But every one of these cards can be found with either a * or ** next to the copyright mark, so there are actually 176 possible different cards to collect. Plus, there are two marking variations for each of 458a/b and 459a/b. For the 11th Series, there are 42 numbered cards in both the "a" and "b" subsets. Occasionally I have found a card that has a star-type that "common wisdom" says wasn't printed that way, so be warned that the collecting community might not know everything yet. ![]() If you have patience enough to chase after the one-star and two-star variations, in the lists below I show the cards that are generally assumed to be found in both versions. The * and ** cards are found for each of the card-text or card-marking variations. And a few series (or cards within some series) have been seen only with one of the star-types. For the series that put the copyright on the backs of the cards, the * and ** variation shows up only in the corner of the puzzle that has the copyright mark. They wanted to know how to track down printing problems, so the cards on one plate had a single asterisk "*" ("one star") (usually near the copyright notice) and the other printing plate used a double asterisk "**" ("two stars"). That may be complicated enough, but the really anal-retentive GPK collectors note that Topps used two copies of each printing plate. Similarly, the Fourth Series variations were caused by legal problems in mid-production (objections from some of the big names that were parodied). So this one doesn't count as a planned variation. Series Two "Schizo Fran" was replaced in mid-production, along with the checklist cards that referred to it. I think I've tracked down all of those, so I have verified the "88" that were planned for each set. Thus, those variations are every bit as "common" as any other card.įor a few of the later sets, several of the cards were double-printed instead. Why? Because some of the variations were planned into the original set. ![]() But some of the sets only have 40, 41, 42, or 43 numbers. There are a few other variations that I have heard rumors about but I haven't seen.Įvery Garbage Pail Kids series was printed in groups of 88 cards, 44 of the "a" type and 44 of the "b" type. I don't follow "variations" that are mis-cut cards, due to a manufacturing problem. Return to Jeff's Main Card-Trading Page.Link to GPKs at the House of Checklists.Please offer comments if you can, by e-mail This site explains the types and distribution of "variations" in Topps' Garbage Pail Kids cards.
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