The only Garbage
Pail Kids set manufactured in Canada for distribution, under the O-Pee-Chee Company
name for the Topps Chewing Gum Company, was the 1st Series which was released
throughout Canada in 1985 and the beginning of 1986.  The cards are almost
identical to the U.S. version with the O-Pee-Chee label placed on the box and
wrapper with English and French-Canadian translations.  The cards measure
2 1/2 X 3 1/2 and come four to a wax pack with a slab of gum, unlike the U.S.
version, which comes five cards to a wax pack and a slab of gum.  The experienced
collector would be able to tell the difference between the Canadian and U.S. cards;
the edges of the Canadian cards are somewhat rougher, or not as clean-cut, as
the U.S. version and the slab of gum is extremely thin. This is also the case
for other sets printed in Canada but distributed in the United States.

DISPLAY
BOX — O-PEE-CHEE LABEL, ETC. — NO VARIATION
ARTWORK: JOHN POUND

WAX
WRAPPER — O-PEE-CHEE LABEL, ETC. — NO VARIATION
RENDERED ARTWORK:
TOM BUNK

STICKER
ALBUM — IMPERIAL TOY CORPORATION
OS1 & OS2 ALBUM — 12 STICKABLE
PAGES; ONE 6-POCKET SHEET
ARTWORK: JOHN POUND

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The Card Edges Are Rougher
(not as clean-cut) as the U.S. version.
These same edges can be found for the 9th Series U.S. print
runs manufactured in Canada. The cards for the 4th and 5th Series print runs manufactured
in Canada appear to have regular edges.

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Only Matte Finish Card Backs
have been found in the Canadian 1st series; Gloss finish backs have not been found.

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The O-Pee-Chee release was one of the initial GPK
International releases and may have been a test run for the Canadian demographic
area; no other GPK OPC set was distributed in Canada.