Garbage Pail Kids Magnet Series | GPK World

In February of 2012,
during a long break from the All-New Series releases and after the final release
of the Flashback sets, Topps released the first ever Garbage Pail Kids magnet
set measuring 2.5 x 3.5 inches that came 4 magnet cards to a pack. Each
pack cost $3.99 (SRP) and came without twin cards—only the ‘a’ names for
the four re-released images. The novelty set was art directed by Jeff Zapata
and later oversaw by Colin Walton who handled the packaging and magnet changes
during the post-ponement of the release. The main concept and final artwork artist
for the set was Mark Pingitore, whom completing 12 of the 16 images. John Pound
completed the four re-released Original Series images that start out the set.

16
CARD SET : 16 MAGENETS

DISPLAY
BOX — 2 VARIATIONS
ARTWORK — JOHN POUND

Wal*Mart Display
Box — Code 1-771-30-20-0 — UPC 0-41116-70771-1
Single Case Box —
1/18ct 771-10HPE — Code 2-771-94-20-0 (2011/12/08)
Cardboard Case Box
— Code 2-771-60-20-0

Target / Toys R Us Display Box — Code 1-771-30-21-0
— UPC 0-41116-70771-1
Single Case Box — 1/18ct 771-10HPS — Code
2-771-94-21-0 (2011/12/06)
Cardboard Case Box — Code 2-771-60-21-0

4
WRAPPERS – 2 Variations
Wal*Mart (0-771-89-20-0)
Target / Toys R Us (0-771-89-21-0)

Wrapper Artwork : John Pound

DIGITAL
2-PAGE DEALER SELL SHEETS
OCTOBER 2011 VERSION + FEBRUARY 2012 VERSION

CLICK TO VIEW ALL VERSIONS

NON-SPORT
UPDATE
GPK CARD PREVIEW 2012 ARTICLE (FEB/MAR 2012; VOL 23, NO.1)

NEW ARTWORK

#5 STAN ALIVE	#6 GARY GOYLE	#7 NOT TOBEY
#8 TONY STARCH	#9 BREEZY BETTY	#10 PHAN TOM
#11 SUN BERNIE	#12 DAWN POUR	#13 TOPIARY TERRI
#14 NOAH CONSTRICTOR	#15 IV IVY	#16 CURIOUS KATE

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The four characters to kickstart the set are all
Original Series images
completed by John Pound; the iconic images are found on the display material and
packaging. Each pack comes with four magnets and 2 pieces of gummy candy; one
Original Series character magnet can be found with three other new card images;
the wrapper image matches the magnet character found in the pack. The wrappers
measure 5 x 7 inches.

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The Wrapper Die-Cut
shapes are different for all four wrappers, reminiscent,
but not quite the same, as the original series sticker die-cuts; a nice nostalgic
throwback. It is also interesting to point out that this is the first Topps card
release to have a suggested age range on a wrapper—best suited for ‘AGES
6+’. This actually makes me feel age-appropriate when purchasing the product,
like when LEGO stopped putting for ‘Ages 6-12’ on their building sets.

— Anyone
with a sharp eye might have spotted the Artist’s Initials
on the toy block in the foreground of card #10 of 16, for the Phan TOM character.
The set is brought to you by the letters M and P, for Mark Pingitore.

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Only the ‘a’ names for the re-released images are
found within this set; the twelve new characters have only a single name, No
Twin Names, similar to the All-New Series and Flashback bonus cards, which
can be found with only one name for the ANS releases, or the ‘a’ name for the
re-released images of the Flashback sets.

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Like the GPK GIANT 15 card series release
of yesteryears, the Magnet Checklist can be found
on the back of the wrapper only.

ANNOTATED NAMES
Explanatory
Notations and Definitions of the GPK Nomenclature

#5	STAN ALIVE = Stayin’ alive. def’n: Stayin’ Alive – A song by the pop group Bee Gees from the Saturday Night Fever motion picture soundtrack. def’n: Saturday Night Fever – Saturday Night Fever is a 1977 drama film directed by John Badham and starring John Travolta as Tony Manero, an immature young man whose weekends are spent visiting a local Brooklyn discothèque. The card image depicts the iconic popular disco dance pose. def’n: Staying Alive – the 1983 sequel to Saturday Night Fever, starring John Travolta as the main character, Tony Manero. def’n: Stay – To remain. def’n: Alive – Full of activity or animation; lively

#6	GARY GOYLE = Gargoyle. def’n: Gargoyle – A roof spout usually in the form of a grotesque or fantastic creature projecting from a gutter to carry rainwater clear of the wall. A grotesque ornamental figure or projection. A person of bizarre or grotesque appearance.

#7	NOT TOBEY = Not to be. def’n: To be, or not to be – “To be, or not to be (, that is the question)” is the opening phrase of a soliloquy in William Shakespeare’s play Hamlet. It is one of the most well-known Shakespearean quotations. The card image depicts a Shakespearean actor. def’n: Not to be – slang. Not to live; exist.

#8	TONY STARCH = Tony Stark. A parody of Iron Man. def’n: Iron Man – Iron Man (Anthony Edward “Tony” Stark) is a fictional character, a superhero in the Marvel Comics Universe. The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee, developed by scripter Larry Lieber, and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby. def’n: Starch – Any of various substances, such as natural starch, used to stiffen cloth, as in laundering.

#9	BREEZY BETTY– Betty: B name to go with the word breeze(+y). def’n: Breeze – A light current of air; a gentle wind. def’n: Breezy – Exposed to breezes; windy. Fresh and animated; lively (in writing).

#10	PHAN TOM = Phantom. def’n: Phantom – Something apparently seen, heard, or sensed, but having no physical reality; a ghost or apparition. Resembling, characteristic of, or being a phantom. The card image depicts Erik — The “Phantom” and “Opera-Ghost” from the stage adaptation of Phantom of the Opera. def’n: Phantom of the Opera – Le Fantôme de l’Opéra (English: The Phantom of the Opera) is a novel by French writer Gaston Leroux that was overshadowed by the success of its various film and stage adaptations.

#11	SUN BERNIE = Sunburn. def’n: Sunburn – Inflammation or blistering of the skin caused by overexposure to direct sunlight (sunburned; sunburnt). def’n: Burn – To undergo combustion or be consumed. To be damaged, injured, or destroyed by fire, heat, et cetera. def’n: Vampire – In popular folklore, an undead being in human form that survives by sucking the blood of living people, especially at night; often portrayed as not being able to survive in sunlight (and bursting into flames).

#12	DAWN POUR = Downpour. def’n: Downpour – A heavy fall of rain. def’n: Down – From a higher to a lower place or position. def’n: Pour – To rain hard or heavily.

#13	TOPIARY TERRI – Rhyme; the name Terri with the word topiary. def’n: Topiary – Of or characterized by the clipping or trimming of live shrubs or trees into decorative shapes, as of animals.

#14	NOAH CONSTRICTOR = Boa constrictor. def’n: Boa constrictor – A large boa (Boa constrictor) of tropical America that has dark brown markings on a lighter background and kills its prey by constriction. def’n: Constrict – To squeeze or compress. def’n: Cobra – Any of various venomous elapid snakes, especially of the genus Naja, that are native to Asia and Africa and are capable of expanding the skin of the neck to form a flattened hood.

#15	IV IVY – IVY; I name to go with the word ‘IV’. def’n: IV – Abbriviation for intravenous or intravenously. An apparatus for providing intravenous injections. def’n: Intravenous – A drug, nutrient solution, or other substance administered into a vein.

#16	CURIOUS KATE = Curious cat. def’n: Curious – Eager to learn more. Unduly inquisitive; prying. Arousing interest because of novelty or strangeness. def’n: Cat – A small domesticated carnivorous mammal (Felis catus), kept as a pet and as catcher of vermin, and existing in a variety of breeds.

NOTE: INSERT OR RE-RELEASED CARDS – FIND NAME
DEFINITIONS WITHIN THEIR ORIGINAL SERIES
DEFINITIONS TAKE FROM
THE AMERICAN HERITAGE DICTIONARY & WIKIPEDIA

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The original Mock-Up Wrappers
contained characters intended for an October 2011 release, to be distributed in
August of 2011 around the Halloween holiday season; an issue with the candy production
arised and the set was placed on hold until February of 2012. Thankfully, it wasn’t
shelved like so many other GPK ideas. The ADAM Bomb & Beasty BOYD—the
wrapper was changed to a dark blue background—characters were kept for the
final wrapper artwork, but Nasty NICK (OS1) & Bony TONY (OS4) were replaced
with the Potty SCOTTY & Ghastly ASHLEY characters. One would assume that Nasty
NICK and Bony TONY would have been found on the tentative checklist for the initial
set.

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GPK artist Mark Pingitore
sketched out several concept pieces that did not make it into the magnet set;
including the following excellent ideas that were not considered: an Obama concept
which would have been a great companion piece to OS2’s 46a Rappin’ RON and 46b
RAY Gun, a concept of the Invisible Man’s getup, a Rapunzel parody involving the
character letting letting down her nose hair, a cowboy outlaw piece (with suggested
name) and a gladiator concept (with suggested name).

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Minus some very slight position changes, the Mock-Up
Cards images, found on the dealer sell sheets, are very close to their
final magnet counterparts. The biggest changes being the disco-ball light rays
of the STAN Alive character, and the smoke from Sun BERNIE, are now on top of
the GPK banner. NOAH Constricter’s GPK banner has been changed to blue and all
four nameplates have been shortened.

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Two sets of digital Dealer
Sell Sheets were created for the original 2011 and 2012 releases (within
the Product Overview section above). Two images, as stated further above were
replaced and the candy images are quite different; with only a small amount of
written material changed. The full toilet bowl image for Potty SCOTTY can be found
on the final wrapper, only the plunger is slightly cut off from the mock-up sell
sheet wrapper.

THE
ARTIST RECOGNITION EDITION

#	NOMENCLATURE	ARTIST – FRONT	ARTIST – CONCEPT	ORIGINAL SERIES
1	ADAM Bomb	JOHN Pound	JOHN Pound	OS1 – 8a
2	Potty SCOTTY	JOHN Pound	JOHN Pound	OS1 – 14a
3	Ghastly ASHLEY	JOHN Pound	JOHN Pound	OS2 – 77a
4	Beasty BOYD	JOHN Pound	UNKNOWN	OS9 – 355a
5	STAN Alive	MARK Pingitore	MARK Pingitore / GLEN Stone	NA : NEW ARTWORK
6	GARY Goyle	MARK Pingitore	MARK Pingitore	NA : NEW ARTWORK
7	Not TOBEY	MARK Pingitore	MARK Pingitore / GLEN Stone	NA : NEW ARTWORK
8	TONY Starch	MARK Pingitore	MARK Pingitore	NA : NEW ARTWORK
9	Breezy BETTY	MARK Pingitore	MARK Pingitore	NA : NEW ARTWORK
10	Phan TOM	MARK Pingitore	MARK Pingitore	NA : NEW ARTWORK
11	Sun BERNIE	MARK Pingitore	MARK Pingitore	NA : NEW ARTWORK
12	DAWN Pour	MARK Pingitore	MARK Pingitore / GLEN Stone	NA : NEW ARTWORK
13	Topiary TERRI	MARK Pingitore	MARK Pingitore	NA : NEW ARTWORK
14	NOAH Constrictor	MARK Pingitore	MARK Pingitore	NA : NEW ARTWORK
15	IV IVY	MARK Pingitore	MARK Pingitore	NA : NEW ARTWORK
16	Curious KATE	MARK Pingitore	MARK Pingitore	NA : NEW ARTWORK
#	NOMENCLATURE	ARTIST – FRONT	ARTIST – CONCEPT	ORIGINAL SERIES

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