AUSTRALIA
THE GARBAGE GANG
INTRODUCTION
The
Garbage Gang were printed in New Zealand by the Regina Co., and released throughout
New Zealand and Australia. A total of four series, measuring 2 1/8 X 3
inches, that are non-die cut (peeling from the edges), were produced with many
back variations in each series. The cards come 3 to a plastic (or cellophane)
pack with a slab of gum. The Australia 1st series is different from the
New Zealand 1st series - The 1st New Zealand set is a direct replication of
the 1st U.K set with a curved header. The cards were released in 1988
after the success of the Garbage Pail Kids in the U.S. and the U.K. A
test set was released prior to the four Garbage Gang sets and was exactly the
same as the U.K. 6th series variation set -- a 5th, unpublished series was also
developed but never printed for both Australia and New Zealand. There
are no box or wrapper codes on the packaging.
