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The Topps Chewing Gum Company published over 600 Garbage
Pail Kids stickers between 1985 and 1988. Garbage Pail
Kids stickers spoofed Cabbage Patch Kids and other dolls,
and were famous for their outrageous gags and gross humor. GPK
stickers were published in many countries, but they were also
banned in many schools. The major GPK artist was John Pound, who
created idea sketches, pencil art, color roughs, and final paintings
for hundreds of GPKs. Other GPK artists include Tom Bunk, James
Warhola, and Jay Lynch. See GPK sites
on the Links page for much more detailed information.
In 2003 Topps began publishing new GARBAGE PAIL KIDS. The
first series (2003) included new art and previously unpublished
art (from the unpublished Series 16). Artists include John Pound,
Tom Bunk, Jay Lynch.
Topps has continued publishing "All-New Series" GPKs since then. They have added bonus cards, sketch cards or other novelty inserts, and cards with codes for using interactive features on the Garbage Pail Kids World website. The all new GPK 7th series (ANS7) was published in early 2008, with new art by the GPK artists.
GPK ORIGINAL ART |
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Garbage Pail Kids ORIGINAL PENCIL ART and ORIGINAL COLOR ROUGHS created by John Pound are available -- artwork from GPK Series 1 to 5. MORE GPK ORIGINAL PENCIL ART and ORIGINAL COLOR ROUGHS are available -- artwork from GPK Series 6 to 15. What is a COLOR ROUGH? See John Pound's ART PROCESS. OOPS -- too late! These GPK
COLOR ROUGHS are already SOLD OOPS -- too late! These GPK
PENCIL ARTWORKS are already SOLD |
GPK Frequently Asked Questions CHECKLIST of GPK paintings by John Pound listed by number, with a small image from each series. 
THE FIRST GARBAGE PAIL KID! and other UNPUBLISHED GPKs -- some GPK paintings rejected by Topps UNPUBLISHED GPK SERIES #16 original color roughs painted by John Pound. 20 thumbnails. |
 Commissions and experimental art in the GPK style by John Pound |
