Card of the Day: 2016 Topps Garbage Pail Kids Apple Pie Christmas – Alf On The Shelf Sticker #4a

Card of the Day: Mark McGwire 1999 Sports Illustrated for Kids #790

Card of the Day: Michael Johnson 1991 Sports Illustrated for Kids #253

Card of the Day: 1986 Topps – Garbage Pail Kids – U.S. Arnie #110b

Card of the Day: 2013 Topps Garbage Pail Kids Series 3 Stickers – New Year’s Eve #152a

2020 Topps Garbage Pail Kids Chrome Hobby Box Break & Review

Collector Type: Set/Art/Garbage Pail Kids/Pop-Culture fans

Garbage Pail Kids have quite the cult following. Fans of these cute, violent, vulgar, destructive, and flat out disgusting characters were very happy to hear that another Chrome set would be hitting the market.

The artwork used in 2020 Topps Garbage Pail Kids Chrome comes from the Series 3 set which was originally released in 1986. (9) new pieces of art were created too. Precious Pete #AN4a and/or Gollum Gary #AN4b is one of the new pieces of artwork that I really enjoy. It shows him drooling over a box of Garbage Pail Kids Chrome. I love to see card products depicted on the actual cards themselves.

A complete base set consists of (100) cards – (50) “A” names and (50) “B” names. (50) select Garbage Pail Kids characters have C-Name Variations. C-Name Variations are difficult to pull, falling 1:101 packs. Parallels only apply to “A” and “B” names. The C-Name Variations do not have parallels. Parallels of “A” and “B” Garbage Pail Kids include – Refractor, Atomic (Blaster), Green #’ed/299, Green Wave #’ed/299, Purple #’ed/250, Purple Wave #’ed/250, Prism #’ed/199, X-Fractor #’ed/150, Black #’ed/99 (Hobby), Orange #’ed/75, Gold #’ed/50 (Hobby), Red #’ed/5, SuperFractor #’ed 1/1, and Printing Plates #’ed 1/1.

Outside of the parallels and C-Name Variations there are Artist Autographs that you can pull. These are limited to (25) copies. Artists include Brent Engstrom, David Gross, Smokin’ Joe, Tom Bunk, and Joe Simko.

Given that the C-Name Variations and Artist Autographs are difficult finds, when it comes down to it the refractors are going to be your main hits.

Garbage Pail Kids are pop-culture at it’s finest. They’re even better when they’re parodying something else.

Famed author R.L. Stine is currently writing a book series based on the Garbage Pail Kids. Book #1 Welcome to Smellville is out now. Book #2 Thrills And Chills will be coming out next. I reached out to R.L. Stine earlier this year to see if we’ll ever get a Garbage Pail Kids/Goosebumps crossover.

Checklist

Here is what I pulled:

C-Name Variation:

• Melting Mel #101c

Parallels:

• Liberty Libby #113b Black Refractor #’ed/99
• Precious Pete #AN4a X-Fractor #’ed/150
• Rod Wad #84b Purple Refractor #’ed/250
• Creamed Keith #97b Green Refractor #’ed/299
• Les Vegas #117b Green Wave Refractor #’ed/299
• Revved Upton #AN3b Refractor
• Apple Cory #121a Refractor
• Purchased Percy #AN6b Refractor
• Berserk Kirk #116b Refractor
• Juicy Jessica #105a Refractor
• Beaky Becky #99a Refractor
• Basking Robin #101b Refractor
• Target Margaret #111a Refractor

Card of the Day: 1985 Topps Garbage Pail Kids Stickers Checklist – Adam Bomb #8a

Card of the Day: The Phillie Phanatic 2000 Sports Illustrated for Kids #896

Card of the Day: Barry Bonds 1992 Topps Kids #21

Card of the Day: Kerri Strug 1997 Sports Illustrated for Kids April Fools Card #574