A Historical Garbage Pail Kids Reference Guide



RELEASE
PERIOD : MAY 2014

In May of 2014 Topps
offered a Japanese Bukimi Kun version of the 2014 Series 1 set from their online
store (SRP $50.00) to collectors. A nostalgic tribute set for international collectors
using the popular Bukimi Kun title. The holy grail of international Garbage Gang
releases, Topps has created a new Japan release as an online exclusive with the
GPK header and names written in Japanese kana. The series is a direct replication
of the images for the 2014 Series 1 U.S. release—from the same year—and
the layout for the late 1980’s Bukimi Kun Japan release, using large number font,
the removal of the ‘PEEL HERE’ arrow and the iconic green header; which is no
longer curved and previously covered up the GPK header of yesteryears.
The Bukimi Kun release includes all-new artwork by GPK artists Tom
Bunk Brent Engstrom, Layron DeJarnette, Joe Simko, Dave Gross, Mark Pingitore,
JungHwa Im, Steve Potter and Colin Walton (art director). The packs contains 8
cards, around 7 base cards and one black parallel card; one gold parallel is available
per box, plus one autograph or printing plate per box.

136
CARDS = 132 BASE + 4 BONUS

402
TOTAL CARDS
= 132 Base Card Stickers + 132 Black Parallel
+ 132 Gold Parallel
+ 4 Bonus Stickers + 1 Artist Autograph Card + 1 Printing
Plate


GREEN
DISPLAY BOX
MAIN ARTWORK: TOM BUNK

GREEN
PACK/WRAPPER — CODE : PKG001871
MAIN ARTWORK: TOM BUNK — BACKGROUND:
BRENT ENGSTROM

— The
earliest hint of a new Bukimi Kun Set was inadvertently
leaked on eBay early in 2014 after the 2014S1 GPK release. A Japanese ‘yellow’
printing plate (64b) was found within the 2014S1 GPK boxes that were released
in January of that year. The card did not have the Bukimi Kun header or the name
written in kana/Japanese on the frontside, but only the Japanese name on the backside.

—
It is interesting to note the non-registered
TM™
Symbol
, no registered trademark symbol ®, on
the header next to the ‘Bukimi Kun’ logo; this symbol has not been seen on a card
front since the OS1 (Original Series 1, aka 1st Series) GPK release back
in 1985.

—
As far as recent Garbage Pail Kids releases go, the Bukimi Kun set only contains
two
chaseable (or collectable)
Parallel Sets;
the black parallel cards, found almost one per pack, and a gold parallel card,
only found one per box. Like the U.S. counterparts, a very difficult parallel
set to complete (or collate).


—
The new cards, like the old Bukimi Kun release, have No
Card Backs
, per se. The new set have no stickers and are printed on card
stock only. The old set was printed on very thinner card stock and intended to
be pasted or glued down into a sticker album. There is no album for the new set.

—
Both the original and new Bukimi Kun release can be found with the iconic green
Bukimi Kun logo as well as the blue logo; however, like the counterpart card within
the 2014 Series 1 GPK set, cards 18a and 18b can be found with the Gray
Header
and nameplate that goes along with character humor.

—
An Artist Autograph card or a Printing
Plate
could be located, one or the other, per box. Whichever artist worked
on the artwork for the card front signed the card; since Tom Bunk only completed
one piece of final artwork for the set, for cards 58a and 58b, they are the only
Bunk character with an autograph for the set.


—
The set was discussed as potentially being the Series 1 through Series 3 (Original
Series 1, 2 and 3) compiled Original GPK Sets in
Bukimi Kun-style instead of the 2014 Series 1 release, but the idea scrapped due
to the U.S. GPK OS2 Chrome set being released the summer right afterwards.



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—
The Topps Store online write-up an purchase button
for the Bukimi Kun 2014 Garbage Pail Kids. As seen in the description, the Bukimi
Kun set is an exact replication of the 2014 Series 1 GPK set with less chase cards
and are considered ‘variants’ of there counterparts.

—
Both, Joe Simko and Mark Pingitore completed new artwork for the Bukimi Kun set
as Bonus Cards. The artwork was completed at the
same time as the Brand New Series 3 GPK set in 2013, the extra, or additional
images found their way later into the BNS Mini (online exclusive) and Bukimi Kun
(online exclusive) sets. Below is a card image for Joe Simko’s vampire GPK for
cards B1a and B1b and final artwork by Mark Pingitore for cards B2a and B2b.


—
Two Bukimi Kun Ads as seen on the Topps Store online;
the top ad as seen on the Garbage Pail Kids Facebook page as the cover photo and
the bottom ad as seen on the Topps Store that rotated as one of the Topps entertainment
releases.


—
The set contains both A & B-Name Cards, unlike
the original Bukimi Kun set that contained only one image for each character.
The new set also does not contain a sticker album for the (mainly) blank backed
cards.


THE ARTIST RECOGNITION EDITION


 

STICKERS
1a/b – 66a/b : BONUS B1a/b – B2a/b
#
CARD NAME :
ENGLISH
ARTIST
& CONCEPT FRONT
2014
SERIES 1 GPK
1a
Tic-Tac- JOE
Brent Engstrom
(same)
1b
Playful PABLO
Brent Engstrom
(same)
2a
Adventure TIM
Joe Simko
(same)
2b
Failin’ FINN
Joe Simko
(same)
3a
Fishbowl PHIL
JungHwa Im : Colin Walton
(same)
3b
Feeding FRITZ
JungHwa Im : Colin Walton
(same)
4a
FREDDY The 13th
Brent Engstrom
(same)
4b
Bad Luck CHUCK
Brent Engstrom
(same)
5a
CONNOR Stellation
Joe Simko
(same)
5b
Picked PARKER
Joe Simko
(same)
6a
CINDY Smella
JungHwa Im : Colin Walton
(same)
6b
GLADDIS Slipper
JungHwa Im : Colin Walton
(same)
7a
Stung STEVE
Brent Engstrom
(same)
7b
Poisoned PERRY
Brent Engstrom
(same)
8a
Head BUTLER
Joe Simko
(same)
8b
Served SAWYER
Joe Simko
(same)
9a
Bug ZACK
JungHwa Im : Colin Walton
(same)
9b
Scorched SCOTT
JungHwa Im : Colin Walton
(same)
10a
WANDA Sock
Brent Engstrom
(same)
10b
Airy ARIELLE
Brent Engstrom
(same)
11a
Vanilla KAREEM
Joe Simko
(same)
11b
Paste TREY
Joe Simko
(same)
12a
Bath TYMON
JungHwa Im : Mark Pingitore
(same)
12b
Cthu LOU
JungHwa Im : Mark Pingitore
(same)
13a
Runny RICKY
Brent Engstrom
(same)
13b
Fleet-Footed FRANK
Brent Engstrom
(same)
14a
Show DON
Mark Pingitore
(same)
14b
DREW Slowly
Mark Pingitore
(same)
15a
Gangnam KYLE
JungHwa Im : Mark Pingitore
(same)
15b
Jumpin’ JAE
JungHwa Im : Mark Pingitore
(same)
16a
BURT House
Brent Engstrom
(same)
16b
Stuffed STEPH
Brent Engstrom
(same)
17a
Boxed BILL
Mark Pingitore
(same)
17b
Locked LUIS
Mark Pingitore
(same)
18a
Dull DOROTHY
JungHwa Im : Steve Potter
(same)
18b
Colorless COLLEEN
JungHwa Im : Steve Potter
(same)
19a
IRA Booger
Brent Engstrom
(same)
19b
WALTER E. Eyes
Brent Engstrom
(same)
20a
Jawin’ JULIE
Mark Pingitore
(same)
20b
Da-Da DONNA
Mark Pingitore
(same)
21a
Origami TOMMY
JungHwa Im : Steve Potter
(same)
21b
Folded FELIX
JungHwa Im : Steve Potter
(same)
22a
Armpit CLAIRE
Brent Engstrom
(same)
22b
Braided BRITNEY
Brent Engstrom
(same)
23a
ELLIS Vator
Joe Simko
(same)
23b
Decapi TATE
Joe Simko
(same)
24a
BENNY Bag
JungHwa Im : Steve Potter
(same)
24b
Relaxed JAX
JungHwa Im : Steve Potter
(same)
25a
RINGO Pop
Brent Engstrom
(same)
25b
Precious PRESTON
Brent Engstrom
(same)
26a
Stalked JACK
Mark Pingitore
(same)
26b
BEN Stalk
Mark Pingitore
(same)
27a
Rotten ART
JungHwa Im : Colin Walton
(same)
27b
Still LEIF
JungHwa Im : Colin Walton
(same)
28a
Pained PETE
Brent Engstrom
(same)
28b
Smashing SMITH
Brent Engstrom
(same)
29a
Condo MINNIE
Joe Simko
(same)
29b
Complex CONNIE
Joe Simko
(same)
30a
T. REX
JungHwa Im : Colin Walton
(same)
30b
Bad Pitch MITCH
JungHwa Im : Colin Walton
(same)
31a
Excali BERT
Engstrom : B.E. / Dustin Graham
(same)
31b
Sword In The STONE
Engstrom : B.E. / Dustin Graham
(same)
32a
Royal Flush RUSS
Mark Pingitore
(same)
32b
TYRONE Throne
Mark Pingitore
(same)
33a
Bogey MANUEL
JungHwa Im : Colin Walton
(same)
33b
MONROE In The
Closet
JungHwa
Im : Colin Walton
(same)
34a
JAKE Charmer
Brent Engstrom
(same)
34b
Snaky SAMIR
Brent Engstrom
(same)
35a
KAT Miss
Mark Pingitore
(same)
35b
Hungry JANE
Mark Pingitore
(same)
36a
OTTO Pus
JungHwa Im : Colin Walton
(same)
36b
Scuba GODIVA
JungHwa Im : Colin Walton
(same)
37a
MAHMUD Flap
Brent Engstrom
(same)
37b
Tired TYLER
Brent Engstrom
(same)
38a
Tomb RAEDINE
Joe Simko
(same)
38b
LARA Crackers
Joe Simko
(same)
39a
Three Wise MONTY
JungHwa Im : Colin Walton
(same)
39b
See No EVIN
JungHwa Im : Colin Walton
(same)
40a
Cerber GUS
Brent Engstrom
(same)
40b
Watch DOUG
Brent Engstrom
(same)
41a CHE
Goo Vara
Joe
Simko
(same)
41b Picky
PEDRO
Joe Simko
(same)
42a Lone
LEE
JungHwa
Im : Steve Potter
(same)
42b Satellite
DWIGHT
JungHwa
Im : Steve Potter
(same)
43a WENDY
Chimes
Brent
Engstrom
(same)
43b Rattled
RUTH
Brent Engstrom
(same)
44a SplATLAS
Mark Pingitore
(same)
44b JOBE
Globe
Mark Pingitore
(same)
45a Anglin’
ANDY
JungHwa
Im : Colin Walton
(same)
45b Fishy
FLORA
JungHwa
Im : Colin Walton
(same)
46a Clownin’
CLYDE
Brent
Engstrom
(same)
46b Eyed
IVAN
Brent Engstrom
(same)
47a DAN
D. Lion
Mark
Pingitore
(same)
47b Dandy
LEON
Mark Pingitore
(same)
48a WAYNE
N’ Moon
Brent
Engstrom
(same)
48b Transformin’
NORMAN
Brent
Engstrom
(same)
49a HY
Dra
Mark Pingitore
(same)
49b SAMMY
Serpent
Mark
Pingitore
(same)
50a Taste
BUD
Brent Engstrom
(same)
50b Sore
SOPHIE
Brent
Engstrom
(same)
51a Temple
RON
Mark Pingitore
(same)
51b Fecal
FRANCIS
Mark
Pingitore
(same)
52a Mustache
MAX
JungHwa
Im : Colin Walton
(same)
52b BARRY
Barber
JungHwa
Im : Colin Walton
(same)
53a Attractive
ALBERT
Brent
Engstrom
(same)
53b Magnetic
MICK
Brent Engstrom
(same)
54a JENNY
Fish Sandwich
Mark
Pingitore
(same)
54b Jellyfish
SANDRA
Mark
Pingitore
(same)
55a Walking
TED
Brent Engstrom
(same)
55b Biter
BYRON
Brent
Engstrom
(same)
56a KATE
Skate
Joe Simko
: Colin Walton
(same)
56b Speed
DEMONA / Roller DEBBIE
Joe
Simko : Colin Walton
(same)
57a Skiin’
IAN
David Gross
: Colin Walton
(same)
57b Downhill
TILL / Sheared SHERWOOD
David
Gross : Colin Walton
(same)
58a BUCK
Puck
Tom Bunk
: Colin Walton
(same)
58b IKE
Hockey / LOWELL Goal
Tom
Bunk : Colin Walton
(same)
59a Hurt
CURT
Joe Simko
(same)
59b Bailed
BART / PAT Splat
Joe
Simko
(same)
60a Dizzy
DAVE
Joe Simko
(same)
60b LUKE
Lutz / OLIVER Twisted
Joe
Simko
(same)
61a PATTY
Putty
Joe Simko
(same)
61b Luge
LUZ / Muggin’ MEGAN
Joe
Simko
(same)
62a Mean
GENE
David Gross
: Colin Walton
(same)
62b Biath
LON / Joltin’ JOEL
David
Gross : Colin Walton
(same)
63a Wrinkly
RANDY
Joe Simko
(same)
63b Curling
STERLING / Rockin’ ROBERT
Joe
Simko
(same)
64a Frigid
BRIDGET
Layron
DeJarnette : Colin Walton
(same)
64b Nordic
NESSIE / Chilly MILLIE
Layron
DeJarnette : Colin Walton
(same)
65a Bony
JOANIE
Mark
Pingitore
(same)
65b Skele
TONYA / Thin LYNN
Mark
Pingitore
(same)
66a ADAM
Bomb
Mark Pingitore
(same)
66b Bobsled
NED / Blasted BILLY
Mark
Pingitore
(same)
B1a
Japanese Name
(no U.S. counterpart)
Joe
Simko
(new)
B1b
Japanese Name
(no U.S. counterpart)
Joe
Simko
(new)
B2a
Japanese Name
(no U.S. counterpart)
Mark
Pingitore
(new)
B2b
Japanese Name
(no U.S. counterpart)
Mark
Pingitore
(new)
#
CARD NAME :
ENGLISH
ARTIST
& CONCEPT FRONT
2014
SERIES 1 GPK

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