It may have a 2024 label and be just a few months late, but collectors are ready for the next GPK Chrome release. Topps today shared the checklist for 2024 Garbage Pail Kids Chrome 7. In a bit of an odd move Topps uploaded two different checklists, one for hobby boxes and one for retail boxes. The base set once again is 100 cards, made up of the 84 original cards from OS 7, (251a/b – 292a/b), along with 16 new cards, 8 subjects with a/b versions. Believe it or not, Topps actually numbered the new artwork cards correctly for the first time in years. They are listed as AN-1a/b-AN-8a/b. While the base set size has been known, the big reveal is the various set sizes for the insert sets. For Hobby the insert set sizes are C Name (50), Krashers (20), and Where Are They Now (42), while Blasters have Contests of Garbage (26), Art By Rory (42), and Music Awards (54). Additionally, there are a couple of unannounced things on the checklist. Hobby boxes have an insert set called, Remember the Names short Prints (10). Each checklist also shows a GPK Collector Card, Superfractor Sean on it. Some of those insert set sizes might make it tough to put together.
The popular Artist Autographs return once again. But this time it appears only the new artwork cards from the base set have auto. Joe Simko (1), Brent Engstrom (3), Joe McWilliams (2), and Neil Camera (2) signed the “A” card for the new artwork they did in the base set. Despite the sell sheets advertising David Gross autos, his base card does not appear in the set and therefore does not have any autos. Unlike previous sets, it doesn’t show that original artists Tom Bunk, James Warhola, or John Pound signed any cards for the set. In some good news for collectors, the Art By Rory autos appear in both Hobby and Retail versions.
For the first time a GPK Chrome set contains sketch cards. A staggering 95 artists did sketches for the set with 18 making their GPK debuts. This marks a new record for number of sketch artists on a GPK set. The list of sketch artists is; David Acevedo, Simone Arena, Andrew Artz, Robert Ball, Sam Barugh (New Artist), Bobby Blakey, Jason Bryant (New Artist), Kyle Calmbacher (New Artist), Neil Camera, Nik Castenada, Slippa Chervascus, Tim Clinton, Jasmine Contois, Daniel Contois, Sobot Cortez, Jeff Cox, Steve Crockett, Jason Crosby, Ted Dastick Jr (New Artist), Michael Davidson (New Artist), Vincenzo “Chenduz” D’Ippolito, Adam Dobrzeniecki, Adam Edwards(New Artist), Keith Farnum (New Artist), Joey Fitchett, Robert Garcia, Shane Garvey, Patrick Giles, Rusty Gilligan, Daniel Goodroad, Terry Gordon, Dustin Graham, Kelly Greider, Kimber Grobman, J Hammond, Robert Harris, Ryan Harris (New Artist), Guy Holzer, Lowell Isaac, Robert Jimenez, Karl Jones, Debjit Kar, Rickey Kipfer, Brandon Klein, Julie Kuaniver (New Artist), Jim Kyle (New Artist), Mike LaPeruta (New Artist), Eric Lassen, Aaron Laurich, Fox Layng, Cesar Lopez, Dan Lydiate, Steve Martin, Mike McHugh, Julia McKenzie, Rory McQueen, Eric Medina, Chris Meeks, Sandy Meeks, Lily Mercado, Marion Carole Miller, Rich Molinelli, John “Ziggy” Monserrat, Victor Moreno, Nik Muggli, Erik Muller, Barry Nygma, Justin Olson, Julien Pannetier (New Artist), Mark Parisi, Kris Penix (New Artist), Darrin Pepe, Jean Pierre, Anthony Pietszak, Vini Pirani (New Artist), Vincent Rappa (New Artist), Cathy Razim, Paul Reynolds, Eddie Rhodes III, Rich Rios, Mike Ritchey, Lee Rumball, Carmen SantaFerrara, Chad Scheres, Brent Scotchmer, Bryan Siegel (New Artist), Brandhen Snyder, Matt Steffens, Mike Stephens, Steve Stylianou (New Artist), Gregory Tilson, Greg Treize, Nicole Vuong (New Artist), Gavin Williams, and Clinton Yeager.
That about covers the checklist for this super sized GPK Chrome set. You can find the Hobby Checklist here and the Retail Checklist here. 2024 GPK Chrome 7 is scheduled to launch 2/14/25.