ITALY : 2ND SERIES

     2nd series Sgorbions were released throughout Italy in 1990.  Topps Italy manufactured the sticker album cards along with France's "Les Crados" and Spain's "La Pandilla Basura" cards.  The set covers most of the 3rd, 4th, 6th, 7th, 9th, and 11th U.S. series, and a couple cards from the 1st, 2nd, 5th, 10th, 12th, 13th, 14th, and 15th U.S. series, not in any particular order, with several back variations.  The cards measure slightly smaller than 2 1/2 X 3 1/2 inches, and are non-die cut stickers.  The Italian sets are a direct reproduction of the French Les Crados cards and have a great gloss finish with images that have been color saturated and faded out so they're not as sharp as the original versions.

YELLOW and BLUE BOX - 1 Known Style
(Original Artwork : John Pound - Rendered Box Artwork : Unknown)

YELLOW and BLUE PAPER WRAPPER
(Original Artwork : John Pound - Rendered Box Artwork : Unknown)

BLUE and YELLOW ALBUM - (8.5" x 12")
Add on Back Cover for SGORBIONS N.1; Holidays SGORBIONS; and Mega SGORBIONS N.1
(Main Album Artwork : Tom Bunk - Card Artwork : John Pound)

1. The Banner-Style Header is used, like in the U.S. 10th - 15th series GPK's.  The Sgorbions title is printed over the old GPK logo to block out the Les Crados header. The 2nd series black box covers the entire square where the 1st series did not.

2. Card #329 "ELVIRA Presa Di Mira" (U.S. 111a "Target MARGARET" and 111b "Bullseye BARRY") has two Different Colored Headers, that is either the regular, yellow with a red back ground header found in both print runs, or the misprinted white with a pink back ground header found only in the first print run.

3. A first for any GPK card, the series has a Yellow Border instead of a white border. There are also the green bordered subset cards found within the set pictured below.

4. Card #393 "Rollo A MOLLO" (U.S. cards 379a "Locked DORIAN" and 379b "SIDNEY Kidney") has the Word "MEN" And Picture Erased off of the bathroom door.

5. There's a special 16 Green-Bordered card subset With a Soccer Theme included in the middle of the set numbering
#281 - #296. Cards examples for eight of these 16 "special insert' cards can be seen below in #6.

6. Eight Cards are Used both In The 1st And 2nd Series because of the soccer themed cards.  A few names are changed.
#7 "SONIA Insonnia" and #295 "SIMONE Agitazione"

#18 "MARTINO Burino" and #283 "MARTINO Burino"

#65 "POLLY-Femo" and #285 "POLLY Femo"

#81 "ARISTIDE Cariatide" and #293 "ARISTIDE Cariatide"

#86 "PAOLONE Gobbone" and #294 "PAOLONE Gobbone"

#120 "Selvag-GINA" and #282 "Selvag-GINO"

#121 "CLARETTA Carretta" and #291 "CARLETTO Carretto"

#136 "ORNELLA Stampella" and #290 "TOTO Non Ce La Fo"
(Image Reversed)


7. Various card backs from the U.S. 3rd, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, And 15th are used for the 256 card set. Please see U.S. series for artist information and writers.

8. Most cards have Different Colored Name Bars than the U.S. sets.  Ex:  Card #270 "LORIS Scultoris" (U.S. cards 486a "Chiseler Chad" and 486b "JULIUS Sneezer") and card #344 "Va-LENTINA" (U.S. 145a "DALE Snail" and 185b "Crushed SHELLY").


9. The sticker album was some-what organized into Different Topics like food, sports, monsters, and etc.  Ex: Cards #236 - #260 deal with food.

10. The banner-style Header is Placed Over the Characters on several cards instead of behind (less work reproducing the cards for this country).  Ex:  Card #337 "Evarista VELOCISTA" (U.S. cards 461a "MARA Thon" and 461b "Racy LACEY" and U.K. card 461a "MARA Thon). Also see Card #329 above in #2.

11. The 2nd series has a Same Name card as the 1st series.  Cards #287 "RAMBO Bambo" and #116 "RAMBO Bambo". Card #325 "Punching PAUL" has the same name as the 2nd series Les Crados card #308 "Punching PAUL"

12. The Name Bar is placed over the band-aid in card  #187 "MARIA Infermeria" (U.S. cards  210a "Intense PAYNE" and 210b "First ADA"). The same as the French Les Crados card # 338 "SARAH Sparadrap".

13. The main Reasons several Cards were Not Used for the 3rd, 4th, 6th, 7th, 9th, and 11th U.S. series are: politics, execution, dismemberment of limbs or head, and the four controversial 4th series cards.  Cards from the 10th, 12th, 13th, 14th, and 15th series were used in their places instead to complete the sets.  A few cards were used from the 1st, 2nd, and 5th series for the soccer themed cards.

U.S. 1ST SERIES : Re-Used 4 Out of 41 U.S. Cards.   Used: 15a/b "Ailin' AL", 24a/b "Nervous REX", 33a/b "Mad MIKE", and 35a/b "Wrinkly RANDY".

   U.S. 2ND SERIES : Re-used 2 Out of 42 U.S. Cards.  Used: 44a/b "SY Clops", and 71a/b "Odd TODD".

   U.S. 3RDSERIES : 37 Out of 41 U.S. Cards Used.  Not used: 95a/b "Grim JIM/BETH Death" (released as card #604 for the 3rd series Sgorbions set), 101a/b "Mushy MARSHA/Basking ROBIN", 110a/b "Snooty SAM/U.S. ARNIE", and 119a/b "NED Head/Still JILL".

  U.S. 4TH SERIES : 35 Out of 42 U.S. Cards Used.  Not used: 125a/b/b "HOLLY Wood/Woody ALAN/Oak KAY", 127a/b "Travellin' TRAVIS/Flat TYLER", 135a/b "ROCK E. Horror/MARTY Gras", 137a/b "MAX Axe/Deadly DUDLEY" (released as card #600 for the 3rd series Sgorbions set), 149a/a/b "REESE Pieces/Puzzled PAUL/Incomplete PETE", 158a/b/b "Meltin' ELTON/CRYSTAL Gale/Ig LOU", and 164a/b/b "TEDDY Bear/SALVATORE Dolly/Battered BRAD".

    U.S. 5TH SERIES : Re-Used 2 Out of 40 Cards.  Used: 168a/b "Handy RANDY", and 205a/b "Hot ROD".

     6TH U.S. SERIES : 44 Out of 44 Cards Used.

      U.S. 7TH SERIES : 39 Out of 42 Cards Used.  Not used: 290a/b "Busted ARMAND/JIM Nauseum", 278a/b "Have A Nice DAVE/MILES Smiles", and 279a/b "Short MORT/NOAH Body" (released as card #602 for the 3rd series Sgorbions set).

      U.S. 9TH SERIES : 42 Out of 44 Cards Used.  Not used: 356a/b "Momma MIA/Electric SHARI", and 370a/b "Cementin' QUENTIN/Minus HANS".

      U.S. 10TH SERIES : 2 Out of 39 Cards Used.  Used: 379a/b "Locked DORIAN/SIDNEY Kidney", and 416a/b "Shootin' NEWTON/SHERMAN Tank".

      U.S. 11TH SERIES : 26 Out of 42 Cards Used.  Not used: 425a/b, 426a/b, 432a/b - 435a/b, 438a/b, 440a/b, 442a/b, 444a/b, 447a/b, 449a/b, and 452a/b - 455a/b.

      U.S. 12TH SERIES : 7 Out of 41 Cards Used.  Used: 461a/b "MARA Thon/Racy LACEY", 468a/b "Mummified CLYDE/TWYLA Paper", 471a/b "Freestyle KYLE/Rad ROD", 476a/b "Barf Band BEN/Off Key LEE", 486a/b "Chisler CHAD/JULIUS Sneezer", 496a/b "ALLISON Waterland/JON Pond", and 498a/b "Rolls ROYCE/Piston PETE".

      U.S. 13TH SERIES : 4 Out of 40 Cards Used.  Used: 508a/b "BARRY Bomber/Hi-Flyin' BRYAN", 527a/b "Toilet BO/Butt-Bit BRANDON", 539a/b "John JOHN/All Wet WALT", and 540a/b "Ill WINDSOR/HORATIO Hornblower".

      U.S. 14TH SERIES : 7 Out of 40 Cards Used.  Used: 541a/b "ROCCO Socko", 546a/b "Modern MARLESE, 552a/b "Half WHIT", 557a/b "STU Brew", 559a/b "DWAYNE Stain", 562a/b "Post No Bill", and 573a/b "Snotwich SANDRA".

      U.S. 15TH SERIES : 5 Out of 40 Cards Used.  Used: 582a/b "Take-Out DINAH", 586a/b "PETER Cheater", 601a/b "Losin' WADE", 604a/b "SANDI Box", and 605a/b "Windy MINDY".

513 Total Cards = 256 Cards + 256 Variations + 1 Change

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