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The Trademark
for Garbage Pail Kids for goods and services, “candy and chewing gum sold
alone and in conjunction with stickers”, was filed on August 7, 2003 for
the ‘first use’ in commerce on August 22, 2003 and registered and renewed on November
29, 2003; well after the ANS1 GPK release in August of 2003.

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The first U.S.
GPK set to contain Chase Cards in the form of foil
cards and wrap-around gum stickers. The first and second production packs contained
the silver foil cards while the third production run contained the gold foil cards.
The old artwork was edited and digitally colored with airbrush by artist brothers
Pat Glover and Sean Glover to match the new GPK style from the old model sheets
to include hinged-joints, cracked bodies, oval eyes, etcetera. All foil cards
have a red Garbage Pail Kids logo and nameplate.

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The third
production run caused the series to have eight reverse card Checklist
variations. The gum and small stickers were removed for the last production
run resulting in the four checklist cards, for 2a On Fire MARIAH, 11a Jarred JARED,
14a Little Barfin’ ANNA and 39b ANDREW Spew, to be changed to gold sticker checklists.
The checklists cards for 5b Ridiculous NICHOLAS, 12b Bathroom TYLER, 22b BMX BEN
and 35b Booger BRIAN had the word ‘BIG‘ removed from the
four checklists.

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The only Garbage
Pail Kids set with a light green Nameplate
color for cards 21a Boardin’ JORDAN & 21b Rad
BRAD. This is very similar to the only dark green nameplate for the OS run, for
cards 486a Chiseler CHAD & 486b JULIUS Sneezer.

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Sealed foil Wrappers
are used instead of the old wax-pack wrappers. A collector is able to read the
wrapper code from the outside of the pack. The third production run removed the
Nutrition Facts and replaced the area with the message ‘Collect All 80 Stickers
and 50 Gold Foil Stickers’, since gum was no longer included.

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The first set to have Puzzle
backs only; no comic or humor backs in this set which saved money
on the reboot release. Also, the first set to include a nameplate on the puzzle
image, unlike the unnamed puzzles of the OS1 through OS16 sets.

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A small September 26, 2003 product review
write-up from Entertainment Weekly announced the
(retail) release of the returning Garbage Pail Kids brand within its pop-culture
pages.

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The twelth Garbage Pail Kids set to contain
cards with the GPK Acronym
(or initialism) found within the artwork. The acronym found on the establishmnt
sign of cards 15a BILL Board & 15b Blinkin’ BLAKE and on the fence right above
the stick figure and ‘Aaron’ forename of cards 31a Fartin’ MARTIN & 31b Revvin’
EVAN. ‘BILL Board’ is a slight misnomer,
considering this is a smaller store sign, and not a large advertisement board.

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Within the same year that ANS1 GPK was published
the band The Nipples released their Filthy Lyrics,
Happy Kids CD with new cover artwork by John Pound in the original GPK character
art style. The background of students in the picture includes an ADAM Bomb character
with his head blown open (without the signature mushroom cloud) and the second
song on the playlist is titled ‘Attack of the Garbage Pail Kids’.

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Artist Tom Bunk’s surname, BUNK,
can be seen on the grafittied wall on cards 39a COLIN 911 & 39b ANDREW Spew,
along with other name callouts to other friends and family members.

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There are
eleven new pieces of Artwork within
the ANS set, replacing paintings pulled from the original OS16 set,
and one rejected and unplished piece. More information below in the ‘GPK History’
section & checklist.

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There are two original OS1 characters and an OS2
character that have a Nomenclature misspelling or
an updated name for the new release. This includes the silver & gold foil
cards and small gum sticker for characters 2b Thin LYNNE, instead of Thin LYNN,
4a Brainy JANEY, rather than Brainy JANIE, and 12b SARAH Slime, instead of SARA
Slime. The silver card pictured below is a promotional card mock-up image.

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The
third Garbage Pail Kids set in which the Topps Company Logo,
or stylized ‘t’ symbol, can be found within the artwork. On the baseball cap of
cards 35a Rootin’ RUBEN & 35b Booger BRIAN.

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The controversial name Schizo
FRAN, removed from the last production run of the 2nd Series set, returns
as a character for the silver & gold foil cards and the small gum stickers.
The controversial nomenclature was (generically) changed to FRAN FRAN, back in
1986, because of the clinical term ‘schizophrenic’.

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The only Error
Cards, mistakes originating at the later printing stage and not considered
a true Variation card, are for BIG sticker 39a COLIN
911, which can be found with a short green shadow around the door window or a
long green shadow coming down from the door window, as well as for card 27b Punchy
PAUL, which can be found with one or two, light or dark, blue lines to the right
of the character.

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The
ANS2 ‘Garbage Pail Kids : Gross Stickers’ Ad Campaign
centered around the new Scratch ‘n Stink subset cards…the literal backside of
the ANS1 character 33a Phat PHIL & 33b Ill WILL can be
located in the bottom right-hand corner of the ad holding a spray can and tagging
the word ‘STINK!‘ in a very OS1 character 30a New Wave DAVE
& 30b Grafitti PETEY-type pose, well known for his free-style ‘SMUT‘
tag.

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The five Small
Sticker characters not found as foil cards are: 13a JOE Blow & 13b
ROD Wad (NOTE: the popped gum has been changed from the
original Bazooka pink to the new gross green color; this can also be seen on the
Argentina #84 Los Asquerositos card front), 17a Over FLO & 17b Moist JOYCE,
21a SALLY Suction & 21b Teethin’ TRINA, 23a Split KIT & 23b Mixed-Up MITCH,
and 24a Starrin’ DARREN & 24b Peepin’ TOM.

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There are forty-seven Nomenclature
Changes, including one name & word position reversed, for the twenty-nine
images used from the 1988 unpublished OS16 set compared to the 2003 ANS1 set;
only eleven names remained unchanged. The nomenclature was updated with more contemporaty
names or with new puns or phrases; see the ‘Comprehensive Checklist’ section further
below for a full listing.

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In May of 2003, artist Tom Bunk was consigned to
draw six new pieces of artwork for the ANS1 GPK set from Jay Lynch’s new concept
sketches. Five out of the six drawings were chosen to be included in the new series
and one rejected image was not. The five OS16 final artwork images of Tom Bunk’s
not used are card numbers 640, 641, 650, 658 and 659 and replaced by the five
new card numbers and images below.

Cards 31a Fartin’ MARTIN & 31b Revvin’
EVAN
NOTE: more colorful fumes and writing-on-the-wall added to the final
artwort, including the name ‘Aaron’ for this website and the character’s eye-position
reworked.

Cards 32a Zitty WHITNEY & 32b
Juicy JESS
NOTE: zit goo removed from the wall,
more zits added to the final artwork and tootbrush color changed.

Cards 33a Phat PHIL & 33b Ill
WILL
NOTE: hand-sign changed for the final artwork;
missing ring jewelry, pacifier color changed and bullet hole moved from c’rap
on hat.

Cards 39a COLIN 911 & 39b ANDREW
Spew
NOTE: Bunk’s name added to the scrawling on the
wall for the final artwork and colors on the clothes reversed.

Cards 40a HARRY Potty & 40b
Magic MAX
NOTE: Extra Harry Potter characters from
the Goblet of Fire book cover and pants removed for the final artwork.

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The only artwork completed by artist James Warhola
for the OS16 set in 1988 that was removed from the ANS1 set entirely and not replaced
by any new image was cards 645a Busy BEA and 645b Handy MANDY. Warhola returned
to creating GPK for the ANS2 set.

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Pictured below is Tom Bunk’s Bazooka gag, rejected
artwork by Topps based off of a Jay Lynch concept that did not make the set.
The artwork was later scheduled to be handed out at the 2012 New York Comic Con;
however, bonus cards B7a Gummy GARY & B7b Bubble BRETT (butt) were discontinued
or cancelled and not printed at that time. Below are two color rough concepts
and a printed card image that was finally released ten years later in August of
2013 ascard 2 of 4 Gummy GARY by Abrams ComicArts for their GPK Wall Calendar.

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GPK concept and reverse card artist and writer
Jay Lynch came up with the gags for the twelve new
characters for the ANS1 set; these new images replaced the missing characters
from the unpublished OS16 set. Pictured below is the character for cards 35a Rootin’
RUBEN & 35b Booger BRIAN.

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The OS2 unpublished artwork by artist John
Pound, also considered for the OS6 GPK set, was scheduled to be released
within the OS16 set as cards 639a GUY Pie & 639b Pepperoni Toni and finally
published in the ANS1 set as cards 9a Cheesy CHARLIE & 9b Pizza Face CHASE;
notice the four fingers on the character instead of the three fingers of later
OS characters. The image was also used within the GPK Poster set as poster #7
“Eat My Face!”.

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Artist Tom Bunk’s Original
Concept artwork for cards 33a Phat PHIL and 33b
Ill WILL had several questions listed out on the side panel; these questions
were intended for Jeff Zapata, the then art director for the Topps entertainment
cards. The questions listed are: Gold tooth?, Diaper? and No Jacket? A gold tooth
was indeed added to the final artwork, a diaper replaced the underwear and the
jacket was later removed. The ‘hate’ was also changed up as well as peircings
and necklaces.

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In 1988, before the actual release of the
planned OS16 GPK set, Topps released the Dinosaurs Attack!
card set. This was second in the series of ‘Attack’ sets after the Mars Attacks!
set from 1962. The exact artwork layout for card #39 Trilobite Terror, created
by artist XNO/Chet Darmstaedter, became one of the GPK concepts for cards 657a
Crawly RALEIGH & 657b Bugged BOYD painted by John Pound. Coincidently, or
not, card #655b within the OS16 set is titled DINO Attacks. The image was finally
released in this set as cards 4a Cootie CODY & 4b Buggin’ BRANDON.

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In May
of 2003, artist John Pound was consigned to draw
six new artwork pieces for the ANS1 GPK set from Jay Lynch’s concept sketches.
All six drawings were chosen to be included in the new set. The six OS16 final
artwork images of John Pound’s not used are card numbers 626, 636, 637, 642, 644
and 651; replaced by the six new card numbers numbers 22, 34, 35, 36, 37 and 38.
Make sure to visit: PoundArt.com

Cards
34a Metallic ALEC and 34b Pierced PETE. NOTE: pencil artwork
example.

Cards 39a Lethal ETHAN & 39b TROY Destroy
NOTE: the environment is more orange and more caucasian
for the card artwork.

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The Next-Gen GPK artists, Pat Glover and
Sean Glover, worked on the rendered artwork of the Foil cards for the ANS1 through
ANS3 sets. The Glover brothers also worked on the rendered artwork for the ANS1
small stickers.