Seeing as how The Transformers were the coolest (not to mention most expensive) toys on store shelves at the time, catching sight of a misfit Cybertronian sprouting a Cabbage Patch style head on its shoulders was sure to catch my eye. Though the name of the game with Garbage Pail Kids was outrageously disgusting visual humor, the pop culture parody cards captured my imagination the most. Not many people are aware, but Garbage Pail Kids had a severely neutered Saturday Morning Cartoon that was canceled before it premiered on TV, but I doubt even this level of simple snot humor would have made the cut for character designs. As gross as her thick mucus rope is, this scene still feels very sweet and wholesome. Hope looks so carefree and ready for fun. You gotta have a booger gag and boy will this one get your stomach churning. I mean how did scissors, eyeballs, and skulls make it into his belly anyway? Richie Retch for Richie Rich? DING-DING, we have a winner! All in all, that is an impressive pile of puke. 3) Clever name pun, double points for referencing an existing, cutesy character. 2) Kid is caught up in a gory or gross situation, in this case, voluminous projectile vomiting. Here’s a great example of how the classic GPK formula worked so well in its simplicity. I would always get a few pieces of Bazooka Joe from the Barber after my childhood haircuts, so those tiny 2-panel comics meant a lot to me, hence why this piece of cardboard nostalgia was a must have. In case you didn’t know, Topps also produced Bazooka Joe gum so this was a very meta card concept. There is something so classic about that plain yellow background and seeing one of the kids dressed up as Bazooka Joe. Come on, let’s get gross!īefore I was given this glorious gift of garbage, Joe Blow was the only card I had sought out to own. Since GPK just released a new mobile app this week, I thought it would be a great time for me to share my favorites from this vintage Topps trading card collection. Mixed among the comic books and Marvel Universe trading cards were a cardboard time capsule of the ’80s that I was not expecting, Garbage Pail Kids!Īlways relegated to being owned by older “bad kids” during my youth, I only admired these grotesque creatures from afar, when placed on school folders, skateboard decks, and bathroom stalls, but now here they were in living color. I recently received an amazing package in the mail from a friend who had inherited his older brother’s childhood collectibles.
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