GPK Phlushers Available Now / Enter to Win Now

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Since Garbage Pail Kids debuted they have been featured on just about every type of merchandise item imaginable. However, the history of the GPK brand with plush toys has been sparse. Five years ago, the first GPK plushes were the oddly square Kawaii Cubes that were offered very briefly before the company went out of business. Now License 2 Play Toys is offering two new lines of GPK plush toys, called GPK Phlushers. The company was nice enough to send GPKNews some samples to check out and even give away! Details on the contests are below!

The Core Series 1 GPK Phlushers are a group of 8 inch plush toys based on six of the most popular GPK figures. Each case contains Adam Bomb, Dead Ted, Leaky Lindsay, New Wave Dave, Tee-Ver Stevie, and Nat Nerd. Each figure is tagged with a card sized tag showing all the characters to collect.

Their second product being offered are the GPK Phlusher Series 1 Mini Blind Bag Clip-On Plush. There are 12 different 3.5 inch mini plushes to collect. Each plush has a bag clip to attach your favorites onto a backpack. The characters appear in three different rarities; Common (Adam Bomb, Starin Darren, Sy Clops, Eerie Eric, Nasty Nick, and Spilt Kit), Uncommon (Mad Mike, Leaky Lindsay, Tee-Vee Stevie, New Wave Dave, and Weird Wendy), and Rare (Dead Ted). Each case contains 18 blind bags. Each pack also comes with a paper foldout showing all the characters in the series. The case I busted contained an entire set, and doubles of the common characters.

The core GPK Phlushers are available  individually for $14.99-$19.99. They can also be purchased by the case. They are available now to order at Entertainment Earth, Big Bad Toy Store, and coming soon to Amazon. The toys will also be sold in select stores in 2023. The GPK Phlushers Mini Blind Bag Clip-Ons are available individually for $5.99-$6.99. Cases are available to order now at Entertainment Earth, Big Bad Toy Store, and soon to Amazon. These will also be available in select stores in 2023.

How would you like to win these brand new Phlushers? Courtesy of License 2 Play Toys and GPKNews, we are giving away a full case of each the core Phlushers and the Mini Blind Bags!

Head over to the GPKNews Instagram page to find the instructions and to enter the contest to win all six of the GPK Core Phlushers!

Then head over to the GPKNews Facebook page for the instructions and to enter the contest to win a 18-pack box of the GPK Phlushers Mini Blind Bag Clip-On Plushes!

Topps Files Trademark for Garbage Pail Kwacks

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First we had Plushers, now get ready for Kwacks. According to a tweet from Paul Lesko, Topps has recently filed for a trademark for Garbage Pail Kwacks. The trademark was filed on 12/30/22, and covers toy figures, rubber character toys, and bath toys. It appears you will soon be able to take a bath with your favorite GPKs. Rubber ducky you’re the one…

Topps 2023 Garbage Pail Kids Plans Include New Chrome/Two New Retail Sets

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Every year, right about this time, Topps lays out its plans for the following year. GPKNews has seen the 2023 Topps Sales Calendar, and once again Garbage Pail Kids have a full slate of products planned. Thanks to Jeff P from The Garbage Pail Kids Superstore for sending along the calendar, be sure to visit their Facebook page! If you’ve been collecting GPKs for more than a week, you’ll know that due to a variety of reasons, the dates mentioned on these calendars should be taken with a grain of salt. It’s almost a certain guarantee all the dates will change multiple times over the next year plus. The calendars do show what Topps has planned for the brand over the next year. With that in mind, let’s look at what we know, what we’ve heard, and what collectors can expect from Topps in 2023.

Retail Sets

If Topps has their way, 2023 will see three new retail releases. Currently the only retail set officially announced by Topps is 2021S2 GPK Vacation. The most recent street date calendar has the set now listed as Feb. 2023 TBD. Collectors have been frustrated that Topps has been unable to release retail sets, mainly GPK Vacation. The set has continued to be delayed due to Topps struggles to obtain sticker card stock. Believe it or not, Topps feels a lot of this same frustration, and wants to release the set as soon as they can. At one point a couple of months ago, Topps thought they would have the necessary sticker stock to launch Vacation in Dec, when it become known they wouldn’t, the date was moved to Feb 2023. GPKNews has heard Topps believes they will have the sticker stock and GPK Vacation should release late Feb/early March.

From there Topps is hoping to go back to a regular GPK release schedule. The 2023 sales calendar also shows two new retail sets. 2023S1 is now planned to release in May 2023. The 2023S1 theme has not yet been announced or the set solicited by Topps. Final card artwork for the set however, has been completed, but sketch cards or autos have not yet been assigned. 2023S2 is also on the calendar for Aug. 2023. Artists have already started working on the gags and art for the 2023S2.

Chrome

Topps surprised collectors when they officially announced that 2022 GPK Chrome OS 5 would release on 12/23/22. Chrome OS 5 had been planned over a year ago to release in late 2022, but collectors thought the set would be delayed longer since Chrome OS 4 was just released in Aug. Topps has been more readily able to obtain Chrome card stock in recent months, that coupled with the date change of GPK Vacation, led Topps to be able to release Chrome OS 5, and get the Chrome releases back on track. GPK Chrome collectors will be pleased to hear that “GPK Chrome” is on the 2023 sales calendar, scheduled for a Nov. 2023 release.

GPK Sapphire 3

For the first time Topps has announced ahead of time that the third GPK Sapphire set will be coming in 2023. Topps this week announced a number of changes to their yearly Montgomery Club. Collectors who purchase a membership in the club will get early access to purchase a limited amount of GPK Sapphire, among other Sapphire products throughout the year. Topps has lowered the price of membership for 2023. With the lower price comes less free exclusive sets, and a lower number of preorder abilities for Sapphire sets. Collectors can renew their Montgomery Club memberships from 12/5-12/7 for $149.99. From 12/7-12/9 new memberships will be available for $199.99. Topps is now also limiting the number of memberships to one per household.

Online

Online physical sets run independently from the retail releases. Their plans aren’t generally announced too far ahead of time. However, with the sales success throughout 2022 for online GPK products, it’s a safe bet there will be a plethora of online releases throughout the year. There are concrete plans to continue the six week online series during 2023. The six week series will feature both expansion sets for past releases, as well as new themes. The first six week series of 2023 will come in early January with the launch of the Trashy TV Expansion Set. Collectors can also expect at least one more online release in 2022 to finish the year strong.

Topps Reveals Print Run for 2022 Garbage Pail Kids Oh the Horror-ible Expansion Set Week 6

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The horror has ended, and with that the final print run reveal. Despite ending last week, Topps has just revealed the print run for 2022 Garbage Pail Kids Oh the Horror-ible Expansion Set Week 6. This was the final set in the six week series. The set sold a total of 1,269 copies. The sales numbers are down just over 100 from the previous week, but fall in line with most weeks from the series. After successful runs with expansion sets through 2022, Topps is expected to continue the six week online series in 2023, both with expansion sets and new themes.

Topps Reveals Print Run for 2022 Garbage Pail Kids Hall of Lame

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After ending last week, Topps finally revealed the print run for 2022 Garbage Pail Kids Hall of Lame. The set which celebrated this year’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees, sold a total of 1,517. Those sales numbers were over double what the previous Hall of Lame set sold for back in 2020. Once again showing the popularity increase of GPK in the past couple of years. Collectors can expect at least one more online offering before the end of the year.

GetAGrip Launches Chrome GPK Skateboard Decks & Neon Sign

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GetAGrip Slateboards is back with new shiny toys for the holiday season. Today the company launched two new Chrome Garbage Pail Kids  Skateboard Decks, silver and gold. For $120 collectors will receive either a silver deck /90 or a gold deck /30. This time around there are no extras or cards with this sale, collectors only receive a deck.

The company also launched a neon Garbage Pail Kids sign. The sign measures 110cm x 21cm and is a replica of the sign used at this year’s NYCC by Topps. The sign is limited to /50 copies and comes with a hefty price tag of $499.99. You can bling out your GPK cave is style.

Topps Reveals Print Run for Garbage Pail Kids Oh the Horror-ible Expansion Set Week 5

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Topps has finally revealed the print run for 2022 Garbage Pail Kids Oh the Horror-ible Expansion Set Week 5. The penultimate set in the series sold a total of 1,380. That sales number is over 150 more than the previous week’s sales. It puts the sales in line with other weeks from this series. The finals set in the series ends tomorrow, so collectors have one last chance to get their horror GPKs for the year.

PolyPhony GPK Adam Bomb Vinyl Figure Coming Soon To China

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PolyPhony, a Chinese company focusing on pop culture items, showed off their GPK license debut at this past weekend’s DesignerCon. The company posted an image of a large 15” prototype Adam Bomb vinyl figure that was featured at their DesignerCon booth. The figure shown at the show isn’t the final product as the company is still working on the final form. It’s expected the figure will be distributed in the Greater China region. GPK collectors in other parts of the world will have to get creative to import. No pricing or release date is available yet. GPKs are taking over the world!

Madballs vs. Garbage Pail Kids to be Part of 2023 National Free Comic Book Day

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The Madballs vs. Garbage Pail Kids comic book series from Dynamite Comics has been chosen to be part of the 2023 National Free Comic Book Day. A special comic featuring a collection of stories from the first Madballs vs GPK series will be offered for free in comic book stores across the country. The popular promotion is scheduled to take place on May 6, 2023.

Dynamite Comics Announces Madballs vs Garbage Pail Kids Slime Again Issue #1

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The partnership between Garbage Pail Kids and Madballs will continue in the comics. Dynamite Comics announced Madballs vs. Garbage Pail Kids Slime Again Issue #1. This will be the second limited comic series to feature the two iconic 80’s brands together. This time the story will tell the origins of the their feud through the history of time. The preview for this issue reads, “In this issue: At the dawn of time, the Earth is ruled by furry, apelike beasts – oh, wait, that’s just Kim Kong!  From their neighboring caves, the Cro-Madballs and Neanderthal Pail Kids constantly try to one-up each other! Plus: the star-crossed crush between Hornhead and Scary Carrie triggers war between the Trojan GPK and Greek Madballs!” Jason Crosby returns as the artist of the comics, along with writer Sholly Fisch. So far there are announced covers from Joe Simko, Jason Crosby, and a vintage fight poster cover. There are sure to be many move limited covers announced. The comic will be available to preorder soon wherever comics are sold. Issue #1 is set to his store shelves on Feb. 15, 2023.