7th US series

1. The second series since the 1st series to have a Box And Wrapper that has a Garbage Pail Kid from within its own series (the rest of the series, 8th – 15th, will also be like this).

2. The first series to have a Number Positioned in the Top Center of the card. Card 289b "ALEXANDER The Grate" (first print run only). And, the only series to change Number Position and Color in its first print run. 289b (black, top center) "ALEXANDER The Grate" to 289b (white, top corner).

3. The Wrapper was made in 1986 and the Cards have a 1987 trademark date (card production was post-poned because of the court case; packaging was created before set production).

4. The only series to change a GPK Header Color in its print runs. 260b "Blasted BILLY II" (blue header) to 260b (purple header), and 261b "BOBBY Booger" (blue header) to 261b (purple header).

5. The first series Without a Light Pink or Light Blue name bar.

6. The only series to have a Re-Occuring GPK Character - cards 8a "ADAM Bomb and 8b "Blasted BILLY" (1st series) and 260a "ADAM Boom and 8b "Blasted BILLY II". The "ADAM Bomb" character can also be found in cards 1a "JOEL Troll" and 1b "Fall-Out PAUL"of the Trash Can Trolls parody set (see the "Parody Pages" section wihin this website).

7. The first series to have Names Written In White that are not on a dark blue name bar - card example 252a "Milky WAYNE".

8. The third series to contain cards with The GPK Acronym found within the artwork. The GPK acronym found on the blue baseball cap of cards 257a "Cut-Up CARMEN" and 257b "Dotted LIONEL".

GPK 101 : ANNOTATED NAMES

Explanatory Notations and Definitions of the 7th Series GPK Names

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GPK HISTORY SECTION

1. This Wrapper Mock-Up artwork was completed prior to the 7th series release and rendered by artist Tom Bunk. The GPK banner and sticker plater were changed to blue and arrow removed from character's head -- a straight GPK logo was considered -- eventually seen for the first time on the 9th series cartoon card backs. This could have been the first bi-colored wrapper instead of solid, not really used until the blue/green of the later Trash Can Trolls release. The All-New logo was considered for the later GPK series releases but only used for the non-25 cent 9th series wrappers; and eventually used for all of the All-New GPK releases in the 2000's.

2. The Topps GPK Lawsuit with OAA (Original Appalachian Artworks) was settled at the same time that the 7th installment of GPK was released to the public. Though future series would not resemble the "Cabbage Patch Kids", it was ruled that any partially completed and fully completed material could still be released at a later date, hence the 8th and 9th series. The new look began during the 10th series.

3. Poster #18 - "BUSTED!" from the Garbage Pail Kids Poster set, is used for the U.S. 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th series Advertisement Posters with an enlarged, straight GPK banner (pictured above in the "Series Overview"). The image can also be found as card #14 "BUSTED!" in the Giant GPK 15 card sticker set with a curved GPK banner rather than the straight GPK banner. The GPK images found within the picture are listed within the "Fun Facts and Tidbits" section of the Giant Series page.

[partial poster picture]

4. This Tom Bunk Reworked GPK was finished in 1987 and was an idea sketch intended for the 7th series, later redone and painted by John Pound to become 291a "HOMER Runt" and 291b "Screwball LEW".

5. The 7th series "File Cards" character rendered artwork on the back of the cards was completed By Tom Bunk.

1st series 1a "Nasty NICK" and 1b "Evil EDDIE"

6. Flowcharts were created For the later GPK series', which showed the art director how the work of the new set was going -- which artist was working on which concept piece, and the stage in which the painting had been completed. Often, concept pieces were denied and the department tried to work them into later sets. A list of additional concept pieces was found at the bottom of the flowchart in case pieces could not be used. The 7th series contained the following ideas which either replaced denied concept pieces within the set, were saved for a later series, or never saw the light of day: "ghost", "staple gun" (7th - stapler), "butcher block", "kangaroo" (unpublished), "pilgrim in stocking", "iron maiden", "porcupine" (TCT; unpublished), "scalped" (9th), "cow kid branded" (unpublished), "Merlin", "toes as GPK heads" (TCT), "dog catcher", "tied to anchor - sharks" (TCT), "Mickey Mouse-type" (16th), "pumping self with bike pump" (8th), "bowling ball" (8th), "justice with scale", "aligator wrestler" (15th), "tar and feathered", "fondue", "atlas" (unpublished), "knit" (8th), "embryo", "wooden Indian on fire", "XMas ornaments".

V = Variation
C = Change
(Variation, Change and Print Run information on Printable Checklist page)

* PRINTABLE CHECKLIST *

#	NAME	ARTIST FRONT	ARTIST BACK	WRITER BACK
251a	Barfin' BARBARA	John Pound	John Pound	(puzzle)
251b	VALERIE Vomit	John Pound	John Pound	(puzzle)
252a	Milky WAYNE	James Warhola	Tom Bunk	Mark Newgarden/Art Spiegelman
252b	Dairy CARI	James Warhola	Tom Bunk	Mark Newgarden/Art Spiegelman
253a	RUSS Pus (v)	John Pound	John Pound	(puzzle)
253a	RUSS Pus (v)	John Pound	John Pound	(puzzle)
253b	LOUISE Squeeze (v)	John Pound	John Pound	(puzzle)
253b	LOUISE Squeeze (v)	John Pound	John Pound	(puzzle)
254a	CHRIS Mess	John Pound	John Pound	(puzzle)
254b	SANDY Clod	John Pound	John Pound	(puzzle)
255a	On The MARK	John Pound	John Pound	(puzzle)
255b	Bull's IRA	John Pound	John Pound	(puzzle)
256a	JACK Pot	John Pound	Tom Bunk	Mark Newgarden/Art Spiegelman
256b	MONTE Carlo	John Pound	Tom Bunk	Mark Newgarden/Art Spiegelman
257a	Cut-Up CARMEN	John Pound	John Pound	(puzzle)
257b	Dotted LIONEL	John Pound	John Pound	(puzzle)
258a	MICKEY Mouths	John Pound	Tom Bunk	Mark Newgarden/Art Spiegelman
258b	Oral LAUREL	John Pound	Tom Bunk	Mark Newgarden/Art Spiegelman
259a	Grilled GIL	John Pound	John Pound	(puzzle)
259b	Well DON	John Pound	John Pound	(puzzle)
260a	ADAM Boom	John Pound	John Pound	(puzzle)
260b	Blasted BILLY II (c)	John Pound	John Pound	(puzzle)
260b	Blasted BILLY II (c)	John Pound	John Pound	(puzzle)
261a	Gooey HUEY	John Pound	John Pound	(puzzle)
261b	BOBBI Booger (c)	John Pound	John Pound	(puzzle)
261b	BOBBI Booger (c)	John Pound	John Pound	(puzzle)
262a	Brainless BRYAN	John Pound	Tom Bunk	Mark Newgarden/Art Spiegelman
262b	Jughead TED	John Pound	Tom Bunk	Mark Newgarden/Art Spiegelman
263a	VINCENT Van Gone	Tom Bunk	Tom Bunk	Mark Newgarden/Art Spiegelman
263b	Modern ART	Tom Bunk	Tom Bunk	Mark Newgarden/Art Spiegelman
264a	PETE Seat	John Pound	Tom Bunk	Mark Newgarden/Art Spiegelman
264b	NOEL Bowl	John Pound	Tom Bunk	Mark Newgarden/Art Spiegelman
265a	Curly SHIRLEY (v)	John Pound	John Pound	(puzzle)
265a	Curly SHIRLEY (v)	John Pound	John Pound	(puzzle)
265b	Blown JOAN (v)	John Pound	John Pound	(puzzle)
265b	Blown JOAN (v)	John Pound	John Pound	(puzzle)
266a	ROY L. Flush	John Pound	Tom Bunk	Mark Newgarden/Art Spiegelman
266b	Shuffled SHERMAN	John Pound	Tom Bunk	Mark Newgarden/Art Spiegelman
267a	Tongue Tied TINA	John Pound	Tom Bunk	Mark Newgarden/Art Spiegelman
267b	Braided BRANDY	John Pound	Tom Bunk	Mark Newgarden/Art Spiegelman
268a	PHIL Grim	James Warhola	John Pound	(puzzle)
268b	WILLIAM Penned	James Warhola	John Pound	(puzzle)
269a	Sharpened SHEENA	John Pound	John Pound	(puzzle)
269b	Cranky KRISTIN	John Pound	John Pound	(puzzle)
270a	Cannibal STU	Tom Bunk	Tom Bunk	Mark Newgarden/Art Spiegelman
270b	Brewin' BRUNO	Tom Bunk	Tom Bunk	Mark Newgarden/Art Spiegelman
271a	Bratty MADDY	Tom Bunk	John Pound	(puzzle)
271b	Dirty BIRDIE	Tom Bunk	John Pound	(puzzle)
272a	Elastic ELWOOD	James Warhola	John Pound	(puzzle)
272b	FLETCHER Stretcher	James Warhola	John Pound	(puzzle)
273a	Haunted FORREST	James Warhola	Tom Bunk	Mark Newgarden/Art Spiegelman
273b	Sappy SARAH	James Warhola	Tom Bunk	Mark Newgarden/Art Spiegelman
274a	Reptillian LILLIAN	James Warhola	Tom Bunk	Mark Newgarden/Art Spiegelman
274b	JAY Prey	James Warhola	Tom Bunk	Mark Newgarden/Art Spiegelman
275a	Wheel BARRY	John Pound	Tom Bunk	Mark Newgarden/Art Spiegelman
275b	Rollin' ROLAND	John Pound	Tom Bunk	Mark Newgarden/Art Spiegelman
276a	VANESSA Undresser	John Pound	Tom Bunk	Mark Newgarden/Art Spiegelman
276b	Banana ANNA	John Pound	Tom Bunk	Mark Newgarden/Art Spiegelman
277a	REUBEN CUBE	John Pound	Tom Bunk	Mark Newgarden/Art Spiegelman
277b	Blockhead BLAKE	John Pound	Tom Bunk	Mark Newgarden/Art Spiegelman
278a	Have A Nice DAVE	Tom Bunk	Tom Bunk	Mark Newgarden/Art Spiegelman
278b	MILES Smiles	Tom Bunk	Tom Bunk	Mark Newgarden/Art Spiegelman
279a	Short MORT	James Warhola	Tom Bunk	Mark Newgarden/Art Spiegelman
279b	NOAH Body	James Warhola	Tom Bunk	Mark Newgarden/Art Spiegelman
280a	Shut-Up SHERWIN	John Pound	John Pound	(puzzle)
280b	Filled Up PHILIP	John Pound	John Pound	(puzzle)
281a	Soured HOWARD	James Warhola	John Pound	(puzzle)
281b	PAUL Bunion	James Warhola	John Pound	(puzzle)
282a	Screwey DEWEY	Tom Bunk	Tom Bunk	Mark Newgarden/Art Spiegelman
282b	Bent BRENT	Tom Bunk	Tom Bunk	Mark Newgarden/Art Spiegelman
283a	Alien ALAN	John Pound	John Pound	(puzzle)
283b	Martian MARCIA	John Pound	John Pound	(puzzle)
284a	MANNY Heads	John Pound	John Pound	(puzzle)
284b	MAX Stacks	John Pound	John Pound	(puzzle)
285a	Wind SHEILA	Tom Bunk	John Pound	(puzzle)
285b	Hit N' RONNIE	Tom Bunk	John Pound	(puzzle)
286a	HALEY Comet	John Pound	John Pound	(puzzle)
286b	JUNE Moon	John Pound	John Pound	(puzzle)
287a	CHRISTINE Vaccine	John Pound	John Pound	(puzzle)
287b	Medi KATE	John Pound	John Pound	(puzzle)
288a	GRANT Ant	Tom Bunk	Tom Bunk	Mark Newgarden/Art Spiegelman
288b	Sticky NIKKI	Tom Bunk	Tom Bunk	Mark Newgarden/Art Spiegelman
289a	Stair CASEY	Tom Bunk	Tom Bunk	Mark Newgarden/Art Spiegelman
289b	ALEXANDER The Grate (c)	Tom Bunk	Tom Bunk	Mark Newgarden/Art Spiegelman
289b	ALEXANDER The Grate (c)	Tom Bunk	Tom Bunk	Mark Newgarden/Art Spiegelman
290a	Busted ARMAND	James Warhola	(checklist)	(checklist)
290b	JIM Nauseum	James Warhola	(checklist)	(checklist)
291a	HOMER Runt	James Warhola	Tom Bunk	Mark Newgarden/Art Spiegelman
291b	Screwball LEW	James Warhola	Tom Bunk	Mark Newgarden/Art Spiegelman
292a	Staple GUNTHER	James Warhola	John Pound	(puzzle)
292b	Clipped CLAUDE	James Warhola	John Pound	(puzzle)
#	NAME	ARTIST FRONT	ARTIST BACK	WRITER BACK