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The Final Artwork
backside for cards 490a Kinky KRISTINE and 490b Knot The NORM states the image
was to be used for the sides of the display box packaging.

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The first Color Rough
pictured, a reworked GPK piece by artist Tom Bunk, was switched up for the final
painting; the tongue and teeth were removed and the hair and clothes changed.
Bunk often had several different artwork renditions for his color roughs;
the second color rough is a sample of one of these various color and clothing
variations for cards 500a Winkless WALLY and 500b Sight LES.

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Artist James Warhola was the third largest
contributor to GPK during the Original Series releases. Warhola’s Pencil
Art for cards 486a Chiseler CHAD and 486b JULIUS Sneezer can be found littered
with notes by either Art Spiegelman, Mark Newgarden or both found along with his
own notations; James lived in NYC and was able to visit the Topps office or meet
up with Art in the city to go over concepts, etc. Comments were jotted on the
sidelines pointing out a ‘Skylight’ at the top of the picture and that the farthest
sculputure was a ‘H. Moore Type’; this may have been a dedication to Henry Moore
(an English sculptor/artist) who passed away in August of 1986 who created sculptures
of abstract human form. The other two statues are The Thinker (Le Penseur)
by Auguste Rodin, a French sculptor, and David, a Renaissance sculpture
by Michelangelo. Additional notes mention a ‘Younger Kid, full profile, chipping
at sculpture’ where a chisel and hammer were added to the artwork, to add ‘More
goo’ to the main sculpture and that the ‘Back statues will be the same green slime
color as his present work”.

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Artist James Bennett returns for three Final
Artwork images for the OS12 GPK release; his style of painting and level
of detail was not condusive for artwork reduced down to card-size per art director
Mark Newgarden.

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The OS12 FLICK IT!
section artwork on the reverse card backs that emulates a flipbook-type effect
was completed by artist Richard McGuire. Artist Jay Lynch completed the Comic
Backs for the one-panel gags working on the color roughs and final artwork
assisted by Gary Whitney with lettering completed by Grass Green.

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Uncut Garbage Pail Kids Sheets
were auctioned off of eBay through the Topps Vault in the Summer of 2006; pictured
below is a front and back image for the OS12 GPK set.

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Possibly coincidental, but there are several
GPK characters with a very R. Crumb feel to them.
Artist Robert Crumb’s artwork tends to display nostalgic contemporary American
folk culture, but oftentimes from a satirical viewpoint. Card example 467a Tongue
In CHICO and 467b NICK Lick:

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GPK Flowcharts
were created for the later releases which showed the art director how the progress
of the new set was going. It displayed what artist was working on which concept
piece and the stage in which the painting had been completed. Oftentimes, 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 OS12 set 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: eyes in mouth (OS12), bug in head and hands, 1,000’s
of tongues (OS12).