PRODUCTION
ARTWORK — BITS & BOBS BACKSTORY —ANNOTATED NOMENCLATURE
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207a
OVER FLO — Nomenclature = Overflow. def’n: Overflow — To flow over the top, brim or bounds (of something). A flood. An outlet through which excess liquid may escape. 207b MOIST JOYCE — Rhyme; the forename Joyce with the word ‘moist’. def’n: Moist — Slightly wet; damp. Dampness. def’n: Full — Containing or holding as much as possible; having no empty space.
& BOBS: — Pound’s filled-to-the-brim gag titled ‘DIAPERS – FULL + LEAKY‘, marked as ‘6 – A‘, was one of several approved concepts by Topps that John executed for the OS6 set per his production notes, although not all concepts made it into the release. The viewer sees a CPK-esque doll attempting to pull-up and hold up its sagging and droopy drawers, falling due to the full-capacity nappy. The old-fashioned, or now-a-days eco-friendly, cloth diaper is seen only sealed or clasped together with one giant safety pin, rather than a daiper pin. An old-fashioned clothespin — a wooden or plastic clip for securing clothes to a clothes line — is seen clamped onto the character’s nose. This ‘comic relief’ is often seen in comics and cartoons to give a visual on just how pungent the odor is, along with stench trails; a total of five within the image. The overflowing character obviously drinks a lot of liquids considering the urine is so clear and not concentrated, usually a dark yellow caused by dehydration, which doesn’t stink or smell quite as badly. |
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208a
JOEL HOLE — Rhyme; the name Joel with the word ‘hole’. def’n: Hole — A cavity in a solid. A hollow place. def’n: Hole — sport. One of the divisions of a golf course, from tee to cup. 208b TEED-OFF TOM — Tom; a T forename to go with the words ‘teed-off’. def’n: Tee — A small peg with a concave top for holding a golf ball for an initial drive. To place on a tee. def’n: Tee off — To drive a golf ball from the tee. slang. To start. To make or become angry.
& BOBS: — Pound’s golf club-ber gag titled ‘GOLFER, EYEBALL‘, marked as ‘6 – 6‘, was one of several approved concepts by Topps that John executed for the OS6 set per his production notes, although not all concepts made it into the release. Per Pound’s tight pencil and color rough artwork, the artist had questioned whether to add an ‘[ALT -] EYEPATCH‘ to the artwork, thus, covering the missing eyeball hole and eyesocket cavity. Pound also questioned whether instead of having an eyeball, replacing it with a ‘SMALL ANIMAL AS [THE] GOLFBALL?‘, to up the ante; this would have been comical, nonetheless, but a completely different story and an ‘animals were harmed in the making of this card’ red flag would’ve been raised. As just visibly seen within the tight pencil artwork, the viewer’s eye can just make out five erased eyeballs laying in the short grass at the feet of the character close to the golf tee; the revision may have been decided since it would be questioned how the golfer obtained so many extra optic nerve spheres. |
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209a
WHACKED-UP WALLY — Wally; a W forename to go with the words ‘whacked-up’. def’n: Whack — to strike, hit or slap with a sharp, resounding blow. A sharp hard blow. 209b PADDLIN’ MADELINE — Rhyme; the forename Madeline with the word ‘paddle+ing’. def’n: Paddle — A light wooden racket. To beat with a paddle.
& BOBS: — Pound’s ‘paddle ball’ game gag titled ‘PADDLE-BALL/HEAD‘, marked as ‘6 – (X3) REV.‘, was one of several approved concepts by Topps that John executed for the OS6 set per his production notes, although not all concepts made it into the release. Per Pound’s tight pencil and color rough artwork, a revision took place but previous thumbnail and early sketchwork has not been shared with the public; although, the eyes do appear to be a bit more crossed-eyed. The color rough contains three red stars, that usually represents pain (feeling) within comics and cartoons and resonating sharp lines on the paddle to represent sound. A blue asterisk (for suprise) was re-added to the final artwork. |
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210a
INTENSE PAYNE — Nomenclature = Intense pain. def’n: Intense — Of great intensity; degree. Involving or showing great concentration or strain. Deeply felt. def’n: Pain — An unpleasant sensation arising from injury, disease, or emotional disorder. Suffering. 210b FIRST ADA — Nomenclature = First aid. def’n: First aid — Emergency treatment administered to injured or sick persons.
& BOBS: — Pound’s ‘Stuck on Baind-Aid’ (song written by Barry Manilow) gag titled ‘PULLING OF BIG BAND-AID‘, marked as ‘6 – 32‘, was one of several approved concepts by Topps that John executed for the OS6 set per his production notes, although not all concepts made it into the release. Per Pound’s tight pencil and color rough artwork, the rule-breaking, Band-Aid nameplate can be seen sketched on both pieces of artwork with an actual Band-Aid plastered to the color rough as a visual example. FYI, the name ‘plaster’ is the generic, dated term for bandages, although still used in the UK and western Europe. The color rough also questioned a ‘DARK PINK (SAMPLE)?‘ for the color gradation that would play up the painful red and raw skin of the character. As with the previous character, the artwork contains two yellow stars, identifying pain, but this time showing a multitude of teardrops along with the open eye welled up with tears. The Charlie Brown-esque forehead wrinkle seen within the tight pencil sketch has been removed and is mainly a shadow line. Not including the nameplate, the character has no less than eight bandage strips on her/their person, it could be more, but we’re not privy to the backside. The large peeling away bandage actually has dried blood on the underside. We see Pound’s signature gritted-teeth mouth, non-piano-teeth style. |
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211a
SEE MORE SEYMOUR — Rhyme; the forename Seymour with the words ‘see more’. def’n: See — To perceive with the eye; have the power of sight. def’n: More — Greater in amount. Additional; extra. To a greater extent or degree. 211b COY ROY — Rhyme; the forename Roy with the word ‘coy’. Coincidentally, the nickname found in the Paul Simon song “Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover”. def’n: Coy — Shy, especially affectedly so.
& BOBS: — Pound’s bare-bones chicken legs gag titled ‘PANTS DOWN – SKELETON LEGS‘, marked as ‘6 – X7R‘, was one of several approved concepts by Topps that John executed for the OS6 set per his production notes, although not all concepts made it into the release. Per Pound’s tight pencil and color rough artwork, a revision was stated but without thumbnail artwork and early sketches, it’s unknown what the major revisions were… however, within the pencil artwork you can just make out where the character’s arms were raised and hands placed on his head stressed out by the self de-pantsing. The arms were dropped to his waist and his hands placed over his midsection to cover his private bony bits to add to the already embarrassing grin. We see two sets of CPK-esque shoes within the artwork, blue and red. The peanut-gallery audience in the background adds a chorus of catcalls (aka musical notes), jeering, finger-pointing, foot-stomping laughter, and possible whistling. As with the previous card artwork with ‘drops’, we see a multitude of sweat droplets where the character is sweating bullets from embarrassment. |
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212a
UPLIFTIN’ CLIFTON — Rhyme; the forename Clifton with the word ‘uplift+ing’. def’n: Uplift — To raise up or aloft; elevate. The act of lifting up. 212b AIR-HEAD JED — Rhyme; the forename Jed with the word ‘airhead’. def’n: Air — As a prefix makes compounds denoting things in, of, or having to do with the air. def’n: Airhead — informal. Dumb, ditzy. def’n: Head – Intellect; mind.
& BOBS: — Bunk’s LEVITATING gag was one of many concepts approved by Topps that Tom executed for the set, although not all concepts made it into the release. Per Bunk’s color rough artwork, the surreal character’s shirt gained more checkers, the ice cream become purple with a red ‘cherry’ on top, and the drooling mouth was removed. The background environment changed slightly with the leafless trees reduced in size, disappearing from the left hand side of the final artwork, and the fall leaves reduced to a/one single leaf. Everything is levitating or floating aloft; cone toppings, head, leaf and two loft balloons. Bunk mentioned that the artwork is not based directly off of any famous painting but may have been inspired by René (François Ghislain) Magritte, a Belgian surrealist artist. There’s a peaceful, anti-gravity feel of weightlessness and an at-ease relaxed feeling with the character’s nonchalant hand-in-pocket, a radiant air of calmness, and an all-is-right-with-this-world smile. |
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213a
OTTO WHACK — Nomenclature = Out of whack. def’n: Out — Not in the usual or right state. def’n: Out of — From a given condition: Her back is out of place. def’n: Whack — slang. Out of place. 213b ELLIOT MESS — Nomenclature = Eliot Ness (1902 – 1957). A law enforcement agent against bootlegging and illegal activities involving the mob (Al Capone); became a household name after the novel “The Untouchables” and 1987 movie. def’n: Mess — A disorderly mass or accumulation; jumble. A confusing state of affairs.
& BOBS: — Warhola’s STITCHED gag was one of many concepts approved by Topps that James executed for the set, although not all concepts made it into the release. When massed-produced dolls go wrong … the character’s left foot is in place of the head and wearing his red hat, the right foot is on his hip, and his right hand is doing a finger stand. The character’s left hand is missing, currently replaced by his head, but instead of a hook for a hand the character has a pegleg; the equivalent of three legs. During production of apparel and toys, quality control is administered and clothing inspected; the consumer can often find a ‘Inspected by # (so-and-so)’ sticker placed on the product, but in this case a ‘REJECTED BY #216‘ is the message on the clothing product itself for the whole doll. So close to the actual card number. — The character was one of the main cast members for the cancelled 1987 CBS Garbage Pail Kids cartoon of 13 episodes later released by Paramount on DVD in 2006. The cartoon cells were created by artist Geof Darrow. The artwork is time-stamped Jun 23, 1987 for the ‘normal’ and ‘transformed’ cartoon character. The character has jointed attachments rather than sewed on parts, and he’s holding his head with his other (missing) hand. |
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214a
OFF-COLOR CLARA — Clara; a C forename to go with the words ‘off-color’. def’n: Off-color — Varying from the expected or required color. In bad taste. 214b BRUSHED-OFF BRENDA — Brenda; a Br forename to go with the words brushed-off. def’n: Brush off — slang. An abrupt dismissal. def’n: Brush — A device consisting of bristles or other flexible material fastened into a handle for applying paint.
& BOBS: — Warhola’s PAINT-BY-NUMBER gag was one of many concepts approved by Topps that James executed for the set, although not all concepts made it into the release. As with previous releases and introducing new artists, the art directors of the NPD department would often give these new artists artwork by John Pound to re-work as part of the ‘training’ to paint GPK images. Pound’s paint-by-number had the original character with a bow in her hair and holding a paint bucket and attempting to paint using a house paintbrush; to further the humor, the image was painted like a child had attacked it, painting the numbers incorrectly using the wrong colors, coloring well outside of the lines, et cetera. Warhola’s replacement piece had the character sporting a beret hat, an apron, and holding a painting pallet along with a small paintbrush; the character is still colored incorrectly, dripping paint, but much more identifiable. — In June of 2015, Topps released their 30th Anniversary set that contained a ‘Lost Alternate Art’ subset that included the initial and original Pound artwork piece with almost the same naming as the OS printed card, 214a Off-Color CLARA, which incidentally, is an anagram of ‘CARLA’. |
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215a
GNAWING NORA — Nora; a N forename to go with the word ‘gnaw+ing’. def’n: Gnaw — To bite or chew persistently. To cause persistent pain or distress. 215b NERVOUS NELLIE — Nomenclature = A nervous Nellie. def’n: Nervous Nellie — slang. A very timid person who is hesitant, easily upset. Someone who is always intensly distressed. def’n: Nervous — High-strung; jittery. Uneasy; anxious.
& BOBS: — Bunk’s NAIL BITER gag was one of many concepts approved by Topps that Tom executed for the set, although not all concepts made it into the release. Per Bunk’s color rough artwork, the original color concept had the character with a blue-and-white checkered dress, red hair, and both hands in the mouth with her fingers bitten down to the bones. The second color rough had the dress color changed to a pinkish-purple, the hair to a reddish-brown, and one hand placed further away from the mouth. The final artwork shows the character with a solid purple dress, black hair, and the second hand placed even further away from the gnawing mouth. The character looks to be trapped in an unlit basement corner, looking up at her captor, sweating bullets, biting her nails beyond the quick, with nail splinters and blood flying in the air; there appears to be a darker, more sinister story than what the final artwork image portrays. |
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216a
TINY TIM — Nomenclature = Tiny Tim. A pun of the character name ‘Tiny Tim’ Cratchit from the X-mas movie A Christmas Carol and/or the American singer of the same name (born Herbert Khaury) from Manhattan, NYC, NY. def’n: Tiny — Extremely small. 216b SMALL SAUL — Rhyme; the forename Saul with the word ‘small’. def’n: Small — Little in size. Not fully grown; very young.
& BOBS: — Warhola’s SMALLER-THAN-LIFE gag was one of many concepts approved by Topps that James executed for the set, although not all concepts made it into the release. The character is centered among the chaos of the cityscape scenario and scene, cemented into place by a piece of pink bubblegum. This artwork may be somewhat autobiographical considering Warhola took a subway train into the city for Topps to see his work in the late 80’s and stepped in gum on his way to the meeting, so he knew he was getting close to the Topps offices. The character is surrounded by a street drain with a hidden rat, a spilt red drink that looks like blood, two cigarette butts, pop or beer lid, possible excrement, and three legs walking down the sidewalk against a brick wall setting; one business man with pinstripe pants and dress shoes (with a dirty sole), a black All*Star shoe-wearing individual with blue jeans, and an unshaved woman in bright pink pumps and a blister-preventing plaster on her heel, or some other heel-wearing individual. |
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217a
TRASHY TRUDY — Trudy; a Tr forename to go with the word ‘trash+y’. def’n: Trash — Worthless or discarded material or objects; refuse. def’n: Trashy — (esp. of items of pop culture) of poor quality. def’n: Trash bin/can — a bin or can that holds rubbish or trash until it is collected. 217b ROSE DISPOSE — Rhyme: The name Rose with the word ‘dispose’. def’n: Dispose — To get rid of. The act of throwing out or away.
& BOBS: — Pound’s TRASH COMPACTOR gag was one of several approved concepts by Topps that John executed for the OS6 set per his production notes, although not all concepts made it into the release. Similar to the ‘ear’ phrase, in one ear/door and out the other, this mouth-to-anus imagery skips the mouth and arse and has a front-door stomach and a backdoor backside. Instead of nutritious food, the viewer sees items you’d throw away straight into a garbage can; articles such as: banana peels, apple cores, aluminum cans, et cetera, showing the body not even actually digesting the content after resurfacing out the back end in the same shape and form. |
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218a
TOM THUMB — Nomenclature = Tom Thumb. A parody of the British fairy tale story and its main character, ‘Tom Thumb’; an English folklore character that is no bigger than his father’s thumb. def’n: Thumb — The first digit of the hand, opposable to the other four fingers. To soil or wear by handling. 218b BRIDGET DIGIT — Rhyme; the forename Bridget with the word ‘digit’. def’n: Digit — A finger or toe.
& BOBS: — Bunk’s suckling LARGE THUMB gag was one of many concepts approved by Topps that Tom executed for the set, although not all concepts made it into the release. The subject matter revolves around the term ‘oral fixation’, the desire for constant oral stimulation such as through eating, nail-biting, et cetera, including the act of thumb-sucking. This is evident with the two large, disturbingly realistic, opposable thumbs, and the ‘thumb’ nipple located on the baby bottle. The thumbs have evidence of major activity and usage by the condition of the nail bed(s) and skin, along with the overproduction of saliva from the salivary glands. The nomemclature, a name parody of ‘Tom Thumb’ (aka ‘Tom Thumbe’), is a twist on the character out of English folklore that’s as big as his father’s thumb, but instead it’s about thumbs that are almost as big as the character. |
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219a
GEORGE WASHINGDONE — Nomenclature = Wash-and-done (aka wash-and-wear). A pun of the 1st President’s name, ‘George Washington’. President 1789 – 1797. def’n: Wash-and-wear — Treated so as to require little or no ironing after being washed. def’n: Wash — To cleanse, using water, with soap. def’n: Done — Completely accomplished or finished. def’n: Thumb — The first digit of the hand, opposable to the other four fingers. To soil or wear by handling. 219b PRESSED PRESTON — Semi-rhyme; the forename Preston with the word ‘press+ed’. def’n: Press — To iron.
& BOBS: — Pound’s apparel IRONING BOARD parody was one of several approved concepts by Topps that John executed for the OS6 set per his production notes, although not all concepts made it into the release. The character’s oversaturated skin and clothing show water wrinkles and the drying and wrinkled after effects are being flattened out on an ironing board. The iron—an appliance with a weighted flat bottom, used when heated to press fabric, that infuses steam and heat—is pressed straight on top of the character’s crotch, and has fried the frabic black to add insult to injury. |
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220a
JOAN CLONE — Rhyme; the forename Joan with the word ‘clone’. def’n: Clone — To asexually produce or create a genetic duplicate of an individual organism or cell, or organisma or group of cells. 220b WARTY WARD — Semi-rhyme; the forename Ward with the word ‘wart+y’. def’n: Wart — A small, usually hard growth on the outer skin, especially one caused by a virus. def’n: Wart — Having warts; covered with warts.
& BOBS: — Pound’s identical CLONE WARS gag was one of several approved concepts by Topps that John executed for the OS6 set per his production notes, although not all concepts made it into the release. The artwork portrays no less than 25 identical, skin tag-like, growths that can be seen on the frontside of the character, one replacing the thumb digit. Instead of the usual generic smile, the character has a comical and surprised circular ‘O’-face. |
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221a
CRACKED CRYSTAL — Nomenclature = Cracked crystal; wordplay. def’n: Crack — To break or cause to break with a sharp sound. A cracking vocal tone or sound. def’n: Crystal — A body, such as a piece of quartz, having such a structure. Something similar to crystal, as in transparency. 221b SHRILL JILL — Rhyme; the forename Jill with the word ‘shrill’. def’n: Shrill — High-pitched and piercing. To produce a shrill sound.
& BOBS: — Pound’s fragile-as-glass gag titled ‘BREAKIN’ GLASS GPK‘, marked as ‘6 – 22R‘, was one of several approved concepts by Topps that John executed for the OS6 set per his production notes, although not all concepts made it into the release. Per Pound’s tight pencil artwork, the artwork did go through a revision but previous thumbnail and early sketchwork has not been shared with the public. The chorus character can be seen singing at the top of her ringing voice from a music sheet until her breaking point. The colorful wallpaper brought a nice color to the character’s glass body and made the glass color brighter. |
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222a
TROY TOY — Rhyme; the forename Troy with the word ‘toy’. def’n: Toy — An object for children to play with. 222b LOOSE SPRING — Nomenclature = Loose spring; wordplay. def’n: Loose — Not tightly fastened or secured. Lacking a sense of something. def’n: Spring — An elastic device, especially a coil of wire, that regains its original shape after being compressed or extended.
& BOBS: — Pound’s precompressed helical spring gag titled ‘“SLINKY” GPK‘, marked as ‘6 – D‘, was one of several approved concepts by Topps that John executed for the OS6 set per his production notes, although not all concepts made it into the release. Per Pound’s tight pencil and color rough artwork, a revision was not necessary, although, the blue CPK-esque shoe stripes were removed for the final artwork image. The body and shoes are reminiscent of old-fashion wooden toys and the five body parts are connected by springs—one interestingly connected to the top of the head instead of the neck area—in a ‘Slinky’ toy-like style, but could not walk down the stairs as the infamous toy. |
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223a
LOLLY POPPY — Nomenclature = Lollipop; aka Lollypop. def’n: Lollipop — A piece of hard candy on the end of a stick. Much like the word ‘popsicle’, it’s a nonsense word considered a ‘fanciful formation’. def’n: Sucker — informal. A lollipop. 223b LILY POPPED — Nomenclature = Lollipop; wordplay. def’n: Pop(+ped) — To put or thrust suddenly: Popped the candy into my mouth.
& BOBS: — Bunk’s LOLLIPOPS gag was one of many concepts approved by Topps that Tom executed for the set, although not all concepts made it into the release. Per Bunk’s color rough and tight pencil artwork, the original concept remained the same but an extra lollipop was added to the character’s empty hand and the bust portrait became fuller figured. The green babydoll dress and hair ribbon became blue for the final artwork and the character’s red ponytail became blonde. It’s interesting to note the beedy eyes of the color rough which became much more CPK-like in appearance. A notation on the color rough also mentioned a ‘CANDY SHOP BLDG‘ along with the tight pencil artwork having a windowpane type portrait; this idea was scrapped and no candy shop building or window translated over to the final artwork. |
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224a
MONTE ZUMA — Nomenclature = Montezuma. A pun on the emperor name ‘Montezuma II’; 1480? – 1520; the last Aztec emperor of Mexico. def’n: Temple — A building or place dedicated to the worship or the presence of a deity. 224b PAGAN MEGAN — Rhyme; the forename Megan with the word ‘pagan’. def’n: Pagan — One who is not a Christian, Moslem, or Jew; a heathen. def’n: Idol — An image or representation of a god used as an object of worship.
& BOBS: — Pound’s Montezuma’s revenge gag titled ‘PAGAN IDOL‘, marked as ‘6 – 44‘, was one of several approved concepts by Topps that John executed for the OS6 set per his production notes, although not all concepts made it into the release. Per Pound’s color rough artwork, the artist gave alternate suggestions for the setting of the environment; ‘ALT – IN CAVE (TEMPLE OF DOOM) OR NIGHT SCENE‘. The ‘Temple of Doom’ movie’s cave environment wasn’t considered, but the night scene was adopted into the imagery. The pagan statue depicts no less than twenty-three GPK skulls, four eyeballs, four fangs, two horns and one fire altar; more like a satanic beast. The ‘third eye’, located around the middle of the forehead (and usually invisible) is a mystical and esoteric concept of intuition and foresight. The character perhaps has hindsight as well, since there’s a fourth, belly button eye. |
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225a
NASAL HAZEL — Rhyme; the forename Hazel with the word ‘nasal’. def’n: Nasal — Of or relating to the nose. Uttered so that most of the air is exhaled through the nose. def’n: Nose — The structure on the face that contains the nostrils. 225b SNOTTY LOTTIE — Rhyme; the forename Lottie with the word ‘snot+ty’. def’n: Snot —slang. Nasal mucus; phlegm. def’n: Hair — Any of the fine, threadlike strands growing from the skin of humans.
& BOBS: — Pound’s nose hair gag titled ‘NOSTRIL HAIRS‘, marked as ‘6 – 43R‘, was one of several approved concepts by Topps that John executed for the OS6 set per his production notes, although not all concepts made it into the release. Per Pound’s tight pencil artwork, the artist suggested a few alternate settings and questioned whether: ‘ALT. – 1. HORIZ.? 2. BIGGER? 3. FRONT VIEW?‘. The horizontal positioning and front view were not integrated into the vertical positioned and side-view artwork, but the character may have become bigger to focus on the nasal passageways. Pound proposed the unused ‘Nosey HARRY’ nomenclature. The nose environment contains braided hair, mucus, vine plantlife, a tightrope-walking ant, a nesting baby bird, and a small mouse. |
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226a
PIERCED PEARL — Nomenclature = Pierced ear, pearl earrings; wordplay. def’n: Pierce — To cut or pass through with or as if with a sharp instrument. Pierced ears. def’n: Pearl — A smooth, often rounded lustrous deposit formed in the shells of certain oyster and other mollusks and valued as a gem. One likened to a pearl in beauty or value. 226b CHEAP JEWEL — Nomenclature = Cheap jewel, cheap jewelry; wordplay. def’n: Cheap — Inexpensive. Of little value. Of poor quality, inferior. Charging low prices. def’n: Jewel — A precious stone; gem. A person or thing that is greatly admired or valued. def’n: Jewelry — An ornament of precious metal set with or without gems.
& BOBS: — Pound’s COSTUME JEWELRY gag was one of several approved concepts by Topps that John executed for the OS6 set per his production notes, although not all concepts made it into the release. The seemingly and potentially ripped and torn, pierced earlobes have not been caused by ‘body piercing’, plugs, discs, et cetera, but simply stretched by the incredibly heavy cheap jewelry and the laws of gravity. The character has a matching pearl necklace, but the lustrious deposits are regular-sized and not monster-sized as the earring studs. |
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227a
BEA STING — Nomenclature = Bee sting. def’n: Bee — Any of a large # of various related insects showing gradations from elaborately organized colonies to solitary nests. Only the queen and the workers have stings. def’n: Sting — Use (of) a sting: Bees, wasps, and hornets sting. To pierce or wound with a sharp-pointed organ. Causing a sharp pain. 227b SCREAMING MIMI — Nomenclature = Screaming mee mies. def’n: Screaming mee mies — slang. Overwhelming nervousness; Extreme agitation. def’n: Screaming — One that screams; A loud, sharp, piercing cry from fright or anger.
& BOBS: — Pound’s BEEHIVE JIVE gag was one of several approved concepts by Topps that John executed for the OS6 set per his production notes, although not all concepts made it into the release. The painting shows a disturbed beehive sitting in the open background and irritated bees chasing after the alleged perpetrator. Hopefully the character is not allergice to bee stings and doesn’t develop anaphylaxis—shock stemming from a severe allergic reaction. There is an upteen dozen number of bees in hot pursuit already that have already depositing a fair share of stingers. |
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228a
CASPER GASPER — Rhyme; the forename Casper with the word ‘gasp+er’. def’n: Gasp — Try hard to get one’s breath with open mouth, as if out of breath or surprised. One about to die; at the last gasp. 228b UNCOOL CARL — Carl; the C forename to go with the word ‘un+cool’. def’n: Un prefix meaning ‘Not’. def’n: Cool — Somewhat cold; more cold than hot. Something cool. Calm restraint, presence of mind.
& BOBS: — Pound’s water cooler gossip gag titled ‘GPK IN WATER COOLER‘, marked as ‘6 – (X2)REV.‘, was one of several approved concepts by Topps that John executed for the OS6 set per his production notes, although not all concepts made it into the release. Per Pound’s tight pencil and color rough artwork, a revision occured, but it is unknown at this point what it might have been since early concept sketches and thumbnails have not been shared. Instead of air escaping from the draining of drinking water, the last remaining oxygen is coming out of the character’s mouth as bubbles to parody the activity and noise of a water cooler. The blue hand stuck within the faucet is skin deprived of oxygen for an extended period of time and emphasizes the blue body of water above and the blue body in the water. The character is attempting to remain cool headed while his head is surrounded by cool water. |
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229a
CLAIRE STARE — Rhyme; the forename Claire with the word ‘stare’. def’n: Stare — To look long and directly with the eyes wide open; gaze fixedly. 229b BLOODSHOT SCOTT — Rhyme; the forename Scott with the word ‘bloodshot’. def’n: Bloodshot — Red and inflamed from broken or swollen blood vessels; bloodshot eyes.
& BOBS: — Pound’s OPTIC parody really hits a nerve and was one of several approved concepts by Topps that John executed for the OS6 set per his production notes, although not all concepts made it into the release. As depicted within the artwork, the character’s eyeballs are so big they need to be carried around within a wheelbarrow. The character’s big brown eyes are almost 2x as long as his body. |
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230a
MANUEL LABOR — Nomenclature = Manual labor. def’n: Manual — Of or having to do with the hands; done with the hands, manual labor. def’n: Labor — Manual work, done by skilled and unskilled workers for wages. 230b HANDY ANDY — Rhyme; the forename Andy with the word ‘handy’. def’n: Handy — Easy to reach or use. To be useful or helpful. Dexterous. Easy to handle.
& BOBS: — Pound’s POUNDING NAILS was one of several approved concepts by Topps that John executed for the OS6 set per his production notes, although not all concepts made it into the release. As depicted within the artwork, the character is hammering no less than thirteen nails into his noggin, in the process of removing seven (five holes) and has two at-the-ready in his mouth. The faux-hair being both fashionable and fun. The character is obviously ambidextrous, being able to use both of his hands equally well. |
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ASHLEY TRAY — Nomenclature = Ashtray. def’n: Ashtray — A small dish to put tobacco ashes in. 231b BERNIE BURNS — Semi-rhyme; the forename Bernie with the word ‘burn+s’. def’n: Burn — Become injured, charred, singed, scorched, etc., by heat. To make by heat or being heated: The cigar burned a hole in the rug. def’n: Burn mark — A place or area that has been burned (esp. on a person’s body).
& BOBS: — Warhola’s ASHTRAY MOUTH draggin’-lady gag was one of many concepts approved by Topps that James executed for the set, although not all concepts made it into the release. The character is set precariously at the corner edge of a desk, in front of a black rotary phone, reminiscent of a private eye desktop. A period when smoking indoors was still fashionable. The character sits next to a pack of generic Marlboro Reds with a lit cigarette in his mouth and the smoke escaping through his ear-hole canals like an incense burner. No less than eleven cigarette butts surround the character, not including a cigar butt, and his body contains no less than ten or so burn marks and burn holes. |
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PAM HAM — Rhyme; the forename Pam with the word ‘ham’. def’n: Ham — Meat from the upper part of a hog’s hind leg; usually salted and smoked. The back thigh and buttock portion. 232b COLE CUT — Nomenclature = Cold cut; cold cuts. def’n: Cold cuts — Slices of cooked or prepared meat; corned beef, salami, tongue, and ham, served cold. def’n: Cut — To separate into parts with a sharp-edged instrument; sever. A part that has been cut from an animal: cuts of pork.
& BOBS: — Warhola’s HAM IT UP gag was one of many concepts approved by Topps that James executed for the set, although not all concepts made it into the release. The doll character is an inanimate object, revisualized as a large piece of meat. The full length and extent of the chunk of meat consists of the character’s head and/or face, so that no matter how many times you cut and slice it, you will see its ‘hamming it up’ smile. The thick ‘ham sandwich’ slices are surrounded by butcher paper, a cutting board, meat cleaver, slices of bread, and a container of yellow mustard with a spreading knife. |
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WES MESS — Rhyme; the forename Wes with the word ‘mess’. def’n: Mess — A dirty or untidy mass of group of things. Confusion or difficulty. 233b TRASH-CAN KEN — Semi-rhyme; the forename Ken with the descriptive words ‘trash-can’. def’n: Trash — Anything of little or no worth; rubbish. Disreputable people. def’n: Can — A metal container, usually with a cover or lid; a trash can.
— Warhola’s GARBAGE COLLECTOR gag was one of many concepts approved by Topps that James executed for the set, although not all concepts made it into the release. The character is a smorgasbord of old junk and compostable material: garbage can, ice cream cone, rubber glove, tuna can, milk bottles, styrofoam cups, electrical cord ‘belt’, pizza slice, light bulb, ketchup & tabasco bottles, rolled magazines, fish bone, chicken bones, old tire, torn baseball, apple cores, banana peel, used toilet paper roll, old pear (with worm), old pair of sneakers, clothes button, bottle cap, two cigarette butts, watermelon slice, two small cans, over seventy-five nails (for hair), and over thirty swarming house & garbage flies. And, a strange one-digit finger poking out of one of the broken styrofoam cups. — Per Warhola’s tight pencil artwork, several changes occurred between the initial concept and the final artwork. From top-to bottom, the ‘regular’-looking eyes (not sure what garbage these are made from, perhaps olives in a dip?) were changed to a clothes button and bottle cap, a polka-dot cup was changed to a skeletal fish bone, the rope belt was changed to a cut black cord with plug, a broken lightbulb & matchbook added underneath the belt, the character’s left hand changed to a melting ice-cream cone, a sailboat added to the glass bottle (instead of having two MILK bottles), and the character’s pant-like bottom changed to a garbage can. — The parody artwork is based off of the Vertumnus piece created by Giuseppe Arcimboldo in 1590. Per Roman mythology, Vertumnus is the God of seasons, gardens, plant growth, fruit trees, etc. The Vertumnus painting itself was based on the Holy Roman Emperor (1576 – 1612) Rudolf II who appreciated the piece. |
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HARRY CANARY — Rhyme; the forename Harry with the word ‘canary’. def’n: Canary — A small yellow songbird; often kept as a pet. 234b BURT CAGE — Nomenclature = Bird cage. def’n: Bird — Any of a class of warm-blooded vertebrates that lay eggs, have a body covered with feathers, two legs, and the forelimbs as wings. slang. Person; He’s an odd bird. def’n: Cage — Frame or place closed in with wires for birds.
& BOBS: — Pound’s CAGED ANIMAL gag was one of several approved concepts by Topps that John executed for the OS6 set per his production notes, although not all concepts made it into the release. The image shows a character, way too big for the space, stuffed into a birdcage with indentations of his body poking through the bars and one knee protruding out the open door. The character is wearing a dinner bib and seven feathers have escaped from his mouth, which lets the viewer know a bird of some type was stuffed into his mouth as a meal or light snack. The character is sporting red-striped CPK-like shoes. |
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UGLY HANS — Nomenclature = Ugly hands. def’n: Ugly — Very unpleasant to look at. Offensive. def’n: Hand — The end part of the arm, below the wrist, which can grasp or hold objects. 235b JAN HAND — Rhyme; the forename Jan with the word ‘hand’. def’n: Hand — The terminal part of the arm below the wrist. def’n: Funny hand — slang. A generic hand puppet formed with a fist.
& BOBS: — Pound’s FIST HAND PUPPET gag was one of several approved concepts by Topps that John executed for the OS6 set per his production notes, although not all concepts made it into the release. The painting shows the cuff and cufflink (male jewelry) of a well-dressed individual who apparently doesn’t take care of his hands as much as he does his tailoring. The non-‘man’icured hand shows three warts, a busted up thumb nail and nailbed and a large scar down the back of the hand. Unlike most fist puppets that are drawn in by marker, the character is indeed part of the hand and is somehow producing saliva in order to drool. — The character was an ‘offshoot’ of one of the main cast members for the cancelled 1987 CBS Garbage Pail Kids cartoon of 13 episodes later released by Paramount on DVD in 2006. The cartoon cells were created by artist Geof Darrow. The artwork is time-stamped Jun 23, 1987 for the ‘normal’ and ‘transformed’ cartoon character along with an OS6 character. Once TERRY Cloth was ‘transformed’ she no longer had a face so relied on the fist puppet for speech. |
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TRINA CLEANER — Semi-rhyme; the forename Trina with the word ‘cleaner’. def’n: Cleaner — Person whose work keeping buildings, windows, or other objects clean. Tool or machine for cleaning. Vacuum cleaner. 236b SUCKIN’ SYBIL — Sybil; a S forename to go with the word ‘suck+ing’. def’n: Suck — To draw something from with the mouth. Draw in by sucking. A sucking sound. Act of sucking. def’n: Suction — the production of a vacuum. The force caused by suction.
& BOBS: — Pound’s VACUUM CLEANER gag was one of several approved concepts by Topps that John executed for the OS6 set per his production notes, although not all concepts made it into the release. The image shows an older model of an upright cleaner whose sucking apparatus makes up the mouth of the character, in a very nice all-chrome style, connected to the head that holds the driver belt, the neck & hand that act as the ‘backbone’ support area, and the detachable bag makes up the body & limbs of the character. |
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TOTALED TODD — Todd; a T forename to go with the word ‘totaled’. def’n: Totaled — slang. To wreck (a vehicle) completely. def’n: Wreck — Partial or total destruction of a motor vehicle. 237b TOWIN’ OWEN — Rhyme; the forename Owen with the word ‘tow+ing’. def’n: Tow — Pull by a rope, chain, etc. The act of towing. Something that is towed. def’n: Town truck — A truck used to tow or pick up damaged or disabled vehicles.
& BOBS: — Pound’s BROKEN DOWN-AND-OUT gag was one of several approved concepts by Topps that John executed for the OS6 set per his production notes, although not all concepts made it into the release. The painting depicts a vehicle that has completely broken down on the road, collapsed and disintegrated, with the character’s hands still on the steering wheel and a tire (somehow) around his waist. The character is just as banged up as the totaled vehicle. One assumes he may be test dummy, or a die-hard gearhead, considering there are current bandages and previous scars. |
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MARC SPARK — Rhyme; the forename Marc with the word ‘spark’. def’n: Spark — A small bit of fire. A bright flash; gleam; sparkle. To send out small bits of fire; produce sparks. A lively, showy man; dandy. To make (someone) enthusiastic. 238b CHERRY BOMB — Nomenclature = Cherry bomb. def’n: Cherry — Bright red. def’n: Bomb — Projectile filled with a bursting charge exploded by a fuse. def’n: Firework — Any spectacular display.
& BOBS: — Pound’s firecracker gag titled ‘JULY 4TH – FIREWORKS‘, marked as ‘6 – 2‘, was one of several approved concepts by Topps that John executed for the OS6 set per his production notes, although not all concepts made it into the release. Per Pound’s tight pencil and color rough artwork, a revision wasn’t necessary, but it does point out that the incident takes place during a ‘(NIGHT SCENE)‘. The image potrays the darker side of pyrotechnics, what can go wrong with a short fuse; a match in one hand, a sparkler in the other hand. Firecrackers litter the ground and there are fireworks going off in the distance; the character is covered in scorch marks and blown-to-bits clothing. It does appear the character was at one time wearing blue shorts. — Besides the trading card sticker image, the final artwork was also used for the sides of the display box packaging. |
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JERRY ATRIC — Nomenclature = Geriatric. def’n: Geriatric — For or having to do with elderly people, old age, and geriatrics. A branch of medicine dealing with old age and the process of aging. 239b ABRAHAM WRINKLIN’ — Nomenclature = Abraham Lincoln. Name parody of Abraham Lincoln. 1809 – 1865; the 16th President of the U.S. from 1861 – 1865. def’n: Wrinkle — An irregular ridge or fold; crease (in skin).
& BOBS: — Pound’s WRINKLED gag was one of several approved concepts by Topps that John executed for the OS6 set per his production notes, although not all concepts made it into the release. The image shows the deep furrows and crevices found in some wrinkled skin of old-aged citizens. The character no longer has detailed lips, smile lines, or eyebrow area; all wrinkled over with skin folds and flaps. The painting brings to mind an older politician. Wrinkles on wrinkles. The character also looks extremely pruney, when finger skin becomes wrinkly after soaking in water. |
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RADAR RAY — Semi-rhyme; the forename Ray with the word radar. def’n: Radar — Instrument for determining the distance, direction, speed, etc., of unseen objects by the reflection of microwave radio waves. 240b EVE DROPPIN’ — Nomenclature = Eaves dropping. def’n: Eaves drop — Listen to talk one is not supposed to hear. Eavesdropper.
— Pound’s hearing organ gag titled ‘GIANT EARS‘, marked as ‘6 – 4‘, was one of several approved concepts by Topps that John executed for the OS6 set per his production notes, although not all concepts made it into the release. Per Pound’s tight pencil and color rough artwork, a revision was not necessary. The artist suggested the nomenclature ‘ERIC CANAL‘ and notes from the art director mention the name ‘EERIE ERIC‘, already used within the OS3 release, and the background being blue gradating to a light blue background. The character is housing seven mushroom, a gallon of ear wax, a small green gremlin, a skull & bone, an actual can of ‘EAR WAX’, a brush, and more than eight bats in his ear cavity. |
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OLD GLORIA — Nomenclature = Old Glory. def’n: Old Glory — The flag of the U.S.; stars and stripes. 241b JOSE CAN YOU SEE — Nomenclature = “Oh, say can you see”. The opening lyrics to the Star-Spangled Banner national anthem. def’n: Star-Spangled Banner — The national anthem of the United States. The words were composed by Francis Scott Key during the war of 1812.
& BOBS: — Warhola’s FLAG FLYING gag was one of many concepts approved by Topps that James executed for the set, although not all concepts made it into the release. The character, defying gravity, is holding onto a flagpole with and eagle at the top, seemingly on top of a government building. The bald eagle symbolizes the strength and freedom of America. The cloth character has the stars and stripes, which are red white & blue, painted on his/her person, looking like a sports fanatic face-painter. — During the trading card production, a blue-lines process is applied, also known as ‘whiteprint’, used within the correction process of the set. The method is a contact printing process which accurately reproduces the original in size of artwork. A whiteprint is not permanent and will fade if exposed to light for weeks or months. Blue-line proof cards were auctioned off of eBay through the Topps Vault in 2006. |
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CLEAN MAUREEN — Rhyme; the forename Maureen with the word ‘clean’. def’n: Clean — Free from dirt or filth; not soiled or stained; clean clothes. Make clean by removing dirt, rubbish, etc. 242b DRYIN’ RYAN — Rhyme; the forename Ryan with the word ‘dry+ing’. def’n: Dry — not wet, not moist; dry clothes. To become dry: Clothes dry in the sun.
& BOBS: — Bunk’s CLOTHESLINE gag was one of many concepts approved by Topps that Tom executed for the set, although not all concepts made it into the release. Per Bunk’s color roughs and tight pencil artwork, the original concept remained pretty much the same except a diversity notation from the art director does state ‘black boy’ on one of the color roughs. For the final artwork, the character gained a single tooth and a bellybutton, the hair became black, and the styles and colors of the clothing changed pretty drastically. Additional blowing leaves were added to the image to emphasize the wind strength and the little stick figure in the distance with umbrella somehow managed to remain. |
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LEE TREE — Rhyme; the forename Lee with the word ‘tree’. def’n: Tree — A large perennial plant with a woody trunk and usually having branches and leaves at some distance from the ground. 243b SHERWOOD FOREST — Nomenclature = Sherwood Forest. def’n: Sherwood Forest — A royal forest near Nottingham, England where Robin Hood & his men lived. def’n: Forest — A large area of land covered with trees; thick woods; woodland.
& BOBS: — Bunk’s tree-of-life GREEN THUMBER gag was one of many concepts approved by Topps that Tom executed for the set, although not all concepts made it into the release. The Farm & Fleet-like striped overalls, wearing character is not much for pruning and has several branches poking out of various locations, mainly from his noggin orifices; from his mouth, ears, nostril holes and busting through the top of his head. Per Bunk’s early color rough, the branches all remain the same for the final artwork, but the apple and two baby birds in a nest have been removed, replaced by a red bird and a broken egg on the character’s head instead. A front zipper pocket has been added to the overalls with a branch sticking out of it, as well as a layer of tall grass in front of the shadowed bushes. Per art director sketch, instead of both of his human limbs placed at the side of his body, a rake has been added to the character’s left hand as instructed and seen within the color rough. |
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WELCOME MATT — Nomenclature = Welcome mat; placed at one’s front door. def’n: Welcome — Greet kindly; give a friendly reception to. To receive gladly. def’n: Mat — A piece of coarse fabric like a small rug, made of woven rushes, fiber, straw, rope, etc., used for floor covering, for wiping mud from the shoes, etc. 244b MUDDY MAUDE — Maude; a M forename to go with the word mud(dy). def’n: Mud — Soft, sticky, wet earth. def’n: Muddy — Of or like mud. Having much mud; covered with mud.
— Warhola’s welcoming DOORMAT gag was one of many concepts approved by Topps that James executed for the set, although not all concepts made it into the release. The character can be seen with a few muddy footprints and a bemused, happy-go-lucky smile with tongue sticking out—like an obedient dog cartoon depiction. A doormat is a mat placed in an entryway or in front of a doorway on which people can wipe their shoes upon entering. However, the term is also used for a submissive person who allows others to dominate or ‘walk on’ or ‘walk all over’ them. — Per Warhola’s tight pencil artwork, very little was changed from the point in production to the final artwork; the bottom part of the footprint was removed at the end of the ‘WELCOME‘ area, a piece of gum (or something) removed from the chin of the character, the crew cut haircut changed to hair that reached the thumbs of the character, and dirt moved from the left side of the step to the right side of the step. |
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SHISH K. BOB — Nomenclature = Shish kebab; aka shish kebob. def’n: Shish kebab — Dish of kabab roasted or broiled on skewers. def’n: Kabab — Meat cut into small pieces, seasoned with spices, and roasted on skewers. 245b BARBIE Q. — Nomenclature = Barbecue; aka barbeque, bar-b-q, BBQ. def’n: Barbecue — An outdoor meal in which meat is roasted over an open fire. Grill or open fireplace for cooking meat. Meat roasted.
& BOBS: — Bunk’s SKEWERED gag was one of many concepts approved by Topps that Tom executed for the set, although not all concepts made it into the release. Per Bunk’s color roughs, the original concept went from the whole body on a skewer, floating over open coals, with a visual art direction for the re-ordering of the body parts and the inclusion of a plate, to a meat and vegetable kabob over a garnished dish, with a hand holding the skewer. ‘Barbie’ is Aussie slang for grill. |
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JOHN JOHN — Nomenclature = John; slang. def’n: John — slang. Toilet; bathroom. def’n: Toilet — Bathroom or lavatory. Porcelain bowl for disposal of waste material from the body. Process of dressing, bathing, combing the hair, and putting clothes on. 246b FLUSHING FLOYD — Floyd; a Fl forename to go with the word ‘flush+ing’. def’n: Flush — To send a sudden flow of water. Glowing vigor; freshness.
& BOBS: — Warhola’s SINGING IN THE URINAL gag was one of many concepts approved by Topps that James executed for the set, although not all concepts made it into the release. The character can be seen sitting within a men’s urinal, taking a bubble ‘bath’ of sorts, with washcloth and scrub brush in hand, and urine stains all over the bathroom wall. The image pays tribute to two older GPK characters whose names are written on the bathroom wall. The OS3 character 220b Jelly KELLY with two hand prints, one above her name, the other below the urinal, along with a kiss/lipstick mark, and the OS1 character 14a Potty SCOTTY with the words ‘WUZ HERE‘ below his name, whom coincidentally finds himself as the main character on the packaging for this release. |
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RUSTY HEAP — Nomenclature = Rusty heap. def’n: Rusty — Covered with rust; rusted. No longer good or effective. def’n: Heap — A pile of things lying together. informal. A large amount. slang. An old car. 247b RUSTIN’ JUSTIN — Rhyme; the forename Justin with the word rust(ing). def’n: Rust — An orange coating that forms on iron or steel by oxidation of the surface metal when exposed to air or moisture. Corrosion. Deteriorate. Harmful influence on character.
& BOBS: — Pound’s OLD CAR HEAP gag was one of several approved concepts by Topps that John executed for the OS6 set, although not all concepts made it into the release. As depicted within the artwork, the character is seen sitting in a dilapidated state, a pile of junk with blown & missing tires, bent fender, broken windshield, leaking (mouth), a hole in the roof, springs coming out of the upholstry, as well as several dents & scars. The inanimate object is humanized with a diaper and facial hood. |
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HECTOR COLLECTOR — Rhyme; the forename Hector with the word ‘collector’. def’n: Collector — A person or thing that collects. def’n: Collect — to gather together for a set. def’n: Collection — Act or practice of collecting. 248b G.P. KAY — Nomenclature = G.P.K. The acronym for the Garbage Pail Kids card craze manufactured by Topps between 1985 – 1988. def’n: Acronym — Word formed from the first letters of words.
& BOBS: — Warhola’s KID PEELING STICKER gag was one of many concepts approved by Topps that James executed for the set, although not all concepts made it into the release. As with previous releases and introducing new artists, the art directors of the NPD department would often give these new artists artwork by John Pound to re-work as part of the ‘training’ to paint GPK images. Art director Mark Newgarden had Warhola change-up the positioning and posture of the character for the new iteration with the tongue still sticking out of his mouth in concentration and the banana still intact upon the head. Per Warhola remarks for his original sketch: “I think this is the original for that one card. It was probably one of my first cards for Topps”. Warhola made several notes around the artwork when edited by the NPD department including: “Too old”, “Too broad in chest”, “More costume”(?), “Too strong”, “Heads like sphere”, “More strained to pull off”, “No second figure”, and “The girl was afterthought. If not appropriate I can keep just…” — Unlike the rendition completed by Pound, where, there are no distinguishable GPK characters from the previous sets among the sixteen stickers, but nine noticeable GPK card characters within Warhola’s piece: OS2 Leaky LINDSAY, OS1 Oozy SUZY, OS4 Unzipped ZACH, OS2 RUSSELL Muscle, OS2 MATT Ratt, OS1 Unstitched MITCH, OS2 Acne AMY, OS1 Crater CHRIS and OS3 Curly CARLA. |
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& BOBS: — Pound’s GPK geek collector gag titled ‘KID PEELING STICKER‘, marked as ‘5 – 37R‘, was one of several approved concepts by Topps that John executed for the OS5 set per his production notes, but the concept did not make it into the release. Per Pound’s tight pencil and color rough artwork, the piece was intended for the OS5 set where the character’s body was facing away from the viewer and his head is looking back as he’s peeling the ‘sticker’. Art director Mark Newgarden said the concept and stance just wasn’t working and they tested out the artwork on newcomer James Warhola, having the character facing the audience and looking back while peeling away the ‘sticker’. Even after a revision Pound mentioned not being able to ‘get it right’.
— In June of 2015, Topps released their 30th Anniversary set that contained a ‘Lost Alternate Art’ subset that included the John Pound artwork piece with the same naming as the OS printed card, but with a banner GPK header. |
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MANY LENNY — Rhyme; the forename Lenny with the word ‘many’. def’n: Many — Consisting of a great number; numerous. A large number of people or things. A fairly large number (of something). 249b LOTTA CARLOTTA — Rhyme; the forename Carlotta with slang word lotta (lots of). def’n: Lot — number of persons or things considered as a group; set; collection. Lots of (something). informal. A great many; much.
& BOBS: — Pound’s MULTI-HEADED gag was one of several approved concepts by Topps that John executed for the OS6 set per his production notes, although not all concepts made it into the release. The image depicts a character with six noggins on very thin necks, all carbon-copies and smiling, the furthest head in back craning his neck to be seen amongst his twin headed brethren. The image is very reminiscent of earlier characters from the OS1 and OS2 sets. — The only OS6 character and mini sticker (#18) within the 2014 Series 2 MiniKins release of resin figures that are reminiscent of the 1986 Cheap Toys characters; sticker write-up text by Pat Barrett and Colin Walton. |
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NEWLY-DEAD ED — Rhyme; the forename Ed with the words ‘newly-dead’; similar to the term ‘newly-wed’. def’n: Newly — Lately; recently. def’n: Dead — No longer living; that has died. Without life. Very tired; worn-out. def’n: Newly-dead — A person who has recently become dead. 250b DYNA MIKE — Nomenclature = Dynamite. def’n: Dynamite — A powerful explosive made of nitroglycerin and chemicals mixed with an absorbent material and pressed into round paper sticks. Used for blasting. Blow up or destroy. slang. Terrific; excellent.
& BOBS: — Pound’s dynamic dynamite gag titled ‘EXLODING HEAD‘, marked as ‘6 – X8‘, was one of several approved concepts by Topps that John executed for the OS6 set per his production notes, although not all concepts made it into the release. Per Pound’s tight pencil artwork, a majority of the character’s head has exploded using a handle-bar detonator whilst standing on a hilltip. The face-flap shows most of the character’s face that still makes the image ‘cute’. A complete second eye and brain can be identified along with nuts & bolts; a subtle hint that the character wasn’t “all there” and has some screws loose. — Besides the trading card sticker image, the final artwork was also used for the completed 21-card, yellow border puzzle ‘F’ within the set; as well as artwork for the box side packaging. |
Definitions
taken in part from The American Heritage Dictionary.
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The original GPK sets all had unique die-cuts for their sticker outline,
adopted from the Wacky Packages franchise.
