Adam Bomb Mis-Fortune Telling Machine Finds Temporary Home

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Adam Bomb will be sharing his mis-fortunes with the fine folks of Algonquin, IL. The Adam Bomb Mis-Fortune Telling Machine, that is a partnership with Topps and ToyNK, will be taking up residency at the Bowlero family entertainment center in Algonquin, IL. The machine is setup now and ready to dispense its wisdom to all until the end of the year. Bowlero is a bowling center with arcade games and sports bar. The machine made its debut earlier this year at the New York Comic Con, with another appearance at the Motor City Comic Con. The machine dispenses one of 10 collectible GPK cards for a fee. It’s expected Topps will continue to use the machine throughout 2023 for promotional purposes. Collectors in the area can now grab a beer, bowl a few frames, and have Adam Bomb give you your mis-fortune!

Topps Reveals Print Run for 2022 Garbage Pail Kids Oh the Horror-ible Expansion Set Week 3

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After ending last week, Topps has revealed the print run for 2022 Garbage Pail Kids Oh the Horror-ible Expansion Set Week 3. The set sold a total of 1,406 copies. Sales were down over 600 copies from the previous week’s excellent results. Despite being down, sales were higher than week 1, and fall right in line with most recent weekly releases. Week 4 sales are in full swing, as the second half of the expansion series begins.

Topps Launches 2022 Garbage Pail Kids Oh the Horror-ible Expansion Set Week 4

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The horror continues! Today, Topps launched 2022 Garbage Pail Kids Oh the Horror-ible Expansion Set Week 4. This week’s set is the 4th in a planned six week series. The set contains 10 cards, 5 new pieces with a/b versions. Each set purchased also included one Sepia parallel card. The set can be purchased for $19.99 or in a 10 set lot 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 Triple Timing CHUCKY
16B Free GUY
17A Beetle JULIE
17B Strangely Unusual LYDIA
18A Hereditary HEDI
18B Chopped CHARLIE
19A WALTER Geist
19B Tangled TANNER
20A Creepin’ CRISPIN
20B Weird WILLARD

Topps Updates Release Dates, 2021S2 Vacation Now 2023/Chrome 5 Gets Release Date

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Topps today updated their release dates for the next few months on their products. There were a number of GPK changes. 2021 Series 2 GPK Vacation has now been changed to February 2023 TBD, this is a change from previously being Dec. 2022 TBD. The bigger news is the debut of 2022 GPK Chrome OS 5, which shows up on the calendar with a 12/23/22 release date! This is a surprise as the product has not yet been officially announced by Topps, or solicited to distributors. Artwork has been done on the set for several months. If Chrome OS 5 releases it will come just 4 months after Chrome 4, and 3 months after Sapphire.

Topps Reveals Print Run for Garbage Pail Kids Oh the Horror-ible Expansion Set Week 2

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GPK collectors certainly love their horror. After ending last week, Topps today revealed the print run for Garbage Pail Kids Oh the Horror-ible Expansion Set Week 2. The set sold 2,144 copies. The sales make this the highest selling of this year’s six week expansion sets so far. The online sales are also slightly higher than the NYCC Con Horror theme set sold earlier this month. GPK online sales continue to soar despite the large number of releases by the company. Week 3 is up now for sale, with just a few days left.

Topps Launches 2022 Garbage Pail Kids Oh the Horror-ible Expansion Set Week 3

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We are now half way through the six week horror themed online series from Topps. Today they launched 2022 Garbage Pail Kids Oh the Horror-ible Expansion Set Week 3. This week’s set features 10 cards, 5 new pieces with a/b versions. Each set purchased also comes with one Sepia parallel card. All artwork for the series was done by artists Brent Engstrom and David Gross. The set is available for $19.99 or in a lot of 10 for $179.99. Shipping is free when choosing the Economy/SmartPost option. The set is on sale for 7 days at Topps.com. Topps will reveal the print run at the end of the sale. Here is the checklist along with pictures of this week’s cards.

Viva GPK! Gross Card Con Returns to Las Vegas

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It’s been a couple of years, but the largest gathering of Garbage Pail Kids collectors is set to return with a bang. Gross Card Con is back, and will once again be in Las Vegas. The show is set to take place Nov. 4-6 at the the World Market Center. The show is now part of the Unicon Las Vegas Collectibles Convention. While it’s not hosting the event, the show hotel is the Downtown Grand. What can collectors expect at this year’s show?

GCC Show Guests

GCC is officially advertising six artists that all have a long history with GPKs. Current retail final card artist Smokin’ Joe McWilliams will once again be at GCC. He will be joined by former GPK Art Director and the artist of the new GPK Origins comic series, Jeff Zapata. The artist on the Madballs vs. GPK comic, Jason Crosby, will be attending his first GCC show. Also attending his first show, all the way from the UK, is longtime GPK artist and the artist behind GetAGrip’s products, Rory McQueen. Former GPK artist and owner of Magic Marker Ink, Mark Pingitore, along with current GPK sketch and Wacky Packages artists Chad Scheres will also once again be attending GCC.

It’s not just artists at the show. Collectors can meet and take pictures with Adam Bomb himself! Sam Gras will be making an appearance throughout the show in his popular Adam Bomb cosplay outfit. In addition the masterminds behind the popular GPK Boys YouTube show will be making an appearance at the show.

While not officially part of the event, there will also be a number of current and former GPK sketch artists with tables at the show. Collectors can meet and shop from Barry Nygma, Jeff Cox, Shane Garvey, Michael Barnard, and Victor Moreno.

Vendors & Show Exclusives

GPK & Wacky Warehouse is once again sponsoring the GCC show. Clint Coleman and family will be setup selling everything GPK. His booth will also be selling the show exclusive merchandise.

There will be the usual GCC card set. McWilliams, Zapata, Pingitore, Scheres, McQueen, and Crosby have created an 11 card set for the show. A set can be purchased for $25 at the GPK & Wacky booth. Collectors will have the chance of pulling a B&W sketch card and merchandise coupons from the sets.

There is also a show exclusive skateboard produced by GetAGrip and sold at the GPK & Wacky booth. The board features the GCC cards on one side with the GCC logo on the other. Boards are $100, and are limited to 50.

There will also be two special Topps licensed promo cards at the show. Adam Bomb and Sam Kablam celebrate the cosplay of Sam Gras with artwork from Rory McQueen. The cards are available for free with each purchase of the GCC card set, or GCC skateboard.

GetAGrip Skateboards will also be in attendance at the show. They will be offering Mystery Boxes full of official Garbage Pail Kids Merchandise. Each box will cost $125 and are limited to 100 boxes.

Show Hours and Tickets

The show is open on Friday 11/4 from 2:00 PM – 8:00 PM, Saturday 11/5 from 10:00 AM – 7:00  PM, and Sunday 11/6 from 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM. Tickets can be purchased from Unicon’s website. Friday’s ticket is $15, while Saturday and Sunday is $25. A 3-day pass is also available for $45. Collectors should do everything thing they can to get to the largest gathering of GPK artists and collectors this year!

Swag Golf Launching Dead Ted Golf Head Covers

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Swag Golf looks to be back in the swing of things with their second Garbage Pail Kids golf head cover this month. According to their Instagram account, they will be launching the Dead Ted golf head cover this Thursday at 1:00 PM CDT. The cover can be purchased at the Swag Golf website. Anyone who buys the Dead Ted cover will have the chance to receive the rarer Jay Decay version of the cover. Swag Golf products will sell out fast! Collectors will need to be quick to get their latest GPK cover.

Topps Reveals Print Run for 2022 Garbage Pail Kids Oh the Horror-ible Expansion Set Week 1

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After ending last week, Topps has updated the print run information for 2022 Garbage Pail Kids  Oh the Horror-ible Expansion Set Week 1. The set sold a total of 1,383 copies. The sales fall right in line with previous sales of the six week expansion releases. The number is down compared to the Oh the Horror-ible NYCC set sold the week prior. This was the first week for a six week planned series of nothing but horror themed GPKs. Week 2 is available still for another couple of days.

Garbage Pail Kids: Mad Mike and the Quest for Stale Gum Available Now

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The new video game from iam8bit, Garbage Pail Kids: Mad Mike and the Quest for Stale Gum is available now! Collectors can relive their childhoods and finally get that old school GPK video game everyone wanted in the 80’s. The game is available for $10 and can be downloaded for PlayStation 4/5, Xbox One/Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, and for PC via Steam or the Epic Game Store. The physical NES version of the game is not expected to release until Q1 2023. Here is the official launch trainer released today from iam8bit for the game.