In 2014, Fright-Rags™
obtained a license from the Topps Company, Inc. with an agreement to produce an
apparel line of GPK-related merchandise that has lasted over several years
and releases; 2014, 2015, 2018 and 2019 with all artwork completed by artist Brent
Engstrom. For the first three releases, the artwork was brand-new and could later
be found as bonus cards in Topps GPK set hobby releases. The later 2019 release
was originally a directors-themed t-shirt set of four characters in an ADAM Bomb-style
scenario that was brought to a final artwork stage but was cancelled due to possible
lack of rights. Topps and Fright-Rags settled on pulling four images from the
2019 Series 2 ‘Revenge of Oh, the Horror-ible’ release, including a piece the
main antagonist, Tall Man, from the Phantasm franchise, but a reprint of the ‘It’
parody from 2015 showcasing Pennywise the Clown was chosen instead. More information
on the previous releases can be found within the ‘GPK 2019 Licenses’ and/or ‘Brent
Engstrom : The GPK Angst Years’ pages.

Not enough can be said about
Engstrom’s GPK horror hodgepodge tribute; a screamfest shout-out to all
of the great horror flicks including Halloween, A Nightmare on Elm Street,
Hellraiser, Evil Dead II and Phantasm. The orginal pencil
sketch with card mock-up and the final artwork is pictured above. The limited
edition GPK shirts come in a variety of selections, pictured further below,
and found in the two main Halloween colors with the twin names Fright Rag FREDDY
— ‘Fright Rag’ = Fright Rags website + ‘Freddy’ Krueger from the A Nightmare
on Elm Street, or Cinemaniac MIKE — ‘Cinemaniac’ = Cinema+maniac + ‘Mike’
(Michael) Meyers from the Halloween franchise.

The black Fright Rag FREDDY
shirt was limited to 500 for $27 each, the black/gray Fright Rag FREDDY baseball
tee was limited to 200 for $37 each, and the orange Cinemaniac MIKE shirt was
limited to 300 for $27 each; all pictured above, respectively, for a total of
1000 shirts produced for the killer joint effort. The limited edition Fright Rags
shirts were on sale for a limited time from May 23rd to May 30th, 2014 and were
shipped in July.

The
horrorfest images could later be found as bonus cards B13a Frightening FREDDY
and B13b Maniac MIKE located within the hobby boxes of the 2014 Series 2 GPK
set released, fittingly, in October of 2014. The character comes with new nomenclature
and is printed with a black background, similar to the printed T-shirt, instead
of the original, solid white background.

The final artwork images by
Brent Engstrom for the T-shirts is pictured below along with a selection of tight
pencil and color rough card mock-up artwork. All four characters could later be
found as A and B-name cards located in hobby boxes of the ‘American As Applie
Pie – In Your Face!’ Series 1 (2016S1) GPK set within the ‘Horror Stickers’ subset
as cards 1a of 4 Krampin’ KEVIN and 1b of 4 KENNY Krampus, 2a of 4 Wretchin’ REGAN
and 2b of 4 Possessed PAULINE, 3a of 4 Howlin’ HOWARD and 3b of 4 Transformin’
TRAVIS and 4a of 4 Plungin’ PENNY and 4b of 4 Bobbin’ BOB.

A plethora of more horror and
gore images on T-shirts; a screamfest shout-out to iconic killer characters from
various horror flicks and folklore including An American Werewolf In London-esque
generic werewolf, Krampus, Regan MacNeil of The Exorcist and Pennywise
the clown from Stephen King’s IT. The limited edition GPK shirts
come in a variety of characters on a specific colored T-shirt: Howlin’ HOWARD
— the Scott Howard character name from Teen Wolf, Wretchin’ REGAN
— the possessed Regan Theresa MacNeil character from The Exorcist,
Krampin’ KEVIN — the German ‘Krampus’ folklore character, and Plungin’ PENNY
— the Pennywise clown character from Stephen King’s IT novel. Several
images that Engstrom completed for the project remain unpublished including an
Alien movie concept, the main antagonist from The Shining, and a
multi-headed monster mash character; images published in later Topps releases.

As listed on the Fright Rags website
in May of 2015, the T-shirts are a limited edition run and once sold out are gone
— unless voted back. Orders began on May 27th for the four different T-shirt
designs and product started shipping in the month of June. The Plungin’ PENNY
character t-shirt was reprinted in 2019, four years later.

Pictured below are Engstrom’s
final and tight pencil artwork images for the 2018 Fright-Rags GPK apparel
line. All four characters were approved and created for the 2018S2 GPK
Horror-ible Kids ‘Yearly’ set and pulled from production to be placed within the
Fright-Rags licensed clothing line. A similar agreement occured between the Topps
Company and Fright-Rags in 2014 and 2015 where all images could later be found
on card as hobby bonus trading cards. The limited edition T-shirts went on sale
on July 18th online and once sold out were no longer available — unless voted
back at a later date.

The Jabbed JASON T-shirt was available
in a dark heather gray color that ran sizes S-3X with a $27 pricetag; raised to
$28. Engstrom’s parody painting pays tribute to the iconic mask of killer Jason
Voorhees from the Friday the 13th franchise. The GPK character face
shows off the dull white hockey mask with three red triangles that first made
its appearance in Friday the 13th III: 3D in 1982. The facial mask also
shows off the famous blood-stained axe mark first caused at the end of Friday
the 13th III and appearing in subsequent movies in the franchise. Engstrom
had suggested the names ‘Slayed SLADE’ and ‘Jacked-Up JASON’ for the 2018S2 card
release. The Crystal Lake blue eye really stands out within the bloodbath.

The Lost ROY T-shirt was available
in a heather royal blue color that ran sizes S-3X with a $27 pricetag; raised
to $28. Engstrom’s parody painting pays tribute to the iconic killer mullet of
the vampire character David (actor Kiefer Sutherland) from the Lost Boys
movie; as well as paying tribute to the enironment of the iconic OS1 vampire image
of card #1 with the GPK-bat and crescent moon. The earring from the tight
pencil was switched for the final artwork to match the earring worn by the character
in the movie. Brent had suggested the names ‘Killer KEIFER’ and ‘Lost ROY’ for
the 2018S2 set release. The splayed mullet hairstyle mimics the spreading out
of bat wings.

The Hallow JEAN T-shirt was available
in a dark heather gray color that ran sizes S-3X with a $27 pricetag; raised to
$28. Engstrom’s parody painting pays tribute to the three kill-by-melting rubber
trick-or-treat masks from the Halloween III: Season of the Witch cult movie;
the only Halloween movie missing the series antagonist, Michael Mysers. Only the
lower half of the masks are melting in the final artwork, a hoodie replaced the
flannel shirt, and spiders, snakes and a green eyeball were added. Engstrom had
suggested the names ‘Season of the MITCH’, ‘Worst JUAN’ and ‘Hallow JEAN’ for
the 2018S2 card release. NOTE: CPK-esque shoes with green stripes.

The Sick SID T-shirt was available
in a dark heather Caribbean blue color that ran sizes S-3X with a $27 pricetag.
Engstrom’s parody painting pays tribute to the character Captain Spaulding (played
by actor Sid Haig) from the House of 1000 Corpses horror film; owner of
a gas station and museum of curiosities. The movie was written, co-scored and
directed by Rob Zombie (previously of White Zombie) in his directorial debut.
Engstrom had suggested the names ‘Fried FRED’ and ‘Sick SID’ for the 2018S2 card
release. Although the bucket of fried human is reminiscent of artist Fred Harper’s
ANS7 GPK artwork (concept by Fred Wheaton), it’s actually an 8th Series Wacky
Packages card image from 1974, a spoof of Kentucky Fried Chicken.

The
popular Fright-Rag FREDDY character was resurrected and available as a black color
T-shirt that ran sizes S-5X for men and XS-2X for woman with a $27 pricetag; packaged
in the limited edition ‘Wax Pack’. A periwinkle blue, red-ringer tee was also
available again in the same sizes as the T-shirt with a $29 pricetag (seen within
the banner above) along with a pair of limited edition custom knit crew socks
(only 190 produced) with a $12 pricetag. Engstrom’s parody painting pays tribute
to a mash-up of horror films (listed within the 2014 section) that was originally
seen on a white background for the final artwork and placed on a black and orange
background for the previous T-shirts and on a black background for the hobby bonus
cards.

The Fright-Rag FREDDY character
could also be purchased as a limited edition ‘T-Shirt Wax Pack’ that included
a ringer tee, an enamel pin and a 5×7 trading card with a $40 pricetag; only 200
produced. Website: LIMITED TO 200 ONLY! Our very own official GPK mascot – FRIGHT-RAG
FREDDY is back in this limited edition wax pack t-shirt set! Artwork by Brent
Engstrom. Officially Licensed. Each pack comes with: Exclusive Fright-Rag Freddy
T-Shirt printed on our super soft 4.5oz, 100% pre-shrunk ringspun cotton, Fright-Rag
Freddy Enamel Pin , 5×7 Fright-Rag Freddy GPK card, Everything comes wrapped in
an oversized wax wrapper.

Instagram Post (07/16/2018)
: COMING THIS WEDNESDAY at 10am (EST)! Our very own Officially Licensed FRIGHT
RAG FREDDY design will be available as part of a Limited Edition T-SHIRT WAX PACK!
Bundled inside an oversized Wax Pack (just like the original Garbage Pail Kids
cards were, only HUGE!) will be a black Fright Rag Freddy tee (Mens and Womens
styles available), a First Pressing Enamel Pin and a Collectible 5×7 Trading Card!
All for only $40! They are limited to only 200 packages, so make sure to grab
yours at 10am (EST) this Wednesday 7/18! Art by Brent Engstrom. Note: This is
a pre-order.

On September 18th, 2017, Santa Cruz
Skateboards took to social media to make known their partnership with the Topps
company stating: “We are excited to announce our new collaboration with Garbage
Pail Kids to present to you the first ever blind bag variant skateboard! Each
bag contains one randomly assorted variant skateboard featuring Adam Bomb from
the classic Topps trading card series. All boards come in 8.25 x 31.8 on a medium
concave. To see more about the collab as well as all the one of a kind background
and artist boards, click [the Hand]!” Sneak peeks at the boards surfaced
online during May 2017 and the worldwide released happened on October 9th, the
day after the New York Comic Con extended weekend that occurred from October 5th
through the 8th, 2017.

There were a total of forty-four ‘Custom Colorways’ boards created with four being
given away as prizes at NYCC 2017 and forty of them as part of the sealed board
odds. There were a total of twenty-four ‘Custom Art’ boards created wtih one being
given away as a prize at NYCC 2017 and twenty-three of them sealed within the
board packs. The ‘Custom Art’ boards featured artwork by: Jimbo Phillips, Tallboy,
Pitchgrim, Horsebites, Suzanne Fiore, Keith Haupt, Aye Jay, Esayde, Pseudo5, Bart
Saric, Tyler Emanuel, Lucas Musgrave, Ted Cocuzza, Ben Raney and Funeral French.

A line of GPK and Santa Cruze
apparel for the holiday season, also debuted in October at the NYCC, featuring
either the GPK ADAM Bomb character in white, blue, or black t-shirts, and a long
sleeve ‘neon pink’ long sleeve t-shirt, the Radioactive BOB character in white,
green, or black t-shirts, and the Screaming Hand mascot titled Heaving HAND in
white, blue, or black t-shirts. And, like the boards, had a worldwide release
after the convention on October 9th. A jumbo card of Hazardous HAND was available
at the NYCC along with a Heaving HAND enamel pin. The sealed board ‘packs’ also
included an exclusive trading card for Hazardous HAND, and a Santa Cruz Skateboards
die-cut and a Heaving HAND die-cut stickers as seen in the image above.

A
third release contained the GPKid on a tan background with the ‘MOB GRIP’ logo
for the following characters: ADAM Bomb, Tee-Vee STEVIE, Mad MIKE, Wacky JACKIE
and Bony JOANIE.

Santa Cruz Skateboard had a special announcement in 2018 for another line
of boards for another Topps brand, Mars Attacks stating: “THE
INVASION HAS BEGUN AND THE #MARSATTACKSSANTACRUZ BLIND BAG VARIANT BOARDS WILL
BE INFILILTRATING SHOPS NEAR YOU ON MAY 25TH! WITH GREAT TERROR AND EXCITEMENT
WE ARE PLEASED TO RELEASE OUR NEWEST COLLAB! EACH BLIND BAG CONTAINS ONE RANDOMLY
ASSORTED VARIANT SKATEBOARD FEATURING MASH UPS OF CLASSIC SANTA CRUZ GRAPHICS
WITH MARTIANS FROM THE CLASSIC TOPPS TRADING CARD SERIES. ALL BOARDS COME IN 8.25
X 31.8 ON A MEDIUM CONCAVE. CHECK THE VIDEO TO SEE THE FULL COLLECTION OF DECKS
AND APPAREL!”

In early January, 2015, the Topps Company announced a 30th Anniversary licensing
program for Garbage Pail Kids, which included licensees Funko, IDW Publishing,
Steve Jackson Games, Mighty Fine, and Trick or Treat Studios. Introduced in 1985
as a sticker card set, the property will celebrate its 30th birthday in 2015,
and Topps will release the 30th Anniversary card set in July. The
irreverent gross-out brand Garbage Pail Kids is celebrating its 30th anniversary
this year with the launch of a comprehensive licensing program.

“We’re
so happy to be joined by Mighty Fine, Funko, IDW and others to commemorate GPK’s
30th birthday,” says Adam Levine, head of outbound licensing, Topps. “These
best-in-class licensees have expressed a fan-level of excitement at producing
new, groundbreaking GPK products. This speaks to the brand’s enduring legacy and
the continued obsession among fans of a beloved ’80s brand that they grew up with.”

Steve Jackson Games’
limited edition Super Snot Shots game is the first product to hit retail, introduced
at New York Comic Con in 2014, and is followed this spring by the Garbage Pail
Kids Disgusting Dice game; while IDW recently launched its first-ever Garbage
Pail Kids comic, announced at San Diego Comic-Con in 2014, and first GPK Puketacular
#1 issue released in December (more are planned for 2015), Funko will launch toys
and figurines and Mighty Fine is collaborating for anniversary apparel in Q2.

Topps
will further support the anniversary and product range with a comprehensive PR
campaign that includes social media outreach, media coverage, publicity relations
and promotional activities that will be on-going throughout the year.

GPK
SUPER SNOT SHOTS

A
snot-flicking dexterity game!
Game Design by Philip Reed and Sam Mitschke
Price
$9.95 * Stock number 1522

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GPK
DISGUSTING DICE
CANCELLED

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Kids and Topps are registered trademarks of The Topps Company, Inc. Garbage Pail
Kids and Topps related logos, characters, names are the intellectual property
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Incorporated. Garbage Pail Kids: Disgusting Dice is copyright © 2015 by Steve
Jackson Games Incorporated. Garbage Pail Kids: Super Snot Shots, Warehouse 23,
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