There
were several articles about the United States Garbage Pail Kids All-New
Series 2, and the United States Garbage Pail Kids All-New Series 2 was
advertised in variety of publications. I tried to gather everything
I could find, so there would be full documentation on everything produced
for this release. I reprinted the articles I found online because
many of them are deleted after a certain amount of time.
From the ICv2
(Internal Correspondence version 2) website, I posted a copy of their
December
23rd 2003 article on the All-New Series 2 (see article above).
The article mentions the scratch 'n stink cards, when hobby retailers
should place their orders for the All-New Series 2, when hobby retailers
should expect to receive the product, the various advertising campaigns
Topps has used to promote the series, and the new Garbage Pail Kids t-shirts
that were to be sold at Hot Topic stores.
From the Diamond
Comic Distributors, Inc. website, I posted a copy of their Previews
Update #604 (see image above), which contained their write-up on the All-New
Series 2. The information was submitted late and did not make the
intended Previews catalog. The online version of the write-up mentions
the scratch 'n stink cards, online bonus codes, pack contents, number
of packs per box, manufacturer's suggested retail price, and scheduled
ship date. In the April 2004 issue of the Previews catalog (see
image above) there is a write-up of the All-New Series 2, which contains
most of the same information that was in the Previews Update. On
pages 437, 439, and 440 of the Previews catalog (these pages are not shown
above), there are advertisements for a few of the Garbage Pail Kids T-shirts
made by the company "Changes".
Topps'
March 23rd 2004 press release (see press release above), like many of
the other promotions and publications, first focused on the scratch 'n
stink cards. It mentions a few of the character names, "Justin
Timber Leg", "Scuzzy Ozzy", and "Spider Manny",
that the general public could easily see what they were parodies of.
While the press release does mention the younger generation collecting
the All-New Series 1, it really seemed that the majority of the people
collecting the cards were those that had collected them back in the 1980s.
In the February/March 2004 issue of Non-Sport
Update magazine (see image above), there is a small article about
Garbage Pail Kids on pages 26 and 27, which talks about the plans for
at least two more Garbage Pail Kids series. The is a picture of
"Justin Timber Leg" on page 26, also. On page 44, there
is a release schedule of various non-sports sets. Under the "Just
Released" portion of the schedule is "Garbage Pail Kids Series
#16/1st Wave without Gum (Topps)". Under the "March 2004"
portion of the schedule is "Garbage Pail Kids #2 (Topps)".
In the April 2004 issue of Tuff
Stuff magazine (see image above), Garbage Pail Kids were mentioned
on a couple of pages. On page 93 in the New Card Releases section,
there is a short description of the All-New Series 2, which includes much
of the same information as previously discussed above (e.g., scratch 'n
stink cards, pack contents, online bonus codes, etc.). Also on page
93, there is the Release Schedule, which lists the release date of the
All-New Series 2 (titled "Topps Garbage Pail Kids Series II (17th
Overall)") as February 23rd 2004 and the All-New Series
3 (titled "Topps Garbage Pail Kids Series 18") as late 2004.
On page 94, there is the Top Ten Cards listing, which shows that the
All-New Series 1 (titled as Topps Garbage Pail Kids 16th Series) is
ranked at number 8.
In the April/May 2004 issue of Non-Sport
Update magazine (see images above), there is an article on the All-New
Series 2 along with a few scattered sentences about Garbage Pail Kids.
On page 8, there is a blurb about a few of the previously created Garbage
Pail Kids items (e.g., pencils, balloons, waste cans, etc.), and it also
says there may be more of these types of items created for the All-New
Series 2. This was somewhat misleading because Topps was no longer
supposed to create/license three dimensional Garbage Pail Kids products
because of the lawsuit with the makers of the Cabbage Patch Kids dolls.
On pages 16 to 18, there is a large article on the All-New Series 2.
The article shows some of the artwork and cards from the All-New Series
2. It also talks about the popularity of Garbage Pail Kids and has
quotes from many of the people who had worked on the All-New Series 2.
The article also talked about the group of artists involved with the series,
and it also mentions the unique Garbage Pail Kids character names.
While this is the best print article I have read on the All-New Series
2, I did feel a little mislead on what to expect for the series.
The variety of artwork styles and repeated first names for the character
names disappointed quite a few collectors. The information about
how bad some of the scratch 'n stink cards smelled was dead on.
On page 19, there is a full page advertisement for the All-New Series
2. On page 47, there is a release schedule for various non-sports
sets. Under the "Just Released" portion of the schedule
is "Garbage Pail Kids #2 (Topps)". Out of all of the publications
that covered the All-New Series 2, I recommend reading this one.
On page 115 of the May 2004 issue of Tuff
Stuff magazine (see image above), there are a few parts that mention Garbage
Pail Kids. In the Top Ten Cards listing, it shows "Topps Garbage
Pail Kids Series 2 (aka 17th Series)" as being ranked number 1.
In the Market Report, the focus is on Wacky Packages, but it also mentions
that Wacky Packages promo cards found in the Garbage Pail Kids All-New
Series 2 packs. The release schedule shows the All-New Series 3
(titled "Topps Garbage Pail Kids Series 18") as being released
late 2004.
In the Rolling
Stone magazine from May 27th 2004 (issue 949), there is a small article
about Garbage Pail Kids. In the article on page 31, there are general
comments about the return of Garbage Pail Kids. It does not seem
to be specifically written about the All-New Series 2, but it does mention
the scratch 'n stink cards, the Justin Timber Leg character, and the Scuzzy
Ozzy character. It also mentions the Garbage Pail Kids Christina
Ugliera character, but that character is from the All-New Series 3.
On page 116 of the June 2004 issue of Tuff
Stuff magazine (see image above), there are a few parts that mention Garbage
Pail Kids. In the Top Ten Cards listing, it shows "Topps Garbage
Pail Kids Series 2 (aka 17th Series)" as being ranked number 1.
In the Market Report, there is some pricing information on the All-New
Series 2. The release schedule shows the All-New Series 3 (titled
"Topps Garbage Pail Kids Series 18") as being released late
2004.
In the June/July 2004 issue of Non-Sport
Update magazine (see image above), there is a an article on pages 10-13
and 47 on the 2004 Wacky Packages series, but it also mentions Garbage
Pail Kids a few times in the article. On page 36, there is a short
review of the All-New Series 2. The All-New Series 2 review talks
about the collation of the box they went through, the online bonus codes,
the scratch 'n stink cards, the foil cards, the Wacky Packages promo cards,
and the problems with the cards again being numbered at 1a to 40a and
1b to 40b.
In the August 2004 issue of Tuff Stuff magazine
on page 14 (see image above), there is a release schedule showing the
All-New Series 3 (titled "Topps Garbage Pail Kids Series 18")
as being released late 2004. In the September 2004 issue of Tuff
Stuff magazine on page 116 (the magazine is not shown), the same release
schedule information for the All-New Series 3 is listed.
In May 2004, Topps sent me the Garbage Pail
Kids Online Edition Extra #3 (see image above). The Garbage Pail
Kids Online Edition Extra #3 mentions the interactive Garbage Pail Kids
advertisements on the Nickelodeon
website, the article about Garbage Pail Kids in the May 27th 2004
issue of Rolling Stone magazine, the quick blurb about Garbage Pail Kids
on the MTV news, a couple
of FOX news reporters
testing out the All-New scratch 'n stink cards on live television, the
new Garbage Pail Kids T-shirts being sold at Hot
Topic and other specialty stores, and Topps' Garbage
Pail Kids World website (it is no longer up).
In the June 14th 2004 issue of The
National Enquirer on page 54, there is a short article about Garbage
Pail Kids, which mentions the scratch 'n stink cards, the Justin Timber
Leg character, the Scuzzy Ozzy character, the Christina Ugliera character,
and the Garbage Pail Kids World website.
In the August/September 2004 issue of Non-Sport
Update magazine (see image above), there are a couple sections that mention
Garbage Pail Kids. On page 24, there is a discussion about the features
found on Garbage Pail Kids website. On page 48, "Garbage Pail
Kids Series #3 (Topps)" is listed under the August 2004 portion of
the release schedule. |
