GetAGrip is back with more unusual officially licensed GPK merchandise. The company launched today their Garbage Pail Kids Rock and Rave kits. Collectors can choose the Rock kit which comes with a black GPK Foreign World Tour t-shirt, an Adam Bomb slip cover, and GPK Guitar pick. Or they can purchase the Rave kit, which comes with a white GPK Foreign World Tour shirt, Rory McQueen artwork slip cover, and GPK guitar pick. The kits can be purchased for $57.99 from GetAGrip’s website. The kits will be on sale for 72 hours starting Friday at 12:00 PM EST.
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New GPK Promo Cards at Philly Non-Sports Show
Collectors will have plenty of new official Garbage Pail Kids promo cards available to them at this weekend’s Philly Non-Sports card show: Here’s a rundown of what collectors can look for at the show.
From the show – There are a number of promo cards that will be given out at the show. A four card tribute set to Roxanne Toser done by artists David Gross, Joe Simko, Joe McWilliams, and Neil Camera will be the highlight for many collectors. Attendees of the show will receive one of the cards free with entrance to the show. Collectors wanting the entire set can purchase one for $10 at the show with profits going towards the Historic B’nai Jacob Synagogue. Additionally, the first 100 collectors in line at the show at 1:00 PM Sunday will receive both a regular and mental card of another Roxanne tribute with art done by Sam Barugh.
David Gross – All the artists in attendance will have new GPK promos to kick off 40th. David Gross will feature artwork that was intended for the Chrome 7 set, but not used due to an error at Topps. The Chrome version of Adam Boom will come in A, B, and even a C version. All cards can be purchased at Gross’ booth at the show. Additionally, Gross will have three new cards for his Rejected series, three new sports parodies, and one last new card on personal stock.
Joe Simko – Simko announced he will have a 40th promo with new artwork featuring Adam Bomb. Super Adam and Birthday Blast Billy can be purchased at his booth at the show. Each card is limited to 100 copies. Simko will also be selling some of his GPK, Craniacs, Cereal Killers, and Stupid Hero’s cards at the show. He will also have original GPK paintings, and will be taking sketch commissions for GPK and Craniacs.
Smokin Joe McWilliams – Joe will have his own 40th GPK promo cards at the show featuring brand new artwork available to purchase at his booth. He will have his giant size stickers featuring GPK characters he’s painted. He will have some Gogoponies vinyl LPs with with GPK inspired artwork he did for the band. He also will have a number of GPK sketch cards an available for purchase.
This article will be updated if any additional GPK promos are announced. The Philly Non-Sports card show takes place this weekend, 4/5-4/6, at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, PA.
GetAGrip Launches GPK Multiverse Nasty Nick Edition Skateboards
GetAGrip went back to their roots today with the launch of their newest starboard decks. The company launched their second GPK Multiverse line based around Nasty Nick. There were three different skateboard decks done by artists Bekki Sharp, Jeff Zapata, and John Cebollero. Each deck comes with three GPK carsds, including one signed by the artist. Decks are limited to /85 each with an additional /8 chase variations. Collectors ordering the Sharp deck also have e the chance to receive one of three custom painted spray paint cans. Decks went on sale today at 1:00 PM EST for $169.99. The Zapata and Cebollero decks quickly sold out, the Sharp should soon follow.
Abrams Launching Garbage Pail Kids 40th Anniversary Edition Book
Abrams is back with a familiar item for the 40th anniversary of GPKs. As first reported by GPKWorld, Abrams is launching the Garbage Pail Kids 40th Anniversary Edition book. Abrams originally released this book back in 2012 and has been through 18 printings since then. The book features images for every OS 1 – OS 5 card. While this printing of the book will be the same, the description advertises there will be four new promo cards included for this 40th anniversary edition. Books can be preordered now from Amazon for $25.99. The book is schedule to be released Oct., 14, 2025.
GetAGrip Launching Garbage Pail Kids Sorting Mat
Update #3 – The sorting mats continue! Collectors part of the 40th Birthday Bash were sent a link with exclusive access to a red and purple sorting mat. Available for 24 hours.
Update #2: GetAGrip announced another new mat, the Yellow OS 4 version. The mat will launch on their website Friday, 3/21/25, at 1:00 PM EST. If you missed out the first time, now is your chance!
Update: Collectors who ordered an Adam Bomb 40th birthday bash kit, and signed up for the exclusive birthday invite were offered three different versions of the sorting mat. Blue, green, and black are all available to those collectors with the direct link for 24 hours only ending 2/15. This is the first item GetAGrip is offering to celebrate the 40th anniversary of GPK.
GetAGrip shared via their social channels today their next product, the Garbage Pail Kids Sorting Mat. This premium sorting mat features the image of an OS 1 wrapper. The mat measures 60 cm x 80 cm (23.5” x 31.5”). The mat is limited to 50 and goes on sale at GetAGrip’s website this Saturday, 2/15/25, at 1:00 PM EST.
Greenlight Launching GPK 40th Anniversary Die Cast Car
Greenlight Collectibles have announced a new monster truck to help celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Garbage Pail Kids. Greenlight’s King of Crunch Series 6 will feature Buck Truck – Garbage Pail Kids 40th Anniversary – 1976 Ford F-250 Monster Truck. This same truck was part of their Series 1 Die Cast cars. However, the King of Crunch series features the larger 1:43 scale trucks. It’s unknown if there will be an accompanying card with this version. No pictures of the truck have been revealed yet by Greenlight. The expected launch for this 40th anniversary truck is Oct/Nov 2025.
Greenlight Announces Garbage Pail Kids Series 8 Diecast Cars
Update: Greenlight has revealed the preproduction images of the GPK Series 8 diecast cars.
Good news for collectors of GPK and diecast cars. Greenlight Collectibles has announced Garbage Pail Kids Series 8 Diecast cars. While series 7 is right around the corner, the company is already working on the follow up. No images have been released yet, but the company has revealed the planned car types along with the accompanying cards.
• Petey Da Fool – 1983 GMC Vandura
• Skiin’ Ian – 1967 Ford Mustang Coupe with Trunk Ski Rack and Skis
• Wrecking Bill – 1945 Dodge Power Wagon Wrecker
• Ancient Annie – 1949 Buick Roadmaster Convertible
• Duck Cal – 1991 Jeep YJ
• Calamity Cale – 2020 Corvette Coupe
Collectors can preorder now from Diecast car websites like 3000toys.com. GPK Series 8 is currently scheduled for the May/June 2025 release window.
Polyphony Shows Off New GPK Figures at New York Toy Fair
Polyphony looks to be downscaling a bit. After launching the supersized Adam Bomb figure last year, the company is showing off a new line of smaller Garbage Pail Kids figures at this year’s New York Toy Fair. Thanks to Joe Simko for the pictures of the display at Polyphony’s booth. A total of 7 figures, along with cards, are shown highlighted by Adam Bomb and Joe Blow. They appear to be pre-production figures. No other details are known about the upcoming toys. GPKNews has reached out to Polyphony and will update this article if we hear back.
GetAGrip Launching Two More Foil GPK Discraft Buzzz Discs
GetAGrip is finishing their two week run today of new Garbage Pail Kids Foil Discraft Buzzz discs. Today’s launch includes discs of Semi Colin and Spacey Stacy. Each disc is limited to /50 copies. Discs can be purchased from GetAGrip’s website beginning at 1:00 PM EST time today, 2/7/25. Collectors will want to be quick as last week’s disc sold out quickly.
Final Production Images for Greenlight GPK Series 7 Cars
Better late than never. Greenlight Collectibles has finally released the final production images of their Garbage Pail Kids Series 7 diecast cars. As a reminder, the rare Green Machine version is now an all silver car body. Here is the final list of cars and their accompanying card.
• Karate Kit – 1947 Ford Super De Luxe Convertible Club Coupe
• Waxed Zack – 1961 Volkswagen Type 3 Squareback with Roof Rack and Surfboards
• Ski Cliff – 1968 Ford Mustang Coupe with Trunk Mounted Ski Rack and Skis
• Dish Grace – 1976 Dodge B-100 with Roof Mounted Satellite Dish
• Sawyer Anything – 1977 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Classic
• Menacing Monica – 1950 Mercury Eight Convertible Lowrider
The cars should see a release next month, Feb. 2025. Here are pictures of each car.
