,000 Collector packs / 1 Odds (doh) = 405,000 total Black borders / 200 cards in set = 2,025 per card.
  • Green Borders – 1,680,000 Retail packs / 1 Odds (doh) = 1,680,000 total Green borders / 200 cards in set = 8,400 per card.
  • Yellow Borders – 1,185,000 Blaster packs / 5 Odds = 237,000 total Yellow borders / 200 cards in set = 1,185 per card.

Big numbers here as can be expected with a heavily produced set. Black borders are just slightly less than InterGoolatic. While both Green and Yellow borders are right in line with the Vacation set. Green border numbers are second highest for any set behind Book Worms. There are a lot of new inserts with this set, especially in Collector boxes. Let’s take a look at the numbers for each unnumbered insert card.

  • Wacky Packages – 405,000 Collector packs / 24 odds = 16,875 total Wacky Package / 8 cards in set = 2,109 per Wacky
  • Board Games – 405, 000 Collector packs / 24 odds = 16,875 total Board Games / 10 cards in set = 1,687 per Board Game
  • Game Over – 405,000 Collector packs / 8 odds = 50,625 total Game Over / 24 cards in set = 2,109 per Game Over
  • TCG – 16,875 packs * 3 cards per pack = 50,625 total TCG / 12 in set = 4,218 per TCG
  • Ill-Influencers– 1,185,000 Blaster packs / 3 odds = 395,000 total Ill-Influencers / 20 in set = 19,750 per Ill-Influencer
  • Let’s Get Physical – 495,000 RD Packs / 3 odds = 165,000 total Physical / 10 cards in set = 16,500 per card

We already know this set is one of the highest printed GPK sets. So, none of these numbers are surprising. Each of the results is right in line with the numbers from some of the other heavily printed sets. As long as collectors and resellers bust packs, there should be enough inserts to go around for anyone that wants them.

It’s a bit disheartening to see the print run of this set. It seemed Topps had learned there lesson and brought print run numbers down in 2023. It’s a bad sign for a few reasons. There just isn’t this kind of demand for GPK. It does the brand no good to see these boxes that will be heavily discounted and in clearance bins in the months to come. Additionally, it shows no one at Topps has a feel for the size of the collecting base for GPK. Topps really needs to have someone on the payroll that understands GPK and the collector base. It’s great they were able to get GPK back in Target and Walmart. Cutting the print run of each box type in half would have been perfect.

Finally, can we figure out how many base cards were produced? Not really, but we can use what we know and give it our best guess! Both Collector and Retail pack types seem to average about 6.5 base cards per pack.

Base Cards – 2,085,000 total packs * 6.5 base cards per pack = 13,552,500 total base cards / 200 cards in set = 67,762 per base card

Back over the 10 million mark in base cards! Also the third high per card total of the modern GPK sets behind Book Worms and Chrome 5. Everyone needs to buy their friends and family a base set!

This is Part 2 of a two part series on the production of 2024S1 GPK Kids At Play. If you missed Part 1 you can go here to catch up.

How Many 2024S1 GPK Kids At Play Were Produced? Part 1

This is Part 1 of a 2 part series on the production of 2024 Series 1 Garbage Pail Kids: GPK Kids At Play. Part 2 will be posting soon.

Ugh Topps! After back to back sets of nailing the odds correctly, Topps decided to put back on the dunce cap and fail math class. The first retail set of 2024 saw the return of product to big box retailers like Target and Walmart. This means there were 3 or 4, depending on your trust level in Topps, different box types for this release. The big problem with figuring out production numbers is there are many, many errors on the odds sheet. There are three major issues with the odds sheet; 1) There are at least 10 card types where the odds are incorrect, 2) The per box odds do not match the per pack odds on 20 different card types, 3) finally while in the past Hobby and Retail Display boxes are the same thing, there are four different odds listed for these two boxes. We will cover each of those errors throughout both production articles. The good news is, there is enough information to figure out production, we don’t quite have a Chrome 5 situation here. Production looks to be way up over the previous set. How high? Let’s take a look!

First my disclaimer! Production numbers are never an exact science, and Topps makes it tough on us. In order to attempt to solve this riddle we need to look very closely at sell sheets, odds, and real world breaks. Some things to keep in mind for this post. 1) Topps doesn’t want the public to know exactly how much of each card was made. Why? No idea really, I think it’s dumb, but historically Topps only provides enough information to get close. 2) We need to make some assumptions. Those assumptions will be based on the clues we have, but still some guessing has to happen. 3) The odds never quite seem to come out completely equal. However, we can round and get pretty close to how much was produced. 4) Keep in mind Topps historically holds back up to 5% of the print run to cover missing hits, damaged cards, and their No Purchase Necessary program. These numbers would include that 5%. With all that in mind let’s get started…(Warning lots of math coming up. If you don’t want to read about the process, skip to the bottom for the answer sheet!)

We always start by trying to figure out the total production. Usually there’s at least one card type that is shared across all pack types and has the same odds. Last set it was Gold and Gray parallels. Unfortunately, for Kids At Play every shared card either doesn’t have the same odds or the odds are wrong. Not only are the odds listed different for Gold, Gray, and Autos, but after doing the math, the odds for all three are incorrect. In each case the odds are actually overstated. The cards should be, and based on early case breaks, are falling at a higher rate than what’s stated. In the case of Gold cards the odds are over stated by more than half. So where does that leave us? We have to try to figure out production for each individual pack type. Thankfully there appears to be enough odds that are correct to get individual pack production. Let’s start with the easy one, Collector packs. We can look at Red parallels, patch inserts, and for the first time both Shaped and Triptych sketches. That’s right, for the first time in years, Topps revealed how many of each sketch type was inserted into packs.

  • Red borders – 200 cards in set * 75 made per card = 15,000 total Red borders * 27 odds = 405,000 Collector packs made
  • Patches – 10 cards in set * 199 make per card = 1,990 total Patches * 206 odds = 409,940 Collector packs made
  • Shaped Sketches – 1134 total * 344 odds = 390,096 Collector packs made
  • Triptych Sketches – 202 total * 1933 odds = 390,466 Collector packs made

Those numbers are all right in the same neighborhood. Based on case breaks they also appear to be correct with Reds and Patches. We are going to go with 405,000 for the Collector pack number. That number is slightly lower than InterGoolatic, but I expected it to be much lower, since they are adding back in Blasters. In fact it’s similar to Book Worms collector box numbers.

On to the next pack type, Retail Display. Or is that Hobby? Well this one is a mystery. Historically, Topps has sold the same exact box under both the Retail Display and Hobby names. Odds, package, and SKU have always been the same. This year surprisingly, there are four card types where it shows different odds for these box types; Printing Plates, Regular Sketches, Gold Autos, and Auto Foilfractors. That would make one think there are two different box types. However, based on what collectors have received both the Package and SKU numbers on boxes and packs are the same. After running the numbers, I believe both box types are the same, and those different odds are an error. No only are the odds different, but running the numbers on them show that they are incorrect as well. The good news is we still have the Blue parallel odds we can use to figure out the pack run.

  • Blue borders – 200 cards in set * 99 made per card = 19,800 total Blue borders * 25 odds = 495,000 Retail Display/Hobby packs made

How can we be sure that number is accurate. For a couple of reasons. When running the rest of the numbers the amount of packs make sense. Also real world box breaks have shown that number to be accurate. So we are going with 495,000 total Retail Display/Hobby packs. Believe it or not, those numbers are an increase over InterGoolatic. That’s another key to show the print run is considerably higher. It’s less than Book Worms, but still very high!

One last pack type to look at, Blaster boxes. Topps actually saved us here by revealing the total number of each sketch type inserted into packs. Luckily, Blaster boxes have two exclusive sketch types, Panoramic and Loaded Puzzle.

  • Pano Sketches – 194 total * 6,111 odds = 1,185,534 Blaster packs made
  • Loaded Sketches – 350 total * 3,532 odds = 1,236,200 Blaster packs made

So here’s where we need to take a little leap of faith. We don’t have any other numbers we can use. These odds are hard to prove because these hit types are very high. However, again when running the other numbers they make sense. Also the other sketch types in Collector boxes were accurate. I believe we are safe using these numbers. I’m going to use 1,185,000 for the Blaster pack number to make the math easier. Wow, another very high number. It’s right on line with Vacation Blasters.

So there you have it, we now have production numbers for each individual pack type in Kids At Play. Here’s what I believe the total production numbers:

  • Total Production – 2,085,000 Total Packs
  • Collector – 405,000 Collector Packs or about 16,875 Collector Boxes or about 2,109 Collector Cases
  • Retail Display –  495,000 RD Packs or about 20,625 RD Boxes or about 2,578 RD Cases
  • Blaster – 1,185,000 Blaster Packs or about 118,500 Blaster Boxes or about 2,962 Blaster Cases

Wow over 2 million total packs. With adding back in Blasters to the mix, one would think Topps would cut back on Collector and Retail Display print runs after increasing them for InterGoolatic. That didn’t happen, and to top it off they printed a ton of Blasters. Let’s take a look how production compares to recent sets.

  • Total Pack Production
    • Food Fight – 1,790,000
    • Book Worms – 3,635,000
    • Vacation – 1,737,000
    • InterGoolatic Mayhem – 900,600
    • Kids At Play – 2,085,000 (132% increase in production vs. InterGoolatic)
  • Collector Pack Production
    • Food Fight – 225,000
    • Book Worms – 405,000
    • Vacation – 180,000
    • InterGoolatic Mayhem – 465,000
    • Kids At Play – 405,000 (13% decrease in production vs. InterGoolatic)
  • Retail Pack Production
    • Food Fight – 1,565,000
    • Book Worms – 3,245,000
    • Vacation – 1,557,000
    • InterGoolatic Mayhem – 435,600 (Hobby boxes only)
    • Kids At Play – 1,680,000 (386% increase in production vs. InterGoolatic)

Wow! It’s hard to believe Topps would increase production this much over InterGoolatoc. Just when you thought they learned their lesson. Topps really had the production dialed in with InterGoolatic. There just isn’t the demand for a print run this large. Kids At Play is the third highest produced modern GPK set. Only Book Worms (3.6 million) and Chrome 5 (3.2 million) were higher. No other set has broken the 2 million pack production number. How Topps moves forward from here will be interesting. While there have not officially been any other announced sets for 2024, we know Chrome 7 will be coming this fall. Kids At Play are going to have to be discounted heavily in a few months. How will that play into future sets?

This is Part 1 of a 2 part series on the production of 2024 Series 1 Garbage Pail Kids: GPK Kids At Play. In Part 2 we will look at production numbers for all parallel and insert sets. Part 2 will be posted soon.