ALL-NEW SERIES 5

GARBAGE PAIL KIDS

~ Series Introduction ~
~ Product Overview ~
~ Artwork Images ~
~ Fun Facts & Tid-bits ~
~ GPK 101 : Annotated Names ~
~ GPK History Section ~
~ Comprehensive Checklist ~

Release Date: APRIL 2006

The "All-New" Series 5 GPK were released in the spring of 2006 by Topps, Inc. and distributed in April - one whole year after the successful "All-New" Series 4 with the popular artist sketch cards. The GPK series is comprised of all new artwork by veteran GPK artists John Pound, Tom Bunk, James Warhola, and card-back artwork by Jay Lynch (and Gary Whitney). This series also includes next-generation GPK artists Luis Diaz, David Gross, Justin Green, John Cebollero; newcomers Layron DeJarnette, Brent Engstrom, John Zeleznik; and concept artwork by Jeff Zapata (art director), Mark Pingitore, Neil Camera and several artists listed above. The naming panel for the gags were written by Jay Lynch for entire series. For the first print run, each foil pack (with a suggested retail price of 99¢) contains 6 sticker cards on 14 card stock (with a great gloss finish), and a chance to come across an Alphabet sticker (inserted one in every 2 packs) or a Magnet card (inserted one in every 6 packs). The set also contains 5 bonus cards that can be found in special 'bonus boxes' or 'blister packs' that are located at different retail chains. The Alphabet cards are mainly re-worked artwork of characters from the ANS releases. The series once again starts back at number one.

80 CARD SET : 80 Base Cards
CHASE CARDS : 15 Alphabet + 9 Magnet + 5 Bonus + 1 Promo
110 TOTAL CARD SET : 80 Base Cards + 30 Chase Cards

YELLOW BOX - 3 Variations (Below)
(Main Box Artwork : John Pound)


YELLOW BONUS BOX - 3 Variations (Below)
(Bonus Box Artwork : John Pound)

YELLOW FOIL WRAPPERS - 5 Variations (Below)
(The 1st - 15th Original Series and 1st - 7th All-New Series "WRAPPER & BOX CHART")

FIRST PRINT RUN

HOBBY BOX (1-757-30-02-6) - Hobby Stores
HOBBY 8-BOX CASE (2-757-40-01-6) - Hobby Stores
HOBBY POSTER (4-757-08-02-6) (Pictured Below in "Promotional Items")
HOBBY WRAPPER (0-757-89-02-6) - With No Price
Wrapper Back - UPC (41116-46757)


SECOND PRINT RUN

RETAIL BOX (1-758-30-01-6)(UPC 41116-16758) - Wal*Mart, etc.
RETAIL WRAPPER (0-758-89-01-6) - With 99¢ Price
Wrapper Back - UPC (41116-06758)


BONUS BOX (1-939-30-03-6) - "B10" Bonus Card - Wal*Mart ("Bonus Box" Circle)
CARDBOARD CASE BOX (2-939-40-01-6)
BONUS WRAPPER (0-939-89-01-6) - With 99¢ Price
Wrapper Back - UPC (41116-06939)


RETAIL BOX (1-758-30-02-6)(UPC 41116-46758) - Target, etc.
RETAIL WRAPPER (0-758-89-02-6) - With No Price
Wrapper Back - UPC (41116-36758)


GRAVITY FEED BOX (2-741-03-01-6) - Target
CARDBOARD CASE BOX (2-741-94-01-6)
RETAIL WRAPPER (0-741-89-01-6) - With No Price
Wrapper Back - UPC (41116-06741)


(Front and Side Box Profiles)

BONUS BOX (1-939-30-01-6) - "B11" Bonus Card - Target, KB ("$9.99" Oval)
CARDBOARD CASE BOX (2-939-40-01-6)
BONUS WRAPPER (0-939-89-01-6) - With 99¢ Price
Wrapper Back - UPC (41116-06939)


BONUS BOX (1-939-30-02-6) - "B?" Bonus Card - Toys "R" Us, K-Mart ("$9.99" Square)
CARDBOARD CASE BOX (2-939-40-01-6)
BONUS WRAPPER (0-939-89-01-6) - With .99cent Price
Wrapper Back - UPC (41116-06939)
DISCONTINUED

BLISTER PACK (5-759-30-01-6)(UPC 41116-06759) - "B12","B13" or "B14" Bonus Cards - 4 Pack
CARDBOARD CASE BOX (1-759-30-01-6)
Retail Wrapper (0-758-89-02-6) - With No Price
Wrapper Back - UPC (41116-36758)


PROMOTIONAL ITEMS

HOBBY ADVERTISEMENT POSTER (10.5" x 17")
(Main Poster Artwork : John Pound)



DEALER SELL SHEET (8.5" x 11")
(Main Sheet Artwork : John Pound)


DEALER FLYER - (8.5" x 11")
(Front And Back Of Double-Sided Sheet)


TARGET DISPLAY SHEET - Excell Marketing (Not Produced)

ADVERTISING

NON-SPORT UPDATE AD - GPK Card Review Article (Aug/Sept 2006; Vol. 17, #4)

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1. The Second U.S. GPK Set To Have an official Promo Card, unlike the promo card inlay sheet of the ANS1 which showcased three promo stickers on a peel away ad insert (1 of 3 "Juicy JESS"; 2 of 3 "Disgustin' DUSTIN"; and 3 of 3 "Rad BRAD"), this is the second official GPK promo card which was released at the San Diego Comic Convention in August of 2005, the first being P1 "CHRISTINA Ugliera" from the ANS3 set. The two bats unseen behind the GPK header are in front of the header for the final 4a "MATT Mobile" and 4b "Batty BRAD" card release; Luis Diaz's "LD Monster" character remains in both cards (bottom left hand corner), but the for the final card release, the "LD Monster" has been moved further to the left and placed in the extreme corner.

Promo Front and Back


2. Several promotional Advertisment characters (pictured above in "Series Overview") had minor color and name Changes from the original mock-up pieces to the final release cards: Advertisement piece 2a "MANNY Hands" with a pink name bar (pictured in the Flyer, but is portrayed as "COLE Hands" for the Poster with a yellow name bar) was changed to 2a "SAM Bidexterous" with a yellow name bar; 5b "Batty BRAD" (pictured above) is the same for the final release except the two bats behind the GPK header are now in front; "RONNY Nose" with a yellow name bar was replaced with the name 5b "Runny RYAN" with a pink name bar; 6a "Matrix MAX" with a red GPK header and a yellow name bar became "Matrix MIGUEL" with a blue GPK header and a red name bar; character 11a "Slam DUNCAN" with a red name bar was switched to 11a "Slam-Dunk DYLAN" with a light blue name bar; and lastly, 14a "Regurgitate NATE" with a yellow name bar became 14a "Regurgita-TED" with a blue name bar for the final release.

3. The All-New Series with the Longest Name; Card 40a "Chopper-Chopped CHRIS" (19 letters; 20 characters). The longest Original Series name is from the 11th series; Card 428b "Garbage Mouth GILBERT" (19 letters; 19 characters).

4. As printed on the reverse-side of the All-New Series 5 promotional card (pictured above in #1), the ANS5 series Chase Cards include all-new Foil Initial Stickers (numbering 1-15) and Magnet cards, replacing the Game cards and Tattoos chase cards, previously available for the All-New Series 4 set. Like many recycled ideas within Topps non-sport card sets history, "Initial" stickers are not a new concept. The all-new GPK "Initial" stickers follow the same concept as several older Topps "Initial" sets, including the 1967 "Nutty Initials" set; the 1968 "Love Initials" set; and the 1973 "Monster Initials" set. A few letters were changed from the tentative checklist to the final release (the "B-A" mock-up pictured below belongs in neither list and is pictured as a non-foil card on the promotional advertisement material): #4 "N-T" became "N-V"; #12 "Q-L" became "Q-I"; #13 "A-P" became "I-P"; #14 "Z-V" became "Z-T"; and #15 "I-W" became "L-W". Although artist Justin Green completed the final artwork for the set, please see the "Artwork Images" section for all of Jay Lynch's original concept pieces.

JAY LYNCH - IDEA SKETCH


JEFF ZAPATA - CONCEPT PIECE


JAY LYNCH - MOCK-UP : JUSTIN GREEN - FINAL PIECE


NUTTY INITIALS


LOVE INITIALS - MONSTER INITIALS

5. The promotional Advertisement material, the Sell Sheet, 2-Sided Flyer and Poster all have the new Tag-Line "SUPER-GROSS STICKERS", but the Box and Packs/Wrappers still have the old "GROSS STICKERS" tag-line. The mock-up Box display shows card 11a "Slam-Dunk DYLAN" and 11b "Jumpshot JOSH" but is replaced by card character 36a "CHRISTINA Barfarina" and 36b "Spewin' SHANNON" for the final release. The new box arrangement has the GPK logo as a double-lined banner rather than a straight banner.

6. The Original "tentative" ANS5 Checklist was Changed replacing a few of the original names: Base cards 2b "COLE Hands" (pictured in the Poster, and as the name "MANNY Hands" used in promotional flyer) became 2b "Multi-Taskin' ASHTON"; 5a "GEORGE Mucous" (STAR WARS director George Lucas parody name) and 5b "Runnin' RYAN" changed to 5a "MARTY Mucous" and 5b "Runny RYAN" (The name "RONNY Nose" used in promotional advertisement -- which is the 12th series 472b card name); 8a "TOM Plunk" (Artist Tom Bunk parody name) and 8b "DAVE Gross" (Artist Dave Gross parody name) became 8a "NORMAN Notwell" and 8b "VINCENT Van Gross"; 14b "JACK Snack" was switched to 14b "ZACK Snack"; name 16b "Gnawed GABRIEL" was replaced with the name 16b "Gnawed CLAUDE"; 17b "Eyedrops IAN" was changed to 17b "Pink-Eye GUY"; 18b "ABIGAIL Ale" became 18b "Coca-COLE"; character 19b "JACOB's Loader" was switched to 19b "Decorating DEB"; 20a "PETER Packaging" and 20b "Tongue-Tied TONY" changed to 20a "PAUL Packaging" and 20b "Tongue-Tied TOBY"; 25b "Picky RICKY" was replaced with 25b "Picky DICKY"; card name 28b "Fistin' CHRISTIAN" became 28b "TY Kwon Don't"; 37a "VICTORIA Secrete" (Parody name of the Victoria's Secret undergarment line) and 37b "Flowin' CHLOE" changed to 37a "FARRAH Faucet" and 37b "Leakin' LACEY"; character 38b "CHARLES Chunnel" was switched to 38b "Choo-Choo CHARLIE"; and cards 39a "Doomed DOMINIC" and 39b "Anti-Ant ANTHONY" changed to 39a "Doomed DWAYNE", and 39b "Toasted TODD". Cards 1a "Metoer MARK" and 1b "Asteroid ANTHONY" were tentatively called "Dooms Day DAVE".

7. The set contains a Piece Of Art where Topps Moved an image For The Final Artwork. Besides the promo card, which places the LD Monster near the bat-cave entrance and then replaces it further outside of the cave for the final card 4a "MATT Moblie" and 4b "Batty BRAD" as mentioned in Fun Fact #1 ... the other major movement is within card 38a "Railroad RICHARD" and 38b "Choo-Choo CHARLIE". The cowboy and horse were originally located above the railroad tracks near the bottom of the picture for the final artwork, but would have been covered up by the name bar once published, so Topps moved the piece beside the character's hat above the railroad tracks near the top of the picture, but placed the smoke puff behind the horse when all of the other smoke puffs are in front of the horse (unless there was a mighty western wind), leaving the artwork slightly surreal.


8. Artist Luis Diaz's Initials "LD" can be found on the eye drop bottle of cards 17a "Red-Eye ROB" and 17b "Pink-Eye GUY". Artist Tom Bunk's first and last name "TOM" and "BUNK" can be found grafittied on the bathroom wall of card b14 "PETE Heat".

9. The All-New Series 3 Wacky Packages set contains a card back created by WP concept artist and painter Neil Camera that has a small parody of a GPK called "Garbage Pail Kids - Barf Now!" as part of a humorous website titled disgustingkids.com on card #30 "LIPLOC". The character used is from the unpublished 16th series 657a "Crawly Raleigh" and 657b "Bugged BOYD" or the published ANS1 set 4a "Cootie CODY" and 4b "Buggin' BRANDON". Neil also came up with the concept piece for the rabbit hunter cards 12a "Heavin' HUNTER" and 12b "Rabbit CHASE".


The All-New Series 5 GPK card 38a "Railroaded RICHARD" and 38b "Choo-Choo CHARLIE" (pictured above in #7) pays tribute to the Wacky Packages by artist Luis Diaz placing the ANS3 WP parody product #41 "BLUBBERLICIOUS" on top of the building in the background (in front of the mountain range). The same card also pays tribute to the Robotech character, a VW yellow bug that may be the Transformer Bumblebee, and the train conductor's 8-bit NES (Nintendo Entertainment System) controller -- though the buttons have been changed from red to blue -- see "Fun Facts and Tidbits" #12 for another Diaz NES controller painting.


10. Six pieces of Artwork were Removed from the original line-up to become Bonus cards found in the specially packaged retail bonus boxes or blister packs -- the bonus box for Toys R Us/KMart was "discontinued" so cards 21a and 21b remain unpublished: 9a "GEORGE Brush" (President George Bush parody name) and 9b "Paint Can DAN", replaced with the KING KONG movie parody cards 9a "Furious GEORGE" (Curious George character name parody) and 9b "King KYLE", and became B10 "BRUCE BRUSH"; 21a "Happy-Meal NEIL" and 21b "Bozo BOB", replaced with 21a ""ERIC The Wreck" and 21b "Moto CARL", and remains unpublished; 22a "PATRICK Piñata" and 22b "Whacked JACK" (Tom Bunk artwork), switched to 22a "Courtin' CODY" and 22b "AL Entine", and became B12 "PATRICK Piñata"; 23a "SYDNEY Opera" and 23b "Messy VANESSA", replaced with 23a "CLAIRE Snare" and 23b "Lunchtime LINDSEY", and became B11 "Opera URSULA"; 26a "BLAKE Quake" and 26b "JACK Atoa" (Tom Bunk artwork), switched to 26a "Mikin' MILT" and 26b "Dairy BARRY", and became B13 "BLAKE Quake"; and lastly 30a "PETE Heat" and 30b "DOMINICK Done", replaced with 30a "Yoga OLGA" and 30b "MEL Smell", and became B14 "PETE Heat".

11. The All-New 5th Series is the First Set To Contain "Magnet" Cards numbering 1 - 9 (similar to the ANS WP Magnets) that have a ration of 1 out of every 6 packs (1:6). The original arrows and numbers have been removed from the image of the cards; they are non-die cut, though the advertisement mock-up picture of "Varicose WAYNE" shows the card number 400b. Magnet example : #2 of 9 "MASON Mace":


12. The series has three sets of characters with the Same First Names: Cards 9b "King KYLE" and 28a "Karate KYLE"; 16a "AL Poe" and 22b "AL Entine"; and 25a "NICK Pick" and 29b "Tricky NICK".

13. The series contains the first 'See-Through' GPK Header; cards 31a "Turntable TIM" and 31b "Dee-Jay JASON" - though this was not an intentional idea by the artist and done at Topps during the final prep stages. The cards also contain three ANS4 GPK unopened packs images around the table, a "ANS5" inscription above the record/head, and one of artist Luis Diaz's signature pieces, the "pink water bottle". The pink water bottle can also be found in cards 2a "SAM Bidexterous" and 2b "Multi-Taskin' ASHTON" and also in cards 24a "Stormcloud SHAWN" and 24b "Boltin' COLTON" (within the state of Texas on the map). The second signature piece of Diaz's, is his "LD Monster" character which can be found in cards 4a "MATT Mobile" and 4b "Batty BRAD" in the bottom left-hand corner (also on the promo card). The "LD Monster" and The Lakers #8 player Kobe Bryant (Shaq holding a sign parodying Kobe's car wreck) were removed from cards 11a "Slam-Dunk DYLAN" and 11b "Jumpshot JOSH" for the final card. The "Pierce" name on the #1 jersey is for Luis Diaz's friend Cory Pierce who not only came up with the basketball concept, but also runs the GPK website GPKUG -- see "Fun Facts and TidBits" section for more information (GPK Underground; listed in "LINKS" section).

The LD Monster with a NES controller.

14. Two of Diaz's pieces, pay Tribute to older GPK sets, by the artist placing die-cut sticker images throughout his Artwork: Cards 2a "SAM Bidexterous" and 2b "Multi-Taskin' Ashton" (A GPK self-portrait of Diaz) showcases the following GPK characters under the art table and on the clamp-on light (from left to right) - ANS5 17a "Red-Eye ROB" and 17b "Pink-Eye GUY" work-in-progress art; ANS3 30a "Chopper CHAD" and 30b "Hurlin' HARLEY" as final artwork found framed in the bottom left hand corner (this piece was originally intended to be the "LD Monster with NES controller" - pictured above - as seen in the first draft on the "GPK Artwork" page); 14th series 546a "Modern MARLISE" and 546b "Abstract ABBY"; 15th series 619a "V.C. ARNIE" and 619b "Cassette Casey" (covered by name bar); 14th series 565a "Easter BONNIE" and 565b "Hard-Boiled MEG" (covered by name bar); 14th series 574a "Shattered SHELL" and 574b "Fractured FRANK"(covered by name bar); 13th series 540a "Ill WINDSOR" and 540b "HORATIO Hornblower" (covered by name bar); 14th series 571a "Rubber ROBERT" and 571b "Inside OTTO"; 14th series 559a "DWAYNE Stain" and 559b "Spilled GIL"; and 572a "Fake JAKE" and 572b "Sham SAM", and the ANS5 final artwork in the upper right hand corner for cards 6a "Matrix MIGUEL" and 6b "Skinned JIM". The other piece of artwork paying tribute to the original GPK sets are Cards 11a "Slam-Dunk DYLAN" and 11b "Jumpshot JOSH" (pictured above) contain the following GPK characters underneath the hoop backboard frame (from left to right) - 1st series 23a "Drippy DAN" and 23b "Leaky LOU"; 15th series 617a "CLAUDE Flesh" and 617b "Slasher ASHER"; 9th series 351a "CHERYL Peril" and 351b "Deflatin' NATHAN"; ANS1 35a "Rootin' RUBEN" and 35b "Booger BRIAN"; and 4th series 132a "Bony TONY" and 132b "Unzipped ZACK".

15. Cards 13a "Inmate NATE" and 13b "Last-Leg LUKE" by John Cebollero have the names "AL Catraz" and "Con VIC" written upon the prison wall paying tribute to the 9th series jail-cell character 343a "Con VIC" and 343b "AL Catraz".

16. Cards 21a "ERIK The Wreck" and 21b "Moto Carl" have the website logo "GPK UG" (GPK Underground) on the motorcycle for Cory Pierce's website. Luis Diaz plugged his friend's website who also came up with the conceptual art for the motorcross piece. The rider's pants also has the ANS6 logo down the pant-leg.


17. The series 20-piece Card-Back Artwork is a returned theme from the orginal GPK series'; The eight GPK PUZZLE PUKE pieces similar to the 11th and 13th series GG PUZZLE PUKE backs (the ANS4 also contains twenty GPK PUZZLE PUKE pieces); The four GPK Would We Lie To You? pieces similar to the 9th and 14th series GG Would We Lie To You?; and the eight GPK "Comics" (parody of Bazooka Joe comics) similar to the 6th and 8th series GPK "Comics" and the 10th series GG "Comics".

18. The sixteenth series to contain cards with The GPK Acronym found within the artwork. The GPK acronym found on the basketball jersey of cards 11a "Slam-Dunk DYLAN" and 11b "Jumpshot JOSH", on the snowsuit of cards 15a "Armless AARON " and 15b "Unarmed ADRIAN", on the cola bottle of cards 18a "COREY Cola" and 18b "Coca-COLE", on the motorcross bike of cards 21a "ERIC The Wreck" and 21b "Moto CARL" (the card also contains the "T" for "Topps" along the advertisement banner), on the water bottle of cards 30a "Yoga OLGA " and 30b "MEL Smell", and on the turntable of cards 31a "Turntable TIM" and 31b "Dee-Jay JASON".

19. In late 2006, after the release of the ANS5 GPK set, John Pound worked on a GPK picture-like parody for the band the Ramones Rhino music boxes set release -- the Image could be found on the inside cover and on poster ads for the set in music store. The image comes from the band's highly successful "Rocket to Russia" album with the band's name in a GPK curved banner style logo.



20. The series Checklist is a second (after ANS4 GPK) and Contains a Font Of Different Sizes (the name is larger then the word), much like the Trash Can Trolls checklist without the 'bold' appearance. Unlike the ANS4 "Insert" checklist in which the font is the same size for the word and name, The "Insert" checklist for ANS5 has different font sizes like the base set checklist.

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GPK 101 : ANNOTATED NAMES

Explanatory Notations and Definitions of the ANS5 Series GPK Names


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2. The Card-Back Artwork, GPK "Comic", GPK "Would We Lie To You?", and GPK "PUZZLE PUKE? were rough sketched, tight penciled, inked, lettered, and final inked by GPK Veteran Jay Lynch. As in the 80's, Jay Lynch hired comic strip illustrater, and friend Gary Whitney, who helped Lynch out with the older GPK comics back-in-the-day, to do tight pencils and final inking. Jay also requested the help of Matt Anderson to help with final inking and lettering as the deadline approached for the "Would We Lie To You?" artwork. Lynch also worked on a few concept pieces for the front of the cards: Cards 7a "ANN Urism" and 7b "ESTHER Basket"; 23a "CLAIRE Snare" and 23b "Lunchtime LINDSEY"; and bonus card "BLAKE QUAKE" (and "JACK Atoa").

3. GPK satire Artist Tom Bunk completed 3 images for the All-New Series 5 set. Two of the pieces were ideas taken from previous parody sets Topps had released in the past or remained unpublished. Below is a sample of the sketch and color rough images for the three bonus cards describing the changes for the final artwork.

TRASH CAN TROLLS 24a "BUSTER Open" and 24b "Crash DANNY"
(revised for the B12 bonus card "PATRICK Piñata" for the ANS5 set)

B12 "PATRICK Piñata"
(tree limb reversed; both hands and 1 leg dismembered, stick replaced with a bat, tooth added)

B13 "BLAKE Quake"
(volcanos added to left of picture to center character, Gas cloud changed to red and orange)

BATHROOM BUDDIES Unpublished 2nd Series Piece
(revised for the B14 bonus card "PETE Heat" for the ANS5 set)

B14 "PETE Heat"
(hands and face melting; hand blower raised and style changed, characters face turned)

4. A few Unpublished Jay Lynch GPK concept Pieces of sketch art were auctioned off of eBay through the Topps Vault during the month of May in 2006 -- this is just a small sample since tons of Jay Lynch concept pieces have been auctioned off. It appears Topps is stearing away from quite a few parodies that could possibly bring some press to GPK ... some of these titles are tentatively titled "Incredi BILL" ("The Incredibles" movie parody), "Gus USHER" (The hip-hip artist Usher parody), "Crashed-On ASTON" (The actor and "Punked" host Ashton Kucher parody), and "GINO Frappachino" (A Starbucks coffee parody).



5. In 1987, after the release of the 8th series GPK, CBS Inc. was geared up to premier the "Garbage Pail Kids" Cartoon on Saturday Morning to coincide with the popularity of the GPK card craze. However, after the cartoon was canceled due to parental groups and pressure against GPK, the toy figures and cartoons were shelved and not released during that time. Until now, only pirated cartoons being sold with subtitles that aired overseas were viewable. The 13 episodes of the Paramount "GPK" cartoon were finally released on DVD for the first time in April of 2006 to seemingly coincide with the GPK release of the All New Series 5 during the same month. Visit the 8th series "GPK History" section to see images of the cartoon cells and figurines.


6. GPK Newcomer Mark Pingitore's concept Artwork Pieces have made a huge impact on the ANS5 set. His contributions include cards 13a/b, 15a/b, 20a/b, 22a/b, 26a/b, 30a/b, 33a/b, 36a/b, B10, and B12 - painted by different artists. Besides the B12 bonus card painted by Tom Bunk, the strongest collaboration is between concept artist Pingitore and painter Layron DeJarnette (15a/b, 26a/b, and 33a/b), whose combined style is extremely close to the Pound-like look of GPK. Pictured below are "alternate" poses or positions of the concept artwork accepted for the ANS5 set. Find "Unpublished" concept pieces by Mark Pingitore further below (#10).

13a "Inmate NATE" and 13b "Last-Leg LUKE"
(horizontal card-look; other leg cut off added; G.P.K. tattoo on fingers remains)

15a "Armless AARON" and 15b "Unarmed ADRIAN"
(axe on stump removed from background; "GPK" added to snowsuit; holes in gloves added)

22a "Courtin' CODY" and 22b "AL Entine"
(character whistling added; character eating valentine candy unfortunately removed)

30a "Yoga OLGA" and 30b "MEL Smell"
(character's angle changed; this pose not as strong as replacement pose)

33a "Tether BILL" and 33b "Sporty SPENCER"
(playground equipment and sand toys re-arranged; face less beat-up, eye intact)

B12 "PATRICK Piñata"
(tree limb reversed; character's position changed; more candy and guts added; kid with bat added)

7. Uncut GPK Sheets were auctioned off of eBay through the Topps Vault in the Summer of 2006; A back image for the base cards, and a front image of the bonus cards, for the All-New Series 5 GPK set.


8. Wacky Package newcomer Artist Dave Gross who jumped on the GPK bandwagon back in ANS3 worked on six concept images for the All-New 5th Series set, eventually painting two of them. Below are three pencil rough pieces completed by Dave, the first concept idea was finalized and painted by John Pound, the second piece was painted by John Cebollero and the third image was completed by Gross himself. For the final artwork for cards 32a and 32b, "5 cent" pieces were added to the barf ... the same "5 cent" piece can also be seen in the second piece painted by David for cards 35a "Quick-Pick RICK" and 35b "Mega-Million MIke", with the coin character barfing.

16a "AL Poe" and 16b "Gnawed CLAUDE"
(dog leaping for attack in upper left hand of card removed; area replaced with a mailbox)

28a "Karate KYLE" and 28b "TY Kwon Don't"
(body stance changed; view of character changed; fingers chopped off instead of whole hand)

32a "Gamblin' GABE" and 32b "LUIS Vegas"
(coins added to dispensing barf; "LUCKY" lettering changed)

9. The ALPHABET Stickers were Designed by Jay Lynch who completed all of the roughs based on a block letter type-face. Art director Jeff Zapata had Justin Green (who created ANS4 SKETCH cards) work on the final artwork. As seen in the samples pictured above in "Fun Facts and TidBits", the style of the type-face was changed because of the nature of the die-cut equipment that Topps was currently using ... Zapata then had to take Green's final artwork and modify them slightly on the computer to fit the new type-face, and since some were so far removed from the original type-face, some had to be redrawn. See Jay Lynch's original concept pieces on the "Artwork Images" page.

10. Below are several Unpublished GPK Concept Pieces by Mark Pingitore that did not make the ANS5 set - and most likely will not be portrayed in any future GPK set. These pieces are more graphically 'disgusting' and would have made wonderful GPK cards - including several parody concepts poking fun at the movies The Ring and Star Wars. Find other concept pieces accepted by Topps by artist Mark Pingitore further above (#6).

11. The Naming Process was taken on my Jay Lynch who came up with 7 or 8 names per image, this was done without actually seeing the artwork, but by descriptions of the images. A few of the final picked names were changed with subtractions of base set pieces for bonus cards and additions for replacements by Jeff Zapata.

(Print Run information on Printable Checklist page)

 * PRINTABLE CHECKLIST *

110 Total Cards = 80 Stickers + 15 Alphabet Stickers + 9 Magnet Cards + 5 Bonus Stickers + 1 Promo

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