The Original Series
2 Garbage Pail Kids Chrome set was released in the summer of 2014 by Topps, Inc.
and distributed in July of that year — six months after the 2014 Series 1
(2014S1) GPK set released in January of 2014 and eleven months after the Original
Series 1 Chrome GPK set that hit store shelves in August of 2013. The set
mainly consists of a reprint of the 1985 OS2 GPK artwork by veteran GPK artist
JOHN Pound and TOM Bunk combined with chrome technology; no stickers or die-cuts
in the set. The release also contains ‘RETURNING’ artwork pieces previously found
in the Flashback sets by various artists. The overseeing art director was COLIN
Walton and the brand managers, for GPK among other entertainment products, were
JARED Moran and JORDAN Greenstein.

110
CARD SET : 84 BASE + 26 RETURNING CARDS
214 TOTAL SET : 84 BASE + 26 RETURNING
+ 82 SKETCH + 20 C-NAME
NOTE: NOT INCLUDING: PRINTING PLATES, PARALLELS, REFRACTORS,
ETC.

ARTISTS
: JOHN POUND & TOM BUNK
WRITER : MARK NEWGARDEN

Each pack, with a suggested retail price of $2.99,
contains four cards on heavy card stock — three base card singles and a chance
to come across a base card parallel: a Refractor card (1:3 pack odds), a Prism
Refractor card (1:24), a SuperFractor card (1:4,666), a Black Refractor card (1:7;
Hobby box exclusive), a Gold Refractor card (1:3; Hobby box exclusive), a X-Fractor
card (4:1; Retail value box exclusive), an Atomic Refractor card (4:1; Retail
value pack exclusive), a Printing Plate (inserted 1:1,160), a GPK Redemption card
(inserted 1:10,000; for uncut sheets, refractors, et cetera), a Chrome Concept
Sketch card (inserted 1:3), and a Artist Autograph Base Parallel card (inserted
1:305; approx. 2,200 in total). There are also rare C-Name short-print cards inserted
1:100 with no parallel chase cards.

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HOBBY BOX : PKG002353 : UPC 8-87521-02206-9
— 24 PACK, ‘H’ ON BOX, $72.99 SRP
CARDBOARD CASE BOX : FGC00? : PKG00?
: UPC ? — 24 PACK / 8 BOX
FOIL WRAPPER : PKG002343 : UPC 8-87521-02205-2
— ‘H’ ON WRAPPER, $2.99 SRP
BOX ARTWORK : JOHN POUND — WRAPPER ARTWORK
: TOM BUNK

RETAIL
BOX : PKG002354 : UPC 8-87521-02212-0 — ’24 PACK’, TARGET / ONLINE; $72.99
SRP
CARDBOARD CASE BOX : FGC00? : PKG00? : UPC ? — 24 PACK / 8 BOX

FOIL WRAPPER : PKG002344 : UPC 8-87521-? — $2.99 SRP
BOX ARTWORK : JOHN
POUND — WRAPPER ARTWORK : TOM BUNK

RETAIL
BOX : PKG002356 : UPC 8-87521-02209-0 — ’16 PACK’ : WAL*MART / TOYS R US
/ ONLINE; $48.99 SRP
CARDBOARD CASE BOX : UPC — 24 PACK / 8 BOX
FOIL
WRAPPER : PKG002345 : UPC 8-87521-02208-3 — $2.99 SRP; PEGHOOK PACK

BOX ARTWORK : JOHN POUND — WRAPPER ARTWORK : TOM BUNK

BONUS
BOX : PCK002355 : UPC 8-87521-02224-3 — $19.99 SRP; WAL*MART
CARDBOARD
CASE BOX : UPC ? — PACK / BOX
NOTE: BOX READS; ‘7 PACKS
+ 1 EXCLUSIVE X-FRACTOR PACK’
FOIL WRAPPER : PKG00? : UPC 8-87521-?

BONUS FOIL WRAPPER : PKG00? CLEAR??
BOX ARTWORK : JOHN POUND — WRAPPER
ARTWORK : TOM BUNK

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The mock-up Value Box
for OS1 Chrome stated ‘7 PACKS + 1 EXCLUSIVE BONUS PACK‘
but the release box was labeled “7 PACKS + 1 EXCLUSIVE X-FRACTOR
PACK“, well worth the purchase for the ‘4 BONUS X-FRACTOR
CARDS‘ pack. However, the mock-up Value Box for the OS2 Chrome set stated
“7 PACKS + 1 EXCLUSIVE X-FRACTOR PACK“
but the release box was labeled “7 PACKS PLUS 1 BONUS PACK“,
only slightly worth the purchase for the additional four regular base cards.

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Instead of Lost Cards as released in the OS1 Chrome
set, the OS2 Chrome set has Returning Cards found
throughout, and reprinted from the Flashback sets. Due to the OS2 theme, and the
few OS2 cards released within the Flashback sets, the MONA Loser and Phony LISA
characters can be found a staggering number three times within the twenty-six
card subset; on cards R7a/b, R10a/b and on cards R13a and R14b (mis-numbered).
Technically, cards R10 predominantly displays an OS1 character.

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Although the OS2 Chrome Set
is a replica of the OS2 1985 set release, it is not identical. The base set contains
84 cards rather than 86; the two variation cards do not appear in this set. There
are several sets of checklist cards; four in total. The GPK headers are also banner-style
rather than the older curved-style. The set, as mentioned above, contains two
puzzles rather than one, encompassing the two different puzzles from all previous
OS2 print runs. The card back layout is completely different due to both puzzles,
both puzzle preview backs, and publishing three previousy unreleased card backs
and images — see ‘GPK History’ section below.

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The infamous OS2 character for card 49b showcases
the third print run name FRAN FRAN, the first character
name change in the history of GPK; the first and second print run name ‘Schizo
FRAN’, unfortunately, cannot be found within this release. This same phenomenon
also occured within the Flashback release as well.

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The sketch chase card subset isn’t technically a
complete Pencil Art set; cards 46a Rappin’ RON and
46b RAY Gun are the color rough renditions rather than the pencil drawing by John
Pound. The original pencil artwork had the character holding two guns in his hands,
the concept was later altered, and the hand weapons were later removed from the
art process. This is the only tight pencil artwork card that has color rough printed
on it.

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The rare cards for the Chrome OS2 set, the twenty
infamous C-Name Cards, which first appeared in the
BNS2 GPK set were produced as ‘short prints’—often found in sport card releases
by Topps and other entertainment products. These inserts are, in general, unannounced
and have no pack odds, do not have a published quantity and meant as a surprise
for collectors to find; this release the odds are 1:100 packs—actually announced
on the wrapper for this release. Unlike the BNS2 and BNS3 GPK sets where the B-name
were the new nomenclature and where the C-name cards were the old B-name cards,
and, like the OS1 Chrome set, the C-name cards for OS2 Chrome have the new nomenclature;
the names are different than the ones picked for the aforementioned releases if
duplicated.

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Although the BEER Product
label was removed and censored from cards 7a Disgustin’ JUSTIN and 7b Vile KYLE
for the Flashback 3 set, the BEER can is faithfully restored and remastered for
this release on cards 47a and 47b, the backside of cards R1a and R1b—which
predominately displays an OS1 central character, and for Sketch cards 47a and
47b.

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Due to the Sketch and Returning character cards
bumped up against the regular release, there are several Same
Names repeated, as much as three times for this release.

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Card 57a TOMMY Gun has the Font
Reversed; the name ‘Tommy’ is in small print and the word ‘gun’ is in large
print.

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Another sports card first for GPK, Chrome
Technology; the second GPK release containing no stickers on cards and
therefor, no die-cuts.