Topps Announces 9 Card Giveaway for NYCC

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This year’s New York Comic Con is quickly approaching. Topps has big plans once again for this year’s show. Today the company announced a 9 card Garbage Pail Kids Puzzle Giveaway. This initiative matches what the company did at this year’s San Diego Comic Con. Collectors will be able to collect 9 different cards at various booths around the show. The 9 puzzle cards will form a new piece of GPK artwork with a New York theme done by artist Chris Meeks. The artwork has not yet been revealed by Topps. Cards are first come first served at the show, and proved hard to get for some at SDCC. There will once again be a limited number available at each booth, each day of the show. This year’s NYCC is set to take place Oct. 6-9. Topps has many more GPK announcements coming in the next few weeks for the show. The checklist with booths listed is below, followed by the today’s announcement from Topps.

Garbage Pail Kids Trading Card Giveaway Set for New York Comic Con

Topps is pleased to announce a special opportunity for Garbage Pail Kids fans to collect nine unique GPK puzzle cards during the upcoming New York Comic Con (Oct. 6-9).

When completed, the puzzle reveals a New York City-centric visual montage created by GPK artist Chris Meeks. Meeks’ inking talents were recently showcased in Camp Daze, the third book in the GPK middle-school series by noted author R. L. Stine. Meeks is also a member of the creative team behind Garbage Pail Kids: Origins, the groundbreaking new comics series from Dynamite Entertainment. (Issue #1 on sale October5.)

Here’s the scoop: Specific trading cards will be distributed at designated locations throughout the Javits Center exhibition hall. These locations include two separate places within the Topps booth as well as participating GPK licensing partners and select retailers. The nine different cards are available free — while supplies last. The attached checklist graphic provides the names of all participants along with their corresponding booth numbers.

“The resounding success of the GPK puzzle card giveaway we hosted at the San Diego Comic Con made the upcoming NYCCeffort a no brainer,” says Ira Friedman, head of GPK Licensing for Topps. Fans of all ages are going to have a blast chasing all nine NYCC cards, completing their puzzles, and connecting with new and long-time Garbage Pail Kids communitymembers,“ notes Friedman.

Topps Launches Garbage Pail Kids Krashers Series 3

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Another new group of GPKs are ready to get racing! Today, Topps launched Garbage Pail Kids Krashers Series 3. Once again there are 21 cards in the base set; 10 character names, 10 car names, and 1 header card. Artist Joe Simko did all the artwork for the set. Each set ordered also comes with 3 license plate insert cards, 1 pop culture insert, and either a Foil insert or sketch card. Foil cards are available in Gold (/50) and Rainbow (/25). Odds for sketch cards are listed as 1:2 sets. There are a total of 28 sketch artists in the set, including the GPK sketch debut for Eric Medina. The list of artists are; Eric Medina (70), Yoga Demon (60), Brandhen Snyder (50), Jasmine Contois (50), Becki Sharp (50), Ad Rock (50), Andrew Artz (20), Greg Treize (50), Slippa Cheevascus (60), Robert Jimenez (50), Lowell Isaac (50), Darren Pepe (50), David Acevedo (70), Barry Nygma (50), Daniel Contois (50), K Grimm (30), Victor Moreno (70), GPK Nik (70), Chris Meeks (50), JBoom (60), Erik Muller (60), Nik Muggli (50), Barry Nibert (30), Chenduz (70), Ziggy, Simone Arena (50), Robert “El Smetcho” Garcia (70), and Robert Ball (60). This post will be updated as more sketch totals are learned. Each set can be purchased for $40. Shipping is free when choosing the Economy/SmartPost option. The sets are available on topps.com for 7 days or until sold out. Don’t wait to purchase these, online set with sketches usually sell out. Topps will reveal the print run at the end of the sale. Here is the checklist along with pictures of some cards.

1. Hairy Gary

2. Drippin Dan

3. Clogged Duane

4. Brainy Janie

5. Roy Bot

6. Bony Joanie

7. Tommy Tomb

8. Baskin Robin

9. Patty Putty

10. Horsey Henry

11. Cave Cruiser

12. Droppin Dragster

13. Turbo Tub

14. Brain Buggy

15. Jet Bot

16. Bone Breaker

17. Tomb Raider

18. The Screamer

19. Putty Porsche

20. Bronco Wagon

 

License Plate Back

1. Hairy Gary

2. Drippin Dan

3. Clogged Duane

4. Brainy Janie

5. Roy Bot

6. Bony Joanie

7. Tommy Tomb

8. Baskin Robin

9. Patty Putty

10. Horsey Henry

 

Pop Krashers

1. Munster Wheels

2. Jurassic Jeep

3. Slime Bucket

4. Cobra Kar

5. Marty Mobile

Topps Launches Garbage Pail Kids Trashy Treasures Series 5

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Topps sure has been busy lately with GPK launches. Today the company launched Garbage Pail Kids Trashy Treasures Series 5. There are five new figures for collectors to purchase; Potty Scotty, Ali Gator, Trap Dora, Beasty Boyd, and Smelly Sally.  Each 3.5” figure comes with its own trading card. Each figure ordered also has the chance of receiving a red, green, black, silver, or 1/1 gold parallel figure. Each figure is available for $19.99 plus shipping. The figures are available on Topps.com. The will be on sale until they are sold out. Here are pictures of figure boxes and cards.

Philly Non-Sports Card Show on Tap for October

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It’s convention season, and that means that the next Philly Non-Sports Card Show will soon be upon us. The show is set to take place October 15 & 16 at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, PA. Once again, Garbage Pail Kids will have a big presence at the show. Longtime GPK and Wacky Packages artist Neil Camera and GPK sketch artist David Acevedo will be guests at the show. Additional artists scheduled to attend are Neil’s daughter, Halsey Camera, Ted Dastick Jr., and Chris Foreman.

There will once again be a number of official Topps promo cards at the show. Anyone attending on Saturday will receive a GPK Halloween themed card done by Neil Camera. Sunday attendees will receive a Wacky Halloween card done by Halsey Camera. There will also be the traditional Saturday dinner at the Hilton Garden Inn. Anyone interested in attending the dinner should email Roxanne Toser to reserve your spot. Neil and Halsey Camera will be the guest speakers at the dinner. Attendees at the dinner will receive the 1a promo card of Adam & Nick, done by artist David Acevedo. The 1b version, Billy & Eddie, will be given to show attendees on Sunday.

The show will be open Saturday 10/15 from 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM, and Sunday 10/16 from 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM. Tickets will be available at the door for $12 per day or $20 for a two day pass. Another great opportunity for collectors to attend the largest non-sports trading card show in the country!

Topps Teases Garbage Pail Kids Krashers Series 3

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Topps today via their official GPK Facebook channel, Toops announced the upcoming launch of Garbage Pail Kids Krashers Series 3. The online set with artwork from Joe Simko is back with more GPKs in crazy car mashups. Like previous versions of the set, there will be sketch cards randomly inserted into sets. Get ready the new crop launches on Topps.com this Thursday, 9/15.

Garbage Pail Kids Plushers Series 1 Available for Pre-order

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Update: Big Bad Toy Store has Plushers available for preorder as well, with more information on what is being offered. There are two different types of plushers being offered. They 3.5” bag clip plush dolls come 18 to a box. BBTS had boxes available for preorder for 99.99. All 12 figures are pictured below. In attrition they have a 6 pack of 8” figures available for 89.99. These figures do not have the clips. The figures in the 6-pack are; Adam Bomb, Dead Ted, Tee Vee Stevie, Leaky Lindsay, New Wave Dave, and Nat Nerd. BBTS shows the release date as Dec. 2022. See below for more pictures.

Back in May, Topps filed for a trademark for GPK Plushers, it looks like that product is coming out. Toywiz has packs of Garbage Pail Kids Plushers Series 1 available for preorder now. Plushers are 3.5″ plush GPK figures with a clip on the top to hang from backpacks. They are being sold in mystery blind packs. The description says there are 12 different figures to collect. ToyWiz does show an image with 8 of the figures. The usual suspects are all there, lead by Adam Bomb. Toywiz is selling these for $6.99 each with an estimated January 2023 ship date. Expect more venues to have these available in the coming weeks.

GetAGrip Launches GPK Mike Air Skateboard Deck

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GetAGrip Skateboards surprised collectors today with a new skateboard deck launch. The Garbage Pail Kids Mike Air deck features basketball legend Michael Jordon as a GPK. The deck package comes with a lot of extras. A Blue Boil size 7 basketball, featuring Adam Bomb, comes with each order. There are two licensed collector cards, one mystery grip tape, 1 special series 4 wheel preview, and a wall hanger as well. The boards and basketball are both limited to 150 copies. The package can be purchased for $150 from GetAGrip’s website. This one is sure to sell out soon.

2022 Garbage Pail Kids Sapphire Coming This Month

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Shiny card collectors and group breakers get ready, 2022 Garbage Pail Kids Sapphire is coming to Topps.com later this month. The set showed up for the first time on this week’s Topps release date email to distributors. No details about the set are known yet. The only info available is it’s a Topps.com exclusive, that will go on sale 9/21/22. This will be the second time Topps has released a GPK Sapphire product just after a Chrome release. Collectors ready for the mass chaos once again.

Topps Reveals Print Run for Garbage Pail Kids We Hate the 80’s Expansion Set Week 6

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Despite ending last week, Topps finally has revealed the print run for Garbage Pail Kids We Hate the 80’s Expansion Set Week 6. The set sold a total of 1,133 copies. Those sales totals are the lowest for the final set in the six week series. The reasons for lower sales could be numerous. Topps didn’t promote the set in social media or via their email blasts as much as they did previous sets. Collectors have also had a very expensive last couple of months with multiple card and merchandise releases. There will be a few weeks off now until the next expansion series launches. In the meantime Topps has other online releases planned.

Topps Launches 2022 Garbage Pail Kids Taste Buds Series 2

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GPKs with Beer are back! Today Topps launched 2022 Garbage Pail Kids Taste Buds Series 2. The set is the second series that celebrates craft breweries from around the world and turns them into GPKs. The set was curated by Topps artist Keith Shore. Artists Jos Simko, Brent Engstrom, David Gross, Joe McWilliams, and Neil Camera did the artwork for the set. The 40 card set once again features 20 breweries with a/b versions. There is no mention of a checklist card, like with Series 1. Like the first series, Topps is selling the set as 10 card packs, so collectors will need multiple packs to make a set. Each pack purchased also includes a Gold bordered parallel. Each pack can be purchased for $19.99, 5 for $94.99, 10 for 179.99, or 20 for $319.99. Shipping is free when choosing the Economy/Smart Post option. The set will be available on Topps.com for 30 days. Additionally, each of the participating breweries is expected to eventually have packs on sale in their brewery.