The Sgorbions Series 2 set
was released throughout Italy in 1990.  Topps Italy manufactured the sticker
album cards along with the French Les Crados and and the Spanish La Pandilla Basura
releases. The set covers most of the OS3, OS4, OS6, OS7, OS9 and OS11 U.S. releases
and a couple cards from the OS1, OS2, OS5, OS10, OS12, OS13, OS14 and OS15 U.S.
releases, not in any particular order, with several reverse card back variations. The
cards measure slightly smaller than 2.5 x 3.5 inches, and are non-die cut stickers. The
Italian sets are a direct reproduction of the French Les Crados cards and have
a great gloss finish with images that have been color saturated and faded out
so they’re not as sharp as the original versions.

DISPLAY
BOX — TYPE: COUNTER
ORIGINAL CHARACTER ARTWORK — JOHN POUND

RENDERED BOX ARTWORK — UNKNOWN

SERIES
PACK — TYPE: PAPER WRAPPER
ORIGINAL CHARACTER ARTWORK — JOHN POUND

RENDERED WRAPPER ARTWORK — UNKNOWN

STICKER
ALBUM — SIZE: 8.5 X 12 INCHES
NOTE: AD ON
BACKSIDE FOR SGORBIONS N.1, HOLIDAYS SGORBIONS & MEGA SGORBIONS N.1
ORIGINAL
CHARACTER ARTWORK — JOHN POUND
RENDERED WRAPPER ARTWORK — UNKNOWN

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Card #329 ELVIRA Presa Di Mira (U.S. 111a Target
MARGARET and 111b Bullseye BARRY) can be found with two different colored Headers
that is either the regular yellow with red background found in both print runs
or the misprinted white with pink background found only in the first print run.

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A first for any GPK release, the set has a Yellow
Border instead of a white border; there are also green bordered cards within
the football/soccer subset found within the set … images pictured further below.

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Card #393 Rollo A MOLLO (U.S. cards 379a Locked
DORIAN and 379b SIDNEY Kidney) has the word ‘MEN’ and Male
Sign image unsuccesfully removed from the bathroom door.

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There’s a special sixteen card green-bordered subset
with a Soccer (Football) Theme included in the middle
of the set numbering #281 through #296. Cards examples for eight of these sixteen
special insert cards can be seen below.

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There are eight characters used in Both
Sets for the Series 1 and Series 2 Sgorbions releases due to the soccer-themed
cards with three of the character’s nomenclature changed. The artist(s) is unknown
for the rendered, digitally added artwork. Note the image is reversed for cards
#136 ORNELLA Stampella and #290 TOTO Non Ce La Fo, Series 1 and Series 2, respectively.

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Various Reverse Card Backs
from the U.S. GPK OS3, OS5, OS6, OS7, OS8, OS9, OS10, OS11, OS12 and OS15 sets
are used for the 256 card Sgorbions Series 2 release. Please see U.S. series sections
for artist and writer information.

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Most cards have different colored Nameplates
compared to the U.S. sets. Ex: card #270 LORIS Scultoris (U.S. cards
486a Chiseler Chad and 486b JULIUS Sneezer) and card #344 Va-LENTINA (U.S. 145a
DALE Snail and 185b Crushed SHELLY). NOTE:
Italy card not at the same scale as the U.S. card, comparison-wise.

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The Sticker Album was
somewhat organized into different themes like food, sports, monsters, et cetera.
Ex: cards #236 through #260 deal with food.

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The banner-style Header
is placed over the characters on several cards instead of behind due to lesser
production values; there involves far less work rendering the cards for the different
releases. Ex: card #337 Evarista VELOCISTA (U.S. cards 461a MARA Thon
and 461b Racy LACEY and U.K. card 461a MARA Thon). Also see card #329 further
above.

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The Series 2 release has a Same
Name as a Series 1 character; cards #287 RAMBO Bambo and #116 RAMBO Bambo.
Also, card #325 Punching PAUL has the same name as the Les Crados Series 2 card
#308 Punching PAUL.

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The Nameplate is placed
over the band-aid (or plaster) in card #187 MARIA Infermeria (U.S. cards 
210a Intense PAYNE and 210b First ADA). The same phenomenon as the French Les
Crados card #338 SARAH Sparadrap.

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The main reasons several characters were Not
Printed for the OS3, OS4, OS6, OS7, OS9 and OS11 U.S. GPK sets are: politics,
execution, dismemberment of limbs/head and the four OS4 nomenclature changes.
Cards from the OS10, OS12, OS13, OS14 and OS15 GPK sets were used in their places
instead to complete the sets. A few cards were used from the OS1, OS2 and
OS5 GPK sets for the soccer-themed cards:
OS1
Set: Reprinted 4 out of 41 cards: 15a/b Ailin’
AL, 24a/b Nervous REX, 33a/b Mad MIKE & 35a/b Wrinkly RANDY.
OS2
Set: Reprinted 2 images out of 42 cards:
44a/b SY Clops & 71a/b Odd TODD.
OS3
Set: 37 out of 41 images printed; characters
not used: 95a/b Grim JIM (note: released as card #604 for the Sgorbions
Series 3 set), 101a/b Mushy MARSHA, 110a/b Snooty SAM & 119a/b NED Head.
OS4
Set: 35 out of 42 images printed; characters
not used: 125a/b HOLLY Wood, 127a/b Travellin’ TRAVIS, 135a/b ROCK E. Horror,
137a/b MAX Axe (note: released as card #600 for the Sgorbions Series 3 set), 149a/b
REESE Pieces, 158a/b Meltin’ ELTON & 164a/b TEDDY Bear.
OS5
Set: Reprinted 2 images out of 40 cards:
168a/b Handy RANDY & 205a/b Hot ROD.
OS6
Set: 44 out of 44 images printed.
OS7 Set:
39 out of 42 images printed; characters not used: 290a/b Busted ARMAND,
278a/b Have A Nice DAVE & 279a/b Short MORT (note: released as card #602 for
the Sgorbions Series 3 set).
OS9
Set: 42 out of 44 images printed; characters
not used: 356a/b Momma MIA & 370a/b Cementin’ QUENTIN.
OS10
Set: 2 out of 39 images printed: 379a/b Locked
DORIAN & 416a/b Shootin’ NEWTON.
OS11
Set: 26 out of 42 images printed; characters
not used: 425a/b, 426a/b, 432a/b – 435a/b, 438a/b, 440a/b, 442a/b, 444a/b,
447a/b, 449a/b & 452a/b through 455a/b.
OS12
Set: 7 out of 41 images printed: 461a/b MARA
Thon, 468a/b Mummified CLYDE, 471a/b Freestyle KYLE, 476a/b Barf Band BEN, 486a/b
Chisler CHAD, 496a/b ALLISON Waterland & 498a/b Rolls ROYCE.
OS13
Set: 4 out of 40 images printed: 508a/b BARRY
Bomber, 527a/b Toilet BO, 539a/b John JOHN & 540a/b Ill WINDSOR.
OS14
Set: 7 out of 40 images printed: 541a/b ROCCO
Socko, 546a/b Modern MARLESE, 552a/b Half WHIT, 557a/b STU Brew, 559a/b DWAYNE
Stain, 562a/b Post No Bill & 573a/b Snotwich SANDRA.
OS15
Set: 5 out of 40 images printed: 582a/b Take-Out
DINAH, 586a/b PETER Cheater, 601a/b Losin’ WADE, 604a/b SANDI Box & 605a/b
Windy MINDY.