The UK 7th
Series Garbage Pail Kids set was intended for a mid 1987 release but shelved due
to either dwindling sales or the lawsuit settlement. Or, a combination of both;
these particular character images may have missed the deadline to be released
due to the lawsuit settlement. The set would have been like previous releases
and would have mimicked the U.S. 9th U.S. Series release, possibly non-numerical
since previous UK GPK sets were nonsequential. Since only U.S. 9th Series images
have been seen it is unknown if any of the previously unpublished U.S. 7th Series
characters—that did not show up in the UK 6th Series set—or any from
the U.S. 8th Series characters would have made it into the release. As with the
later ‘The Garbage Gang’ releases, you can see where the images are missing the
white numbers and most likely would have been implemented a white box with a black
card number The set also accomodates the settlement agreement where the GPK logo
must be a banner-style going forward and not curved like the Cabbage Patch Kids
branding; it may have been Topps’ last ditch effort to make money off of these
CPK looking images. The cards were mocked-up and almost ready for production.

The
UK Garbage Pail Kids were released after the initial hype and craze of the U.S.
phenomenon. The cards were released in the UK (England, Ireland, Scotland) as
well as distributed in Holland and parts of Scandinavia (Sweden, Norway, Denmark),
slapped with a clocal price tag.  Unlike the U.S. cards that measure 2 1/2
x 3 1/2 inches and are die-cut, the UK cards are smaller, measuring 2 1/8 x 3
inches and are non die-cut, peeling from the edges, and are sometimes referred
to as ‘mini’ because of their cigarette-card size. The sticker cards come
three to a plastic or cellophane pack with a slab of gum, except for the OS5 set
that comes four cards to a pack. The price is marked on the box rather than
on the packs. Fifteen original series U.S. sets were released by Topps compared
to only eight UK series released by Topps Ireland; Topps International Limited
established in November 1975. All international GPK are a direct reproduction
of the U.S. version or sequential international release and are changed to accommodate
each country that they are released in. This includes any nomenclature, numbering
or header and logo changes—also, covering up card numbers with overlaying
boxed numbers or old ‘PEEL HERE‘ arrows with boxes or larger
arrows pointing in the opposite direction. A 15-card Giant set was also released
in the UK which is same as the U.S. version, but with different copyright date
information and matte finished backs. An unpublished OS7 UK set was also produced
but never printed or released in the United Kingdom.

Below
are several unpublished UK 7th Series Garbage Pail Kids acetate overlay proof
images as auctioned off of eBay through the Topps Vault in 2005 and 2006 with
the newer banner-style header. The numbers would most likely have changed to be
closer in line with the UK 6th Series set numbering.