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2021 Garbage Pail Kids Chrome OS 4 Hobby Odds

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GPK Chrome collectors just can’t wait for release day, as hobby box odds have begin showing up for 2021 Garbage Pail Kids Chrome OS 4. Thanks to collector Castdown Jenkins for sending along pictures of the hobby pack odds. There isn’t a lot of mystery with this release as Topps is limiting it to only two box types. While retail Blaster production was up slight over Chrome 3, an early look at the Hobby shows double the hobby packs over Chrome 3. In fact it appears there are more Hobby packs than Blaster packs. Like with the Blaster odds, it appears the odds listed for Artist Autographs are incorrect. Based on initial production the odds don’t work for the number of autos inserted into packs. I’ll have much more with a details production article in the coming days. Here are the Hobby pack odds for 2021 Garbage Pail Kids Chrome OS 4.

2021 GPK Chrome OS 4 Hobby Pack Odds

  • Refractor 1:3
  • Green Refractor 1:43
  • Green Wave Refractor 1:43
  • Yellow Refractor 1:47
  • Yellow Wave Refractor 1:47
  • Purple Refractor 1:52
  • Purple Wave Refractor 1:52
  • Prism Refractor 1:65
  • Prism Aqua Refractor 1:65
  • X-Fractor 1:86
  • Black Wave Refractor 1:100
  • Orange Refractor 1:131
  • Rose Gold Refractor 1:512
  • Red Refractor 1:1,951
  • Superfractor 1:12,834
  • Printing Plate 1:3,201
  • Artist Autograph 1:915 (Incorrect)
  • C Name Variation 1:100

Dynamite Comics Reveals Garbage Pail Kids Origins Issue #2

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The comic story behind the Garbage Pail Kids continues with Dynamite Comics’ Garbage Pail Kids Origins Issue #2. The preview for the next issue is out now and once again features the origins for GPK characters that artist Jeff Zapata dreamed up years ago. The comic is written by Zapata, Adam F Goldberg, and Hans Rodionoff. Zapata and Chris Meeks did the artwork for the comic, while Dustin Graham worked on coloring in this issue. The preview for issue #2 reads, “In issue #2, it’s a battle of brother vs. brother – Garbage Pail Kids style! No worries though, there’s only the fate of the world at stake! What could go wrong….?! Only everything!” There will be covers done by Bekki Sharp, Tom Bunk, Jeff Zapata, and a trading card cover featuring Nasty Nick. There are sure to be many additional variants announced soon. Preorders will be available soon wherever comics are sold. Issue #2 is set to hit comic book store shelves on 11/9/22.

2021 Garbage Pail Kids Chrome OS 4 Blaster Odds

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It still may be five days until the official release date, but the first boxes of 2021 Garbage Pail Kids Chrome OS 4 have shown up. There is a box available on eBay, and the seller was kind enough to show the odds from the box. Based on a quick glance at the odds, production looks to be just slightly higher than Chrome 3, at least for retail packs. We will need to see Hobby odds for complete info. Printing Plate and Artist Auto odds do appear to be a misprint on the Blaster box. Odds of 1:915 equate to too many plates and autos just based on retail pack production. Collectors are sure to be busting many packs in the days to come. We will have Hobby Box odds once they are available. For now here are the Blaster box odds:

2021 GPK Chrome OS 4 Blaster Pack Odds

  • Refractor 1:3
  • Atomic Refractor 1:2
  • Green Refractor 1:120
  • Green Wave Refractor 1:120
  • Yellow Refractor 1:130
  • Yellow Wave Refractor 1:130
  • Purple Refractor 1:143
  • Purple Wave Refractor 1:143
  • Prism Refractor 1:180
  • Prism Aqua Refractor 1:180
  • X-Fractor 1:238
  • Black Refractor 1:84
  • Gold Refractor 1:166
  • Rose Gold Refractor 1:1,430
  • Superfractor 1:40,165
  • Printing Plate 1:915 (Incorrect)
  • Artist Autograph 1:915 (Incorrect)
  • C Name Variation 1:100

Topps Launches Garbage Pail Kids We Hate the 80’s Expansion Set Week 5

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We are entering the home stretch in the six week online series that celebrates everything 1980’s. Today Topps launched Garbage Pail Kids We Hate the 80’s Expansion Set Week 5. This week’s set contains 10 cards, 5 new pieces with a/b versions. Each set purchased also comes with one Sepia parallel card. Artists Brent Engstrom and David Gross did the artwork for the set. Each set can be purchased for $19.99 or in a lot of 10 for $179.99. Shipping is free when choosing the Economy/SmartPost option. The set will be available for 7 days on Topps.com. Topps will reveal the print run at the end of the sale. Here is this week’s checklist along with pictures of the cards.

21A  Fast Tim
21B Hey Bud
22A Weird Albert
22B Yanked VIC
23A Bog Lynn
23B Rand Puttet
24A Fax Dax
24B Spewing Spencer
25A Big Trouble Travis
25B Electic Eli

Topps Reveals Checklist for 2021 Garbage Pail Kids Chrome OS 4

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We are just one week away from the next chrome GPK release. Today, Topps revealed the checklist for 2021 Garbage Pail Kids Chrome OS 4. The set was originally suppose to launch in Nov. 2021, but was delayed like many other Topps sets the last two years. Like previous Chrome releases, this set reprints the OS 4 set in shiny thicker card stock. The base checklist consists of 100 cards, 88 from OS 4 (42 originals with a/b versions) and 12 new cards (6 new pieces with a/b versions). Artists Joe Simko, David Gross, and Brent Engstrom each did two new paintings for the set. In a bit of a surprise cards 125b, 149a, 158b, and 164b, are listed twice on the checklist. Both the original “famous” name, and the changed name versions will be in the set. There are also 48 “C” name cards, one for each painting in the set, that will be randomly inserted into packs. These feature brand new names for the existing artwork.

Chrome sets are primarily known for their numerous parallel cards of the base sets instead of insert sets. This release is no exception as there are no new insert sets to collect. However, the popular artist autographs return. There are a total of 23 autographs in the set. Original series artists Tom Bunk signed all the “a” and “b” names for the 9 cards he painted for the set (158b has autos for both name versions). Artists John Pound and David Burke did not sign cards for the set. Due to a printing error by Topps, the only new cards have autos are the two pieces by Brent Engstrom. You can check out the complete checklist here. 2021 Garbage Pail Kids Chrome OS 4 is set to be released 8/24/22. 

Topps Reveals Print Run for Garbage Pail Kids We Hate the 80’s Expansion Set Week 3

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While the set ended last week, Topps took their time in revealing the print run for Garbage Pail Kids We Hate the 80’s Expansion Set Week 3. The set sold a total of 1,172 copies. This is down from the previous week’s sales. We are well into sales for week four of the six week series. Collectors have had a lot of GPK products released the last few weeks. This will continue with online sales, Chrome, and surely more new merchandise in the coming weeks. Will the demand be there for online sales?

Topps Shares Box Art for Garbage Pail Kids Chrome OS 4

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Haven’t completed your Book Worms set yet? Well hurry up! The next retail GPK set is just on the horizon. After a nine month delay, Topps is set to release 2021 Garbage Pail Kids Chrome OS 4. Topps has shared with GPKNews images of the box art for the upcoming set. There are only two box/pack types being offered for this set, a 24 pack Hobby box, and a 6 pack Value (Blaster) Box. The hobby boxes feature Adam Bomb with a yellow and Orange color scheme. The box advertises collectors can find a variety of exclusive colored chrome parallels inside. As expected, the Blaster boxes, that collectors will be able to find at Target and Walmart, advertise each box contains 3 exclusive Atomic Refractor cards. The Blaster box also features Adam Bomb and the same color scheme, but in addition has Bony Tony and Mouth Phil on the top and side of the box. All you crazy chrome collectors get ready, Garbage Pail Kids Chrome OS 4 is set to release 8/24/22.

GetAGrip Launching Series 2 Skateboard Wheels

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Their ship has finally come in! After months lost at sea, GetAGrip Skateboards is set to launch their Series 2 Garbage Pail Kids Skateboard Wheels. The company had to skip this launch, and launched Series 3 wheels first, due to shipments delays with the series 2 wheels. There are 8 base wheels in this officially licensed set. Collectors have a 1:2 chance to pull a Pink Pimple Pus parallel wheel, and a 1:50 chance for the rare Black chase wheel. The wheels will go on sale tomorrow at GetAGrips’s website. Pricing and exact launch time haven’t been announced, but usually GetAGrip’s launches are at 1:00 PM EST. The company says wheels will ship this month!

Topps Launches Garbage Pail Kids We Hate the 80’s Expansion Set Week 4

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We enter the second half of the 6-week series celebrating everything 1980’s! Today Topps launched Garbage Pail Kids We Hate the 80’s Expansion Set Week 4. Once again, this week’s set has 10 cards, 5 new pieces with a/b versions. Each set also comes with one Sepia parallel card. All the artwork for the set was done by artists David Gross and Brent Engstrom. Each set can be purchased for $19.99 or in a lot of 10 for $179.99. Shipping is free when choosing the Economy/SmartPost option. The set will be available for 7 days on Topps.com. Topps will reveal the print run at the end of the sale. Here is this week’s checklist along with pictures of the cards.

16A  Thrilling Theo
16B Monstrous Mike
17A Cuicuiting Sara
17B Shorted Sean
18A Framed Francis
18B Dipped Dirk
19A Thunder Pat
19B Mumm-Ray
20A Vanna Vans
20B Checkered Chelsea

Topps Reveals Print Run for Garbage Pail Kids x Clash of Clans

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A mashup with one of the most popular mobile games over the last 10 years has proved successful for Topps. After ending earlier today, Topps revealed the print run for Garbage Pail Kids x Clash of Clans online set. The set sold a total of 2,175 copies. Based on the print run the parallel’s print runs are; Green Gem 725 and Gold Coin 1450. The set surely brought out some Clash of Clans fans to add to their collection. The sales results make the set one of the highest selling stand alone set online releases to date.