Introduction
     Due to manufacturing problems, the United States Garbage Pail Kids All-New Series 7 was not released when scheduled.  Most of the All-New Series 7 products were available in January 2008, which was about a month later than when they were originally scheduled to be released.  This delay put the release of the All-New Series 7 over a year after the release of the All-New Series 6.  Topps had promotions for the All-New Series 7, but even with their advertisements for the release it did not appear to make a significant difference in appealing to new collectors.  Topps decided to leave out the bubble gum for most of the packs and instead doubled the amount of cards and doubled the price per pack.  These 10-card "mega packs" were priced at $1.99, which made them the first Garbage Pail Kids packs to cost over $1.00.  While the amount of cards and the cost per pack had both gone up, it appeared to be an uneven trade-off, and the All-New Series 7 was one of the most expensive All-New Series releases to collect so far.  Topps produced "regular" (non-mega pack) All-New Series 7 boxes with unpriced packs.  These boxes were very uncommon.  The packs from these boxes each contained 5 cards and a stick of bubble gum.  There were no insert cards in the 5-card packs.  The All-New Series 7 featured an expanded base card set of 110, an activity card set of 10, a loco motion card set of 5, a pop-up card set of 10, and a puzzle card set of 10.  The insert cards were often found with minor damage.  The activity cards were over-punched, and pieces of the activity cards were sometimes missing.  The loco motion cards were poorly made, and all of them were bent, which also bent the other cards in the packs they were in.  There were severe problems with the distribution of the bonus boxes, and the bonus cards were not inserted into the correct bonus boxes, which made it nearly impossible to find bonus card B2 Carl Wreck.  Some of the card front artwork was done digitally, which meant there were no paintings for Garbage Pail Kids art enthisiasts to buy.  The overall artwork style for the release was very ununiform.  Excluding the bonus boxes, the sales from the release did not appear to be strong.  Many collectors were turned-off from the product because of the manufacturing problems, which is why the most important thing Topps must improve with the All-New Series is the manufacturing quality and consistency.
 
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General Information
Date Released December 2007 / January 2008
Number of Printings 1
Card Numbers 1a-55a and 1b-55b
Number of Cards to Make a Numerical Set 110
Number of Variation Cards 0
Activity Card Numbers 1-10
Number of Activity Cards to Make a Numerical Set 10
Number of Variation Activity Cards 0
Loco Motion Card Numbers 1-5
Number of Loco Motion Cards to Make a Numerical Set 5
Number of Variation Loco Motion Cards 0
Pop-Up Card Numbers 1-10
Number of Pop-Up Cards to Make a Numerical Set 10
Number of Variation Pop-Up Cards 0
Puzzle Card Numbers 1-10
Number of Puzzle Cards to Make a Numerical Set 10
Number of Variation Puzzle Cards 0
Bonus Card Numbers B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, and B6
Number of Bonus Cards to Make a Numerical Set 6
Number of Variation Bonus Cards 0
Promo Card Number P1
Number of Promo Cards to Make a Numerical Set 1
Number of Variation Promo Cards 0
Total Number of Different Wrappers 5
 
Card Dimensions (in Inches) 3.5 x 2.5 x 1/32
Card Dimensions (in Millimeters) 88.9 x 63.5 x 0.794
Activity Card Dimensions (in Inches) 3.5 x 2.5 x 1/32
Activity Card Dimensions (in Millimeters) 88.9 x 63.5 x 0.794
Loco Motion Card Dimensions (in Inches) 3.5 x 2.5 x 1/16
Loco Motion Card Dimensions (in Millimeters) 88.9 x 63.5 x 1.5875
Pop-Up Card Dimensions (in Inches) 3.5 x 2.5 x 1/32
Pop-Up Card Dimensions (in Millimeters) 88.9 x 63.5 x 0.794
Puzzle Card Dimensions (in Inches) 3.5 x 2.5 x 1/32
Puzzle Card Dimensions (in Millimeters) 88.9 x 63.5 x 0.794
Bonus Card Dimensions (in Inches) 3.5 x 2.5 x 1/32
Bonus Card Dimensions (in Millimeters) 88.9 x 63.5 x 0.794
Promo Card Dimensions (in Inches) 3.5 x 2.5 x 1/32
Promo Card Dimensions (in Millimeters) 88.9 x 63.5 x 0.794
Number of Packs Per Full Box 24
Number of Packs Per Full Bonus Box 6
Number of Packs Per Blister Pack 2
Number of Cards Per Pack 5 (Non-Mega Pack Box)
or
9-10 (Mega Pack Box)
Number of Activity Cards Per Pack 1 Activity Card Every 4 Packs
(Mega Packs Only)
Number of Loco Motion Cards Per Pack 1 Loco Motion Card Every 8 Packs
(Mega Packs Only)
Number of Pop-Up Cards Per Pack 1 Pop-Up Card Every 6 Packs
(Mega Packs Only)
Number of Puzzle Cards Per Pack 1 Puzzle Card Every 6 Packs
(Mega Packs Only)
Number of Bonus Cards Per Bonus Box 0-2
Box Dimensions (in Inches) 5.375 x 4-11/16 x 3.0
(Non-Mega Pack Box)
 
5.375 x 4-11/16 x 2.5
(Mega Pack Box)
Box Dimensions (in Millimeters) 136.525 x 119.0625 x 76.2
(Non-Mega Pack Box)
 
136.525 x 119.0625 x 63.5
(Mega Pack Box)
Bonus Box Dimensions (in Inches) 3.5 x 2.875 x 6-5/16
Bonus Box Dimensions (in Millimeters) 88.9 x 73.025 x 160.3375
 
Section Last Updated August 24, 2008
 
Card and Wrapper Variations
Card Variations
 
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Checklist Card Backs
Wrapper Variations
Printable Card and Wrapper Variation Checklist
     You can either click the following link to open the variation checklist in a new window and print it out, or you can right-click the following link and save the variation checklist to your computer.  United States Garbage Pail Kids All-New Series 7 Card and Wrapper Variation Checklist
 
Credits

Arthur T. Shorin - President of Topps
 

 
Ira Friedman - Vice President of Topps, Series Development, and Writer
 

 
John Williams - Supervising Editor and Writer
 

 
Jeff Zapata - Series Editor, Concept Artist, and Writer
 

 
Tom Bunk - Concept Artist, Writer, and Artist (Card and Bonus Card Fronts)

 

 
Neil Camera - Activity Card Artist, Identification Card Back Artist,
Wanted Poster Back Artist, and Writer
 

 
Richard Clark - Artist (Card Front)

 

 
Layron DeJarnette - Artist (Card Fronts)

 

 
Luis Diaz - Concept Artist, Writer, and Artist (Card and Bonus Card Fronts)

 

 
Brent Engstrom - Concept Artist, Writer, and Artist (Card and Bonus Card Fronts)

 

 
Dave Gross - Concept Artist, Writer, and Artist (Card Fronts)

 

 
Fred Harper - Artist (Card and Bonus Card Fronts)

 

 
Ray Lago - Artist (Card Fronts)

 

 
Jay Lynch - Activity Card Artist, Concept Artist, Identification Card Back Artist,
Wanted Poster Back Artist, and Writer
 

 
Mark MacAulay - Concept Artist and Writer
 

 
Mark Pingitore - Concept Artist and Writer
 

 
John Pound - Concept Artist, Writer, and Artist (Card and Bonus Card Fronts)

 

 
Fred Wheaton - Concept Artist and Writer
 
 
Cards and Stickers
First card and last card of the United States Garbage Pail Kids All-New Series 7 Image overview of cards 1a to 8b of the United States Garbage Pail Kids All-New Series 7 Image overview of cards 9a to 16b of the United States Garbage Pail Kids All-New Series 7 Image overview of cards 17a to 24b of the United States Garbage Pail Kids All-New Series 7 Image overview of cards 25a to 32b of the United States Garbage Pail Kids All-New Series 7 Image overview of cards 33a to 40b of the United States Garbage Pail Kids All-New Series 7 Image overview of cards 41a to 48b of the United States Garbage Pail Kids All-New Series 7 Image overview of cards 49a to 55b of the United States Garbage Pail Kids All-New Series 7
Card checklist of the United States Garbage Pail Kids All-New Series 7 First activity card and last activity card of the United States Garbage Pail Kids All-New Series 7 Image overview of activity cards 1 to 10 of the United States Garbage Pail Kids All-New Series 7 Activity card back of the United States Garbage Pail Kids All-New Series 7 First loco motion card and last loco motion card of the United States Garbage Pail Kids All-New Series 7 Image overview of loco motion cards 1 to 5 of the United States Garbage Pail Kids All-New Series 7 Loco motion card back of the United States Garbage Pail Kids All-New Series 7 First pop-up card and last pop-up card of the United States Garbage Pail Kids All-New Series 7 Image overview of pop-up cards 1 to 10 of the United States Garbage Pail Kids All-New Series 7
Pop-up card back of the United States Garbage Pail Kids All-New Series 7 First puzzle card and last puzzle card of the United States Garbage Pail Kids All-New Series 7 Image overview of puzzle cards 1 to 10 of the United States Garbage Pail Kids All-New Series 7 Puzzle card back of the United States Garbage Pail Kids All-New Series 7 Activity card, loco motion card, pop-up card, and puzzle card checklist of the United States Garbage Pail Kids All-New Series 7 Bonus card B1 of the United States Garbage Pail Kids All-New Series 7 Bonus card B2 of the United States Garbage Pail Kids All-New Series 7 Bonus card B3 of the United States Garbage Pail Kids All-New Series 7 Bonus card B4 of the United States Garbage Pail Kids All-New Series 7
Bonus card B5 of the United States Garbage Pail Kids All-New Series 7 Bonus card B6 of the United States Garbage Pail Kids All-New Series 7 Letter (version #1) received from Topps when trying to get bonus card B2 of the United States Garbage Pail Kids All-New Series 7 Letter (version #2) received from Topps when trying to get bonus card B2 of the United States Garbage Pail Kids All-New Series 7 Letter (version #3) received from Topps when trying to get bonus card B2 of the United States Garbage Pail Kids All-New Series 7 Letter (version #4) received from Topps when trying to get bonus card B2 of the United States Garbage Pail Kids All-New Series 7 Letter (version #5) received from Topps when trying to get bonus card B2 of the United States Garbage Pail Kids All-New Series 7 Letter (version #6) received from Topps when trying to get bonus card B2 of the United States Garbage Pail Kids All-New Series 7 Promo card P1 of the United States Garbage Pail Kids All-New Series 7
     There were five different items found in the United States Garbage Pail Kids All-New Series 7 packs, and there was one additional item that could only be found in the bonus boxes and blister packs.  Topps titled the items for the series differently than what I will refer to them as.  The Stickers will be referred to as Cards, the Action Punch-Outs / Action Punch Outs will be referred to as Activity Cards, the Motion Cards will be referred to as Loco Motion Cards, the Pop-Ups will be referred to as Pop-Up Cards, the Jig-Saw Puzzles will be referred to as Puzzle Cards, and the Bonus Stickers will be referred to as Bonus Cards.  I used these titles to help clarify which items I am discussing.  The cards and bonus cards are actually stickers on card backing, so I decided to continue on with the same format I had been using on the website and refer to them as cards.
 
     I provided samples of what the cards and items of the series look like.  The first and last cards, activity cards, loco motion cards, pop-up cards, and puzzle cards are shown above.  There also are image overviews of all of the cards, activity cards, loco motion cards, pop-up cards, and puzzle cards.  The card checklist, activity card/loco motion card/pop-up card/puzzle card checklist, the front and back of the six bonus cards, sample activity card back, sample loco motion card back, sample pop-up card back, sample puzzle card back, and the front and back of the promo card can also be seen above.  Larger images of both sides of the activity cards can be see under the Activity Cards section on page 2.  The purpose of the samples and image overviews is to give you a preview of the series.  Higher quality images of these items will not be provided on this website or by request.
 
     There were a total of 116 different characters (61 different paintings) in the United States Garbage Pail Kids All-New Series 7.  Tom Bunk created 3 new paintings for the series, Layron DeJarnette created 4 new paintings for the series, Luis Diaz created 4 new paintings for the series, Brent Engstrom created 25 new paintings for the series, Dave Gross created 3 new paintings for the series, Fred Harper created 4 new paintings for the series, Ray Lago created 2 new paintings for the series, and John Pound created 15 new paintings for the series.  Richard Clark was the only new artist to work on Garbage Pail Kids paintings, and he created 1 new painting for the series.  The characters on the activity cards were from previous Garbage Pail Kids series, but the characters were redesigned to match the activity shown on the activity cards.  Jay Lynch and Neil Camera were the artists that created the artwork for the activity cards.  The artwork for the loco motion cards (excluding the animations), pop-up cards, and puzzle cards was reused from previous series.
 
     While the Garbage Pail Kids style guide by John Pound had been available for the artists to use, the artwork style for the All-New Series 7 characters was still very inconsistent.  All of the All-New Series 7 paintings created by Brent Engstrom and Layron DeJarnette were done digitally, and they did not fit in as well with the other paintings from the series.  The painting for 44a Breakin' Brandon / 44b Buster Move was originally created to promote the Jamie Kennedy movie Kickin' It Old Skool, and the promotional material for the movie that uses the Garbage Pail Kids artwork is shown under the All-New Series 6 Media and Publications section on page 3.  Unfortunately, the artwork created for the movie does not match the Garbage Pail Kids artwork style.
 
     The print version of the All-New Series 7 was similar in quality to that of the All-New Series 6, which was fairly good.  The colors for the print version were slightly duller and darker than the original paintings.
 
     There were first names used for new characters in the All-New Series 1, All-New Series 2, All-New Series 3, All-New Series 4, All-New Series 5, and All-New Series 6 that were also used in the All-New Series 7.  Out of the 80 different new character names for the All-New Series 1, 94 different new character names for the All-New Series 2, 107 different new character names for the All-New Series 3, 96 different new character names for the All-New Series 4, 85 different new character names for the All-New Series 5, 86 different new character names for the All-New Series 6, and 116 different new character names for the All-New Series 7; there were 65 repeated first names for the All-New Series 7.  There were 7 All-New Series 7 character names that were identical to character names from previous series.
Andy: All-New Series 3 - S7b Eye-Candy Andy
All-New Series 4 - 34b Acne Andy
All-New Series 7 - 32a Abandoned Andy
Bailey: All-New Series 2 - 31b Bailey Button
All-New Series 5 - 27a Hay Bailey
All-New Series 6 - 37b Bottled Bailey
All-New Series 7 - 18b Dung Beetle Bailey
Barry: All-New Series 5 - 26b Diary Barry
All-New Series 7 - 55b Pills Barry
Billy: All-New Series 3 - B4 Hill Billy
All-New Series 4 - 40b Blasted Billy
All-New Series 7 - 51a Billy Bling
Brandon: All-New Series 1 - 4b Buggin' Brandon
All-New Series 3 - 8b Backwoods Brandon
All-New Series 7 - 44a Breakin' Brandon
Bryce: All-New Series 1 - 28b Twice Bryce
All-New Series 3 - S11a Bryce-Sickle
All-New Series 6 - 18b Sliced Bryce
All-New Series 7 - 21a Bryce Iced
Carl: All-New Series 5 - 21b Moto Carl
All-New Series 6 - 5a Canned Carl
All-New Series 7 - B2 Carl Wreck
Charlie: All-New Series 1 - 9a Cheesy Charlie
All-New Series 4 - 22b Charming Charlie
All-New Series 5 - 38b Choo-Choo Charlie
All-New Series 7 - 24b Chum Charlie
Chase: All-New Series 1 - 9b Pizza Face Chase
All-New Series 4 - 1a Green Cheese Chase
All-New Series 5 - 12b Rabbit Chase
All-New Series 6 - 23a Poker Face Chase
All-New Series 7 - 5a Space Chase
Claire: All-New Series 5 - 23a Claire Snare
All-New Series 7 - 25b Claire Cut
Cole: All-New Series 1 - 17b Colossal Cole
All-New Series 3 - B5 Cole Gate
All-New Series 4 - 16a Cole Slawed
All-New Series 5 - 18b Coca-Cole
All-New Series 6 - 14b Cole Cut
All-New Series 7 - 19a Ice Cole
Damon: §Series 9 - 363b Flamin' Damon
§All-New Series 7 - 46a Flamin' Damon
David: All-New Series 1 - 28a Duped David
All-New Series 2 - 39a Deflated David
All-New Series 7 - 22a David Choppin' Squeal
Dennis: All-New Series 1 - 30b Dashboard Dennis
All-New Series 7 - 43b Dennis Shoe
Don: All-New Series 2 - 36b Dorky Don
All-New Series 7 - 39b Diver Don
Drew: All-New Series 1 - 25a Drew Tattoo
All-New Series 7 - 7a Drew Drool
Gail: All-New Series 6 - 32b Off The Rails Gail
All-New Series 7 - 11b Gail Force Wind
George: All-New Series 1 - 7a Forged George
All-New Series 5 - 9a Furious George
All-New Series 7 - B6 George Clowny
Gil: §Series 5 - 190b Gil Grill
§All-New Series 7 - 51b Gil Grill
Heather: §Series 1 - 7a Stormy Heather
All-New Series 3 - 24b Heather Shredder
All-New Series 5 - 10a Headless Heather
§All-New Series 7 - 11a Stormy Heather
Hector: All-New Series 2 - 32a Hecklin' Hector
All-New Series 7 - 35b Spectre Hector
Hunter: All-New Series 4 - 29b Harpoonin' Hunter
All-New Series 5 - 12a Heavin' Hunter
All-New Series 6 - 7b Hung Hunter
All-New Series 7 - 12b Deer Hunter
Ian: All-New Series 1 - 26a Peein' Ian
All-New Series 3 - 34a Vegan Ian
All-New Series 4 - 27a Wolver-Ian
All-New Series 7 - 15b Sim Ian
Ivan: All-New Series 3 - S7a Eyeball Ivan
All-New Series 4 - 9b Idol Ivan
All-New Series 7 - 4a Knifin' Ivan
Jack: All-New Series 2 - 24b Wolfman Jack
All-New Series 3 - 19a Jack Hammer
All-New Series 4 - 7a Nin Jack
All-New Series 7 - 36a Car Jack
Jake: All-New Series 2 - 16b Jake Flake
All-New Series 3 - 13a Jake Quake
All-New Series 4 - 22a Snakey Jake
All-New Series 7 - 21b Scraped Jake
Jay: All-New Series 3 - 2b Flayed Jay
All-New Series 7 - 32b Cast Away Jay
Joe: All-New Series 2 - S6a Gotta Go Joe
All-New Series 3 - 22a Cup O' Joe
All-New Series 5 - 29a Yo-Yo Joe
All-New Series 7 - 28a Glass Blow Joe
Josh: All-New Series 2 - 6b Joustin' Josh
All-New Series 5 - 11b Jumpshot Josh
All-New Series 7 - 33a Wash Josh
José: All-New Series 2 - 3b José Soufflé
All-New Series 3 - 12b Hosed José
All-New Series 7 - 17a O.J. José
Ken: All-New Series 2 - S6b Ken Not Hold It
All-New Series 3 - 9a Bro Ken
All-New Series 6 - 31a Booger Ken
All-New Series 7 - 37b Chick Ken
Lee: All-New Series 2 - 6a Leakin' Lee
All-New Series 7 - 29a Eye Scream Lee
Leslie: All-New Series 4 - 14a Headless Leslie
All-New Series 7 - B1 Leaky Leslie
Manuel: §Series 6 - 230a Manuel Labor
§All-New Series 7 - 45a Manuel Labor
Mark: §Series 7 - 255a On The Mark
All-New Series 1 - 25b Marked Mark
All-New Series 2 - 15a Skid Mark
All-New Series 4 - 36b High-Water Mark
All-New Series 5 - 1a Meteor Mark
All-New Series 6 - 23b Shark Mark
§All-New Series 7 - 47a On The Mark
Martin: All-New Series 1 - 31a Fartin' Martin
All-New Series 7 - 10a Spartan Martin
Michael: All-New Series 4 - 38a Recycled Michael
All-New Series 7 - 27b Michael Victim
Miguel: All-New Series 3 - 35b Messed Up Miguel
All-New Series 4 - B7 Propelled Miguel
All-New Series 5 - 6a Matrix Miguel
All-New Series 7 - 41b Molded Miguel
Molly: All-New Series 2 - S3a Moldy Molly
§All-New Series 5 - 34b Molly Pop
§All-New Series 7 - 54a Molly Pop
Morgan: All-New Series 2 - 18b Morgan Organ
All-New Series 5 - 3a Internal Morgan
All-New Series 7 - 6a Morgan Donor
Nate: All-New Series 2 - 8a Sk8 Nate
All-New Series 3 - 8a Urine Nate
All-New Series 4 - 35a Floodgate Nate
All-New Series 5 - 13a Inmate Nate
All-New Series 6 - 18a Enter Net Nate
All-New Series 7 - 15a Prime Nate
Ned: All-New Series 6 - 27a Lemon Ned
All-New Series 7 - 20b Web Head Ned
Nicholas: All-New Series 1 - 5b Ridiculous Nicholas
All-New Series 7 - 34b Nicholas Caged
Noel: All-New Series 4 - 18b Noel Escape
All-New Series 7 - 40b Goal Noel
Owen: All-New Series 4 - 38b Overflowin' Owen
All-New Series 7 - 28b Gas-Blowin' Owen
Phil: All-New Series 1 - 33a Phat Phil
§All-New Series 2 - S1b Ol' Faith Phil
All-New Series 4 - 1b Phil Moon
§*All-New Series 7 - 8b Ol' Faith Phil
*All-New Series 7 - 30a Foamy Phil
Ray: All-New Series 1 - 20a Sprayed Ray
All-New Series 3 - 21a X Ray
All-New Series 4 - 21a Blown Away Ray
All-New Series 6 - 12a Blown Away Ray
All-New Series 7 - 5b Cosmic Ray
Ricky: All-New Series 3 - 11a Picky Ricky
All-New Series 7 - 47b Snot Rocket Ricky
Rob: All-New Series 1 - 18a Rodent Rob
All-New Series 5 - 17a Red-Eye Rob
All-New Series 6 - 20b Spare Rob
All-New Series 7 - 9b Roll On Rob
Roy: All-New Series 6 - 30b Roy Toy
All-New Series 7 - 3b Rebound Roy
Ryan: All-New Series 2 - 8b Flyin' Ryan
All-New Series 4 - 20b Ralphin' Ryan
All-New Series 5 - 5b Runny Ryan
All-New Series 7 - 31a Lyin' Ryan
Scott: All-New Series 4 - 10b Scoutin' Scott
All-New Series 6 - 17a Scott Pocket
All-New Series 6 - 39a Shot Scott
All-New Series 7 - 41a Sculpted Scott
Shannon: All-New Series 1 - 10a Shovelin' Shannon
All-New Series 5 - 36b Spewin' Shannon
All-New Series 7 - 29b Scooped Shannon
Spence: All-New Series 3 - 12a Sprinklin' Spence
All-New Series 7 - 3a Offense Spence
Tara: All-New Series 6 - 13a Tara Too
All-New Series 7 - B5 Tongue Tied Tara
Ted: All-New Series 5 - 14a Regurgita-Ted
All-New Series 7 - 7b Flood Ted
Tim: All-New Series 2 - 35b Timid Tim
All-New Series 4 - 25a Totem Tim
All-New Series 5 - 31a Turntable Tim
All-New Series 7 - 31b Tall Tale Tim