Despite being nearly one week since its release, Topps has finally released the odds for 2024 Garbage Pail Kids Battle of the Bands Green Day. A week after release there isn’t anything too surprising about the odds. There are two separate box types listed Mega Box SE and Mega Box EA. The odds are the same for the majority of items, just off slightly on some of the rarer cards. Most likely the two different box types are for Topps orders and boxes shipped to Direct Store accounts. For some reason odds are not listed for any of the 1/1 Foilfractor cards of the autographs and relics. Some early math shows there is right around 318,000 packs or 31,800 boxes produced. GPKNews will have an article on all the production numbers shortly. You can find the odds in PDF form at this link.
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2024 Garbage Pail Kids Battle of the Bands Green Day Explained
Just what kind of set is 2024 Garbage Pail Kids Battle of the Bands Green Day? Is it an online set? Is it a Hobby release? Is it a licensed set that didn’t quite serve its initial purpose? It seems to be a combo of all three. This also might be the most controversial GPK set since the political sets nearly a decade ago. Initially the popular Punk Rock band approached Topps to create a large licensed set that celebrates everything Green Day. The band could then sell boxes on their concert tour in 2024. However, this is Topps, and after a number of delays, all of a sudden it was mid 2025 and their concert tour was winding down. Topps decided to pivot, and the result is what was released this week.
The set’s distribution, structure, and content very much resembles the recently released 40th Anniversary set. Topps sold this one via preorder, and launch day sale on their website. Additionally, stores and large online dealers had access to boxes. Topps is calling these Mega boxes in social media, but is listed as Hobby in their product spec section, there no “H” on the box. There is also 10 packs per box, instead of the 8 with the 40th set. Cases are also 20 boxes, double the size of the 40th. Initial pricing from Topps matches the 40th set. Topps is using a regular card stock for the base cards and inserts. The foil stock used on the 40th set is used for the parallels. Where the major differences lie is with the content. There are no reprints here. The entire 100 card base set and all insert sets feature new artwork. Artists Brent Engstrom, Joe Simko, David Gross, Joe McWilliams, and Neil Camera did the majority of the artwork. Rory McQueen (Dookie) and Lowell Isaac (B-Sides) did artwork for an entire insert set. One huge difference is the lack of bigger hits, there are no printing plates, sketches, or artists autos in this release. The relics and autos in the set seem to be very rare based on early case breaks.
Sadly, as of this post, Topps has not released the odds for the set. Multiple sections on their website show the odds as “coming soon”. GPKNews has reached out to Topps, but has not heard back yet. This is a troubling trend by Topps lately. Not only has the company trended into not releasing odds prior to release, but in multiple cases now, odds are not posted after release either. Despite packs stating to goto Topps website to view the odds, and various state gambling laws. GPKNews is working on compiling case break results to reverse engineer the odds. For now, any odds below are based off of case break results, and reveal odds we are confident that are very close to being accurate. Update: Topps did finally release the odds nearly one week after the release. GPKNews will have an article next week looking at production numbers with or without Topps help. For now here is the official checklist for 2024 Garbage Pail Kids Battle of the Bands Green Day.
(Note: I will continue to update this post as new information comes to light and any new parallels/inserts are found.)
- Base Set 1a/b-50a/b – (100 Cards).
- Parallel Sets – Same exact cards from the Base set, except with a different color border or background pattern.
- Booger Green – 1:1 (100 Cards)
- Crumpled Garbage – 1:120 (100 Cards)
- Black /199 – 1:16 (100 Cards)
- Blue /99 – 1:33 (100 Cards)
- Green Foil /75 – 1:43 (100 Cards)
- Gold Crumpled /50 – 1:64 (100 Cards)
- Orange Foil /25 – 1:127 (100 Card)
- Black Shimmer Foil /10 – 1:318 (100 Cards)
- Red Foil /5 – 1:634 (100 Cards)
- Foilfractor 1/1 – 1:3,129 (100 Cards)
- Insert Sets – All the various insert subsets that can be found in packs.
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- B-Sides – 1:2 (16 Cards)
- Black /199 – 1:100 (16 Cards)
- Blue /99 – 1:201 (16 Cards)
- Green Foil /75 – 1:265 (16 Cards)
- Gold Crumpled /50 – 1:397 (16 Cards)
- Orange Foil /25 – 1:792 (16 Cards)
- Black Shimmer Foil /10 – 1:1,965 (16 Cards)
- Red Foil /5 – 1:3,899 (16 Cards)
- Foilfractor 1/1 – 1:19,491 (16 Cards)
- Tribute to the Easy Bay – 1:5 (8 Cards)
- Black /199 – 1:200 (8 Cards)
- Blue /99 – 1:400 (8 Cards)
- Green Foil /75 – 1:529 (8 Cards)
- Gold Crumpled /50 – 1:792 (8 Cards)
- Orange Foil /25 – 1:1,584 (8 Cards)
- Black Shimmer Foil /10 – 1:3,899 (8 Cards)
- Red Foil /5 – 1:7,679 (8 Cards)
- Foilfractor 1/1 – 1:50,676 (8 Cards)
- Sweet Children – 1:5 (8 Cards)
- Black /199 – 1:200 (8 Cards)
- Blue /99 – 1:400 (8 Cards)
- Green Foil /75 – 1:529 (8 Cards)
- Gold Crumpled /50 – 1:792 (8 Cards)
- Orange Foil /25 – 1:1,584 (8 Cards)
- Black Shimmer Foil /10 – 1:3899 (8 Cards)
- Red Foil /5 – 1:7,679 (8 Cards)
- Foilfractor 1/1 – 1:50,039 (8 Cards)
- Battle of the Bands – 1:10 (6 Cards)
- Black /199 – 1:266 (6 Cards)
- Blue /99 – 1:533 (6 Cards)
- Green Foil /75 – 1:704 (6 Cards)
- Gold Crumpled /50 – 1:1,052 (6 Cards)
- Orange Foil /25 – 1:2,095 (6 Cards)
- Black Shimmer Foil /10 – 1:5,172 (6 Cards)
- Red Foil /5 – 1:10,136 (6 Cards)
- Foilfractor 1/1 – 1:50,676 (6 Cards)
- Album Art – 1:10 (14 Cards)
- Black /199 – 1:114 (14 Cards)
- Blue /99 – 1:229 (14 Cards)
- Green Foil /75 – 1:303 (14 Cards)
- Gold Crumpled /50 – 1:453 (14 Cards)
- Orange Foil /25 – 1:902 (14 Cards)
- Black Shimmer Foil /10 – 1:2,243 (14 Cards)
- Red Foil /5 – 1:4,446 (13 Cards)
- Foilfractor 1/1 – 1:21,115 (14 Cards)
- Dookie: 30 Years – 1:20 (8 Cards)
- Black /199 – 1:200 (8 Cards)
- Blue /99 – 1:400 (8 Cards)
- Green Foil /75 – 1:529 (8 Cards)
- Gold Crumpled /50 – 1:792 (8 Cards)
- Orange Foil /25 – 1:1,584 (8 Cards)
- Black Shimmer Foil /10 – 1:3,899 (8 Cards)
- Red Foil /5 – 1:7,679 (8 Cards)
- Foilfractor 1/1 – 1:50,039 (8 Cards)
- American Idiot SPs – 1:200 (6 Cards)
- Black Shimmer Foil /10 – 1:5,172 (6 Cards)
- Red Foil /5 – 1:10,136 (6 Cards)
- Foilfractor 1/1 – 1:50,676 (6 Cards)
- Standing Room Only – 1:601 (7 Cards)
- Black Shimmer Foil /10 – 1:4,446 (7 Cards)
- Red Foil /5 – 1:9,050 (7 Cards)
- Foilfractor 1/1 – 1:50,039 (7 Cards)
- B-Sides – 1:2 (16 Cards)
- Autographs/Relics
- Autographs – 1:2,668 (3 Cards)
- Foilfractor 1/1 – 1:???? (3 Cards)
- Tour Relics – 1:1,010 (4 Cards)
- Foilfractor 1/1 – 1:84,460 (4 Cards)
- Triple Auto /25 – 1:12,066 (1 Cards)
- Foilfractor 1/1 – 1:???? (1 Cards)
- American Idiot Triple Auto /5 – 1:63,345 (1 Cards)
- Foilfractor 1/1 – 1:???? (1 Cards)
- Auto Tour Relics – 1:7,240 (6 Cards)
- Foilfractor 1/1 – 1:???? (6 Cards)
- Triple Auto Tour Relic – 1:126,690 (2 Cards)
- Foilfractor 1/1 – 1:???? (2 Cards)
- Autographs – 1:2,668 (3 Cards)
Topps Launch Day Sale for GPK Battle of the Bands Green Day
2024 Garbage Pail Kids Battle of the Bands Green Day is set to officially release this Wednesday, 8/27. Like with the 40th Anniversary release, Topps is planning on selling boxes via their website on Wednesday. Topps today updated both the landing page for the set, and their Twitter account to announced the boxes would go on sale 8/27 at 11:00 AM EST. This is a change for what the company had posted the past week on their website (1:00 PM). Topps Twitter also advertises boxes will remain at $79.99. One huge word of caution however, this info from Topps could be wrong, Topps did not follow what they posted for launch time and price on the 40th anniversary. So collectors should be leery about believing this info from Topps.
GetAGrip’s GPK Mart Returning at Gross Card Con
Update 8/27: GetAGrip announced the final items as part of the Bukimi Meal. Rory McQueen did new artwork based off of an early Art Spigelman concept. The Drop Dead Ned will come as an autographed Deadwoodz figure, GPK card, and autographed card. There will also be auto and regular cards of the Spigelman concept artwork inside each meal. The package is now available to purchase from GetAGrip’s website for $199, with pickup only at Gross Card Con.
Update 8/26: GetAGrip announced two new items included in the Bukimi Meal. An oversized Adam Bomb poncho, and an Adam Bomb beanie.
Update: GetAGrip posted additional info on other items that can be found in the Bukimi Meal. A Cheap Toys 2 promo pack, featuring stinky salmon and toxic glow versions of the John Poind script will come in each box. Collectors will also receive one of four sapphire GPK rings, with a 1/1 Gold Adam Bomb ring a possibility.
Attention GPK Mart shoppers! GetAGrip is returning to this year’s Gross Card Con, and with it the return of the GPK Mart. Collectors will once again get a chance to pick up a fun package of officially licensed Garbage Pail Kids merchandise. This year the company is selling the Bukimi Meal. Inside the Happy Meal looking box, collectors will find a 12 oz Bukimi collector cup, and a John Pound GPK Style Sheet food tray with matching coaster. Bukimi Meals will be limited to /100 packages. No price has been released by the company. Much like last year’s GPK Meal, these will go on sale early, with pickup only at Gross Card Con. The company will not be shipping these. The only way to get them is to pickup in person at the show. The sale will launch this Wednesday, 8/27, at 1:00 PM EST at GetAGrio’s website.
Gross Card Con Prepping for Vegas Return
Another Gross Card Con is nearly here! The largest regular gathering of Garbage Pail Kids artists and collectors is coming to Las Vegas. The event is returning to the Vegas strip after being held in downtown Las Vegas the past two times. This year’s convention is being held at the Ahern Convention Center on Sept. 20th & 21st. Gross Card Con will held inside the Pokekon Las Vegas.
The highlight of every Gross Card Con is the artist lineup. There is a good mix this year of returning and new artists to GCC. Headlining this year’s lineup is longtime final card artist, Smokin Joe McWilliams. Also returning to GCC is Rory McQueen, Jason Crosby, Chad Scheres, and David Acevedo. Joining them is popular sketch artist Mike Stephens and former sketch artist Pat Chaimuang. Mark Pingitore from Magic Marker Inc rounds out the lineup of featured artists. Also returning this year is Topps Licensee, Get A Grip Skateboards. Misfits band member Dr. Chud, who wrote the music for the 30 Years of GPK documentary, will also have a table at the show. In addition, sketch artists Eddie Rhodes III, Shane Garvey, and former GPK artist Michael Barnard will have tables within the main show floor.
GPK & Wacky Warehouse will be at the show with all the GPK goodies you could ever need. Their LED prize wheel returns with a wide range of prizes include merchandise from Craniacs. The official show set will also be sold at their table. This year’s set features 13 cards done by the attending artists. All cards have a GPK x Pokémon theme to match the show atmosphere. Each set will also include two official Topps GPK promos done by artist Rory McQueen. Collectors have the chance of pulling sketch cards and redemptions for merchandise from GPK & Wacky Warehouse. There will also be a show t-shirt featuring various GPK characters and Dr. Chud, with artwork done by Jason Crosby.
GPK & Wacky Warehouse will also host a dinner Saturday night at Evil Pie pizza. Unfortunately, tickets for the dinner recently sold out. Anyone still wishing to attend should message Clint Coleman directly on Facebook to get on the waiting list. Collectors attending the dinner receive two show cards done by Pat Chaimuang and a Shrunken Head lanyard done by Chad Scheres. Collectors who can’t attend the dinner can purchase the lanyard at the show.
Sunday at the show will feature a one hour artist Q&A session hosted by GPKNews.com editor Jeff Rockholt. Time of the artist talk is still TBD.
The show will be open for general admission hours on 9/20 & 9/21 from 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM. Admission is $10 per day, tickets can be purchased from the show’s website in advance. Plan to attend now to meet some of your favorite artists and hang out with your fellow collectors!
PSA Celebrating 40th Anniversary of Garbage Pail Kids
PSA, the leading card grading company, is joining the 40th anniversary celebration of the Garbage Pail Kids. The company announced today that the October edition of PSA Magazine will feature GPK! Both the Sports Club and Non-Sports Club will feature different covers with artwork done by David Gross. Standard magazine subscribers ($149/year) will get a cover. Premium subscribers ($199/year) will also receive an officially licensed promo card, also done by David Gross. To receive one of these covers you must be join the club prior to 8/31/25.
Swag Golf Launches Three New Garbage Pail Kids Driver Covers
Swag Golf is back with a new line of Garbage Pail Kids driver covers. The company today launched officially licensed Adam Bomb, Dead Ted, and Joel Hole driver covers. The covers are all available at Swag Golf’s website for $125 each. Golfers hhave even more options to show off their GPK love on the course!
More GPK Crossover in 2025 Dynamic Duals Baseball Set
Did you miss it? This one completely flew under the radar. Topps continues to use Garbage Pail Kids wherever they can in their sports releases. This year’s online only release of 2025 Topps MLB Dynamic Duals features a super short printed Garbage Pail Kids card. The Dead Ted/Cranky Frankie card numbered SP-2 is a part of the non-MLB insert set. The card is also available in an Orange /5 and Gold 1/1 parallel. Last year’s Dynamic Duals set featured a GPK card, Adam Bomb/Nasty Nick. This reason why you might have missed this one? It came out May 22, 2025!! Yes, nearly three months ago. Chalk this one up to Topps less than excellent marketing. The cards does not show up on the posted checklist by Topps, no odds were posted for the product either. No print run information is available for the product, but so far very few copies have shown up on eBay. This one looks to be very rare. It looks like GPK collectors will need to keep their eyes open on every sports set going forward!
More Details on 2024 GPK Battle of the Bands Green Day Set
After yesterday’s preorder on Topps’s website for 2024 Garbage Pail Kids Battle of the Bands Green Day, more information is starting to come out. Topps still has not posted odds yet on their website. However, various resellers are posting the Sell Sheet for the product. This means, much like 2025 Worst of GPK 40th Anniversary, that large online sellers and select Hobby shops should have access to order product directly from Topps. This might be the new standard distribution method for most packed out products.
Collectors will notice a whole lot of similarities on the structure of this set to the 40th Anniversary set. Each box comes with ten 5-card packs. Each box is should have at least two numbered parallel cards. The base set contains 100 cards, 50 new gags with a/b variations. There looks to be 10 parallels to collect. Collectors can find; Booger Green (Unnumbered), Crumpled Garbage Foil (Unnumbered), Black (/199), Blue /99), Green Foil (/75), Gold Crumpled Foil (/50), Orange Foil (/25), Black Shimmer Foil (/10), Red Foil (/5), and FoilFractor (1/1).
There are also a ton of Insert sets to find in the product. Insert sets include; B-Sides, Sweet Children, Tribute to the East Bay, Doolie: 30 Years, and Album Art. All inserts have eight different parallels to collect; Black (/199), Blue /99), Green Foil (/75), Gold Crumpled Foil (/50), Orange Foil (/25), Black Shimmer Foil (/10), Red Foil (/5), and FoilFractor (1/1). There are also two rare insert sets, American Idiot SPs and Standing Room Only that only have three parallel types; Black Shimmer Foil (/10), Red Foil (/5), and FoilFractor (1/1). Collectors can also find Triple Autos /25, American Idiot Triple Autos /5, Tour Relics, Auto Tour Relics, and Triple Auto Tour Relics. All autos and Relics also have a Foilfractor 1/1 version. There are no sketches in this release, and also no mention of printing plates.
You can checkout pictures of the Sell Sheet below. 2024 GPK Battle of the Bands Green Day is set to launch 8/27/25.
Topps Launches Preorder for 2024 GPK Battle of the Bands Green Day
After pushing the preorder back by a week, Topps today officially launched 2024 Garbage Pail Kids Battle of the Bands Green Day. Each box contains ten 5-card packs, while each case has 20 boxes. Looks to be a similar structure to other recent online packed out products. While the company did launch the preorder, they sadly didn’t reveal much else about the product. The checklist was released a week ago, but the odds still say “coming soon”. There was also no mention on what of any parallels there will be, how many inserts per pack/box/case, or how many base cards to expect. Boxes are available for $79.99 each, with a limit of 10 boxes. Cases were also available for $1599.99, with a 2 case limit. Cases however, sold out soon after the listing went online. As of this posting, boxes are still available for preorder. Collectors can get all the Dookie they can handle on Aug, 27,2025 when the set officially releases.
